CHAOSScast Episode 126: Meet Leon, your new Asia host
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CHAOSScast – Episode 126
On this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice Sowerby introduces a special episode welcoming Leon Nunes as the new host for the CHAOSS Asia podcast. Leon shares his background in customer success, his work with CNCF, and hardware hacking, along with his role in growing the CHAOSS Asia chapter. Together, Alice and Leon talk about the current state of the Asia community, Leon’s curiosity-driven approach to podcast hosting, the stories he wants to surface from across Asia, and how listeners can get involved or pitch episode ideas. Hit download now to find out more!
[00:00:35] Leon shares his background.
[00:01:24] Leon explains his customer success role, supporting customers running software in production, and his many side interests.
[00:02:48] We learn how Leon started with Raspberry Pi in college, building a motion triggered music stand, being inspired by GitHub badges, and shares a recent side project assembling RGB LED Christmas tree kits and gifting them to people.
[00:05:52] How did Leon find CHAOSS? He traces his path into CHAOSS Asia via a friend doing lots of outreach, and his desire to join open source communities beyond just code contributions. He also helps maintain CHAOSS Asia’s LinkedIn and Twitter.
[00:09:03] Alice asks what drew him to hosting a podcast. Leon shares his love of talking to people and using conversations to understand people.
[00:10:48] Alice connects Leon’s curiosity and his love of talking with podcast hosting, and reviews CHAOSScast episode types.
[00:11:51] What kind of stories does Leon want to tell from Asia? He wants to explore how other communities handle challenges like participation and growth and then apply those learnings to CHAOSS Asia. He suggests inviting active CHAOSS Asia contributors to share their experiences on the podcast.
[00:13:55] Alice agrees on a more exploratory approach, using conversations with active members to both document and strengthen the Asia chapter.
[00:14:48] Find out where you can contact Leon on the internet.
Value Adds (Picks) of the week:
- [00:15:30] Alice’s pick is looking at a way to make Christmas crackers that are reusable.
- [00:18:04] Leon’s pick is doing a lot dancing, like Lindy Hop, and his 3D printer.
Panelist:
Alice Sowerby
Guest:
Leon Nunes
Links:
CHAOSS
CHAOSS Project X
CHAOSScast Podcast
CHAOSS YouTube
podcast@chaoss.community
Alice Sowerby LinkedIn
Leon Nunes Website
Leon Nunes LinkedIn
Leon Nunes X
CHAOSS Community Chapters
Most recent CHAOSS Asia Chapter meeting- November 13, 2025 (YouTube)
What are Christmas crackers? (YouTube)
Whiteys Lindy Hoppers - Hellzapoppin (YouTube)