The Joe Reis Show
The official podcast of tech/data nerd and "recovering data scientist" Joe Reis. He provides refreshingly candid thoughts on the world of technology and data. Each week, he broadcasts from somewhere in the world, sometimes ranting solo or with the smartest people in the business.
Latest episodes
May 31, 2024 • 9min
5 Minute Friday - History Matters
Delve into the roots of computing with overlooked trailblazers like Gene Amdall and Ed Jordan. Explore the evolution of data warehousing and shift towards one big table solutions. Understand the crucial connection between history and innovation in computing and data for informed decision-making.
May 24, 2024 • 10min
5 Minute Friday - Career Progression Advice
Explore career progression, transitioning to a managerial role, and pursuing entrepreneurship. Learn about maximizing potential, building a network, and mastering selling in business. Gain insights on time management and personal advice based on experiences.
May 22, 2024 • 56min
Yulia Pavlova - AI and Disinformation/Misinformation in the Media
Yulia Pavlova (Director of Technical Innovation at Thomson Reuters) joins me to chat about the role of AI in disinformation/misinformation in the media, communicating complex topics to nontechnical people, and much more.
I personally consider the current state of the media as one of the central challenges today, and I learned a lot chatting with Yulia, who's innovating in this space.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuliapavlovaphd/
May 17, 2024 • 12min
5 Minute Friday - Is Data Modeling a Waste of Time?
Is data modeling a waste of time? I meet a number of people who say it is. In this episode, I dissect some of the arguments against data modeling, and give reasons why it matters more than ever today.
May 15, 2024 • 52min
Safiyy Momen - The Good and Bad of the Modern Data Stack, Controlling Cloud Costs, and More
Safiyy Momen and I chat about the good and bad of the Modern Data Stack, controlling cloud costs, boring engineering, and much more.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/safiyy-momen/
May 13, 2024 • 32min
Gordon Wong - Why Most Data Teams Aren't That Valuable
Gordon Wong discusses challenges data teams face in being valued, importance of aligning with business goals for profitability, and maximizing data team value through business alignment.
May 10, 2024 • 8min
5 Minute Friday - It's Fast Enough, or Why Programming Language Wars are Dumb
Just got off the plane from Spain, and I'm quite jet lagged. Nonetheless, here's your Friday rant.
In this episode, I chat about an experience I had with someone telling me Python is a slow language. If you can't tell, I think programming language wars are dumb, and I give some reasons why.
May 8, 2024 • 40min
Roman Yampolskiy - AI Safety & The Dangers of General Super Intelligence
Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety researcher who's deeply concerned with the dangers of General Super Intelligence. We chat about why he doesn't think humanity has much time left, and what we can do about it.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/romanyam?lang=en
May 3, 2024 • 9min
5 Minute Friday - My Book Writing Process
I'm sitting in the Amsterdam Airport (Schipol) and wrote some of my book on the flight over to Europe. In this episode, I'll talk briefly about my book writing process, and how it differs today from when I wrote Fundamentals of Data Engineering.
May 2, 2024 • 1h 25min
The Changelog (Jarod Santo and Adam Stacoviak) - Reverse Podcast
Jarod Santo and Adam Stacoviak from The Changelog join me for 1.5 hours of free-flowing chats about planned obscelescene, old school vs new school consumer tech, the XZ Backdoor incident, the job market doldrums (plus tips for finding work and starting a biz), and being unemployable.
Jarod and Adam are two of my favorite people to talk with, since we can literally chat about anything for hours. Enjoy!
Changelog: https://changelog.com/
