

Tech Lounge
Chris Chinchilla
A weekly podcast that welcomes you to explore technology with an insightful interview every two weeks and topic-deep dives every other two weeks.
If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable.
Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcast
Formerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"
If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable.
Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcast
Formerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"
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Aug 14, 2025 • 36min
30 years of MySQL with Peter Zaitsev of Percona
In this episode, I speak with Peter Zaitsev of Percona about the history of MySQL, his history with the venerable database, and his history with Percona.Try the best git GUI for macOS and WindowsGrapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower
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Aug 7, 2025 • 37min
Emotional Digital Design with Vadym Grin
I speak with Vadym Grin about his forthcoming book on good, bad, and ugly design for digital products and services.Find the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/emotional-digital-designUse the voucher "CSgrin" to get 40% off the bookText based video and audio editingAre you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful with a suite of AI-powered features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my podcasts and you can to!https://go.chrischinchilla.com/descript
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Jul 24, 2025 • 57min
The state of European tech media
In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss some of the recent downsizing of European tech media and ask how we got here, what's next, and what does it all mean for the European tech industry.Try RaycastWant to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast.Learn something new with a book or course from ManningStart today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at manning.com by visiting go.chrischinchilla.com/manning
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Jul 17, 2025 • 1h 3min
Container management and security with Platform9 and Root
A packed container of an episode where I speak with Madhura Maskasky of Platform9 about their long-running container management platform and efforts to help people migrate from VMware and John Amaral of root.100s of amazing Mac apps with SetappLooking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw.http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setappTry RaycastWant to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast.
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Jul 3, 2025 • 1h 39min
Voices from FOSDEM 2025
Fast rewind back to February and I had some fascinating conversations with various projects at FOSDEM in Brussels, including the Rust Foundation, Sysdig about StratoShark, Nextcloud, and Mastodon. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises?Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid Try the best git GUI for macOS and WindowsGrapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower
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Jun 19, 2025 • 30min
Precious metal recovery with Regenx
I spoke with Dom Weatherbee of Regenx to discuss their precious metal recovery technology and how it can benefit the circular economy for new gadgets and devices.Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Try Mermaid Chart Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.Sign up at go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid
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Jun 13, 2025 • 53min
From Berlin to Bono
In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss a flurry of events over the past months, including Deep Tech Momentum, Gitex, London Tech Week, Super Invest, and more!Learn something new with a book or course from ManningStart today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at manning.com by visiting go.chrischinchilla.com/manningText based video and audio editing with DescriptAre you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more prowerful with a suite of AI-powerd features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my podcasts and you can to!http://go.chrischinchilla.com/descript
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May 30, 2025 • 30min
Robust, Turnkey Caching at Massive Scale with Momento
Daniela Miao from Momento, a caching platform expert with a background at AWS, shares her insights on caching technologies. She discusses the journey from AWS to creating innovative solutions for real-time applications. The conversation highlights the significance of caching in enhancing user experiences and the importance of latency management. Daniela also explores the challenges in media and gaming sectors and the unique pricing models that optimize performance. Her passion for simplifying tech solutions for developers shines through, making this a must-listen for tech enthusiasts.

May 22, 2025 • 31min
Using AI to assist breast cancer examination with Jessica Baladad
In this episode, Chris and Cate speak with Jessica Baladad, of feelforyourlife.com, an advocacy platform that utilizes digital and print resources for better breast health.Write your way with ScrivenerScrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/scrivener
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May 8, 2025 • 57min
Defending the internet with the EFF and delivering the Internet with Harness
Two interviews from Web Summit 2024… Corynne McSherry from the EFF and Nick Durkin from Harness. Quite the variety of topics, but both fascinating!100s of amazing Mac apps with SetappLooking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw.http://go.chrischinchilla.com/setappTry the best git GUI for macOS and WindowsGrapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows.go.chrischinchilla.com/tower
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