Best engineering podcasts?
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Best engineering podcasts?
My manager takes my work (which takes hours), feeds it to AI, and tells me to match the AI's output. Except the AI version makes zero sense for the actual project. I'm so annoyed and checked out that I'm skipping crucial steps in my workflow, making things worse. I used to love this work, but now I’m losing all passion. Has anyone dealt with a boss like this, or is it time for me to quit?
Do you think engineering gets more technical or more psychological over time? The longer I work with teams and systems, the more human behavior seems to matter.
Do you think the best engineers are the ones who spot problems early or the ones who solve them quickly? I’m starting to think spotting them early creates far more value.
Do you think engineers are better at solving problems or preventing them? I think prevention is harder because success is basically invisible.
What’s the greenest flag you’ve seen in an engineering team’s culture? For me it’s when senior engineers ask questions in public channels instead of always having the answers. It normalizes not knowing everything and makes it way easier for junior folks to speak up without feeling like they’ll be judged.
Causality by John Chidgey is a good one. It delves deeply into failures that generally relate to engineering and root cause analysis.
“Being an engineer”has some high level stuff
With the exception of a few stories, Cautionary Tales with Tim Hartford isn't strictly about engineering, but it provides excellent insight into the kind of thinking that engineers need to be aware of.
An engineering, politics, and dark comedy podcast called Well There's Your Problem examines the causes, circumstances, and effects of engineering disasters throughout history, focusing on the mistakes that directly contributed to each catastrophe. I listen to it even during my breaks at work.
For all my women out there, tune into Glorious Ladies of Engineering if you like listening to the diversity in the field of engineering.
On the Space Engineering Podcast, engineers from the aerospace and defense industry discuss the technical specifics of their profession. Brian Douglas, who is well-known for his videos of control systems lectures, is the guest for the first episode.
"Engines of our ingenuity" and "99% invisible". Those were the Podcast channels I usually listen to. I've tried other Podcasts but I find them boring.
99% Invisible is my favorite. I look forward to the episodes weekly.
Her Stem Story is very refreshing and a perspective I haven't heard from any engineering podcast
I like engineering heroes
My top 3 are already mentioned in the other comments. Glorious Ladies of Engineering, The Amp Hour, and 99% Invisible. What's yours?
99% invisible all the way. The other podcasts are boring and redundant.