Greater Than Code
For a long time, tech culture has focused too narrowly on technical skills; this has resulted in a tech community that too often puts companies and code over people. Greater Than Code is a podcast that invites the voices of people who are not heard from enough in tech: women, people of color, trans and/or queer folks, to talk about the human side of software development and technology. Greater Than Code is providing a vital platform for these conversations, and developing new ideas of what it means to be a technologist beyond just the code.
Featuring an ongoing panel of racially and gender diverse tech panelists, the majority of podcast guests so far have been women in tech! We’ve covered topics including imposter syndrome, mental illness, sexuality, unconscious bias and social justice. We also have a major focus on skill sets that tech too often devalues, like team-building, hiring, community organizing, mentorship and empathy. Each episode also includes a transcript.
We have an active Slack community that members can join by pledging as little as $1 per month via Patreon. (https://www.patreon.com/greaterthancode)
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 284
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2022
044: Lazy Perfectionism and Performative Diversity and Inclusion with Shanise Barona
Come to Catskills Conf and meet Mandy & Jamey! Stay for the experience.
Shanise Barona: @shanisebarona | shanisebarona.com
00:16 – Welcome to “Plant Parenthood!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
02:…
043: The Accessibility of Board Games with Mischa Lewis-Norelle and James Edward Gray
James Edward Gray: @JEG2
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00:16 – Welcome to “Paneldome!” …we mean, “Great…
042: @CallbackWomen and Organizing Conferences for Diversity and Inclusion with Carina C. Zona
00:16 – Welcome to “Life, The Universe, and Podcasts!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:13 – Carina’s Background and Superpower
02:58 – @CallbackWomen and The Naming Struggle to Make Sure Marginal…
041: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mind Manipulation with Casey Watts!
caseywatts.com/mindmanipulation
A Neurobiologist’s Guide to Mind Manipulation [slides]
00:16 – Welcome to “CBT: Chunky Bacon Tacos and Psychological Safety” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:18 –…
040: F*ck It And Be Nice
Extra super disclaimer: This episode contains a lot curse words.
00:16 – Welcome to “The Upcoming Release of the iPhone 4!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
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Episode 039: The B-Side of Software Development with Scott Hanselman
00:16 – Welcome to “Hanselminutes!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
00:57 – Origin Story and Superpowers; Struggling and Prevailing
“The struggle is part of the journey.” – Scott Hanselman
13:51 …
Episode 038: Category Theory for Normal Humans with Dr. Eugenia Cheng
00:16 – Welcome to “Shopping is Hard; Let’s Do Math!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”; Eugenia’s Introduction
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Episode 037: Failure Mode with Emily Gorcenski
00:16 – Welcome to “Diamonds Are For Gender” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
00:56 – Origin Story, Superpowers, and Data Science
04:20 – Diversity and Career Paths in Data Science
10:51 – Ethical D…
Episode 036: Metaphors and Microservices with Matt Stine
00:16 – Welcome to “Chinchilla Chat: Where It’s All Chinchillas…All The Time…” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
03:10 – Matt’s Origin Story in Software Development
09:04 – The Business of Consulting
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Episode 035: Behind the Scenes at npm with Laurie Voss
00:16 – Welcome to “Yes, SJWs Do Actually Code” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:22 – Superpower Origin Story
06:00 – “Real Programming”
08:45 – Being Gay in the Tech Industry; Micro Activism
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Episode 034: Systems Thinking in the Real World
00:16 – Welcome to “Missives from the Future of Tech: Ladies’ Night Edition” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:20 – Where the Lines Cross; Social Responsibility of Engineers
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Episode 033: Mental Illness with Greg Baugues
00:16 – Welcome to “What is your favorite color?” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
How to teach your dog to take selfies… and text them to you
01:34 – Superpower Origin Story; Mental Illness in Colle…
Episode 032: Curation vs Algorithms: Who Is Writing Our History? with Amy Unger
Amy Unger: @cdwort | Heroku
00:16 – Welcome to “JIRA Card Catalogs and The People Who Love Them” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:05 – Superpower Origin Story, Growing Up with a Computer in the Fa…
Episode 031: Retrospectives and Agile Fluency with Diana Larsen
** This conversation stems from an earlier episode when Janelle joined the panel: Episode 028: Brains, Feedback Systems, Demons, and Goats.
02:03 – Retrospectives **
“Software work is learning wor…
Episode 030: Essential Developer Skills with Tom Stuart
00:16 – Welcome to “Cycles in Philosophy of Software, Common Principles with Different Names & Reference” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:47 – Superhero Origin Story
04:45 – Nomenclatu…
Episode 029: p=eMPathy with Ariel Waldman, Ashe Dryden, and Brad Grzesiak
00:16 – Welcome to “The Tale of Space Cat Burritos” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
02:26 – Space Technology and the Cultural Portrayal of Science
08:24 – The Influence of Sc…
Episode 028: Brains, Feedback Systems, Demons, and Goats with Janelle Klein
00:16 – Welcome to “Goats On Podcasts” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:19 – Origin Story
04:36 – The Development of Development
06:58 – Automated Tests and Mistake Detection
09:21 – Designing R…
Episode 027: Hackathons and Flirting with Failure with Rachel Katz
00:16 – Welcome to “Plotting the Rebellion” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:39 – Origin Story and Superpowers
03:05 – Getting Hooked on Hackathons
04:42 – Corporate Hackathons; Making Hackathons…
Episode 026: Codeland, Capitalism, and Creating Inclusive Spaces with Saron Yitbarek
00:16 – Welcome to “Unrepentant Cyborgs” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
01:28 – Codeland Conference
02:02 – Making Conferences Accessible, Affordable, and Unintimidating for People
13:00 – Ticket …
Episode 025: MotherCoders with Tina Lee
00:16 – Welcome to “Not Your Mother’s Podcast!” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
00:55 – Origin Story and Getting Involved in Coding
03:17 – Programming Perspectives From People of Different Backgrou…