Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Show overview
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots has been publishing since 2012, and across the 14 years since has built a catalogue of 638 episodes. That works out to roughly 410 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 15th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 33 min and 44 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 28 episodes already out so far this year. Published by thoughtbot.
From the publisher
A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
Latest Episodes
View all 638 episodes626: “Working Side By Side With AI” with Lord Tim Clement-Jones
625: Sorting Through The Noise with Brandon Swalve
624: Using AI to the MAX with Ed Woodcock
623: The AI Paradox: Why Consultants Are Busier Than Ever with Nate Berkopec
622: Six Opinions Wrapped in Code with Kelli Lucas
621: My twin brother responds… with Doron Birnbaum
620: My Twin Brother Forced Me To Be His CTO
619: Inside Modern Software Engineering with Homebrew’s Mike McQuaid
618: 22 Years of Bootstrapping with Jesse Mecham
617: Lexxy, Basecamp, and the Joy of Building with Jorge Marubia
616: What’s Really Going On with AI Data Centres with Dr. Victoria Plutshack
615: Harvey AI and the Future of Law
614: AI Code Audits
613: Preserving Companies and Design with Andy Budd
612: Do fish drink?
611: Magic is the right word, with Brennan Dunn
610: It’s Okay Not to Use AI
609: Pennylane is in my ears
608: Project Updates with Will, Chad and Sami
607: Applying the Efficiency of Credit Cards to the Healthcare Industry with Raja Rajamannar
Chad talks with Raja Rajamannar about how he reimagined marketing and strategy at Mastercard. Raja explains how he connected the dots between credit cards and healthcare, convincing the board to take a risk on something new in the process, how Mastercard leverages AI with their clients and marketing to stay on top of their brand and competitors, as well as highlighting the mistakes big companies make when it comes to AI. — Stay up to date with Raja across social media on LinkedIn, X and Instagram. For more insight into Raja’s thoughts on marketing, check out his book, Quantum Marketing. Your host for this episode has been Chad Pytel. You can find Chad all over social media as @cpytel, or over on LinkedIn. If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page, or check out our website. Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: [email protected] This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky © 2026 thoughtbot, inc.