An exploration into the intricacies of creating, leading, and surviving IT in a corporation. Every week, Mike and I discuss new ways of thinking about the problems that impact IT Leaders. Additionally, we will explore today's technological advances and keep it in a fun, easy-listening format while having a few cocktails with friends. Stay current on all Calculus of IT happenings by visiting our website: www.thecoit.us. To watch the podcast recordings, visit our YouTube page at https://www.yo ...
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Welcome to the Calculus ASMR podcast, where amazing things happen.
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email wasn't enough; facebook is broken and breaking us; blockchain won't be enough; ??? Maybe patrick and kamila will figure it out in 13 minutes or less?
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It is fair to conclude that in a democracy all policy is politics. Ergo, all policy interventions should also be seen through the prism of politics. In this podcast, Anil Padmanabhan will explore this intersection of politics and economics to try and give you a fresh perspective on the week that was. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast.
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 4 - The Verification Economy (Part 2 of 2)
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2:04:19In part two, we tackle who actually does all this verifying, what it costs, and the uncomfortable questions nobody's asking yet. IT is becoming the verification department whether you signed up for it or not. You're verifying employee identities, contractor credentials, AI agent authority, data provenance...basically everything, constantly. We expl…
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 4 - The Verification Economy (Part 1 of 2)
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2:15:17In Episode 4 of The Calculus of IT, Mike Crispin and I dive deep into what happens when "proof of X" becomes the fundamental currency of digital interaction. We're entering an era where verification matters more than the technology itself and IT leaders are on the front lines whether we're ready or not. We explore the five pillars that need verific…
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 3 - Distributed vs. Centralized IT (Redux) - The AI Paradox?
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2:22:13Two years ago, we spent 4 hours and 27 minutes hours dissecting decentralized IT models. Now, AI has changed everything or has it? In this episode, Mike and Nate return to one of Season 1's most epic deep dives to ask a critical question: Has the AI revolution fundamentally altered how we should think about IT organizational models? (Hint: Maybe?) …
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 2 - Identity with a Capital "I"
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2:04:19Identity...I mean...super easy topic right? Wrong. Season 3 is largely devoted to looking at "capital-I Identity" from all available viewpoints. Tonight, we just started to try and figure out what the hell it actually means. We will come back to this idea many times this season so let this be the baseline to our discussion. We also spent some time …
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Calculus of IT - Season 3 Episode 1 - Welcome Back!!
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1:12:41aaaaand we're back!! Season 3 of The Calculus of IT is here, and we're coming in hot with 40 episodes that go way beyond the AI silliness. Sure, we'll talk about GenAI when it matters - but from angles nobody else is touching. This season is about identity, autonomy, the death of IT as we know it, and why your infrastructure is probably lying to yo…
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Oddly enough, the bots don't seem to be too emotionally affected by their future rise to becoming our overlords. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calcul…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 13 - Industry 5.0
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2:02:28.....aaaand that's a wrap folks. It’s the end of the season, the end of an era, and maybe the last human-hosted podcast you’ll ever hear. In our Season 2 finale, Nate, Mike, and Kevin take everything we’ve learned about autonomy and decision-making power—and push it into the future with a deep-dive into Industry 5.0. What’s after digital transforma…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars
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The bots will have their way. So get out of their way. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calculus of IT" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library T…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 12 - Shaping the Future: Autonomy, Adoption, and the Four Pillars
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1:26:54We’ve talked resilience, compliance, AI, and risk - but what does it really take to become the architect of your organization’s technology future? In this penultimate episode of Season 2, Nate and Mike step back to connect the big picture. It’s not just about weathering trends or keeping up with the latest tech - it’s about building systematic auto…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 2 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy
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2:02:23Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at least, the IT version - and ask: what does it really mean to be resilient when everything is “as-a-service,” your best people keep quitting, and zero-trust is somehow both everywhere and nowhere? In epi…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 11 - Part 1 - Long-Term Resilience and Autonomy
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1:55:06Welcome to the Calculus of IT double feature you didn’t know you needed. In this two-part journey, me and Mike stare down the end of the world - at least, the IT version - and ask: what does it really mean to be resilient when everything is “as-a-service,” your best people keep quitting, and zero-trust is somehow both everywhere and nowhere? In epi…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10.1 - The Token Economy
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1:28:31It’s another Calculus of IT mini-episode (“Jort” alert!), and this time Nate and Mike are spiraling down the GenAI token rabbit hole - no tokens required (yet). Join us for a fast-paced, highly caffeinated, and only slightly unhinged tour of the emerging AI token economy: - Why tokens aren’t just for arcades anymore (and why your IT budget should b…
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Bots don't actually care about compliance. Maybe because they are literally one of the most noncompliant technologies possible? Who knows, let's listen to them hash this one out. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The New IT Leader's Survival…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 10 - Autonomy and Compliance
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1:47:18It’s the regulation episode you didn’t know you needed - but absolutely do. After three weeks swimming in the future of AI, quantum, and edge, Nate and Mike are back with a rundown of the one thing every IT leader loves to hate: compliance. From GDPR’s wake-up call to the alphabet soup of CCPA, DORA, and CPRA, we break down how the modern regulator…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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What happens when your AI agent tries to talk to mine but mine hates yours? Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calculus of IT" Book - https://www.longwalk…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 3 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
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2:03:25The epic, unfiltered three-part saga is complete! In Episode 9 of Calculus of IT, Nate, Mike, and Kevin wrap up their marathon exploration of IT autonomy with a bang, a glass of red wine, and a healthy dose of existential dread. We connect the dots from AI’s autonomy paradox to the dystopian wearable future, from the “search paradox” to the real-li…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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This is like the Fyre Festival for bots. Sound really awesome but mostly just make a bunch of shit up. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calculus of IT" …
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 2 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
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2:00:49It's 2027. You have just hired your new VP of Subdermal Biomodifications and she has spent the last four years constructing a self-designed, explicit LLM environment, complete with custom agent and rules structure that she has been evolving with tremendous success. She can't wait to bring it into your company so she, and her agentic twin, can conti…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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Here come the bots!! Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of autonomy on the future of IT Leadership. How will future IT Leaders grapple with the murk of a vendor and technology landscape that is effectively erasing its borders? This episode…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 9 - Part 1 - Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Autonomy
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2:00:09Last night, Mike, Kevin and I pivoted the podcast from discussions on what is happening in autonomy TODAY and started taking a look at the impact of autonomy on the future of IT Leadership. How will future IT Leaders grapple with the murk of a vendor and technology landscape that is effectively erasing its borders? This episode was Part 1 of our tw…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/li…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 8 - Building Resilience Through Independence and Effective Change Management
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1:52:57In this episode of The Calculus of IT, Nate McBride and Mike Crispin focus on the critical but often overlooked topic of building resilience in IT through independence and effective change management. It's a bigger deal than you may think. From avoiding vendor lock-in to creating modular architectures, we explore how IT leaders can maintain autonom…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/li…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 2 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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1:29:36In Part 2 of our mini-series about IT leadership principles, Nate and Mike went all the way to Boston (actually we live right near it) to broadcast live from BioIT World (it's an annual podcast tradition now ;-). We continued with Part 2 of our two part min-series on principled decision making and explored how to navigate 'zero-choice' situations a…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week, those crazy bots are at it again. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/li…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 7 - Part 1 - Establishing Boundaries and Principles for Autonomy
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1:43:42In this episode Mike and I continue on the path of IT Leadership and Autonomy with a focus on establishing clear boundaries and principles for how IT Leaders conduct the delicate balance of decision-making. This episode explores how to balance autonomy, risk, innovation, and productivity while maintaining meaningful principles that survive real-wor…
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Every now and again Mike and I like to step aside and discuss some of the external impacts on being an IT Leader (and also just being a human trying to keep one's shit together in this day and age.) Next week, we will be back to dive into the rest of the season. We will start with some heavy-duty stuff in episodes 7 and 8, so before we get there, w…
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So much research went into preparing for Season 2 and there was no practical way to really call out all of the best articles and papers we read. There are a few that really stand out however, and we wanted to highlight one of those tonight in a special Calculus of IT Jort. In this Jort, Mike and I took some time to discuss an article by Adrian Meng…
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So much research went into preparing for Season 2 and there was no practical way to really call out all of the best articles and papers we read. There are a few that really stand out however, and we wanted to highlight one of those tonight in a special Calculus of IT Jort. In this Jort, Mike and I took some time to discuss an article by Lambèr Roya…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6 - NLM Bot TL;DR - Creating Technical Diversity without Chaos
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 6 - Creating Technical Diversity without Chaos
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1:49:32In Episode 6 of The Calculus of IT, we tackle a critical challenge: How do you create technical diversity without unleashing chaos? Joined by special guest Kevin Dushney, Mike and I explore the delicate balance between maintaining technological flexibility and preventing system sprawl. We dive into the "pendulum swing of standardization," discuss h…
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week those crazy bots are at it again. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/lib…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 5 - Actively Preserving Autonomy in IT
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1:41:27After four episodes of context and base-building, we are now ready to jump headfirst into the season's theme. We explored the daily battles IT leaders face against encroaching vendor dependencies, the insidious creep of "zero decision" defaults, and the constant pressure to sacrifice control for convenience. We spent some time exploring practical s…
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week those crazy bots are at it again. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/lib…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 4 - The Value of Identity
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2:03:36Ok, the Modern IT Paradox is now behind us, and it's time to move forward with the rest of the season. Or is it? Did we just uncover more paradoxes? Is it all just one massive paradox? In Episode 4 of Season 2, we dive deep into the complex world of identity in IT - not just usernames and passwords, but the fundamental questions of how we determine…
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week those crazy bots are at it again…highlight for me? The Beatles conspiracy is something we can't talk about. Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.theco…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 3 - The Modern IT Paradox - Part 2
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1:44:33Last week, we slammed on the brakes right in the middle of our deep dive into the seven modern IT paradoxes (something about a Kraken attack…it’s still all a blur to me). This week, we're back to finish what we started, and somehow, we discovered an eighth paradox along the way (because seven just wasn't paradoxical enough). Join Nate and Mike as t…
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As promised, each episode this season will also have a bonus TL;DR version from our favorite bots over at NLM or from whatever we currently feel is most bot-worthy. And this week those crazy bots are at it again…highlight for me? SAAS being pronounced as “Sauce”. From now on, “SASS” is dead…long live “SAUCE”!!!! Support the show The Calculus of IT …
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 2 - The Modern IT Paradox - Part 1
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1:14:55Remember when IT's job was simple? Lock everything down, say no to everything, and go home at 5? (This did actually used to happen…once). Well enough of the nostalgia crap, in this episode of The Calculus of IT, Nate and Mike dive into the modern IT paradox of freedom versus control and why finding that balance is the defining challenge of IT leade…
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This is just a funny short of when the bots just go really wrong..... Support the show The Calculus of IT website - https://www.thecoit.us "The IT Autonomy Paradox" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The New IT Leader's Survival Guide" Book - https://www.longwalk.consulting/library "The Calculus of IT" Book - https://www.longwalk.consu…
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Aaaaaaand we are back!! Welcome back to the Calculus of IT Podcast!! In Season 2, we will focus on how Autonomy, Risk, Productivity, and Innovation intersect and how IT Leaders can construct an optimal equilibrium for their worlds. When is it okay to concede autonomy to achieve an outcome, and when have you gone too far? Do I follow the herd, and w…
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Calculus of IT - Season 2 Episode 1 - Official - "Welcome Back!"
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1:11:10Aaaaaaand we are back!! Welcome back to the Calculus of IT Podcast!! In Season 2, we will focus on how Autonomy, Risk, Productivity, and Innovation intersect and how IT Leaders can construct an optimal equilibrium for their worlds. When is it okay to concede autonomy to achieve an outcome, and when have you gone too far? Do I follow the herd, and w…
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 38 and 39 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies …
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 36-37 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies and …
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast is a special redux of Episode 35 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPon…
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 32-34 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies and …
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 29-31 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies and …
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 26-28 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies and …
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 24-25 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies and …
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With Season 1 completed and Season 2 scheduled for launch on January 8th, we decided to see what would happen if we ran our episodes through the AI washing machine. What happened is what follows below… This special edition podcast comprises episodes 22-23 of the Calculus of IT Podcast series. Tune in and listen to our two hosts, Billy McPonies and …
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