Tech Lounge

Chris Chinchilla

Every two weeks, the tech lounge invites tech luminaries, entrepreneurs, and creatives from small scrappy startups and open source enthusiasts to those working in large global companies.

If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practitioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable.

Ten years and still going strong. Hosted by Chris Chinchilla.
Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcast

Formerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"

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#357
September 17 · 20 min
Autonomous security in the agent age with Enclave
I speak with Enclave, which is building an autonomous security team for the enterprise with always-on agents that map your attack surface, find attack paths, repair weaknesses, and verify the path is closed.
#356
September 3 · 42 min
The world's largest conference for mobile developers with Greg Fawson
I speak with Greg Fawson of next.app dev con, the largest mobile app developer conference in the world, right here in my home of Berlin. We speak about how they got there, their plans for the future, and organising events in Berlin in 2026.
#355
August 20 · 29 min
The hidden influences behind the algorithms that run our lives with Luca Belli
In this episode, I speak with Luca Belli about his forthcoming Manning book, “Hidden Influences,” which explains how algorithmic recommendation systems work from socio-technical and ethical perspectives rather than teaching readers to build them.
#354
August 6 · 37 min
Fast by default: Performance engineering with Den Odell
In this episode I speak with Den Odell, author of a new comprehensive book on performance engineering about the practice technically as well as justifying to business and product stakeholders.
#353
July 23 · 38 min
Enjoy a better, fairer experience browsing the web with Rewarded Interest
I speak with Thede Loader of Rewarded Interest, another project and product attempting to make privacy and consent on the web better, while offering you an opportunity to make a slice of revenue. Too good to be true?
#352
July 9 · 30 min
Video Generation As A Service With Ricardo Noriega and Doug Smith
I speak with Ricardo Noriega and Doug Smith from Red Hat about their experiments using VLLM Omni for video generation.
#351
June 26 · 38 min
Join the OSS Resistance with Mike McQuaid
This episode, I am joined again by Mike McQuaid, Homebrew project leader, amongst many other things, including OSS Resistance, a new quiet call to encourage people to contribute to open source when they feel they should.
#350
June 10 · 36 min
Converting messy documents into structured data with Peter Staar of Docling
In this episode, I speak with Peter Staar of Docling about the wonderful open-source project that converts messy documents into structured data, perfect for ingestion into AI tools and more. Recorded live at PyTorch con in 2026
#349
May 28 · 42 min
Removing barriers in audio with Sharath Narayana of Sanas
This episode, I am joined by Sharath Narayana of Sanas, and AI company working to remove the barriers in audio since 2020.
#348
May 7 · 38 min
Daniel Gräfe of Timing and CoTypist
Joining me in person (and thus the horrible audio quality) is Daniel Gräfe, independent developer of the amazing apps Timing and CoTypist. Based in Germany, we discuss how he builds his apps, why there are so many independent macOS developers in Germany, and what the future holds for independent developers.
#347
April 23 · 30 min
The PyTorch Foundation with Mark Collier
In this episode, I speak with Mark Collier, executive director of the PyTorch Foundation, from PyTorch Con in Paris.
#346
April 9 · 34 min
Are bio processors the next step for computing?
I speak with Ewelina Kurtys about Final Spark, a company building a bioprocessor, which they believe will enhance AI growth with no energy restrictions
#345
March 26 · 34 min
What's new with Java and JDK26 with Simon Ritter
In this episode, I speak with Simon Ritter of Azul about what's new in the JDK26 release and how you maintain community interest with a language that has the vintage of Java.
#344
March 12 · 35 min
Storytelling and AI with Victor of Supreme Robot
In this episode, I speak with the fascinating Victor of Supreme Robot about their AI-powered projects to help storytellers, screenwriters, game designers, and other story-driven creators.
#343
February 27 · 34 min
Automating complexity for all with Fabia Q Veit of make.com
In this episode I speak with Fabia Q Veit, CEO of make.com, a long established automation platform, that like many others has moved into AI orchestration.
#342
February 19 · 37 min
Connecting all the things with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale
Another great interview for Web Summit 2025, where I speak with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale, a product I use all the time to connect to my remote machines.
#341
February 5 · 33 min
The evolution of the web with Dana Lawson of Netlify
In this episode, I speak with Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify, about the journey of the company so far, where they're heading and how it fits into the company's predictions on the future of the web.
#339
January 23 · 39 min
Security and password management for all with Nancy Wang of 1Password
In this episode, I speak with Nancy Wang, at the time SVP of engineering at 1Password, now Chief Technology Officer, and we talk about the growth of the company and how they plan to keep serving consumer and business needs.
#338
January 7 · 35 min
Digital trust in the age of AI with Keyfactor
In this episode, I speak with Ellen from Keyfactor about digital trust in the age of agentic AI and how the company uses their knowledge and history to help organisations, no matter the new challenges they face.
#337
Dec 18, 2025 · 41 min
The story of Apple's advanced technology group with John Buck
In this episode, I speak with John Buck about the book "Inventing the Future" about Apple's advanced technology group and the myriad technologies they created.

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