Episode Archive
293 episodes of Sustain since the first episode, which aired on August 6th, 2019.
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Episode 292: Vlad-Stefan Harbuz: Launching the Software Stewardship Lab
August 7th, 2026 | 35 mins 58 secs
Vlad joins the hosts about the Open Source Pledge, Software Stewardship Lab, and supporting OSS maintainers.
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Episode 291: Chelsea Finnie on PythonNZ
July 24th, 2026 | 29 mins 27 secs
Chelsea joins host Richard to dive in on her journey from volunteer to leader of a regional Python group, Python NZ’s financial crisis, and saving Kiwi PyCon
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Episode 290: Andrew Nesbitt on AI, Transitive Dependencies, and the New Open Source Security Crunch
July 20th, 2026 | 16 mins 10 secs
Andrew of Ecosyste.ms joins host Richard at UN Open Source Week in NYC to discuss AI exposing hidden OSS dependency risks and the need for faster updates, dependency pruning, and maintainer support.
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Episode 289: Courtney Miller on Maintainer Burnout and Software Abandonment
June 12th, 2026 | 30 mins 58 secs
Courtney joins host Richard to explore software abandonment, maintainer burnout, AI tooling, and open source sustainability.
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Episode 288: Uni students and OSS with Jeff Young & Daniel Shown
May 15th, 2026 | 33 mins 48 secs
Jeff (Georgia Tech) and Daniel (SLU) join Richard and Eriol to discuss academic OSPOs, students learning OSS, and mentorship.
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Episode 287: Alan Rubin on MaveDB
April 17th, 2026 | 39 mins 51 secs
Alan joins Richard to discuss OSS tools which advance cancer research
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Episode 286: Jack Skinner of PyCon AU and Regional Confs
March 13th, 2026 | 40 mins 5 secs
Richard talks with Jack about PyCon AU and how regional conferences build local connections, support new speakers, and help sustain open source communities.
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Episode 285: Miranda Heath on Altruism & Burnout in Open Source
March 6th, 2026 | 44 mins 11 secs
Miranda joins host Richard to dive into altruism, maintainer motivation, and burnout in open source communities.
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Episode 284: Devconnect 2025 with Trent Van Epps
February 27th, 2026 | 28 mins 29 secs
Trent discusses Protocol Guild, funding open-source devs, Ethereum’s unique finance, and diversity in the community.
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Episode 283: Devconnect 2025 with Nuno Loureiro
February 20th, 2026 | 17 mins 33 secs
Nuno discusses digital design at ethereum.org, open source UX challenges, collaboration, trust, and community feedback.
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Episode 282: Devconnect 2025 with Lucas Fada
February 13th, 2026 | 21 mins 13 secs
Lucas shares startup insights on funding open source via partnerships, Drips Network, and Web3 ecosystems.
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Episode 281: Devconnect 2025 with Devansh Mehta
February 6th, 2026 | 23 mins 7 secs
Devansh joins Eriol & Victory to explore how to fund open-source infrastructure fairly and at scale.