All around entrepreneur, developer, nomad, poet, sailor, linguist, writer, and runner. Always making new projects, always iterating on the old ones.
Richard Littauer has hosted 274 Episodes.
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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 277: Rynn Mancuso, Maryblessing Okolie & Mo McElaney on Ethicalsource.dev
December 19th, 2025 | 38 mins 57 secs
Rynn, Maryblessing & Mo discuss OES ethics, licensing, Contributor Covenant 3.0, and building safer, inclusive open-source communities.
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Episode 276: Dawn Wages and Loren Crary on funding the PSF
December 12th, 2025 | 44 mins 16 secs
Dawn Wages and Loren Crary discuss sustaining Python, governance, fundraising, PyCon US, and rejecting a $1.5M NSF grant over anti-DEI terms.
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Episode 275: Richard J. Acton on Research Software Sharing, Publication, & Distribution Checklists (RSSPDC)
June 27th, 2025 | 31 mins 3 secs
Host Richard talks with Richard Acton, a Data Outputs Manager, about Research Software Sharing, Publication, & Distribution Checklists (https://rsspdc.org/) and the role of open science in improving research practices.
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Episode 274: Qianqian Ye on p5.js
June 20th, 2025 | 33 mins 53 secs
Richard talks with artist and technologist Qianqian “Q” Ye about leading p5.js, open-source care work, decentralizing leadership, and building an inclusive, sustainable coding community.
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Episode 273: Maintainer Month 2025 with Federico Mena Quintero on GNOME
June 13th, 2025 | 46 mins 11 secs
Host Richard chats with Federico about GIMP, GNOME’s history, Rust, and the social, tech, and economic forces shaping open source development.
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Episode 272: Maintainer Month 2025 with Sarah Rainsberger of Astro
June 6th, 2025 | 39 mins 46 secs
Hosts Richard, Abby, and Eriol chat with Sarah Rainsberger of Astro about her journey from teaching math to open source, inclusive docs, and using low-tech tools like Chromebooks for coding.