The Aboard Podcast

Software in the Age of AI

Join Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else.

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John Herrman: The Declawing of OpenClaw

A New York Magazine tech reporter discusses covering an AI flash in the pan.

July 7, 2026 - 52 min 3 sec
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Traci Donnelly: Using AI to Make an Impact

The longtime nonprofit executive discusses the real ways AI could transform the sector.

June 23, 2026 - 45 min 59 sec
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LevAIthan? A Hobbesian Look at AI

Is the AI era destined to make our software lives nasty, brutish, and short?

June 16, 2026 - 36 min 30 sec
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Eric Ries: Lean Startup to Tech Ethicist

The author and entrepreneur on his new book Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad… and How Great Companies Stay Great.

June 9, 2026 - 56 min 7 sec
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Challenge: Don’t Mention AI

Can Paul and Rich go half an hour without bringing up the term?

June 2, 2026 - 31 min 6 sec
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