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Catalog & Cocktails: The Honest, No-BS Data Podcast

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Data Storytelling
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Catalog and Cocktails is the honest, No-BS, non-sales-y podcast about data and analytics. This is your unfiltered chat about everything interesting in data and analytics. Join Juan Sequeda and Tim Gasper to explore emerging topics and hear from thought leaders, practitioners and executives across the data and analytics space.

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Data teams spend enormous energy building pipelines, platforms, and governance frameworks but often skip the most fundamental step: truly understanding what people are actually asking for. In this episode, Juan and Tim sit down with data librarians J... more

Data teams obsess over pipelines and platforms but often skip the most fundamental step: truly understanding what people are actually asking for. We chat with data librarians Jenna Jordan and Amalia Child who share a framework for exactly that; it's ... more

There's a gap at the heart of most organisations and data hasn't filled it. Pete Williams, an experienced data leader, has spent years watching companies build sophisticated data capabilities, only to see insight stall before it reaches action. In th... more

This is the takeaway episode with Pete Williams, an experienced data leader, who argues that organisations still make decisions along traditional vertical lines, while data sits in a horizontal layer that was never given real authority. Pete makes a ... more

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Jesus Barrasa
A longtime figure in graphs, knowledge management, and semantic technologies; currently with Neo4j
Neo4j
Episode: Juan & Tim rant w/ Jesus Barrasa about Ontologies, Knowledge Graphs, Context Graphs and AI
Kyle Winterbottom
CEO and founder of Orbitian Group
Orbitian Group
Episode: The Wrong Mandate: Why Boards Set Data & AI to Fail with Kyle Winterbottom
Kierra Dotson
Director of AI Strategy
Episode: AI Governance Is Everyone's Problem (And That's Actually Good News) with Kierra Dotson
Thais Cooke
Senior Health Care Data Analyst
Episode: The Data Hygienist with Thais Cooke
Ryan Dolley
Data analytics professional/industry observer
Episode: Takeaways from Gartner Data & Analytics Rants with Sanjeev Mohan, Ryan Dolley, Juan and Tim
Säde Haveri
An entrepreneur and metadata specialist
Episode: Your data should speak your language with Säde Haveri
Nachiket Mehta
VP of AI and Data Engineering
Episode: Shift Left Everything: How Ontology, Events, and Culture Unlocked Enterprise AI with Nachiket Mehta
Vaibhav Gupta
Co-creator of BAML
BAML
Episode: The way we build agents today is dumb with Vaibhav Gupta
Juan Gorricho
Data analytics executive with over 25 years of experience
TD Bank / Visa / Walt Disney Company
Episode: Stop Chasing AI Hype. Start Counting Dollars. w/ Juan Gorricho

Hosts

Tim Gasper
Co-host of Catalog & Cocktails: The Honest, No-BS Data Podcast
Juan Sequeda
Co-host of Catalog & Cocktails: The Honest, No-BS Data Podcast

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 99 ratings
  • Love from a fellow data nerd

    Just found this show and loving it! Would love to be a guest. I’m a data strategist and taxonomist specializing in product data. Shoot me a linkedin if interested! -Chantal Schweizer

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    fugsd
    United States2 years ago
  • Here’s to great conversations about data! 🍹

    Such a tremendous resource for anyone interested in the world of data! Juan and Tim (and all of their amazing guests) share so many valuable, actionable insights, and I learn something new every time I listen. Can’t recommend this show enough!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    oliviabaker13
    United States4 years ago
  • Awesome content; great guests

    I’ve always heard that if you want to be successful surround yourself with people who are already demonstrating success in that area.

    Juan and Tim are doing that with every episode of C&C. Great show guys. Keep ‘em coming!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    nick_nsme
    United States4 years ago
  • Excellent show and content

    These guys are awesome.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AJ Doyle
    United States4 years ago
  • Entertaining

    Always learn something and never a dull moment. Tim and Juan are great hosts and keep it lively and entertaining!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Laine840
    United States4 years ago

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Guest variety covers governance, AI, data catalogs, and practical outcomes

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#49
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#63
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#171
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#197
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#208
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AI Governance Is Everyone's Problem (And That's Actually Good News) with Kierra Dotson
Q: Will most companies have an AI collaboration charter in the next two years?
It's unlikely for most to have fully mature charters so soon; many organizations struggle with data governance and other governance domains, so widespread adoption will take time, though momentum is growing.
AI Governance Is Everyone's Problem (And That's Actually Good News) with Kierra Dotson
Q: Is AI governance harder than cybersecurity governance?
Generally similar in core concepts, but cybersecurity presents a larger, arguably infinite attack surface, making it harder in practice; AI governance is a sector within security and will continue to converge with cybersecurity practices.
AI Governance Is Everyone's Problem (And That's Actually Good News) with Kierra Dotson
Q: Should every engineer have governance somewhere in their job description?
Yes. Governance should be part of engineering responsibilities, not a separate activity, because engineers are often the first to be blamed in incidents and must build with governance in mind.
The Data Hygienist with Thais Cooke
Q: How did you get into data and what advice would you give to others trying to enter the field?
Thais describes her accidental path from dentistry to data, emphasizes self-learning (SQL, visualization tools), and stresses the value of domain expertise combined with data skills as a way to accelerate impact.
Shift Left Everything: How Ontology, Events, and Culture Unlocked Enterprise AI with Nachiket Mehta
Q: How do you think about how vendors play?
Nachiket emphasizes that matching vendor capabilities with business problems is crucial for effective data management.

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Thoughtful, practitioner-focused conversations about data management, governance, and analytics. Recent episodes thread through data hygiene, domain knowledge, ontology, metadata, and the practical use of AI in enterprise settings, with a recurring emphasis on business value, trust, and alignment between data teams and operational needs. Notable angles include the human side of data work, the rise of semantic layers and agent-based approaches, and how change management and culture shape successful data initiatives. The show often features practitioners, executives, and researchers who bring real-world experience and concrete takeaways, making it a strong fit for listeners who want actionable insights over hype and sales pitches. A distincti... more

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