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Oxide and Friends

Oxide Computer Company
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Oxide hosts a weekly Discord show where we discuss a wide range of topics: computer history, startups, Oxide hardware bringup, and other topics du jour. These are the recordings in podcast form. Join us live (usually Mondays at 5pm PT) discord.gg/gcQxNHAKCB Subscribe to our calendar: calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/c_318925f4185aa71c4524d0d6127f31058c9e21f29f017d48a0fca6f564969cd... more

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Time for the annual predictions episode! Bryan and Adam were joined by frequent future-ologists Simon Willison, Steve Klabnik, and Ian Grunert to review past predictions and peer into the future. If any of these predictions come to fruition, it's goi... more

Bryan and Adam reflect on Oxide and Friends in 2025--favorite moments, episodes, and images. Happy new year and see you in 2026!

Your hosts are Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal.

Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them:

• RFD 5... more

We hit a new (and disturbing!) failure mode recently when a production rack that had been up for several months saw every (!) compute sled's service processor become simultaneously unresponsive. Bryan and Adam were joined by the members of the Oxide ... more

Hey hey! We recently tripped over a ZFS data corruption bug–introduced over 18 years ago! Bryan and Adam discuss with members of the Oxide team as well as Matt Ahrens, the co-inventor of ZFS.

In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, speaker... more

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Recent Guests

Liz Zalman
Co-author of 'Founder vs. Investor' and founder
Episode: Founder vs. Investor with Liz Zalman and Jerry Neumann
Jerry Neumann
Co-author of 'Founder vs. Investor' and investor
Episode: Founder vs. Investor with Liz Zalman and Jerry Neumann
Michael Littman
Professor of Computer Science at Brown University and Brown's first AI provost
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Episode: AI in Higher Education with Michael Littman
Scott Hanselman
Tech speaker and author
Microsoft, Podcaster
Episode: The Promises of Tech with Scott Hanselman
Robert Bogart
Former collegiate swimmer and entrepreneur
Episode: Diving In with Robert Bogart
Ben Shindel
Material scientist and writer of the newsletter 'The BS Detector'
Episode: AI, Materials, and Fraud with Ben Shindel
Kate Conger
Technology reporter for The New York Times
The New York Times
Episode: Character Limit with Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
Ryan Mac
Technology reporter for The New York Times
The New York Times
Episode: Character Limit with Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
Bryan Russett
Known for cooking with Oxide and Friends
Episode: Lip-Bu Tan's Intel

Hosts

Bryan Cantrill
Host and prominent participant, engaging deeply in discussions and sharing insights on various technical matters.
Adam
Co-host, known for his engaging commentary and technical expertise.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 236 ratings
  • Funny, pragmatic, and optimistic

    I’ve been reading Bryan’s posts and watching his technical presentations for years. He has remained a voice of reason and humility in an increasingly noisy technical world. While I’ve enjoyed every episode, my favourite shows are the ones where they deep dive into some obscure bug. I’ve worked in very small startups the last few years, and this show helps a little to fill that missing deep bench of seasoned engineers I enjoyed earlier in my career. Although I don’t quite wish a series of increas... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ross Duggan
    Ireland18 days ago
  • A Show for Super Nerds, Unapologetically

    I consider myself lucky to be able to understand some of the challenges of building a product at this scale right alongside some of the brilliant folks at Oxide. Their celebration of transparency is so refreshing, and I am learning a TON being able to follow along. Not to mention the banter is just terrific.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    randompotatoe
    United Statesa month ago
  • Phenomenal conversations

    I’ve been listening/relistening to this for over a year. Both the banter and problems these guys solve and the way they can communicate them is truly incredible.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pwner21
    Canada6 months ago
  • Casual yet deep

    Casual discussions as expected with the title of the show, yet deep dive discussions every time new topics are picked up. Therefore can be difficult to follow sometimes but the positive vibes compensate it well.

    Suggestion: timestamps on the summary will be helpful to jump on sections. Thanks.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ana safi
    France10 months ago
  • If you are the kind of Unix geek or programmer who recognizes names like Rob Pike & Dennis Ritchie, then this is the podcast for you!!

    Hardcore computer nerdedy including the hardware, software, and fascinating bits of industry history.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    douglasdd
    a year ago

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The engaging banter among hosts adds charisma alongside their technical discussions.
Phenomenal conversations revealing intricate tech insights and humorous anecdotes.
Some listeners find the technical depth hard to follow, suggesting it can be challenging at times.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

Apple Podcasts
#188
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Apple Podcasts
#234
United Kingdom/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#157
Australia/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#249
Italy/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#20
Sweden/Technology
Apple Podcasts
#57
Chile/Technology

Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Founder vs. Investor with Liz Zalman and Jerry Neumann
Q: Who are the authors of the book, and what is it about?
Liz Zalman and Jerry Neumann co-authored 'Founder vs. Investor', discussing the differing perspectives between founders and investors.
Oxide's $100M Series B
Q: What percentage of enterprise IT compute has not moved to the public cloud?
It's significant, and we believe a lot of enterprise IT will remain on-premise, even in a public cloud age.
Oxide's $100M Series B
Q: What do you want to spend investor money on?
We want to spend investor money on keeping lead times short and expanding our engineering and operations teams.
Framework Computer with Nirav Patel
Q: Can you talk about the GPU and the integration there and how you came up with those concepts?
The holy grail for gaming or really other high performance notebooks is the ability to upgrade graphics.
What's taking so long?!
Q: How do you optimize Rust compile times?
By leveraging tools like Cargo and addressing generics to speed up builds, as well as employing best practices for structuring code and dependencies.

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1. Liz Zalman
2. Jerry Neumann
3. Michael Littman
4. Scott Hanselman
5. Robert Bogart
6. Ben Shindel
7. Kate Conger
8. Ryan Mac

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