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A weekly podcast about all things PostgreSQL

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Nik and Michael are joined by Salma El-Sayed and Kirk Wolak to discuss their in-progress and very ambitious Google Summer of Code project around adding Btree Merge support to Postgres.

 

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• Salma El-Sayed... more

Nik and Michael are joined by Sai Srirampur to discuss ClickHouse's new managed Postgres service.

 

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• Sai Srirampur postgres.fm/people/sai-srirampur

• ClickHouse Managed Postgres clickho... more

Nik and Michael discuss hot_standby_feedback — what it controls, whether and when read replicas should be changed to on, and other settings you can change to help too.

 

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• hot_standby_feedback w... more

Nik and Michael are joined by Shaun Thomas to discuss estimating work_mem, memory management in general, and writing an extension to help.

 

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• Shaun Thomas postgres.fm/people/shaun-thomas

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Recent Guests

Shaun Thomas
Guest from PGH
PGH
Episode: Estimating work_mem
( Shaun Thomas )
Guest from PGH
PGH
Episode: Estimating work_mem
Michael Malis
Creator of pgRust, stated guest
Episode: pgrust
Tudor Golubenco
CTO at Xata
Xata
Episode: Xata
Fabrízio Mello
Owner of Timbera, software engineer at Planetscale, creator of PG Statlog
Timbera; Planetscale; PG Statlog
Episode: pg_stat_log
David Steele
Significant contributor to PostgreSQL and creator/maintainer of pgBackrest and pgAudit
PostgreSQL, pgBackrest
Episode: pgBackRest
David Ventimiglia
Solutions Architect at SuperBase and creator of PG Flight Recorder
SuperBase
Episode: pg_flight_recorder
Bruce Momjian
VP of PostgreSQL Evangelist at EDB, long-serving PostgreSQL core team member
EDB
Episode: What’s Missing in Postgres?
Regina Obe
President of PowerGun Corporation, PostGIS core developer and steering committee member, co-author on GIS/SQL references
PowerGun Corporation
Episode: PostGIS

Hosts

Nik
Host of the show; founder or co-founder at several Postgres-focused ventures; regular presence across episodes.
Michael Pjmaszad
Co-host; prominent figure in the host lineup with multiple affiliations across PostgreSQL-focused ventures.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 109 ratings
  • Thanks

    Thanks for this great podcast, I listen to it when I drive or walk, using my time to the fullest.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Troublesmade
    United Statesa year ago
  • Nikolay & Micheal I listen to your podcasts these are great and lot of insights

    Nikolay & Micheal I listen to your podcasts these are great and lot of insights

    Thank you so much for doing this

    It’s good keep up this Awesome work

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ChinnaP2
    United States2 years ago
  • Such a fantastic resource!

    It’s current but not “news” so it makes sense to go all the way back to the first episode and listen to all of these!

    As an “application developer” who uses PostGIS, I wish I had known all I have learned through this podcast when we started our project. I now have a long list of things to add, things to check, things to look at - so much!

    Thanks Nikolay and Michael!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Endoid
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Awesome!

    I cannot recommend this podcast enough. The hosts possess an exceptional depth of knowledge about Postgres, which they generously share with the community. Their engaging personalities make each episode not just informative but also incredibly enjoyable. Listening to them feels like having an engaging conversation with friends over coffee or a casual beer. The way they impart their expertise and make complex topics accessible is truly commendable. A must-listen for anyone interested in Postgres!... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BrunoNero90
    Poland3 years ago
  • Outstanding

    One of the best tech podcasts

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    michael_mancuso
    United States3 years ago

Listeners Say

Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

The show is described as engaging and practical for real-world Postgres work.
Audience appreciates actionable guidance on observability and performance.
Guests are consistently high-quality and knowledge-rich, making complex topics approachable.
Listeners praise depth of PostgreSQL expertise and accessible explanations.

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#96
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#116
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#132
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#150
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#167
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

pgrust
Q: What about verification and testing—how do you ensure correctness?
They employed formal verification (Kani) on a subset of functions and then used a side-by-side comparison with a fuzzer to check millions of inputs across the Rust and C implementations, aiming for identical outputs.
pgrust
Q: So how did pgRust start and what problem were you trying to solve?
The team looked for reliability bottlenecks caused by database usage patterns and realized AI could rewrite software. They aimed to modify Postgres at the source to fix long-standing architectural issues like connection handling, slow queries, and vacuum behavior.
DBOS
Q: What are the performance trade-offs when running everything inside Postgres?
Latency improves due to local writes; throughput is bounded by the capacity of a single Postgres instance, with deeper considerations around isolation levels and potential sharding to scale beyond a single database.
DBOS
Q: How does DBoss handle failures and ensure durability in workflows?
Workflows regularly checkpoint their state in Postgres so that if a step fails or the process is interrupted, execution can resume exactly where it left off, ensuring durability and reducing wasted compute and actions.
DBOS
Q: What's the core problem DBoss is solving by using Postgres as an orchestrator?
DBoss treats the database as the single source of truth and control plane for distributed workflows, queues, and notifications, removing the need for external orchestrators and the extra distributed systems stack, which simplifies operations and improves reliability.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Postgres FM

What is Postgres FM about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Delves into PostgreSQL internals, architecture, and real-world deployment considerations with a focus on practical trade-offs, performance tuning, and observability. Episodes frequently explore MVCC, storage, plan stability, and innovative tooling or hosting approaches, often featuring expert guests from the PostgreSQL ecosystem and adjacent data platforms. Noteworthy aspects include in-depth technical discussions, a strong emphasis on actionable guidance for developers and DBAs, and a penchant for comparing Postgres to alternative systems while highlighting open-source and production-readiness concerns. Potential listeners who work with Postgres at scale, design databases, or build data-driven platforms may find highly actionable insights,... more

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