The Data Stack Show

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Artificial Intelligence

Data Analytics

Data Engineering

Data Infrastructure

Business Intelligence

Data Science

Machine Learning

Data Management

Customer Data Infrastructure

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Data Teams

Data Governance

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Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.

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Publishes	Monthly	Episodes	503	Founded	6 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	ManagementBusinessTechnology

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Latest Episodes

Re-Air: The Rise of the Citizen Developer: Solving Business Problems with Alteryx and AI with Andy Macmillan

This episode is a re-air of one of our most popular conversations, featuring insights worth revisiting. This week on The Data Stack Show, Brooks and John chat with Andy MacMillan, CEO of Alteryx. Andy discusses the evolving landscape of data and AI, ... more

20 May 2026 • 50 min • Most popular

Re-Air: AI and BI: The Future of Data Analytics with Mike Driscoll of Rill Data

This episode is a re-air of one of our most popular conversations, featuring insights worth revisiting. This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and John welcome Michael Driscoll, Co-Founder and CEO of Rill Data. Mike discusses the transformative impac... more

22 Apr 2026 • 48 min • Popular

Re-Air: Data Tools, Templates, and the Trouble with “Easy” Solutions with the Cynical Data Guy

This episode is a re-air of one of our most popular conversations, featuring insights worth revisiting. This week on The Data Stack Show, John and Matt bring you another edition of the Cynical Data Guy. John and Matt dive into the evolution of custom... more

11 Mar 2026 • 41 min

Re-Air: Data Teams at the Crossroads: Proving Value in a Changing Business Landscape with Ben Rogojan

This episode is a re-air of one of our most popular conversations, featuring insights worth revisiting. Thank you for being part of the Data Stack community. Stay up to date with the latest episodes at datastackshow.com.

This week on The Data Stack ... more

11 Feb 2026 • 52 min

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Recent Guests

Barry McCardel

CEO and co-founder of Hex

Hex

Episode: Re-Air: From Anxiety to Advantage: Navigating Data’s AI Revolution with Barry McCardel of Hex

Ryan Dolley

VP of Product Strategy at GoodData, former playwright and actor.

GoodData

Episode: Re-Air: From PDFs to BI and Beyond: The Future of the Data Frontend with Ryan Dolley of GoodData

Alexander Patrushev

Leading the product team at Nebius, focused on AI infrastructure.

Nebius

Episode: The PRQL: Powering the Future: AI Infrastructure, Energy, and the Cloud Revolution with Alexander Patrushev of Nebius

Alberto Rizzoli

Co-founder and CEO of V7

Episode: 263: The End of Busywork: How AI Transforms Productivity at Scale with Alberto Rizzoli of V7

Kostas Pardalis

Former co-host of The Data Stack Show, currently involved in building data infrastructure for startups.

TypeDev

Episode: The PRQL: He’s Back! How typedef is Changing Data Workflows with Kostas Pardalis

Matt, the Cynical Data Guy

A data professional known for his candid perspectives on data challenges

Episode: 258: Confidently Wrong: Why AI Needs Tools (and So Do We)

Andy MacMillan

The relatively new CEO at Alteryx with a technical background in product management and development.

Alteryx

Episode: The PRQL: Cloud Platforms, AI, and the Future of Business Analytics with Andy MacMillan of Alteryx

Paul Blankley

Data Professional and speaker with expertise in AI and business intelligence

Zenlytic

Episode: The PRQL: Breaking Down BI: How AI is Rewriting the Rules with Paul Blankley of Zenlytic

Ruben Burdin

Co-founder and CEO at Stacksync

Stacksync

Episode: 253: Why Traditional Data Pipelines Are Broken (And How to Fix Them) with Ruben Burdin of Stacksync

Hosts

John Wessel

Co-host of The Data Stack Show with focus on data infrastructure and practical analytics; active in interviewing guests and discussing data tooling.

Eric Dotz

Co-host of The Data Stack Show; brings experience in data engineering and analytics strategies, guides episode discussions and guests.

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Apple Podcasts	#178	India/Technology
Apple Podcasts	#220	South Africa/Technology

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Re-Air: The Rise of the Citizen Developer: Solving Business Problems with Alteryx and AI with Andy Macmillan

Q: What practical steps should a company take to start integrating AI-enabled workflows on top of a cloud data platform today?

Start by providing governed data access to business users, expose platform features and models through a user-friendly palette, implement an approval/workflow for new AI capabilities, and create an “AI data clearinghouse” where data assets can be used safely by AI applications. Build measurable governance processes, showcase tangible use cases like reconciling books or automating monthly close, and seed an innovation pipeline with clear production pathways.

Re-Air: The Rise of the Citizen Developer: Solving Business Problems with Alteryx and AI with Andy Macmillan

Q: How do you see the citizen developer role evolving with AI and enterprise data governance?

Citizen developers are the folks embedded in business units who understand processes deeply. The evolution is enabling them to build and publish AI-enabled agents and workflows in a governed, auditable way, with IT providing governance, security, and access controls. The balance is to avoid a hard wall between IT and business while ensuring data is secure, traceable, and compliant.

Re-Air: The Rise of the Citizen Developer: Solving Business Problems with Alteryx and AI with Andy Macmillan

Q: Andy, could you explain what Alteryx is at a high level and why you think this is the right time for its evolution in the context of cloud data platforms?

Alteryx started by democratizing data work for analysts and non-developers, giving them a single canvas for data prep, blending, and automation. As data platforms moved to the cloud, the company aims to extend that democratization by enabling users to build workflows that run on cloud data platforms, leveraging governance and platform capabilities rather than pulling data out to desktops. The goal is to empower business users with safe, governed access to data and AI-enabled workflows across heterogeneous data platforms.

Re-Air: AI and BI: The Future of Data Analytics with Mike Driscoll of Rill Data

Q: Mike, welcome back to the show. It's been way too long and a lot has happened since we last had you on the show. How has Rill evolved since the first episode, especially with AI integration?

Mike outlines that Rill has expanded from BI dashboards toward embracing AI-enabled interfaces and a strong focus on a metrics-first approach. They've launched Rill Cloud and an MCP server for natural-language interaction, with a push toward code-powered workflows and an open standards-based stack, enabling more flexible, scalable analytics.

Re-Air: Data Teams at the Crossroads: Proving Value in a Changing Business Landscape with Ben Rogojan

Q: What are some strategies that data teams can implement to prove their value to the business?

Focus on delivering impactful projects that align with business goals, engage with key stakeholders, and maintain visibility on the usage and outcomes of dashboards.

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What is The Data Stack Show about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on how data infrastructure, analytics, and AI are reshaping how organizations extract value from data. Across recent episodes, discussions span the rise of AI-enabled BI, data tooling health, governance in modern data stacks, and strategies for proving data teams' impact in business contexts. Guests—ranging from BI platform founders to data engineering leaders—offer practical perspectives on building scalable data products, interfacing data with decision-making, and navigating workforce changes as AI accelerates automation. A few standout threads include BI-as-code and open standards shaping analytics, the tension between speed and governance in tooling, and the emergence of AI-powered data platforms that aim to empower an... more

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