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The Joe Reis Show

Joe Reis
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Twenty years in this industry and the hard parts still haven't changed. That's what this show is about. I'm Joe Reis. I co-wrote Fundamentals of Data Engineering, I teach data engineering around the world and on Coursera, and I've watched the same failures repeat for two decades with new logos bolted on. Each week I broadcast from wherever I happen to be. Solo rants. Long conversations with the pe... more

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Latest Episodes

In this Freestyle Friday episode, I break down results from the June 2026 Pulse Survey on organizational dysfunction among data engineers. I also dig into why data product ownership (or lack thereof) is one of the fundamental issues standing between ... more

I walk through exactly how I use AI for idea generation, review, editing, and drafting on my upcoming book, Mixed Model Arts. This is also the first in a new Wednesday format where I answer listener questions about what I'm building.

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Kirill Bobrov, a senior data engineer at Spotify and author of the blog Luminousmen, joins me to talk about his viral "Drunk Post" repost, whether the AI boom is real infrastructure or another bubble, why engineering judgment can't be automated away,... more

Just a heads up on some new weekly content formats coming out.

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Monday Mental Models - One durable concept each week, related to data engineering, architecture, AI/ML, modeling, etc.

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Wednesday Builder’s Log (plus optional office hour liste... more

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Recent Guests

Maxime Beauchemin
Founder/CEO of Agor, open-source contributor and AI/ML practitioner
Agor
Episode: Max Beauchemin on Agentic AI and His Claude Code Moment
Prukalpa Sankar
Founder of Atlan
Atlan
Episode: Why Your AI Agents Die in Testing - Prukalpa Sankar, Atlan
Ryan Dolley
Data practitioner and local Detroit tech leader introduced as guest
Data in the D/Data in the D conference organizer
Episode: Building a Data Career Outside the Coasts - Ryan Dolley
Christian Tabb
Founder/CEO of LEIT Data
LEIT Data
Episode: How AI Agents Are Changing Data Consulting - Chris Tabb
Tristan Handy
CEO of dbt Labs
dbt Labs
Episode: Tristan Handy: AI Agents Are the New Consumers of Data
Sanjay Agrawal
CEO and co-founder of Revefi
Revefi
Episode: The Hidden Cost of AI Agents on Your Cloud Bill - Sanjay Agrawal
Zach Wilson
Data engineer and AI practitioner discussing career and tech trends
Lovable (office visit mentioned)
Episode: Data Engineering in 2026 - Zach Wilson
Josh Wills
Data engineering veteran, Datology AI
Datology AI
Episode: AI Agents Can't Fix Data - Josh Wills
Shinji Kim
Founder and CEO of SelectStar
SelectStar (acquired by Snowflake)
Episode: The Future of Data Catalogs --Shinji Kim, Snowflake/SelectStar

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Joe Reis
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Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 120 ratings
  • Joe stands out!

    It’s really enjoyable to have someone to listen to who has been working in and thinking deeply about data teams for a long time. I appreciate that he is keeping up with societal and technical implications of AI. Strongly encourage listening!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    blablacanuck
    United Statesa year ago
  • Multidisciplinary Knowledge

    Relevant, honest , diverse insights from cross-generational experts globally on the interdependencies of secure people + process + tech and every thing else in between 😁.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cnaloha
    United Statesa year ago
  • Super informative about all things data

    Joe brings guests from the trenches and gets the best out of them. Easy listening and useful conversations.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Data practitioner
    United States3 years ago
  • Great (and chill) guy to learn from

    I’ve been following Joe since I stumbled on Fundamentals of DE book (GOAT survey course in DE) - I really enjoy his tone about this stuff, and how he not only keeps up with forefront of the tech industry, he has solid experience to draw from as he interviews experts and provides his takes. Loving this show, and it’s high on my list of what I look forward to each week

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    snuggleupagusTheFifth
    United States3 years ago

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Guests from the trenches offer actionable insights and real-world ROI stories.
Highly insightful discussions with guests who bring deep, hands-on data experience.
Listeners appreciate the host's practical, no-nonsense take on AI and data governance.

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#173
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#232
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Why Your AI Agents Die in Testing - Prukalpa Sankar, Atlan
Q: What pre-deployment steps help bootstrap an agent's context?
Bootstrapping uses high-quality base context from connected systems, followed by simulations with many personas and potential questions to identify missing context before moving to production.
Why Your AI Agents Die in Testing - Prukalpa Sankar, Atlan
Q: How do you assess whether an agent has sufficient context?
Context sufficiency is non-deterministic, but practical benchmarks exist: prevent abandoning agents by avoiding too little context, and move toward roughly 80 percent accuracy so feedback loops can compound growth and improvement.
Tristan Handy: AI Agents Are the New Consumers of Data
Q: If you were to start over today, how would you build the company and product to ride this wave of agent-driven data?
He envisions smaller, highly context-aware founding teams forming partnerships rather than traditional C-corps, with a leaner capital footprint and a focus on creating platforms that empower analysts and other knowledge workers to leverage agents and automate critical business processes.
Tristan Handy: AI Agents Are the New Consumers of Data
Q: What does this look like to you when you think about DBT and the data stack today?
Handy suggests that the arrival of agent-centric workflows will push DBT and similar tools to focus on enabling agents to own business processes, with an emphasis on cost-efficient data access, reliable pipelines, and a more integrated, open approach to tooling.
The Hidden Cost of AI Agents on Your Cloud Bill - Sanjay Agrawal
Q: What are the main cost drivers you see with AI agents in data warehouses?
The major drivers include the evolving costs of AI agent workloads, model switching, and the lack of visibility into data pipelines; the discussion emphasizes that ROI must guide optimization decisions and that auto-optimization should be integrated with governance and observability.

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What is The Joe Reis Show about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A data- and AI-focused show that centers conversations around data engineering, data governance, and open data infrastructure, with frequent dives into AI agents, cost management in cloud data, and the evolving data stack. Episodes feature seasoned practitioners and founders discussing practical challenges, tooling, and strategic shifts—from data catalogs and open formats to governance, ROI, and organizational change—often pairing technical depth with real-world anecdotes. A standout trait is the host's candid, experience-driven commentary and a penchant for interviewing practitioners who bring hands-on lessons from the trenches, making it especially valuable for listeners who build or sponsor data infrastructure and analytics tooling.

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7. Zach Wilson
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