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Jun 2026

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A weekly podcast that welcomes you to explore technology with an insightful interview every two weeks and topic-deep dives every other two weeks. If you're interested in deep and creative technology and conversations with some of its most interesting practioners, this is the show for you. Come in and get yourself comfortable. Show notes can be found at - chrischinchilla.com/podcast Formerly known as "Chinchilla Squeaks"

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June 10, 202636 min

Converting messy documents into structured data with Peter Staar of Docling

In this episode, I speak with Peter Staar of Docling about the wonderful open-source project that converts messy documents into structured data, perfect for ingestion into AI tools and more. Recorded live at PyTorch con in 2026. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 28, 202642 min

Removing barriers in audio with Sharath Narayana of Sanas

This episode, I am joined by Sharath Narayana of Sanas, and AI company working to remove the barriers in audio since 2020. Your journey to stunning videos starts here FlexClip is a simple yet powerful video maker and editor for everyone that helps users easily create compelling video content for personal or business purposes without any learning curve. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/flexclip For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 7, 202638 min

Daniel Gräfe of Timing and CoTypist

Joining me in person (and thus the horrible audio quality) is Daniel Gräfe, independent developer of the amazing apps Timing and CoTypist. Based in Germany, we discuss how he builds his apps, why there are so many independent macOS developers in Germany, and what the future holds for independent developers. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

April 23, 202630 min

The PyTorch Foundation with Mark Collier

In this episode, I speak with Mark Collier, executive director of the PyTorch Foundation, from PyTorch Con in Paris. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

April 9, 202634 min

Are bio processors the next step for computing?

I speak with Ewelina Kurtys about Final Spark, a company building a bioprocessor, which they believe will enhance AI growth with no energy restrictions. Want the power of Mermaid for enterprises? Mermaid chart brings WYSIWYG editing, generative AI, collaboration, and more to the flexible syntax of Mermaid. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/mermaid For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

March 26, 202634 min

What's new with Java and JDK26 with Simon Ritter

In this episode, I speak with Simon Ritter of Azul about what's new in the JDK26 release and how you maintain community interest with a language that has the vintage of Java. Try the best git GUI for macOS and Windows Grapple git without the grief and try Tower, the best graphical interface for git on macOS and Windows. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/tower For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

March 12, 202635 min

Storytelling and AI with Victor of Supreme Robot

In this episode, I speak with the fascinating Victor of Supreme Robot about their AI-powered projects to help storytellers, screenwriters, game designers, and other story-driven creators. The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smarts Sudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

February 27, 202634 min

Automating complexity for all with Fabia Q Veit of make.com

In this episode I speak with Fabian Q Veit, CEO of make.com, a long established automation platform, that like many others has moved into AI orchestration. AI-powered learning with NoteGPT Summarize YouTube videos, PDFs, articles, lectures, audios, PPTs, and images. Instantly create notes, mind maps, and presentations. Boost your learning efficiency by 10x. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/notegpt For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

February 19, 202637 min

Connecting all the things with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale

Another great interview for Web Summit 2025, where I speak with Avery Pennarun of Tailscale, a product I use all the time to connect to my remote machines. 100s of amazing Mac apps Looking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw. https://go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

February 5, 202633 min

The evolution of the web with Dana Lawson of Netlify

In this episode, I speak with Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify, about the journey of the company so far, where they're heading and how it fits into the company's predictions on the future of the web.Text based video and audio editingAre you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful with a suite of AI-powered features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my podcasts and you can to!https://go.chrischinchilla.com/descript For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.