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Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Booking Overview

A weekly technical interview podcast focused on Python, software development, open-source projects, data science, and real-world engineering, typically featuring project maintainers, technical leaders, and developers with firsthand expertise. Credible candidates include Python and open-source maintainers, creators of developer tools, engineering leaders, data scientists, researchers, and technical founders with substantial projects or implementation experience; booking difficulty is medium because the show is established but its guest bar is highly specialized.

Metrics

Episodes: 564

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

contact@talkpython.fm

mikeckennedy@gmail.com

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Host

Michael Kennedy - Developer, entrepreneur, Python educator, and creator of Talk Python, focused on helping software developers learn and apply Python.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Python or open-source maintainers, creators of developer tools and frameworks, software architects, engineering leaders, data scientists, researchers, and technical founders with direct experience building or deploying significant systems.
Required Achievements:  
Created or maintained a notable Python, Rust, database, or open-source project, Led a substantial software migration, infrastructure build, or production deployment, Conducted meaningful research in software engineering, data systems, or related technical fields, Developed an educational course or demonstrated expertise helping professional developers adopt new technologies

Recent Guest Discussions

Kristinn Sigurbergsson - The EVE Online Python 3 Migration, Legacy Systems, Data Compatibility, And Maintaining A Live Game During A Major Platform Transition.

Thomas Dhling - Lessons From Upgrading EVE Frontier And Related Systems From Python 2 And Stackless Python To Python 3.

Jamie Bannister - Migrating EVE Online's Large Python Codebase And Production Systems To Python 3 While Keeping The Game Online.

Christopher Trudeau - Rust Concepts For Python Developers, Including Ownership, Performance, Tooling, And Rust-based Python Libraries And Servers.

Guillermo Sanchez Dionis - Ducklake, The Quack Catalog Protocol, Transactional Data Lakes, Parquet, And Analytical Database Architecture.

Recent Topics

Technology, Software Development, Python, Open Source, Data Science

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Talk Python To Me
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#565: Tachyon, Python 3.15's Built-in Sampling Profiler

October 02, 2026

Do you know what's actually slow in your Python app? Or are you guessing? Until now, profiling Python meant a tracing profiler that made your code 2 to 3 times slower. Or a third-party tool that broke with every new release. Python 3.15 fixes that. It ships Tachyon, a sampling profiler built into the standard library. It attaches to live production apps with almost zero overhead. My guests are Pablo Galindo Salgado, CPython core developer and Steering Council member, and László Kiss Kollár fr...

#564: EVE Online Departs for Python 3

September 22, 2026

Every ship in EVE Online eventually undocks and leaves the station. This time, it's the whole game. EVE has run on Python 2 since it launched in 2003, all 2.4 million lines of it, on a custom Stackless interpreter that stopped at 3.8 and was archived last year. Destination: Python 3.12. The route runs through 6,500 lines of division that decide who wins a fight, and 100 gigabytes of pickled Python objects that have to survive the jump intact. Kristinn Sigurbergsson was on this show ten years ...

#563: Getting Started with Rust as Python Devs

September 16, 2026

Lint the entire CPython code base from scratch. It takes 0.3 seconds. Three blinks of an eye. That is ruff, and it is written in Rust. So are Pydantic, Polars, uv, and Granian. Rust shows up in Python three ways: tools that happen to be Rust, libraries Python imports, and servers that run Python inside Rust. This is Rust for Python developers, not Rust experts. Christopher Trudeau is back on Talk Python to discuss Rust and his latest course Up and Running with Rust. The core rule is tha...

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How do I get in touch with Talk Python To Me?

Talk Python To Me is hosted by Michael Kennedy. Its publicly listed emails are contact@talkpython.fm and mikeckennedy@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Talk Python To Me?

The publicly listed emails for Talk Python To Me: contact@talkpython.fm and mikeckennedy@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Talk Python To Me have?

Podseeker estimates Talk Python To Me reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Talk Python To Me?

Talk Python To Me typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Python or open-source maintainers, creators of developer tools and frameworks, software architects, engineering leaders, data scientists, researchers, and technical founders with direct experience building or deploying significant systems. Common among recent guests: Created or maintained a notable Python, Rust, database, or open-source project; Led a substantial software migration, infrastructure build, or production deployment; Conducted meaningful research in software engineering, data systems, or related technical fields. Recent guests include Kristinn Sigurbergsson, Thomas Dhling, and Jamie Bannister.

How hard is it to get booked on Talk Python To Me?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Talk Python To Me cover?

Recent episodes cover Technology, Software Development, Python, Open Source, and Data Science. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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mikeckennedy@gmail.com

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