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The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Adam Stacoviak, Jerod Santo

Booking Overview

This is a weekly technology interview and news show focused on software development, open source, developer infrastructure, and emerging engineering tools, typically featuring founders, senior engineers, security experts, and open-source leaders. Credible pitches include technical founders, CTOs, maintainers of significant projects, and executives with firsthand expertise in developer platforms, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or artificial intelligence; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include prominent industry leaders with substantial technical achievements.

Metrics

Episodes: 1015

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 20.5k subscribers

Instagram: 14.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

editors@changelog.com

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Host

Adam Stacoviak - Co-founder and co-host of Changelog Media, covering software development, open source, developer tools, and the engineering ecosystem.

Jerod Santo - Co-founder and co-host of Changelog Media, focused on conversations and reporting about software development, open source, and technology.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Technical founders, CTOs, senior engineers, open-source maintainers, cybersecurity leaders, and executives responsible for significant developer platforms or infrastructure products.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a notable software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or developer-tools company, Created or maintained widely used open-source projects, Held senior technical roles at major technology companies, Built or commercialized significant developer infrastructure or security products

Recent Guest Discussions

Peer Richelsen - Open-source Security, Cal.com's Decision To Fork Its Codebase And Keep Sensitive Components Private, Ai-generated Software Noise, And AI Startup Economics.

Sam Lambert - Planetscale Postgres, Vitess, Database Schema Changes, Large-scale Data Operations, And Open-sourcing Infrastructure Technology.

Haroon Meer - Cybersecurity Deception Technology, Honeypots, Intrusion Detection, Product Development, And Building A Bootstrapped Security Company.

Max Stoiber - Open-source Projects, Developer Communities, Acquisitions, Startup Building, Graphql Infrastructure, And Chatgpt Applications.

Matt Carey - MCP, Code Mode, AI Agents, Safe Execution Of Model-written Code, Context Efficiency, Memory, And Agent-assisted Software Development.

Recent Topics

Technology, Software Development, Open Source, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
:

From zero to NanoClaw (Interview)

October 09, 2026

Gavriel Cohen, creator of NanoClaw and co-founder of NanoCo, joins Adam to explain how a 40-hour weekend project became a viral open source hit and the foundation of an enterprise AI company. Gavriel describes the security concerns that led him to build a small, container-isolated alternative to OpenClaw, why he released it under the MIT license, and why the project's community and credibility are more valuable than keeping its code private. They explore the shift from writing code to archit...

Forking Cal.com to closed source (Interview)

September 03, 2026

This week I'm joined by Peer Richelsen, co-founder of Cal.com. What if the majority of open source repositories are already compromised and we just don't know it yet? That's the theory Peer brings to the table this week. We dig into how AI has flattened the knowledge graph to the point that a 16-year-old can vibe hack a power station just as easily as their mom can vibe code an iOS app, why the reporting culture that has kept open source safe all these years is collapsing under AI generated n...

Postgres at PlanetScale (Interview)

August 25, 2026

Sam Lambert is back after 4 years and he does not hold back! We cover $5 PlanetScale Postgres, the Neki "do-over" of Vitess, agents shipping schema changes through deploy requests, rolling back a 500TB table in seconds, and the very real question of whether to open source any of it. Plus: why he thinks the sleeping, lazy giants should be broken up.

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Frequently asked questions

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The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source
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How do I get in touch with The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source?

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source is hosted by Adam Stacoviak and Jerod Santo. Its publicly listed email is editors@changelog.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 The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source?

The publicly listed email for The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source: editors@changelog.com.

How many listeners does The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source have?

Podseeker estimates The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source?

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Technical founders, CTOs, senior engineers, open-source maintainers, cybersecurity leaders, and executives responsible for significant developer platforms or infrastructure products. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a notable software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or developer-tools company; Created or maintained widely used open-source projects; Held senior technical roles at major technology companies. Recent guests include Peer Richelsen, Sam Lambert, and Haroon Meer.

How hard is it to get booked on The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source cover?

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

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