Introducing our first original podcast: DevDiscuss
Tags: discuss, meta, announcement, showdev
Published: 2020-05-14 15:34:21

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title: Introducing our first original podcast: DevDiscuss
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description: The show covers burning topics that impact the daily lives of programmers and beyond, hosted by DEV Co-Founders, Ben Halpern and Jess Lee.
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Today, @ben & I officially get to call ourselves *podcast hosts*. We are very excited to introduce you all to **DevDiscuss**, the show where me, Ben, and our lovely guests get to discuss the burning topics that pop up around DEV and beyond. The format of our show begins with an interview with one or two guests, and ends with commentary straight from the community. I’ve been hinting at this new podcast since I posted my first dial-in request back in March:

{% link https://dev.to/jess/what-is-something-important-that-you-think-is-being-overlooked-in-the-tech-community-call-us-with-your-answer-1icg %}

If you’ve responded to any of these threads, either by commenting or dialing our Google Voice number, you might hear your comment (and voice) on the show!

We kicked off our inaugural episode with a topic that software engineers often don’t consider: changing your name. We were inspired by Penelope Phippen’s (@penelope_zone) article, “[Changing your name is a hard unsolved problem in Computer Science](https://dev.to/penelope_zone/changing-your-name-is-a-hard-unsolved-problem-in-computer-science-kjf),” so we brought her into our fully distributed studio for an interview.  

You can tune into the episode directly here on DEV (and continue browsing the site!), or any other platform that supports podcasts:

_Pro Tip - If you [follow the podcast on DEV](https://dev.to/devdiscuss), new episodes will show up directly in your feed :)_

{% podcast https://dev.to/devdiscuss/s1-e1-why-tech-s-deadnaming-problem-matters %}

## Quick Listening Links
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4Jae2mPUqx0XnGychucsE4?)
- [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/+a_2lS-tyg)
- [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/devdiscuss)
- [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/devdiscuss-dev-xtQvoDylAUg/)
- [TuneIn](https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/DevDiscuss-p1324596/)
- [DevDiscuss Website](https://devpods.dev/podcasts/devdiscuss/episodes/1)
- [RSS Feed](http://feeds.devpods.dev/devdiscuss_podcast.xml) to plug into the platform of your choice 🔌
- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devdiscuss/id1513053883)
- [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5kZXZwb2RzLmRldi9kZXZkaXNjdXNzX3BvZGNhc3QueG1s&ep=14)

A huge thanks to @levisharpe for producing & mixing the show, and @peter and @saronyitbarek for their editorial oversight.

Finally, thank you to our Season 1 sponsors who help make this show possible.  If you're in the market for any of their services, please check out [DigitalOcean](https://do.co/devdiscuss), [Heroku](https://devcenter.heroku.com/start), [CommerceJS](https://www.commercejs.com/devto), and [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=devto&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=fy20_get_a_demo).

We hope you enjoy DevDiscuss!

Happy Coding!