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The Aboard Podcast

Software in the Age of AI

Join Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else.

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Father Brendan McGuire: Bringing AI to Church

A Silicon Valley priest discusses advising Anthropic and Pope Leo’s AI encyclical.

July 21, 2026 - 46 min 22 sec
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AI Unicorns Don’t Exist

Silicon Valley “disruption” is at odds with the way software creation works—and that’s a problem.

July 14, 2026 - 32 min 13 sec
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John Herrman: The Declawing of OpenClaw

A New York Magazine tech reporter discusses covering an AI flash in the pan.

July 7, 2026 - 52 min 3 sec
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Traci Donnelly: Using AI to Make an Impact

The longtime nonprofit executive discusses the real ways AI could transform the sector.

June 23, 2026 - 45 min 59 sec
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LevAIthan? A Hobbesian Look at AI

Is the AI era destined to make our software lives nasty, brutish, and short?

June 16, 2026 - 36 min 30 sec
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