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API The Docs Podcast

API The Docs

Our guests talk about their insights and experience as documentarians. We bring advice from behind open and closed developer portals, ideas on what new learnings you can aim for, and recent...

Episodes

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The Ambient AI Future - conversation with Tashfeen Mahmud

Tashfeen Mahmud, senior technical writer at Samsung Research in Canada explains why curiosity is your best defense against technical aversio...

00:32:19Mar 6, 2026

Streamline release notes: balance AI and human oversight

Senior technical writers Gareth Brinn and Lydia Pedersen talk about using GPTs and n8n to automate release notes: scripting, prompt engineer...

00:35:10Nov 25, 2025

Beyond Access Control: Model-Context Protocol Paradigm

API thought leader Kevin Swiber and Pronovix CEO Kristof Van Tomme join the podcast to explore the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and the emer...

00:36:35Oct 21, 2025

State of the Docs 2025: Insights from GitBook - Discussion with Addison Schultz

We discuss findings from GitBook's "State of the Docs" report (2025), for example that 90% view documentation as crucial for purchases, yet...

00:28:28Jul 14, 2025

How AI Impacts Technical Writing Workflows - Discussion with Anila Zaidi and Marco Spinello

Welcome back to the A(P)I The Docs podcast! We’re opening this new chapter with an absolute treat of an episode in which Anila Zaidi, Staff...

00:56:07Jun 16, 2025

Documentation by humans for humans - Discussion with Polina Zaichkina and Max Clayton Clowes

How do you get people on board when you shift to a new tool or a new approach? Even if the value proposition is clear, it might be a challen...

00:43:21Jul 18, 2024

From Inconsistent to Award-winning Docs - Conversation with Naomi Pentrel & Andrew Feierabend

In this episode, Naomi Pentrel and Andrew Feierabend share their journey of revamping Viam’s robotics APIs documentation. They discuss the b...

00:50:38Jul 8, 2024

The Secret Sauce of Developer Programs: A Conversation with Byrne Reese

Byrne Reese had the opportunity to build a number of developer programs over the years. In this episode, he explains his unique Developer Py...

00:56:46Jun 27, 2024

Teaching and Learning Git - Discussion with Anna Skoulikari

When it comes to learning Git, it can be daunting to navigate the plethora of learning resources out there. Recognising the need for a visua...

00:27:30Apr 29, 2024

Install ways to check on the overall health of the portal - Conversation with Rachel Lee Nabors

"Key results are the things you're going to do to move that number. Here's the thing where most people spin out. There should be a break mec...

00:25:39Apr 9, 2024

React.dev and storyboarding with Rachel Lee Nabors

"You can always tell when it's a novice writer or a writer and an artist who are in bad relation because there will be blocks of text everyw...

00:23:37Apr 9, 2024

On the management track - conversation with Claire Waters

Drawing from her role as a wayfinder, Claire Waters (Senior Manager – Product Content Experience, Cloudflare) shares her team’s using the CO...

00:44:35Mar 28, 2024

The zen of resilience - Discussion with Dan Grabski

You need docs and headspace when a well-oiled system inevitably throws a flat tire. With Dan Grabski we talked from car racing through tech...

00:49:23Mar 22, 2024

Writing with humans in mind - Discussion with Ryan Young

Technical writers walk a tricky tightrope between delivering accurate technical information and making it comprehensible for a wide range of...

00:36:02Mar 13, 2024

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 4

How can one make their devportal accessible and useful at the same time? What can devportal owners do to support inclusive design? We were h...

00:16:34Mar 1, 2024

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 3

The API The Docs Podcast brings you a Special Edition series with insights from the 2023 DevPortal Awards. Each year, the DevPortal Awards s...

00:22:10Feb 16, 2024

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 2

The API The Docs Podcast brings you a Special Edition series with insights from the 2023 DevPortal Awards. Each year, the DevPortal Awards s...

00:28:09Feb 16, 2024

DevPortal Awards Jury Interview - Special Edition Part 1

The API The Docs Podcast brings you a Special Edition series with insights from the 2023 DevPortal Awards. Each year, the DevPortal Awards s...

00:18:40Feb 16, 2024

Harnessing the power of customer success - Discussion with Charlie Edwards

Connected to both customers and internal teams, customer success is a powerful source of valuable information throughout the entire feedback...

00:36:32Feb 2, 2024

Building empathy with a beginner’s mindset - Discussion with Adrienne Braganza Tacke

Adopting a beginner’s mindset allows you to explore familiar concepts through a lens of curiosity and openness. But how does that translate...

00:49:46Jan 18, 2024