Community Pulse

Mary Thengvall

Community Pulse is the spot for Developer Relations and Community professionals who are looking for information on building technical communities. Community Builders and DevRel veterans Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, and Wesley Faulkner interview experts in the field of Developer Relations and Community Leadership on a broad range of topics related to building community.

  1. After Pulse: Playing DevRel's Advocate

    5 days ago

    After Pulse: Playing DevRel's Advocate

    In this After Pulse the hosts get into what it's actually like to be the odd one out in the room, the person who can see the bigger picture when everyone else is heads down on their own slice of the problem. They share personal anecdoates about trying to get stakeholders to zoom out, see who a decision actually impacts, and what's worked and what hasn't when you're the one connecting dots nobody else is putting together yet. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

    16 min
  2. Playing DevRel's Advocate (Ep 104)

    27 May

    Playing DevRel's Advocate (Ep 104)

    In this episode of Community Pulse, we discuss the challenge DevRel teams face when raising concerns internally. Because they’re closely connected to the developer community, they often spot issues before anyone else. Speaking up too often can make them seem overly negative or resistant to change. We explore how to communicate concerns effectively, maintain credibility with stakeholders, and continue advocating for the community without becoming “the person who always pumps the brakes.” Checkouts Wesley Faulkner Work’s Not Working - A community for those struggling in the workplace to get real help instead of platitudes. Get suggestions from other people that are dealing with the same struggles that you are facing to get real support. Against Empathy - The book draws on the distinctions between empathy, compassion, and moral decision making. Jason Hand High Agency In 30 Minutes Datadog Community YouTube The State of AI Engineering Report Mary Thengvall Monte Williams - ALEU Leadership Development Project Hail Mary - book is amazing; audiobook narrator (Ray Porter) is phenomenal; and the movie holds up to the book - triple threat! Melissa Appel Re-reading Designing your Life - it uses design thinking, and especially prototyping / experimentation to help you figure out what’s next in your professional or personal life Jonan Scheffler Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Shinryu Suzuki Drive, Dan Pink: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose DM me if you're in Berlin, I'll buy you a beer. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork photo by Nick Nice on Unsplash Special Guests: Jonan Scheffler and Melissa Appel.

    35 min
  3. AI Slop in the Industry (Ep 103)

    1 Apr

    AI Slop in the Industry (Ep 103)

    Prompted by some content on “How to Succeed in DevRel” that was clearly AI produced, Jason, PJ, and Wesley go down the rabbit hole of how developers are affected by AI generated content, what the real value of AI content is to developers, and a few points on what exactly the value is of creating content for AI instead of human developers. Checkouts Wesley Faulkner Twilight Zone episode PJ Hagerty Asimov’s I, Robot (not the movie) Jason Hand J’s hackathon project Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork by Nahrizul Kadri on Unsplash

    36 min
  4. 2025 End of Year Wrap-Up (Ep 102)

    7 Jan

    2025 End of Year Wrap-Up (Ep 102)

    In this year-end episode, we’re reflecting on our 2025 DevRel conversations and the themes that defined the year. We revisit key insights from our guests, look at how the DevRel landscape continued to evolve, and call out the lessons that showed up again and again across our episodes. It’s also a moment to thank our guests and listeners who made the show possible. Whether you joined us for one episode or all of them, this wrap-up looks back on where DevRel has been in 2025 and ahead to what’s coming next. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash.

    31 min
  5. Non-tech Communities That Inform Our DevRel Activities (Ep 101)

    07/11/2025

    Non-tech Communities That Inform Our DevRel Activities (Ep 101)

    Our lived experiences often inform our work. This is true in the world of DevRel as well. Whether you have organized a church group, been in a band, or put together a big party - some of those experiences will leak over into how you see community and how you work in the Developer Relations world. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

    39 min
  6. After Pulse: What's Changed Since Community Pulse Started!

    03/10/2025

    After Pulse: What's Changed Since Community Pulse Started!

    We’re reflecting on how the show has evolved, from adding Pulse and tightening our structure to getting comfortable recording without guests. We also look back at the biggest shifts in DevRel over the past decade (no, you can’t say AI), share thoughts on where the industry is headed, and dig into highlights from the Decade of DevRel report. Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village.

    33 min
  7. What's Changed Since the Community Pulse Started! (Ep 100)

    26/09/2025

    What's Changed Since the Community Pulse Started! (Ep 100)

    It’s been 10 years since the start of Community Pulse and, appropriately enough, we’ve reached the milestone of 100 episodes. To celebrate, we invited Jono Bacon -- our very first guest on the show -- and SJ Morris -- a former host of the show -- to join us and reminisce about changes in the DevRel industry as well as how we’ve changed personally and professionally over the last 10 years. We’ll laugh a little… cry a little… and as always, learn a lot along the way. Checkouts Jason Bono Primalbranding by Patrick Hanlon and Hooked by Nir Eyal - awesome books, very relevant Attio / OpusClip / Anam - awesome tools Stateshift MobLand on Paramount+ SJ Morris Developers, Reinvented Design from the Margins Wesley Faulkner Kitten TTS Add Bluesky comments and likes to your blog PJ Hagerty The AI Con - How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M Bender and Alex Hanna Tyler the Creator - Don’t Tap the Glass Jason Hand Anyone can Play Music by Josh Turknett ai-tools-lab.com LLM Observability Learning Course (FREE) Mary Thengvall Upcoming book that I had a preview of and am very excited about (coming from Apress in early 2026)! Developer Relations Activity Patterns: A Unified Approach to Devrel, DX and Community Management by Scott McAllister, David Neal, Ted Neward, and Chris Woodruff Fun (random) things have made me smile lately: Miniature Cheese Graters Lapel Pins Special Guests: Jono Bacon and SJ Morris.

    1hr 2min
  8. DevRel Tooling (Ep 99)

    09/08/2025

    DevRel Tooling (Ep 99)

    In this episode, Jason, Wesley, and Mary share some of our favorite tools of the trade—from live streaming setups and demo-building tricks to the software and hardware we rely on for recording videos and tracking metrics. Join us for a practical, behind-the-scenes look at the gear and workflows that help us connect with developers and communities every day. Categories Building & Managing Websites Hugo Astro Form Bricks Local Recall SquareSpace Eleventy Data, metrics, and knowledge sharing Airtable Common Room Metabase Scheduling meetings Cal.com Fantastical LiveStreaming & video recording and editing Streamyard Riverside.fm OBS OpenShot Audacity VLC Descript Otter Meeting Agent - AI Notetaker, Transcription, Insights Automation tools n8n Zapier IFTTT Forums Slack Discourse Podcast hosting Fireside Building demos Claude Code Lovable Cursor LocalAI Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes and follow us on Spotify, or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we’re on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Photo by Todd Quackenbush on Unsplash.

    31 min
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About

Community Pulse is the spot for Developer Relations and Community professionals who are looking for information on building technical communities. Community Builders and DevRel veterans Jason Hand, Mary Thengvall, PJ Hagerty, and Wesley Faulkner interview experts in the field of Developer Relations and Community Leadership on a broad range of topics related to building community.

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  • Creator
    Mary Thengvall
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    150
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Community Pulse Hosts
  • Show Website
    Community Pulse

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