Civic Tech Chat

Ryan Koch
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Civic Tech Chat

Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.

  1. 91 Innovation Fellowships 🧑‍💻

    12/10/2024

    91 Innovation Fellowships 🧑‍💻

    We're joined by Sarah Schacht (https://smartercivic.squarespace.com/), Senior Data Fellow at Data Foundation and author of a new report called Innovation Fellowship Career Outcomes. We'll dive in and talk about this report, their research, and the innovation fellowship space. Resources and Shoutouts: - Innovation Fellowship Career Outcomes (https://contact-us-a9fb0e.zapier.app/) Music Credit: - Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    50 min
  2. 90 Politics Recoded 🗳️

    11/26/2024

    90 Politics Recoded 🗳️

    We're joined by Aure Schrock (https://aschrock.com/), academic editor and writing coach at their company Indelible Voice and author of the book Politics Recoded. We'll talk about the book and their insights on Code for America, a technology forward non-profit in the civic technology space. Resources and Shoutouts: - Politics Recoded https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549455/politics-recoded/ - Indelible Voice http://indeliblevoice.com/ - Code for America https://codeforamerica.org/ Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    1h 9m
  3. 89 Alliance of Civic Technologists 🏛️💻

    10/29/2024

    89 Alliance of Civic Technologists 🏛️💻

    We're joined by Christopher Whitaker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwhitaker/), Executive Director of the Alliance of Civic Technologists (ACT) (https://www.civictechnologists.org/) to talk about the organization and it's upcoming membership drive. ACT seeks to fill the vacuum left by the sunsetting of the old Code for America Brigade Network program. We'll talk about how the volunteer space, how they plan to operate in it, and their vision for the future. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - Alliance of Civic Technologists (https://www.civictechnologists.org/join) - ACT Discord (https://discord.gg/EM6ywtMhkP) ##### Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    37 min
  4. 88 Humans of Public Service

    10/25/2024

    88 Humans of Public Service

    We're joined by Brian Whittaker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bwhtt/) to talk about their work with Humans of Public Service (https://humansofpublicservice.org/). A non-profit that shares the human stories of public servants. Music Credit: Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol

    31 min
  5. 87 Crowdstrike Outage

    10/09/2024

    87 Crowdstrike Outage

    Our host Ryan Koch (https://linkedin.com/in/kochryan) gives a quick briefing about the Crowdstrike outage. We talk about why you should care about it, what happened, as well as a couple of lessons we can take from the event. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - [Cost Estimate](https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/business/crowdstrike-outage-cost/index.html) - [What is Crowdstrike?](https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24201864/crowdstrike-outage-explained-microsoft-windows-bsod) - [Why does Crowdstrike have kernel access?](https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366598838/Why-is-CrowdStrike-allowed-to-run-in-the-Windows-kernel) - [Crowdstrike preliminary incident review](https://www.crowdstrike.com/falcon-content-update-remediation-and-guidance-hub/) - [Fix instructions](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/how-to-fix-crowdstrike-bsods-in-three-minutes-fix-requires-manual-changes-but-they-are-simple ) - [Join us on Discord](https://discord.gg/hECzBJh) ##### Music Credit: [Tumbleweeds by Monkey Warhol](http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Monkey_Warhol/Lonely_Hearts_Challenge/Monkey_Warhol_-_Tumbleweeds)

    10 min
  6. 86 Thinking at Systems Scale

    06/21/2024

    86 Thinking at Systems Scale

    We're joined by Greg Jordan-Detamore (https://www.gregjd.com/) to talk about digital services in operations, how applying civic tech practices happen where resources are constrained, and overcoming differing language choices. Resources and Shoutouts: - Greg's substack (https://civicinsighter.com/) - Recoding America (book) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61796680-recoding-america) - The Fifth Risk (book) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46266188-the-fifth-risk?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14) - The Mindset Mentor (podcast) (https://robdial.com/podcast/) - Slow Boring (blog) (https://www.slowboring.com/)

    56 min
  7. 85 The AI Generated Episode

    06/24/2023

    85 The AI Generated Episode

    In this episode, our host Ryan Koch demystifies Generative AI and large language models, discussing their potential, risks, and ethical implications. We confront misinformation, privacy issues, and explore questions around authorship and economic impacts. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking a balanced understanding of these pivotal technologies.

    14 min
  8. 84 Hack Your Bureaucracy

    04/13/2023

    84 Hack Your Bureaucracy

    We're joined by[Marina Nitze(https://twitter.com/MarinaNitze) to talk about their book Hack Your Bureaucracy(https://www.hackyourbureaucracy.com/). We'll discuss tactics you can use to get things done in all sorts of organizational environments. ### Resources and Shoutouts: - Recoding America (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61796680-recoding-america) - Power to the Public (book)(https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55421550-power-to-the-public)

    32 min
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Civic Tech Chat is a podcast about the civic technology movement. We seek to harness the power technology has to improve the delivery of public services to people everywhere.

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  • Creator
    Ryan Koch
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Clean
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