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The Street Pianist6. Vroni HolzmannVroni Holzmann is a multi-talented pianist, singer and cartoonist. Based in Scotland, she travels the world with her piano in the back of a van, taking tourists by surprise as she pops up in unlikely places and plays old stride tunes and other music. In this episode we hear how Vroni loves to make people happy with her moments of surreal magic. She tells me about the logistical challenges of lugging a heavy piano all over Europe: The permits, the tour partners, the ad hoc piano lifters, the tuners, and the repeat audiences. It “doesn’t make any s...2025-03-031h 22
The Street PianistThe Street Pianist, ep 6 trailer (Vroni Holzmann)Have you been hearing a lot of depressing content lately? Give your soul a rest and listen to the next episode of The Street Pianist instead! Coming soon (on Monday 3rd March ’25) - the delightful Vroni Holzmann tells us about her wonderful cartoons and her adventures as she loads her upright piano into a van and travels all over Europe, bringing smiles and joy to passers by from Edinburgh to Tübingen.I’m very happy to tell you that the grey British January and February have been considerably lightened for me as I listened back t...2025-02-2602 min
The Street Pianist5. Johann LourdeI first met Johann Lourde when I saw him perform his own arrangement of Ace of Spades at the Aviva Studios in Manchester. He leapt on top of the piano stool and gave the best display of showmanship I’ve ever seen from an amateur pianist, so I couldn’t wait to interview him. Johann is a pianist and composer based in London. He plays classical and rock/metal music, and in this interview we discuss how he overcame stage fright via street pianos; what it’s like to meet lovely Claudia Winkelman; the support Johann gets from hi...2025-02-1735 min
The Street PianistThe Street Pianist, ep 5 trailer (Johann Lourde)How do you get the attention of a distracted audience? Showmanship! In this sneak preview from ep 5 of The Street Pianist podcast, Johann Lourde talks about challenging passers by to be entertained by his flamboyant performances on train station pianos.Meet Johann Lourde in the new episode of The Street Pianist - coming on Monday 17th Feb ‘25 - and hear how he makes maximum use of showmanship.This episode on Buzzsprout (audio only - transcript available): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2365878/episodes/16559992 This episode on YouTube: (subtitles on screen): https://youtu.be/5r-SiO-bMkk Th...2025-02-1200 min
The Street PianistThe Street Pianist, ep 4 trailer (Mikey Grant)Why is a piano better than a table? And what’s the point of gates? Listen to episode 4 of The Street Pianist, meet Mikey Grant (@michaelgrantpiano), and find the answers to these questions and more!This episode on Buzzsprout (audio only - transcript available): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2365878/episodes/16489352 This episode on YouTube: (subtitles on screen): https://youtu.be/euo5Ti3_6h0The Street Pianist podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts, including thestreetpianist.buzzsprout.com.The theme music is a live street piano recording of a duet between Anthony Tho...2025-02-0701 min
The Street Pianist4. Mikey GrantMikey Grant is a session keyboard player and composer who’s surpassed 1000 gigs over the last 37 years. He’s played with dozens of different bands (including the amazingly-named Pete Loaf), in every imaginable setting. He composes his own music and gets huge joy from the creative process. The support of Mikey’s music-loving dad has encouraged him to keep learning new musical skills, and his multi-talented grandfather (draughtsman, jazz band leader, music promoter and journalist) is a constant source of inspiration.Mikey explains how he writes music because he wants to hear the “beautiful noise”. He tells me what it...2025-02-0353 min
The LabVIEW Experiment PodcastTeaching the Abstract | Clare SudberyIf you’d like to learn more about Clare:https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-sudbery-she-her-35939540/ Making Tech Better Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9Sxa4e9YaFZjVZt_8nqEqoJ-MKBFCF6RSamman Coaching:https://sammancoaching.org/Compassionate Refactoring Talk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAurvWDlGSELearning through the Ensemble Talk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5hbonDKIToIf you’d like to learn more about Sam:https://www.sasworkshops.com/If you’d like to...2025-01-141h 06
The Street Pianist3. Extremely Sloppy Productions (ESP)Who is Extremely Sloppy Productions (ESP)?In June 2024, I was checking out the piano donated by The Piano (Channel 4's TV programme) and I saw this young man playing. I was fascinated by his flair on the keys and wanted to know more. In this episode we discover how ESP has only had one month's worth of piano lessons, how he won a tenner in Battle of the Bands after playing despite an injured wrist, and how he's earnt the reputation of "the music guy" amongst his schoolfriends.You can check out ESP's music on...2024-09-1626 min
The Street Pianist2. Anthony Thomas, Part 2 (CONTAINS @ThePianoUK SPOILERS)Have you ever sung I Will Survive in public? Most people don’t think of themselves as people who sing in public, until you ask them if they’ve ever sung I Will Survive… and suddenly the story changes.Anthony Thomas can be found playing street pianos most weekends, and is full of compassion, enthusiasm and talent. He loves to duet with other pianists and is generous to a fault. Anthony and I met via The Piano TV show, and in this episode we hear an original recording of the magical moment when Anthony met the Pe...2024-06-0926 min
The Street Pianist2. Anthony Thomas, Part 2 (SPOILER FREE)Have you ever sung I Will Survive in public? Most people don’t think of themselves as people who sing in public, until you ask them if they’ve ever sung I Will Survive… and suddenly the story changes. In this episode, we hear about how I met Anthony when he offered to accompany me while I sang in the street, how Anthony taught himself piano, the power of audience participation with classic songs like Bohemian Rhapsody and I Will Survive, how he met his girlfriend during lockdown via a shared love of music, and all the differ...2024-06-0924 min
The Street Pianist1. Anthony Thomas, Part 1Have you ever wondered who plays street piano and why?Anthony Thomas can be found playing street pianos most weekends, in Manchester and across the North. He loves to duet with other pianists and and is full of compassion, enthusiasm and talent. Anthony and I met via The Piano TV show, and for reasons which are partially revealed in this episode, he knows a little more than most about the climax of the new series. So this interview is going out in two parts, with @ThePianoUK spoilers in part two!In part one we hear...2024-05-2620 min
The Street PianistThe Street Pianist - Episode 1, Trailer 2What does it feel like to perform to an indifferent audience of busy travellers? It can be surprisingly cleansing!Anthony Thomas loves to duet, he encourages children to learn on street pianos, and he'll happily accompany any song for all the singers he meets on his travels around street pianos across the country... and even the world.Coming soon... The Street Pianist.The full first episode will be published on Sunday 26th May '24, at 10pm.Anthony can be found @anthony_mufc on instagram, and @luminalflight on Tiktok.2024-05-2502 min
The Street PianistThe Street Pianist - Trailer for episode 1Have you ever wondered who plays street piano and why? I have. So I started talking to street pianists, and it turns out they all have fascinating stories to tell.For instance... Anthony Thomas. He loves to duet, he encourages children to learn on street pianos, and he'll happily accompany any song for all the singers he meets on his travels around street pianos across the country... and even the world.Coming soon... The Street Pianist.The full first episode will be published on Sunday 26th May '24, at 10pm.2024-05-2002 min
Making Tech Better - Made TechProduct management and STEM Diversity, with Karl DickmanWhy is product management the perfect background for a STEM ambassador? In this final episode of Season One Clare Sudbery talks to Karl Dickman, Senior Product Manager at the Department for Work and Pensions, about what good product management looks like, and how to make sure that people from all backgrounds know what choices are available in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Karl Dickman is Senior Product Manager at DWP Digital. He’s a self-proclaimed Product nerd, instrumental in taking ideas from the drawing board and making them an operational reality. His personal mantra is designing wi...2022-04-1248 min
Making Tech Better - Made TechServant leadership, with Katy ArmstrongWhat is servant leadership, and how can you use it to help your teams fly? Clare Sudbery talks to Katy Armstrong about how to empower teams to do their absolute best work, by removing blockers, identifying vision and giving them everything they need.
Katy Armstrong is Head of Digital Delivery at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. She’s led digital teams at the Home Office, the Valuation Office, and GDS.
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Links mentioned: Emma C...2022-03-2952 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechLGBT+ History, with Alex HerbertWhat does the current landscape look like for LGBT+ people working in IT? Clare Sudbery talks to Alex Herbert about some inspirational LGBT+ figures in our industry, and about how employees and colleagues can create a welcoming environment to enable people across the LGBT+ spectrum to come to work as themselves.
Alex is a senior engineer at Made Tech, and has been heavily involved in working to make the organisation more diverse, inclusive and equitable for all its colleagues. She is a volunteer at a local charity and a local trans healthcare pilot. Alex enjoys chess, local...2022-03-1546 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechOpen source landscape, with Ryan BergmanHow is Open Source Software maintained? Clare Sudbery talks to Ryan Bergman about the OSS landscape – how open source is licensed and maintained, how to respond to security threats and why continuous integration improves your ability to keep everything up to date.
Ryan Bergman is a software developer, public speaker, and open source maintainer. Senior Staff Engineer at John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group, he works on systems that allow farmers to control, share and analyse their agronomic data.
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Our theme tune is “For The Miles” by Richard Murray...2022-03-0140 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechInclusive teams, with Dr J HarrisonHow do you make your teams inclusive? Clare Sudbery talks to Dr. J Harrison about mental health, pronouns, the difference between diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias, creating safe spaces and how to be an ally to those in under-represented groups.
Dr. J Harrison is ThoughtWorks’ Harbinger of Change. Out as Transgressive Non-Binary GenderQueer for over 10 years, they bring queer theory (with a slice of humour) into the tech space, focusing on inclusivity and intersectionality and taking a strategic view of cultural change in Technology.
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Legacy Code RocksSelf-Compassion with Clare SudberyWe frequently discuss compassion, empathy, and kindness on this podcast. What we rarely focus on, however, is being kind and compassionate to ourselves. Today we talk with Clare Sudbery. Clare is a lead engineer at Made Tech, and she is the host of the Making Tech Better podcast. Clare tells why it is so important to be compassionate to ourselves and shares with us some techniques on how to achieve this. When you finish listening to the episode, connect with Clare on Twitter and dive deeper into the subject of empathy in tech by joining our new com...2022-02-0758 min
Making Tech Better - Made TechHexagonal architectureWhat is hexagonal architecture, and how can it help to make your code more testable? Clare Sudbery talks to Ted M. Young about the benefits and principles of hexagonal architecture, and how it enables you to keep your domain logic independent from the outside world.
Ted M. Young is a trainer, coding coach, speaker, and author who specialises in getting those new to the industry off on the right foot with a focus on testing, domain-driven design, and learning how to learn.
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Making Tech Better - Made TechInspirational stories, with Catt SmallHow can you avoid designing harmful experiences? Product designer Catt Small talks to Clare Sudbery about her journey from 10-yr-old game developer to successful product designer, and shares many inspirational stories – including the creation of the Game Devs of Color Expo, helping marginalised people to progress in their careers and fundamentally getting things done.
Catt Small is a product designer, game maker and developer who enjoys creating interactive experiences at Asana and helping people to become their best selves.
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Our theme tune is “For The Miles” by Richar...2022-01-1846 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechGood Services, with Lou DowneWhat does a good service look like? Clare Sudbery talks to Lou Downe about why placing the user at the heart of everything will lead to good services that are discoverable, will cross organisational boundaries and do exactly what you need them to do.
Lou Downe is the author of the service design bible, Good Services. Previously Head of User Centered Design and Service Standards at the Government Digital Service (GDS), Lou now runs the School of Good Services.
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Making Tech Better - Made TechHow to build an academy, with Craig BassHow do you recruit and train new software engineers? At Made Tech we run a regular academy programme, which allows us to address the IT skills shortage, increase diversity and reap many more benefits. Clare Sudbery talks to Craig Bass about how to run a successful academy.
Applications for our January 2022 academy are now open! Closing date is 30th Nov 2021. All details here.
Craig Bass is a principal technologist at Made Tech, and was responsible for curating and delivering our academy programme before Clare Sudbery took it over in 2020. Craig has helped many of our...2021-11-2348 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechRefactoringWhat is refactoring, why is it important and how can you get really good at it? Clare Sudbery talks to Emily Bache about enhancing the skills and culture of your teams, to make your code easier to understand and cheaper to modify.
Emily Bache is a Technical Agile Coach who supports developers and aspiring technical coaches with effective methods for teaching and learning practices like Test-Driven Development and Refactoring. Emily has authored several books and training courses, most recently Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman method.
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Our...2021-11-0946 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechWhen is a test not a test? with Daniel Terhorst-NorthWhen is a test not a test? Clare Sudbery talks to Daniel Terhorst-North about all things testing – including why unit tests are not tests, and why “Test Driven Development” would be better named “Example Guided Design.”
Daniel Terhorst-North is a technology and organisational change specialist who has been coaching, coding and consulting for over 25 years. He applies systems thinking, lean and agile principles to solving complex business and technical problems.
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Links mentioned: The Fearless Organisation, by Prof Amy Ed...2021-10-2643 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechBlack history month: Diversity and trainingOctober is black history month, so in this themed episode Clare Sudbery talks to Charlene Hunter, about providing professional training opportunities that create positive experiences for Black women in the face of discrimination and under-representation.
Charlene Hunter is the CEO and Founder of Coding Black Females, a nonprofit organisation to inspire, provide opportunities, and showcase the talents of Black women in tech. She is also the co-founder of Meet Up and Code.
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Links mentioned: Coding Blac...2021-10-1247 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechTeam Topologies with Matthew SkeltonHow should teams be organised for maximum effectiveness? How big should they be, where should the boundaries lie and how independent should they be? Clare Sudbery talks to Matthew Skelton about how to get the best from your teams.
Matthew Skelton is co-author of the Team Topologies book. Head of Consulting at Conflux, he specialises in Continuous Delivery, operability and organisation dynamics for software in manufacturing, ecommerce, and online services.
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Links mentioned: Ruth Malan, Clare Sutc...2021-09-2841 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechTest Driven Development with Geepaw HillWhat is Test Driven Development (TDD) and how can it speed up your software development? Clare Sudbery talks to Geepaw Hill about why he loves TDD so much and how he spreads that love to software teams all over the world.
Geepaw Hill became a professional computer programmer in 1980. Around twenty years ago he became an avid early-adopter of Extreme Programming (XP), and has been teaching XP techniques to software organisations all over the world ever since.
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2021-09-1449 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechCrowdsourcing with Mia RidgeWhat is crowdsourcing, and how is it used to improve the British Library’s online cultural heritage collections? Clare Sudbery talks to crowdsourcing expert Dr Mia Ridge about the power of volunteer digital engagement.
Dr Mia Ridge is the British Library’s Digital Curator for Western Heritage Collections, where she provides support, training and guidance on applying computational research methods to historical collections.
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Links mentioned: Meghan Ferriter, Sam Blickhan from Zooniverse, Living with Machines project, The old w...2021-08-3143 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechDigital accessibility with Jonathan HassellHow do you maximise digital accessibility, and how might your software be inaccessible? Clare Sudbery talks to Jonathan Hassell about considering and balancing the diverse needs of all digital users.
Jonathan Hassell provides strategic accessibility transformation services to organisations worldwide. He has just delivered the new international accessibility standard ISO 30071-1.
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Links mentioned: Mark Webb, Shift MS, Disability at the Table podcast, Hassell Inclusion, Accessibility Myths, Hi Hub, MadeByDyslexia.org, Hemingway app, free Hassell Inclusion book...2021-08-1750 min
Agile.FM120 - Clare SudberyTranscript: Joe Krebs 0:10 Agile FM Radio for the Agile community. www.agile.fm.Welcome to another episode of Agile FM. Today I have Claire Sudbury with me. She's the queen of questions at Made Tech, we're going to go through what that actually means she is out of Manchester, UK. She is a fellow podcaster. Also in the Agile space with a podcast that's called Making Tech Better. That title implies that we can be better, which is something we want to explore in this podcast, I'm going to share all the contact...2021-08-0946 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechService Design with Fritz von RunteHow do you design public-facing services so that users get the best experiences? Clare Sudbery talks to Fritz von Runte about the difference between art and design, and how to make the most of service design with a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach.
Fritz von Runte is a Mancunian Service Designer obsessed with the North, improving public sector services and multi-disciplinary product development.
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Links mentioned: Abby Covert, Leisa Reichelt, Jeff Gothelf, Dan Ariely, Lisa Jeffery, Kit Collingwood, Clar...2021-07-2041 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechChanging legacy systems with Meri WilliamsWhat can you learn from working with legacy code? Meri Williams talks to Clare Sudbery about respecting your predecessors, the impact of failure, the value delivered by the code that’s running right now, and the benefit of frequent software releases.
Meri Williams is an experienced CTO, a published author, an international speaker, chair of The Lead Developer conference, tech advisor for Kindred Capital and a trustee at Stonewall, the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ rights charity.
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Links...2021-07-0642 minMaking Tech Better - Made TechWomen in Engineering day with Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBETo celebrate Women in Engineering day on 23rd June, Clare Sudbery talks to Anne-Marie Imafidon about why women need to be in the room at all levels of technology, and to some of our female senior engineers about their experiences in the industry.
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE is the CEO of Stemettes, the host of the Women Tech Charge podcast, and in 2020 was voted the Most Influential Woman in Tech in the UK by Computer Weekly.
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Software Developers Journey#156 Clare Sudbery surfing on her own imposter syndromeClare took us on a wild ride in and out of software engineering. She told us all about her vulnerabilities, doubts, and questionings and her needs, desires, and aspirations. She gave us the full experience of searching for what she could be good at while surfing on her imposter syndrome, feeling that she hadn't had success in her professional life, and giving us wonderful tips along the way. What a ride!Here are the links from the show:Clare on Twitter https://twitter.com/ClareSudberyMade-Tech's Podcast "Making Tech Better" https://www.madetech.com/resources...2021-06-2258 min