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Kate sounds off on instructional design
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and confess to finally jumping on the Claude Code bandwagon. I also reflect on my takeaways from Kati...
Making the leap from tech writing to customer education with Katie Cox
In this episode, I talk with Katie Cox, an instructional designer who has spent her career in customer education and now builds an entire product Academy as a team of...
Kate sounds off on being more human (and not boring)
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Mat Patterson’s interview (S3:E42). I also share how my content in t...
Writing more human content with Mat Patterson
In this episode, I talk with Mat Patterson, a CX professional turned technical marketing writer who spent nearly a decade each at Campaign Monitor and Help Scout befo...
Kate sounds off on making things better
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Vladimir Izmalkov’s interview (S3:E40). I also share my definition o...
Mapping your technical writing skill tree with Vladimir Izmalkov
In this episode, I talk with Vladimir Izmalkov, an experienced technical communicator who has built and managed documentation teams and worked across open source and e...
Kate sounds off on building confidence
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Heather Zoppetti’s interview (S3:E38). I also share some thoughts on...
Knitting together a technical writing career with Heather Zoppetti
In this episode, I talk with Heather Zoppetti, a senior technical writer who came to the field through software development and a decade spent running a hand-knitting...
Kate sounds off on stress reduction
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Florian Lefebvre’s interview (S3:E36). I also share some thoughts on...
Writing docs as an open source developer with Florian Lefebvre
In this episode, I talk with Florian Lefebvre, a core maintainer of the open source Astro framework, about what it looks like to write and contribute to docs as a dev...
Kate sounds off on community
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Eric Holscher’s interview (S3:E34). I also share some thoughts on su...
Building a home for documentarians with Eric Holscher
In this episode, I talk with Eric Holscher, co-founder of Read the Docs and Write the Docs, about building and sustaining a community for people who care about docume...
Kate sounds off on lovable docs
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Jacob Moses’ interview (S3:E32). I also share some thoughts on apply...
From tech writing to building lovable neighborhoods with Jacob Moses
In this episode, I talk with Jacob Moses, the founder and original host of The Not-Boring Tech Writer podcast, about how the skills and values he developed as a tech ...
Kate sounds off on docs symbiosis
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress and reflect on my takeaways from Bill Holland’s interview (S3:E30). I also share my attempts to refram...
Collaborating with designers and animators with Bill Holland
In this episode, I talk with Bill Holland, a motion graphics designer and video producer, about how tech writers can effectively collaborate with visual creators. We ...
Kate sounds off on process (and LEGO)
In this solo episode, I share my latest progress updates as I recover from finishing my big project, along with updates on my daily check-in form. I reflect on some o...
Advocating for docs and choosing tools with Kelton Noyes
In this episode, I talk with Kelton Noyes, a senior technical communicator who started his career in tech support and gradually built his way into documentation. We d...
Kate sounds off on self-documentation
In this solo episode, I share my latest content updates progress (spoiler: I finished my project! 🎉). I also share the new daily check-in Google Form I’m trying, insp...
A peek behind the curtain: 2025 clips episode
In this episode, I share clips from my conversations with Liz Argall, Dennis Dawson, Sarah Walker, Ryan Macklin, Nick Graziade, Janine Chan, and Kate Pond. The clips ...
Kate sounds off on 2025
In this solo episode, I share my latest content update progress. I also reflect on all of 2025 hosting this podcast, offering lessons learned about tech writing and m...
Self-documentation for career growth with Kate Pond
In this episode, I talk with Kate Pond, a software engineer and former park ranger who turned self-documentation into a career superpower. We discuss her practical sy...
Kate sounds off on small things and repairs
In this solo episode, I talk about my latest content update progress. I also reflect on Dennis Dawson’s interview (S3:E22), the ways I'm already using Dennis's tips, ...
Humor and visuals in technical writing with Dennis Dawson
In this episode, I talk with Dennis Dawson, a technical writer with 40 years of experience who creates the sketchnotes for Write the Docs talks. We talk about how hum...
Kate sounds off on beliefs and maintenance work
In this solo episode, I share an update on my content update progress. I also reflect on Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti’s interview (S3:E20) and the ways exploring models l...
Growing as a technical writer in the AI era with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti
In this episode, I talk with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti about moving beyond strictly following documentation frameworks to embrace strategic thinking, his Seven-Action ...
Kate sounds off on docs as an act of service
In this solo episode, I share an update on my content update progress. I also reflect on Sarah Walker’s interview (S3:E18) and the concepts of Asteya, giving great se...
Yoga wisdom for technical writers with Sarah Walker
In this episode, I talk with Sarah Walker, a technical writer and yoga instructor, about how yoga principles like establishing foundations, respecting people’s time, ...
Kate sounds off on cognitive capital and learning
In this solo episode, I share an update on my content update progress. I also reflect on Manny Silva’s interview (S3:E14), Ryan Macklin’s interview (S3:E16), and Liz ...
Empathy advocacy: Designing docs for all emotional states with Ryan Macklin
Learn how Ryan Macklin's "empathy advocacy" framework helps you design documentation that works for users in all emotional states (e.g. anxious, frustrated, exhausted...