Podcasts on networking, security, automation & leadership

Real-world, deep-dive, hands-on IT.

Our podcasts help grow your tech knowledge & career. Across our collection of shows, you’ll hear engineering how-to, technical advice, news & analysis, and practical case studies from engineers that do this stuff for a living.

Getting started in networking?

Ethan Banks and networking sales engineer Holly Metlitzky break down networking fundamentals in a simple, understandable way. If you’re a college student, junior IT admin, or sales/marketing professional new to the networking industry, this show is for you.

Keeping up with tech news & announcements?

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Long-time tech industry analysts & researchers Drew Conry-MurrayJohna Till Johnson analyze the weekly news with a healthy skepticism designed for the ears of engineers.

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Ethan Banks & Drew Conry-Murray chat with IT vendors about the latest tool & techniques in their product portfolio in this short-form podcast.

Building, operating & securing networks?

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The flagship podcast of the Packet Pushers network, Heavy Networking is the original show that launched back in 2010. Hosts Ethan Banks & Drew Conry-Murray discuss everything going on in networking from an engineering perspective. If you’re a hands-on packet nerd working with campus, data center, and service provider networks, we cover it with guests from all over the industry and the world.

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If you’re a wireless professional, Heavy Wireless is your show. Trainer & director of the Wireless LAN Pros conference Keith Parsons is your host. Everything Wi-Fi and other wireless networking technologies is on the menu.

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IPv6 consultants, authors & trainers Ed Horley, Tom Coffeen & Scott Hogg get into the IPv6 networking weeds. If you’re bringing IPv6 into your network, this is your show. Hands-on, practical and real world from the nerds at Hexabuild.

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Is security part of your networking responsibilities? Hosts JJ Minella, consultant & Wireless Security Architecture author, and Drew Conry-Murray cover practical, hands-on infrastructure cybersecurity for engineers.

If you feel overlooked as a network operator, that disappears with this show. Industry expert, consultant and AutoCon conference organizer Scott Robohn focuses on the evolving world of netops. You’ll learn how to modernize & structure your operational processes.

Leading a technology team?

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What’s the right technology to bring into your shop? What tech should you leave behind? IT researchers Johna Till Johnson & John Burke from Nemertes Research have opinions–and not always the same opinion. You’ll leave each show exposed to a variety of perspectives on current issues in tech.

Are you a technical team lead or manager? Or maybe you’re thinking about it, but aren’t sure. Red Hat Principal Engineer & public speaker Laura Santamaria has got you covered, discussing management skills with folks who’ve been there and done that.

Working with infrastructure as code?

Trainer Ned Bellavance and consultant Kyler Middleton go deep on tools and techniques that help you in the world of cloud, virtualized infrastructure, and infrastructure-as-code.

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Host Eric Chou, author of Mastering Python Networking, takes on network automation. He leverages his own deep knowledge to help automation experts share their knowledge.