Hidden Figures of Python Podcast

Episode 11: with Sheena O'Connell

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100

We interviewed Sheena O’Connell.

Sheena began her career as a software engineer and technical leader across multiple startups, but her passion for education led her to spend the last five years reimagining how people learn to code professionally. Working within the nonprofit sector, she built alternative education systems from the ground up and developed deep expertise in effective teaching, educator development, and the structural limitations of traditional education models. Sheena is the founder of Prelude.tech, where she delivers rigorous technical training alongside consultation and coaching for technical educators and organizations with education functions. She also leads the Guild of Educators, a community she founded to empower technology educators through shared resources, support, and evidence-based teaching practices.

Trailer: Episode 11 with Sheena O'Connell

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Sneak Peek of our chat with Sheena O’Connell, hosted by Cheuk Ting Ho and Tereza Iofciu.

Episode 10: with Una Galyeva

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0100

We interviewed Una Galyeva.

With over 19 years of experience in Data and AI, Una Galyeva held various positions, from hands-on Data and AI development to leading Data and AI teams and departments. She is a driving force behind PyLadies Amsterdam, a Microsoft MVP, AI4ALL Advisory board member, and Head of Artificial Intelligence.

Mojdeh Rastgoo

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Mojdeh is a PyLadies Paris co-organizer, member of PSF Code of Conduct Working Group and a co-host of PyPodcats. She has contributed to organizing several Python conferences, including EuroSciPy, JupyterCon, and PyCon DE & PyData Berlin. With a PhD in Computer Science, she is passionate about fostering diversity and inclusion in the community.

PyPodcats 10th Episode

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Celebrate our 10th episode with us by listening to Una Galyeva’s story!

Trailer: Episode 10 with Una Galyeva

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Sneak Peek of our chat with Una Galyeva, hosted by Cheuk Ting Ho and Mariatta Wijaya.

Episode 9: with Tamara Atanasoska

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

We interviewed Tamara Atanasoska.

Tamara has been contributing to open source projects since 2012. She participated in Google Summer of Code to contribute to projects like Gnome and e-cidadania.

Trailer: Episode 9 with Tamara Atanasoska

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0100

Sneak Peek of our chat with Tamara Atanasoska, hosted by Georgi Ker and Mariatta Wijaya.

PyPodcats Have a New Logo

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

After a year of placeholder art and indecision, the PyPodcats team finally have a real logo. And yes—it has a cat. On a mic. With a snake. We promise it makes sense.

Episode 8: with Mojdeh Rastgoo

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100

We interviewed Mojdeh Rastgoo, the newest member of PyPodcats!

Since discovering Python and the open-source community, Mojdeh has been actively involved in the Python ecosystem. She gave her first tutorial in 2018 at EuroSciPy and has since contributed in many ways. She is a member of the PSF Code of Conduct Working Group, a co-organizer of PyLadies Paris, and now a host of PyPodcats!

Trailer: Episode 8 with Mojdeh Rastgoo

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100

Sneak Peek of our chat with Mojdeh Rastgoo, hosted by Georgi Ker and Tereza Iofciu.

PyPodcats Kickstart 2025

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Hi everyone! After a short break from last year, we are ready to kick off 2025 and we have big plans!

One Year of PyPodcats

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 05:00:00 +0000

It’s been a year since we first launched our first podcast episode on December 12, 2023. Since then, we’ve received lots of positive responses and kind words from Python community members about our podcast series.

Episode 7: with Anna Makarudze

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Anna Makarudze from Zimbabwe to hear about her inspiring journey.

Trailer: Episode 7 with Anna Makarudze

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Anna Makarudze, hosted by Mariatta Wijaya and Cheuk Ting Ho.

PyPodcats Partners with PyLadiesCon 2024

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

PyLadiesCon is back, stronger than ever for its second year, and PyPodcats is thrilled to be their official media partner! As the media partner, we are sharing our podcast-creation resources, like StreamYard and Veed.io subscriptions, with PyLadiesCon and PyLadiesCon speakers.

Episode 6: with Niharika Vadluri

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Niharika Vadluri from India to hear about her inspiring journey.

Trailer: Episode 6 with Niharika Vadluri

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Niharika Vadluri, hosted by Mariatta Wijaya and Cheuk Ting Ho.

Episode 5: with Mona Obedoza

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Mona Obedoza from The Philippines to hear about her inspiring journey.

PyPodcats at PyCon US 2024

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0000

We’re so excited about PyCon US 2024 in Pittsburgh. It was the first time the four of the hosts were in the same room together to share news about our podcast series to the Python community.

Trailer: Episode 5 with Mona Obedoza

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Mona Obedoza, hosted by Georgi Ker and Tereza Iofciu.

Episode 4: with Jessica Tegner

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Jessica Tegner from Denmark to hear about her journey in technology, from modding Minecraft games into becoming an open source maintainer.

Trailer: Episode 4 with Jessica Tegner

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Jessica Tegner, hosted by Cheuk Ting Ho and Georgi Ker.

Episode 3: with Vicky Twomey-Lee

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Vicky Twomey-Lee to hear about how she started learning Python, and becoming involved with the Python community in Dublin, Ireland.

Trailer: Episode 3 with Vicky Twomey-Lee

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Vicky Twomey-Lee, hosted by Georgi Ker and Tereza Iofciu.

Episode 2: with Karolina Ladino

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Karolina Ladino to hear about how she started learning Python, and becoming involved with the Python community in Colombia.

Happy International Women's Day

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000

March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women around the world and advocating for gender equality. In the Python Podcast community, as we have previously reported, women are underrepresented, and yet they continue to make meaningful contributions to the Python community.

Trailer: Episode 2 with Karolina Ladino

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Karolina Ladino, hosted by Mariatta Wijaya and Cheuk Ting Ho.

Karolina Ladino

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Karo is a Product Manager, robotics engineer, MSc Data Analytics, teacher, maker, and jeweler. She co-leads PyLadies Bogotá and PyLadies Colombia initiative. She is part of Python Colombia and is a co-organizer of the PyConCo conference. She has more than 9 years of experience creating hardware for various disciplines. She loves working towards creating opportunities and spaces for personal and professional growth of people. In her free time, she draws and works on her jewelry project.

PyPodcats Received 2,000 USD from Python Software Foundation

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

We’re happy to share that we received 2,000 USD in grants from the Python Software Foundation!

Episode 1: with Joanna Jablonski

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0700

We interviewed Joanna Jablonski to hear about how she got involved in the Python community, and the various contributions she’s made to Python.

Joanna Jablonski

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Joanna has written lots of great articles for RealPython, blogged for the Python Language Summit, and recently authored a PEP.

Trailer: Episode 1 with Joanna Jablonski

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

Sneak Peek of our chat with Joanna Jablonski, hosted by Mariatta Wijaya and Tereza Iofciu.

Episode 0: Introducing Hidden Figures of Python Podcast Series

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0800

The PyPodcats team, Cheuk, Georgi, Mariatta, and Tereza, got together and talked about their origin story. We discussed the name: “Hidden Figures”, what inspired us to start this podcast.

Cheuk Ting Ho

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Before working in Developer Relations, Cheuk has been a Data Scientist in various companies which demands high numerical and programmatical skills, especially in Python. To follow her passion for the tech community, Cheuk has been a Developer Advocate for 3 years. Cheuk also contributes to multiple Open Source libraries like Hypothesis, Pytest, Pandas, Jupyter Notebook and Django. Cheuk is now a community manager at OpenSSF.

Cheuk Ting Ho

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Gender Diversity and Representation in Popular Python Community Podcasts

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Throughout the years, the Python community as a whole has made significant effort in improving diversity. This can be seen in improvements in speaker diversity at Python conferences, and among PSF Board of Directors.

Georgi Ker

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Georgi is an autodidact polymath with a strong passion for entrepreneurship, community, and design. She is a Fellow Member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF), currently serving as a director and a member of the D&I Workgroup. She was honored with the esteemed PSF Community Service Award in December 2020.

Georgi Ker

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Mariatta

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Mariatta is a Python Core Developer. In her free time, she contributes to open source, builds GitHub bots, fixes typos, and likes to tell you about Python’s f-strings. As a public speaker, she has given her talks and keynotes wordwide.

Mariatta

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Mojdeh Rastgoo

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Tereza Iofciu

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Before data leadership coaching, she has worked for over 15 years in Data Science, Data Engineering, Product Management and training teams in such roles. She is the co-organizer of PyLadies Hamburg. She is part of the Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct and Diversity & Inclusion working groups. She has been awarded the Python Software Foundation 2021 Q1 community service award. She is also part of the DISC Steering Committee team and a Data Visualisation Ambassador for Observable.

Tereza Iofciu

meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Anna Makarudze