Data + Love
by Zach Bowders
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Data + Love = Comedy Legends, Console Conflicts, and VR Visionaries…
Data + Love = Comedy Legends, Console Conflicts, and VR Visionaries…
About this podcast
The intersection of Data Analysis and Passion.
Casual Conversations with Data Pros + Artists and Bite-Sized Data Stories
Episodes
The newest 20 of 215 episodes
- Data + Love = Comedy Legends, Console Conflicts, and VR Visionaries with Blake J Harris · 59 minAuthor and raconteur Blake J Harris returns to the show. We discuss his new book "Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David" about the comedy legend behind Seinfeld and Curb…
- Data + Love = Baseball Stats, Technology Cycles, and Workplace Evolution with Mark Recher · 47 minTableau General Manager Mark Recher joins the show for a wide ranging conversation about the evolving workplace and impact of AI on the data space and beyond. We talk AI…
- Data + Love = AI Incentives, Tradeoffs, and Grit with Anna Foard · 1 h 2 minIn this episode, guest Anna Foard dive into a wide-ranging conversation that starts with work-related stress and the tricky trade-off between caring and not caring about…
- Data + Love = Edward Tufte, The Document, and Catastrophic Expenses · 31 minThis week on the Data + Love podcast we talk about the Godfather of Dataviz Edward Tufte, his magnum opus 'the document', and what that has in common with Amazon's recent…
- Data + Love = Authenticity, Engagement, and Growth with Blake Feiza · 50 minZach and Blake had an informal conversation about data visualization, community engagement, and AI's impact on creative work. Blake shared his journey into the Tableau community…
- Data + Love = Fear Sells, Pew Surveys, and Marketing Strategy · 26 minA landmark Pew Research survey this week shows that 16% of Americans believe AI will have a positive Impact on Society In this episode we explore the fear, where it's coming…
- Data + Love = Tableau Conference 2026 Recap with Mark Bradbourne · 43 minIron Viz Judge Mark Bradbourne returns to discuss TC26. We talk about Keynotes, Devs on Stage, Iron Viz, and get dramatically off topic quite frequently.
- Data + Love = Token Maxxing, Flex Pricing, and Lexapro · 23 minIn this solo episode we catch up with recent trends in workplace AI
- Data + Love = What We Ask Google with Simon Rogers · 26 minSimon Rogers drops in to discuss his latest book 'What We Ask Google', available May 5, 2026 Simon is Google’s Data Editor, leading a team of data journalists, analysts, and…
- Data + Love = Confections, Creativity, and IronViz with Brian Moore · 42 minThis week Iron Viz 2026 Finalist and Tableau Visionary Brian Moore drops in Zach and Brian discussed Brian's preparation for the upcoming IronViz competition at Tableau…
- Data + Love = Entropy, Complexity, and Perseverance · 27 minIn this solo episode Zach talks about entering the Tableau Visionary Hall of Fame, entropy in complex processes, and persevering when work gets tough
- Data + Love = Dim Sum, Long-Form, and Iron Viz with Kevin Wee · 58 minTableau Visionary and Iron Viz 2026 Finalist Kevin Wee stops by Zach and Kevin discussed Kevin's upcoming participation in IronViz at Tableau Conference 2026, where he will…
- Data + Love = Mars Produce, Design Influences, and Iron Viz with Ann Pregler · 47 minIron Viz 2026 Finalist and Tableau Ambassador Ann Pregler is on the Pod Zach and Ann discussed Ann's approach to data visualization and storytelling, highlighting her use of…
- Data + Love = AI Drama, Market Crashes, and an All-Star Iron Viz · 24 minIn this solo episode Zach talks about the recent AI industry shakeups (and stock market responses), non-profit fundraising, getting a handle on Anxiety, and an All-Star Iron Viz…
- Data + Love = Commitment, Courage, and Creativity with Ojoswi Basu · 1 h 5 minMakeover Monday co-lead and Tableau Ambassador Ojo Basu joins the pod Zach and Ojo discuss Ojo's journey from being camera-shy and an immigrant with an accent to becoming more…
- Data + Love = Enhancing Communication, Data Industry Changes, and Conference Insights with Will Perkins · 58 minThe infamous Will Perkins is back on Data + Love (on strict probationary parole) after his ban. Zach and Will dive into how careers in data are getting flipped upside-down by AI…
- Data + Love = Evolution, Authenticity, and Impact with Andy Kriebel · 1 h 1 minTableau Hall of Fame Visionary, Next Level Tableau Founder, and former Makeover Monday co-lead Andy Kriebel is the final guest of season 6! Zach and Andy dive deep into the…
- Data + Love = Fractured Wrists, Universal Design, and Fundraising Analytics with Roshni Gohil · 1 h 8 minRoshni Gohil (MIT) drops by and we revisit her excellent Tableau Conference 2025 presentation on Universal Design (and how it ties into wrist trauma!) We take a big tangent and…
- Data + Love = Data Fleuncy and Questions in Dataviz with Neil Richards · 53 minTableau Hall of Fame Visionary Neil Richards is on the pod We talk about the differences between Fluency and Literacy, data humanism, and innovative visualization Neil is on…
- Data + Love = Learning by Doing, Dataviz Discoveries, and AI Trends with Mark Bradbourne · 1 h 0 minFan Favorite Mark Bradbourne returns. We talk Five Trends in AI and each go through 5 viz projects we learned things about the real world from.







