Episodes

  • Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems

    Understanding AI Agent Skills, MCP and Custom GPTs/Gems
    Jan 27 2026
    Alex Merced discusses the differences between different ways of customizing agent behavior and when to use which. – Agent Skills– Model Context Protocol (MCP)– Claude Projects/Custom GPTs/Gemini Gems Follow Alex at AlexMerced.com
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    14 mins
  • Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling

    Embracing AI Disruption and AI Tooling
    Jan 16 2026
    Alex Merced talks about how his optimism about the Agentic AI tool and poses the question, if people can run as fast as they could before AI, instead of resenting them for it, ask yourself how much further you can now run with AI. Follow Alex on Social: AlexMerced.com The Data Lakehouse Community: https://www.datalakehousehub.com
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    22 mins
  • 2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Catalog, Dremioframe & Iceframe Python Libraries for Apache Iceberg

    2025 Reflections, Google Antigravity, NotebookLM, Dremio AI Agent, Pangolin Catalog, Dremioframe & Iceframe Python Libraries for Apache Iceberg
    Dec 23 2025
    Alex Merced (AlexMerced.com) discusses:– his thoughts on thriving in 2026– His use of Google’s Antigravity– His use of NotebookLM– Dremio’s AI tools (dremio.com)– More Check out Pangolin Catalog at PangolinCatalog.org
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    19 mins
  • Guide to Getting Started in DevRel and Developer Advocacy

    Guide to Getting Started in DevRel and Developer Advocacy
    Nov 20 2025
    Alex Merced, Head of DevRel at Dremio discusses his advice for getting started in the developer advocacy and developer relations field. Follow Alex by going to AlexMerced.com
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    Less than 1 minute
  • #8 – Bluesky and Mastondon for DevRel and Dev Advocacy

    #8 – Bluesky and Mastondon for DevRel and Dev Advocacy
    Oct 30 2024
    Alex Merced talks about Bluesky and Mastodon
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    Less than 1 minute
  • 7 – Building Momentum in the Speaking Circuit

    7 – Building Momentum in the Speaking Circuit
    Mar 30 2024
    Alex Merced discusses tips for dev rels and dev advocates to build their public speaking momentum. Follow Alex, find links at AlexMerced.com
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    Less than 1 minute
  • 2024 Preview – Data/Web Content

    2024 Preview – Data/Web Content
    Jan 9 2024
    youtube.com/@alexmercedcoder youtube.com/@alexmerceddata twitter.com/alexmercedcoder twitter.com/amdatalakehouse
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    Less than 1 minute
  • 6 – The Starlight Docs Framework for Creating Community Knowledge Bases

    6 – The Starlight Docs Framework for Creating Community Knowledge Bases
    Oct 19 2023
    Alex Merced discusses how he’s used the starlight framework to give gifts to the communities he serves:
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