# Become an Epic Product Engineer A podcast by Kent C. Dodds. Become an Epic Product Engineer is Kent C. Dodds's interview podcast about skills that stay valuable as AI takes on more implementation: product engineering - blending technical depth with product judgment, user empathy, and problem clarity. Each episode is a long-form conversation with a guest who has shipped real software and cares about building the right thing before making it right. You get full audio, transcripts, structured show notes, homework (one concrete action to try), and links from the conversation. Canonical home for the show and every episode page: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/become-an-epic-product-engineer-podcast New episodes publish on Wednesdays (America/Denver). Video is added on Transistor for supported podcast apps when available. Complements Better with Kent - Kent's solo series on durable skills for people who ship software. Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/become-an-epic-product-engineer ## Latest episodes - [Sketch the user journey and review systems - product-minded engineering with Drew Hoskins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/f606b36c773a) (2026-10-28, 48 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/7f5e9c41/549a7c9f.mp3 - [Triage your backlog with LNO - product-minded engineering with Sam Julien](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/e125ba7b1199) (2026-10-21, 54 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9f376d93/5082f07c.mp3 - [Get five people talking about your product - iterative feedback with Ben Vinegar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/baa93921fc48) (2026-10-14, 52 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/0acd06b7/6906187a.mp3 - [Start with curiosity and talk to a customer - continuous discovery with Teresa Torres](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/cd94c9f5b813) (2026-10-07, 50 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/1e20d5b2/8259a6c1.mp3 - [Lead with empathy and listen without defense - product sense with Mark Techson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/a28dfc43df12) (2026-09-30, 44 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/dd01313f/cd80babd.mp3 - [Keep a friction log and read a sales book - product ownership with Joyce Er](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/d002f9023d55) (2026-09-23, 38 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/334c3d5e/8f87b240.mp3 - [Use the product yourself - empathy, architecture, and PM partnership with Rita Kozlov](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/6105de9f5c09) (2026-09-16, 40 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b88a5f67/f9c85bea.mp3 - [Ask why in every PR - product engineering with Erin Fox](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/d7a53bb86881) (2026-09-09, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/3516e64a/164f8e85.mp3 - [AI is a tool, not a silver bullet - product discovery with Peppe Silletti](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/1c5cddb7c6c7) (2026-09-02, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/e1e626a1/0543ce0b.mp3 - [Curiosity, micro-sales, and AI as a supplement with Shaundai Person](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/c5a6ead7090d) (2026-08-19, 47 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/49fe230d/188eee2c.mp3 - [Talk to users, ship live demos, and build durable products with Michael Grinich](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/3f56584ed8a5) (2026-08-12, 48 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/fdb3b23b/18cb2dc6.mp3 - [Write it down: process, benchmarking, and product judgment with Ronan Berder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/695352f9d5fd) (2026-08-05, 62 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/0c56c05a/786dace8.mp3 - [Developer customers, AI skills, and durable product judgment with Ben Ilegbodu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/b5eaa14a0b73) (2026-07-29, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/f0efe95e/e4e85598.mp3 - [Architecture, AI agents, and product empathy with Robert C. Martin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/ed2873295f39) (2026-07-22, 44 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/7f2974b4/0aec7524.mp3 - [Curiosity, UX, and durable engineering skills with Annie Sexton](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/1a03d867fc75) (2026-07-15, 49 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/0186f089/64b2ae07.mp3 - [Taste, simplicity, and AI-era product judgment with Michael Shimeles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/7b361df86898) (2026-07-08, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d951a4e6/ed036b93.mp3 - [Know your customer better than your code - product engineering with Lucas Wargha](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/b00b38512637) (2026-07-01, 48 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a0a901cb/525eb0f5.mp3 - [Demos, feedback loops, and AI-era product judgment with Ruben Casas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/1113665d4163) (2026-06-24, 44 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/7fa9a04b/74772ae6.mp3 - [The technical person in the room - product engineering with Sean Roberts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/bffe31adb5f9) (2026-06-17, 45 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/3befb0d2/58fd4cc7.mp3 - [Software architecture, human judgment, and AI's limits with Grady Booch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/51c1564c9ed6) (2026-06-10, 47 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/454b2b2a/2125bb80.mp3 - [User outcomes, workflow design, and biotech software - product engineering with Swizec Teller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/b6be0e94d426) (2026-06-03, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/fabf2b37/92d72471.mp3 - [User empathy, feedback loops, and what not to build - product engineering with Jack Ryan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/56b9e702cfa5) (2026-05-27, 54 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/ef80b659/18058e64.mp3 - [Primitives, agent UX, and Executor - product engineering with Rhys Sullivan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/48ecd56e21d6) (2026-05-20, 42 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/64cdbfd9/fb84bd04.mp3 - [Customer research, desire, and Sales Safari - product engineering with Alex Hillman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/5b111fa6738c) (2026-05-13, 72 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/61863985/8e10a9ed.mp3 - [Speed, prioritization, and maintainability — product engineering with Julius Marminge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/7105ee7a5b90) (2026-05-06, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d9776a37/dea40c1d.mp3 - [Stakeholder empathy, UX, and durable product skills — product engineering with Jamon Holmgren](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/c9bbb4874190) (2026-04-29, 57 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b7e51b7d/b52f977b.mp3 - [Watch users, fix systems, and design for humanity — product engineering with Don Norman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/7fd2ed98cc3b) (2026-04-22, 77 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/25a74dcb/2f99cfa3.mp3 - [Human factors, product debt, and industrial design — product engineering with Will King](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/2f4b200d3802) (2026-04-15, 62 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/5c344b89/f052b137.mp3 - [Vertical slices, Solo, and empathy — product engineering with Aaron D. Francis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/ddf4a1f4cd5f) (2026-04-08, 46 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b2ee4f3a/82a8bdf5.mp3 - [Foundations, feedback, and agents — Dillon Mulroy on product at Cloudflare](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/f1474df6d7ce) (2026-04-01, 50 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/1620847b/4a3e69bd.mp3 - [The right thing before the thing right — product engineering with Wayne Allan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/b0ccc6a0c5c0) (2026-04-01, 51 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9961290d/5d3883a3.mp3 - [Product sense, restraint, and OpenCode with Dax Raad](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/d368e80a3a03) (2026-04-01, 54 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/4cd72d4d/d7cdee29.mp3 - [Introducing Become an Epic Product Engineer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1896782497/c9be7bbb2999) (2026-04-01, 3 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/7365f52e/fdd3f6bd.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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