# TestGuild Automation Podcast

A podcast by Joe Colantonio. TestGuild Automation Podcast (formally Test Talks) is a weekly podcast hosted by Joe Colantonio, which geeks out on all things software test automation. TestGuild Automation covers news found in the testing space, reviews books about automation, and speaks with some of the thought leaders in the test automation field. We'll aim to interview some of today's most successful and inspiring software engineers, and test automation thought leaders.

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## Latest episodes

- [Why Your AI Tests Pass When Your Features Fail with Donovan Brady](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/f22ea69c901b) (2026-10-27, 50 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaDonovanWhyYourAITestsPassWhenYourFeaturesFail609.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Scary Test Automation POCs Made Easy: Halloween Special With Paul Grossman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/c598c1c403f1) (2026-10-20, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaPaulScaryTestAutomationPOCsMadeEasyHalloweenSpecial608.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Locust and Azure Load Testing: Create and Debug Load Tests with AI with Lars Holmberg and Abhinav Premsekhar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/f603bfee15d5) (2026-10-06, 37 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaLarsLocustandAzureLoadTestingCreateandDebugLoadTests607.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Agents Passed the Tests. Real Devices Didn't. with Nick Metcalfe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/c6cdffcfd683) (2026-09-29, 41 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/ai_agents_passed_the_tests._real_devices_didnt._draft_v1_1080p.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing Reality Check: What 13 Founders Refuse to Automate with Joe Colantonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/7b31d76c71e5) (2026-09-22, 30 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaJoeAITestingRealityCheckWhat13FoundersRefusetoAutomate605.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [How to Stay Irreplaceable When Agents Write Your Tests with Jonathon Wright](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/f6a45e546c1a) (2026-09-15, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaJonathonHowtoStayIrreplaceableWhenAgentsWriteYourTests604.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Performance Testing: How to Scale Agentic AI with Kandasamy Selvaraj](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/3d333ca22e2b) (2026-09-08, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaKandasamyAIPerformanceTestingHowtoScaleAgenticAI603.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing Is Bigger Than You Think, 5 Areas Testers Must Own with Swati Seela](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/9d569945a101) (2026-09-01, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaSwatiAITestingIsBiggerThanYouThink5AreasTestersMustOwn602.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Why IoT Testing Proves Manual Testing Never Died with Oleksii Cherkashyn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/b8d1a0daeb03) (2026-08-18, 36 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaOleksiiWhyIoTTestingProvesManualTestingNeverDied601.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Testing AI: Engineering Confidence in Non-Deterministic Systems with Jason Arbon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/7c084a06e98e) (2026-08-12, 54 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaJasonTestingAIEngineering_ConfidenceinNonDeterministicSystems600.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Playwright With AI: How to Automate Tests Without Shipping AI Slop with Andrew Knight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/04c674ac6cc1) (2026-08-04, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAndyPlaywrightWithAIHowtoAutomateTestsWithoutShippingAISlop599.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Test Automation Won't Save Your QA Career, but These Skills Will with Keith Klain](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/a7052a12062c) (2026-07-28, 46 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaKeithTestAutomationWontSaveYourQACareerbutTheseSkillsWill598.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing Strategy: Stop Being a Cost Center, Start Protecting Revenue with Nandini Srinivasan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/75737111ff8f) (2026-07-22, 37 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaNandiniAITestingStrategyStopBeingaCostCenterStartProtectingRevenue597.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [How to Move from Prompt Engineering to Harness Engineering in Testing with Matt Wynne](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/73e66cb53636) (2026-07-14, 40 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaMattHowtoMovefromPromptEngineeringtoHarnessEngineeringinTesting596.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Agentic Engineering for Testers: How to Automate Your Way to the Top with Amit Rawat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/8c9f11e6792d) (2026-07-07, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAmitAgenticEngineeringforTestersHowtoAutomateYourWaytotheTop595.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [How to Test Any API Without Documentation with Liudas Jankauskas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/fc65f303e7b1) (2026-06-30, 24 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaLiudasAPITestingep594.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Your AI Code Review Is Lying to You (Here's the Fix) with Evan Marshall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/2289ad650a9c) (2026-06-23, 37 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaEvanITOaiEp593.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI QA Agents Explained: How Amikoo Helps Testers with Ivan Barajas Vargas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/5affbe35bc9a) (2026-06-16, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaIvanAIQAagentsesplainedhowamikoohelpstesters592.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [The AI Illusion: Why Testing Still Needs Humans with Joe Colantonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/27d0cf5db540) (2026-06-09, 17 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaJoeAIBooksEp591.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Agents in QA: How to Keep Up with AI-Driven Dev Velocity with Vilhelm von Ehrenheim](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/01ece041bae4) (2026-06-02, 36 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaQATechEp590.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Maestro MCP, AI Mobile Testing That Fixes Its Own Tests with Leland Takamine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/dbb9b43f9c52) (2026-05-19, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaLelandMaestroMCPAIMobileTestingThatFixesItsOwnTests589.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing Costs, How to Prevent Runaway Token Bills with Arthur Hicken](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/10f31e30a0c9) (2026-05-12, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaArthurAITestingCostsHowtoPreventRunawayTokenBills588.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Stop Rewriting Tests: How to Add AI to Selenium and Playwright Without Starting Over with Alex Rodionov](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/76d34fcb76a7) (2026-05-05, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAlexStopRewritingTestsHowtoAddAItoSeleniumandPlaywrightWithoutStartingOver587.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Claude AI Mobile Testing, Run Real Device Tests with AI with Frank Moyer and Chris Faulhaber](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/8ca472578a90) (2026-04-28, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaKobitonep586.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing Is Breaking Your Pipeline. Fix Quality Before It's Too Late with Eric Minick](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/59473c5ba13e) (2026-04-15, 30 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaEricAITestingIsBreakingYourPipeline.FixQualityBeforeItsTooLate585a.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Scaling Quality Engineering: How to Deliver Faster Across Global Teams with Sunita McCoy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/eabd4cf6c303) (2026-04-07, 34 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaSunitaScalingQualityEngineeringHowtoDeliverFasterAcrossGlobalTeams584.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Mobile Test Automation is Broken. Here's How QApilot Fixes It with Aditya Challa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/d092f38171e3) (2026-03-31, 38 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaQApilotep583.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing: How Solo Testers Stay Confident in Releases with Christine Pinto](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/10faa06f2e3a) (2026-03-25, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaChristineAITesting_HowSoloTestersStayConfidentinReleases582.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing from Production Logs: Generate Smarter Regression Tests with Tanvi Mittal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/f81f223ecf9f) (2026-03-17, 28 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaTanviAITestingfromProductionLogsGenerateSmarterRegressionTests581.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing: How to Ensure Quality in Non-Deterministic Systems with Adam Sandman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/a7c1cbcf7f4c) (2026-03-10, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAdamAITestingHowtoEnsureQualityinNon-DeterministicSystems580.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Test Automation Tools That Scale: From Zero to 1.6M Users with Sanjay Kumar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/70187f4b18df) (2026-03-03, 30 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaSanjayTestAutomationToolsThatScaleFromZeroto1.6MUsers579.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Test Automation: Ship Twice as Fast with 10x Coverage with Karim Jouini](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/8754d54a130e) (2026-02-24, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaKarimAITestAutomationShipTwiceasFastwith10xCoverage578.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Performance Testing with AI w/ Akash Thakur](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/14a6d5efe87f) (2026-02-17, 27 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAkashPerformanceTestingwithAI577.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Spec2TestAI: Stop Defects Before They Reach Production with Missy Trumpler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/907e5c9c59b3) (2026-01-27, 35 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaMissySpec2TestAI_StopDefectsBeforeTheyReachProduction576.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Locust Performance Testing with AI and Observability with Lars Holmberg](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/b5860f55d06c) (2026-01-13, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaLarsLocustPerformanceTestingwithAIandObservability575.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Top 8 Automation Testing Trends for 2026 with Joe Colantonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/163b4f9df7c7) (2026-01-06, 13 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tga2026AutomationTrendsEp574.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Automation Testing Podcast 2026: New Schedule, Events, Discounts with Joe Colantonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/63f311dbd26e) (2025-12-28, 3 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaLast2025episodeep573.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing LLMs & RAG: What Testers Must Validate with Imran Ali](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/d0138c4b1b78) (2025-12-21, 33 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaImranAITestingLLMsRAGWhatTestersMustValidate572.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Codebase Discovery for Testers with Ben Fellows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/7bb0d2bf8615) (2025-12-14, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaBenAICodebaseDiscoveryforTesters571.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Gatling Studio: Start Performance Testing in Minutes (No Expertise Required) with Shaun Brown and Stephane Landelle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/e3bd8d552146) (2025-12-07, 41 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaStphaneandShaunGatlingStudioStartPerformanceTestinginMinutesNoExpertiseRequired570.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI-Driven Manual Regression: Test Only What Truly Matters With Wilhelm Haaker and Daniel Garay](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/631080c9d278) (2025-12-01, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/Daniel_Wilhelm_Joe_LFV.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Top Automation Guild Survey Insights for 2026 with Joe Colantonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/e036221137cd) (2025-11-24, 9 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaThanksGivingAG26ep568..mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Testing AI Vibe Coding: Stop Vulnerabilities Early with Sarit Tager](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/31ca7e991d8e) (2025-11-16, 33 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaSaritTestingAIVibeCodingStopVulnerabilitiesEarly567.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [4 Free TestGuild Tools Every Tester Should Be Using with Joe Colantonio](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/20ba1af35285) (2025-11-09, 18 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaJoe4FreeTestGuildToolsEveryTesterShouldBeUsing.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [AI Testing Made Trustworthy using FizzBee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/98f4334379c1) (2025-11-02, 33 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaJayaprabhakarAITestingMadeTrustworthyusingFizzBee565_1.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Test Automation Optimus Prime Halloween Special](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/6dc8f3e57d4e) (2025-10-21, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaPaulOptimusPrimeHalloweenSpecial564.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Playwright AI Vibe Testing: True Self-healing Tests with Vasusen Patil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/0e7a0b82b6cf) (2025-10-12, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaVasusenPatilPlaywrightAIVibeTestingTrueSelfhealing563.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Playwright Testing: How to Make UI and API Tests 10x Faster with Naeem Malik](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/656b27938c4c) (2025-10-05, 28 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaNaeemPlaywrightAPI562.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Cut Weeks of Manual Test Design into Minutes Using GenAI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/67ee95643b88) (2025-09-28, 18 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAIReqCourseep561.mp3?dest-id=184057
- [Scaling Mobile Testing Pipelines with Anton Malinski](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/826722706/68e688f0525d) (2025-09-21, 39 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/testtalks/tgaAntonScalingMobileTestingInfrastructureWithoutSlowingDevelopment560.mp3?dest-id=184057

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