Write the Docs podcasts
The WTD podcasts category contains reposted episodes for the Write the Docs podcast. See Write the Docs Podcast for the original content here. I usually just post summaries of each episode here. Note that the I'd Rather Be Writing audio feed doesn't contain MP3 files from the Write the Docs podcast. You have to subscribe to the WTD podcast for the audio feed.
Recent podcast episodes
Write the Docs Podcast Episode 34: Adding personality to documentation, with Fabrizio Ferri | Jun 26, 2021
Write the Docs Podcast episode 33: Simplified user interfaces, with Anton Bollen | Jan 19, 2021
Write the Docs Podcast episode 32: Self-publishing and AsciiDoc, with Mehmed Pasic | Nov 2, 2020
Write the Docs Podcast episode 31: Site search, with Peter Levan | Sep 9, 2020
Write the Docs Podcast episode 30: Documentation templates, with Juan Lara | Jul 20, 2020
Write the Docs Podcast episode 29: Salary Survey results and WFH tips, with Eric Holscher | Apr 13, 2020
Write the Docs Podcast episode 28: UX writing processes and considerations | Mar 24, 2020
Write the Docs Podcast episode 27: Starting a doc group/process when you're the first | Feb 21, 2020
Write the Docs Podcast episode 26: Technical writing and Reddit, with Alan Bowman | Dec 31, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 25: Researching how developers use API docs, with Andrew Head | Oct 27, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 24: Conference chatter and the Australian scene, with Swapnil Ogaler | Sep 25, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 23: How to write inclusive tech documentation, by Lucie Le Naour | Sep 10, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 22: Managing multiple doc projects across Git repositories, with Giles Gaskell | Jul 28, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 21: On career growth, leadership, and mentoring in Tech Writing | Mar 31, 2019
Write the Docs podcast episode 20: Minimum requirements for good tech docs, with Matt Reiner | Mar 3, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 19: Static site generators, with Jessica Parsons | Jan 31, 2019
Write the Docs Podcast episode 18: Recap and thoughts on the WTD Australia 2018 conference | Nov 25, 2018
Write the Docs Podcast Episode 17: Structured Writing -- reasons and approaches, with Mark Baker | Oct 23, 2018
Write the Docs Podcast episode 16: An open-source Grammarly for tech docs? | Sep 6, 2018
Write the Docs Podcast episode 15: User research, tech writer stereotypes, and conversations | Jul 22, 2018
Write the Docs Podcast episode 14: Humanizing your documentation | Mar 23, 2018
Write the Docs Podcast episode 13: Postman for API development and docs — Interview with Postman Founder | Jan 22, 2018
Write the Docs Podcast episode 12: Founding ideas behind Write the Docs | Dec 14, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 11: Exploring the Mozilla Developer Network's Web Docs project | Nov 28, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 10: What's going on in our lives as documentarians and product owners | Oct 10, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 9: Chatbots in Documentation | Sep 19, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 8: Stack Overflow's Documentation Failure and Open Source Challenges | Aug 22, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 7: Let The Robots Do The Work | Jul 6, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 6: Metadata and UI copy | Jun 8, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 5: Where do we belong? | May 1, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast Episode 4 -- Continuous Integration and Docs as Code | Mar 6, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast episode 3: Trends for 2017 | Feb 3, 2017
Write the Docs Podcast Episode 2 (which Focuses on Findability) Now Available | Dec 18, 2016
Write the Docs Podcast episode 1: New podcast from the Write the Docs community | Nov 23, 2016
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