--- title: "Write the Docs podcasts" description: "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..." canonical_url: https://idratherbewriting.com/category-wtd-podcasts/ --- # Write the Docs podcasts The WTD podcasts category contains reposted episodes for the Write the Docs podcast. See [Write the Docs Podcast](https://podcast.writethedocs.org/) for the original content here. I usually just post summaries of each episode here. Note that the [I'd Rather Be Writing audio feed](https://idratherbewriting.com/itunes.rss) doesn't contain MP3 files from the Write the Docs podcast. You have to [subscribe to the WTD podcast](https://podcast.writethedocs.org/how-to-subscribe/) for the audio feed. ### Recent podcast episodes - #### [Rethinking traditional approaches to release notes -- recording of WTD Australia presentation](/blog/wtd-australia-release-notes-with-ai) | Feb 17, 2025 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 34: Adding personality to documentation, with Fabrizio Ferri](/blog/wtd-34-personal-identity-and-personality-in-docs/) | Jun 26, 2021 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 33: Simplified user interfaces, with Anton Bollen](/blog/wtd-episode-33-simplified-user-interfaces/) | Jan 19, 2021 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 32: Self-publishing and AsciiDoc, with Mehmed Pasic](/blog/write-the-docs-podcast-self-publishing-and-asciidoc/) | Nov 2, 2020 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 31: Site search, with Peter Levan](/blog/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-31-site-search-peter-levan/) | Sep 9, 2020 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 30: Documentation templates, with Juan Lara](/blog/documentation-templates-write-the-docs-episode/) | Jul 20, 2020 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 29: Salary Survey results and WFH tips, with Eric Holscher](/blog/write-the-docs-podcast-episode29-salary-survey-and-wfh/) | Apr 13, 2020 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 28: UX writing processes and considerations](/blog/ux-writing-processes-and-considerations-wtd-podcast-episode-28/) | Mar 24, 2020 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 27: Starting a doc group/process when you're the first](/2020/02/21/wtd-podcast-episode-27-starting-docs-from-scratch/) | Feb 21, 2020 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 26: Technical writing and Reddit, with Alan Bowman](/blog/wtd-podcast-episode-26-technical-writing-and-reddit/) | Dec 31, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 25: Researching how developers use API docs, with Andrew Head](/blog/wtd-episode-25-researching-how-developers-use-api-docs/) | Oct 27, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 24: Conference chatter and the Australian scene, with Swapnil Ogaler](/blog/wtd-episode-24-wtd-conference-chatter-and-australian-scene/) | Sep 25, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 23: How to write inclusive tech documentation, by Lucie Le Naour](/blog/write-the-docs-episode-23-inclusive-tech-documentation/) | Sep 10, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 22: Managing multiple doc projects across Git repositories, with Giles Gaskell](/blog/wtd-episode-22-managing-multiple-doc-projects-in-git/) | Jul 28, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 21: On career growth, leadership, and mentoring in Tech Writing](/2019/03/31/wtd-podcast-episode-21-career-growth-leadership-influence/) | Mar 31, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs podcast episode 20: Minimum requirements for good tech docs, with Matt Reiner](/2019/03/03/wtd-podcast-episode-20-documentation-standards/) | Mar 3, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 19: Static site generators, with Jessica Parsons](/2019/01/31/static-site-generators-write-the-docs-podcast-episode-19/) | Jan 31, 2019 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 18: Recap and thoughts on the WTD Australia 2018 conference](/2018/11/25/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-18-write-the-docs-australia/) | Nov 25, 2018 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 17: Structured Writing -- reasons and approaches, with Mark Baker](/2018/10/23/structured-writing-write-the-docs-podcast-with-mark-baker/) | Oct 23, 2018 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 16: An open-source Grammarly for tech docs?](/2018/09/06/wtd-podcast-episode-16-open-source-grammarly/) | Sep 6, 2018 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 15: User research, tech writer stereotypes, and conversations](/2018/07/22/write-the-docs-podcast-assumptions-users-writers/) | Jul 22, 2018 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 14: Humanizing your documentation](/2018/03/23/humanizing-your-documentation-write-the-docs/) | Mar 23, 2018 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 13: Postman for API development and docs — Interview with Postman Founder](/2018/01/22/postman-for-docs-podcast/) | Jan 22, 2018 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 12: Founding ideas behind Write the Docs](/2017/12/14/write-the-docs-founding-ideas-and-principles-podcast/) | Dec 14, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 11: Exploring the Mozilla Developer Network's Web Docs project](/2017/11/28/write-the-docs-mozilla-developer-network-podcast/) | Nov 28, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 10: What's going on in our lives as documentarians and product owners](/2017/10/10/episode-10-wtd-podcast-whats-going-on-in-our-lives/) | Oct 10, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 9: Chatbots in Documentation](/2017/09/19/chatbots-in-documentation/) | Sep 19, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 8: Stack Overflow's Documentation Failure and Open Source Challenges](/2017/08/22/write-the-docs-episode-8-stack-overflow/) | Aug 22, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 7: Let The Robots Do The Work](/2017/07/06/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-7-robot-takeover/) | Jul 6, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 6: Metadata and UI copy](/2017/06/08/write-the-docs-podcast-metadata-and-ui-copy/) | Jun 8, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 5: Where do we belong?](/2017/05/01/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](/2017/03/06/write-the-docs-podcast-continuous-integration-and-docs-as-code/) | Mar 6, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 3: Trends for 2017](/2017/02/03/wtd-podcast-trends-2017/) | Feb 3, 2017 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast Episode 2 (which Focuses on Findability) Now Available](/2016/12/18/write-the-docs-podcast-episode-2-exploring-findability-in-documentation/) | Dec 18, 2016 - #### [Write the Docs Podcast episode 1: New podcast from the Write the Docs community](/2016/11/23/new-podcast-write-the-docs-community/) | Nov 23, 2016