
Ep. #1, Introducing Data Renegades
In this debut episode of Data Renegades, CL Kao and Dori Wilson dive into the unconventional paths that led them into developer tools, civic tech, and machine learning systems. CL recounts his experience building early open source infrastructure, mobilizing communities through data transparency projects, and now shaping how we design software around LLMs. This episode sets the tone for the show’s mission: celebrating builders who redefine the boundaries of what tools can do.
- Recce
- Apache HTTP Server
- Git (context for “pre-Git” decentralized version control systems)
- g0v (Taiwan civic tech community)
- OpenSecrets
- PostgreSQL
- PostgREST
- Supabase
- dbt (Data Build Tool)
- SQLMesh
- Metabase
- Looker
- GitHub Actions
transcript
Transcript Available November 24, 2025
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