Episodes 7
Avg. Duration 24m
Activity Declining
Since Dec 2025
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
58%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

I explore how teams actually work including the informal leadership structures, the quiet patterns of culture, the emotional habits that shape technical outcomes, and what it means to lead without leaning on authority. Short, narrative episodes blending engineering experience, mindful practice, and the simple act of paying better attention to the work right in front of us.

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Recent Episodes

S1E6 Episode 6 - When The Craft Becomes The Cage

Feb 05, 2026 23m

Episode SummaryFor decades, software engineers quietly learned to measure their value (both professionally and personally) by how much code they produced. Commits, pull requests, velocity, and…

Episode 5 - Cognitive Debt

Jan 22, 2026 23m

Cognitive DebtIn this episode of Beyond the Stack, Michael explores a form of exhaustion that has nothing to do with workload or productivity. It’s the kind that comes from replaying moments that are…

Episode 4 - Awareness is a Professional Skill

Jan 15, 2026 22m

In this episode of Beyond the Stack, Michael Payne explores why many professional problems don’t begin as crises — they begin as moments we almost noticed.Drawing from personal experience,…

Episode 3 - The Professional Self We Defend

Jan 08, 2026 27m

Most of the hardest moments in our careers don’t come from bad code.They come from protecting a version of ourselves.In this episode of Beyond the Stack, Michael explores how the professional…

Episode 2 — Teams are Living Systems

Dec 18, 2025 29m

Episode SummaryIn this episode, Michael explores the idea that teams are living systems, not static structures. Using a simple but revealing example from coaching youth soccer, he unpacks how teams…

Episode 1 - The Human Layer Beneath All Work

Dec 11, 2025 25m

Episode 1 — The Human Layer Beneath All WorkIn this opening episode of Beyond the Stack, Michael explores a simple but often overlooked truth in engineering: many technical problems aren’t technical…

S1 Episode 0 — Why This Podcast Exists

Dec 04, 2025 19m

Episode 0 — Why This Podcast ExistsIn this introductory episode, Michael shares why Beyond the Stack was created and what you can expect from the show. After 25 years in software, he’s learned that…

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Beyond the Stack Podcast has published 7 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Society & Culture, Technology.

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