Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast
Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe
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Epik Mellon is a podcast about networks; the real people and crazy stories behind the amazing fact that the Internet even works. Networking folk are mavericks, adventurers, and nerds all rolled into one. Sponsored by QA Cafe, we discuss how people like us got into the field, the real issues and funny circumstances we've been in, and some real conversations about the state of the industry, technology, and the future of communications. If you ever wanted to know "how the sausage is made" behind network communications, you'll find it at Epik Mellon.
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Recent Episodes
S1E66 “The Invisible Network” with Gavin Young, Head of Fixed Access Center of Excellence at Vodafone
I have known so many great people who have not just made a difference in the industry, but a difference in my life, and Gavin Young from Vodafone is no exception. In this episode, we discuss a…
S1E65 “Bees, Broadband, and Being Human” with Aleksandar Radivojša, Leading Engineer for CPE provisioning systems and QA at SBB/Yettel
Listeners know that I love diving into the real stories behind who makes your Wi-Fi and Internet work. I can think of few more interesting stories than Aleksandar Radivojša from Serbia Broadband (now…
S1E64 “Routers, Retail, and Reality” with Eric Van Uden, International Portfolio Development at Fritz!
Fritz! Box, the router with the great name deployed in Europe, always had a great story for me when it came to really owning a product line and the impact it has on end-users. In this episode, I chat…
S1E63 “Okay, we’ll talk about AI” with Jeevithan Muttu, VP of Product and R&D at Motive
While at the Fall 2025 Broadband Forum meeting in Tuscon, I sit down with Jeevithan Muttu, where we dive into the implications of LLMs for coders, for broadband, and for culture. Special thanks to…
S1E62 “The Road to Standardization” with Pedro Mouta of the Wireless Broadband Alliance
It’s always rewarding to find someone with as much passion and energy for networking standards as I do. In this episode I chat with Pedro Mouta of the Wireless Broadband Alliance about the human side…
S1E61 “Latency, Experience, and Cable Modems” with Jason Livingood, VP of Technology Policy, Product & Standards at Comcast
A fantastic episode with one of the founding minds behind Broadband, Jason Livingood and I chat about luck, experience, the shifting landscape of broadband speed and content, and the good work of…
S1E60 “Meet Tim, Steve, and Jason at prpl Summit and Network X 2025”
In this episode I sit down with Tim Winters (QA Cafe CTO) and Steve Scapicchio (VP of Global Sales) ahead of our trip in 2 weeks to Paris. We talk about the things we’re excited to see, people we…
S1E59 “The Soft Side of OSS” with Ronan Bracken, Business Development Manager at Condor Technologies
In this episode, I got to chat with Ronan Bracken of Condor Technologies, who is as much if not more passionate about technology marketing as I am. We talk about the world of BSP operational support…
S1E58 “The Standards Work is Never Done” with Craig Thomas, CEO at the Broadband Forum
I’ve wanted to get Craig back on the show since so much has been happening at the Broadband Forum in the last year, and so much more to come. Now is the time to get involved! We talk about the latest…
S1E57 “A Packet Sniffer in the Jungle and Other Tales of Adventure” with Anthony James, VP of Product Management and Marketing at Extrahop
Is it possible that Anthony James is the “Most Interesting Person in Networking?” In this episode I got to hear some of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard about troubleshooting network issues: from…
S1E56 “And the Nerds Inherited the Earth” with Wouter Cloetens, Principal Architect at prpl Foundation
In this episode, I got to sit down with one of the mavericks of consumer network technology, Wouter Cloetens, and talk about his work at the prpl Foundation, the inevitability of open-source and…
S1E55 “Why we love our jobs” with Tiffany Groves, Marcom Manager at the Broadband Forum
Fresh on the heels of Angacom, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tiffany “Tiff” Groves of the Broadband Forum team to discuss rewarding work, impostor syndrome, and how, perhaps someday, we may…
S1E54 “The Wireshark Story” with Gerald Combs of Sysdig, Creator and Lead Developer of Wireshark
In this episode, I get to sit down with one of my heroes, Gerald Combs, who created and has maintained Wireshark for decades - one of the most critical projects to everything we do today in a…
S1E53 “Getting Out of Their Own Way” with Alexandre Martins Co-Founder & Solution Architect at Automa Networks
In this episode, I talk with long time friend and colleague Alexandre Martins of Automa Networks in São Paulo, Brazil, about the broadband knowledge gap, the complexity of this little box we call…
S1E52 “The Death and Life of Broadcast TV” with Randy Krull, Director of Commercial Sales at Freecast
In this episode, Randy Krull brings me up to speed on the state of television in a world of streaming and cable-cutting. We chat about local channels, licensing, fragmented user experiences, and the…
S1E51 “The Magic of Wi-Fi” with Peter Mackenzie, Director at MQ Training Services
In this episode, I sit down with Peter Mackenzie, a Wi-Fi training guru with MQ Training Services, about the excitement of wireless technology, the necessity of community, protocol analysis and magic.
S1E50 “Products, Progress, and Podcasts” with John Barlow, Director of Strategic Accounts at Consult.Red
In our 50th episode, I chat with John Barlow from Consult.Red, who, like many of us, came into the industry because of where their passions took them. He’s started his own podcast called “Simply…
S1E49 “Bringing Chaos to the Order” with Peter Steinhaeuser, CEO of embeDD GmbH
Direct from the 2025 Hong Kong Broadband Forum meeting, Peter and I chat about the global impact of standards, how it relates to the open-source community and prpl Foundation, and how what makes…
S1E48 “Islands of Broadband” with Donovan Smith, Open Network Technical Solutions, Inc.
In this episode, I chat with Donovan Smith of Open Network Technical Solutions, who has 20 years of experience helping ISPs deliver successful service, especially Tier 2 and Tier 3 operators in the…
S1E46 “The Perfect Storm” with Dave Taht, Chief Science Officer at LibreQoS
I was able to get the illustrious Dave Taht back on the show, where we talk about how things have changed for networking even in the last year, the importance of redundant systems, and the “perfect…
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Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast has published 66 episodes since April 2023, covering topics in Technology.
Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 50m.
