<![CDATA[Beautiful Nerds, The Podcast]]>80ba79cd-625f-5dbc-a2a1-24434fa2e4c9Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000Captivate.fmLenore Flowerhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/a05ab2d8-b164-4bf8-96c5-f859e7b205ea/Beautiful-Nerds-BlueSky-2000-x-2000-px.pngBeautiful Nerds, The PodcastLenore FlowerLenore FlowerIf you work with data, it helps to be an omnivorous learner. Whether your "home base" is Power BI, Azure, or Fabric, you've got a ton of new features to keep up with--and what about all those related technologies that can overlap so heavily with core data tools? Thankfully there's a big, beautiful community of super nerds ready to help you learn and grow. This podcast exists to help extend the conversation beyond the podium--and give us a chance to go a bit deeper where the conference sessions leave off. Your intrepid reporter, Data Plumber Lenore Flower, is ready to cosplay Terry Gross so we can all learn more together. https://www.beautifulnerdspod.comfalseepisodicnopodcastPrologue - Beautiful Nerds, Hallway Tracks & Victory LapsPrologue - Beautiful Nerds, Hallway Tracks & Victory LapsWhat is a Beautiful Nerd, exactly?

Episode zero of the Beautiful Nerds Podcast is here to explain all (sort of).

  • Beautiful Nerd's Origin Story in Power BI DC
  • Why the speaker community is so dang lovely
  • How season one of Beautiful Nerds will help fill in that conference and community event hole in your podcasting life with interview highlights from the Fall 2025 conference season.

Welcome, you beautiful nerd! I'm glad you're here.

]]>What is a Beautiful Nerd, exactly?

Episode zero of the Beautiful Nerds Podcast is here to explain all (sort of).

  • Beautiful Nerd's Origin Story in Power BI DC
  • Why the speaker community is so dang lovely
  • How season one of Beautiful Nerds will help fill in that conference and community event hole in your podcasting life with interview highlights from the Fall 2025 conference season.

Welcome, you beautiful nerd! I'm glad you're here.

]]>e835f670-045c-4a26-8ede-f3c722de2d68Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -050008:22falsefull11Basically, we all need to be more like Lakshmi's DogBasically, we all need to be more like Lakshmi's DogLakshmi's secret weapon is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Casper. At least he would be if Lakshmi wasn't already her own secret weapon.

This episode covers

  • Lakshmi's speaker origin story
  • Navigating language barriers in the tech community
  • Overlapping challenges between ESL and Neurodiversity
  • How Lakshmi's 31 days of KPIs challenged her, and when she'd recommend throwing in the towel.

Note: this episode was recorded while Lakshmi and I were sitting on her living room floor playing with Casper the dog. If you listen closely, you'll hear some occasional panting from Casper himself:)

]]>Lakshmi's secret weapon is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Casper. At least he would be if Lakshmi wasn't already her own secret weapon.

This episode covers

  • Lakshmi's speaker origin story
  • Navigating language barriers in the tech community
  • Overlapping challenges between ESL and Neurodiversity
  • How Lakshmi's 31 days of KPIs challenged her, and when she'd recommend throwing in the towel.

Note: this episode was recorded while Lakshmi and I were sitting on her living room floor playing with Casper the dog. If you listen closely, you'll hear some occasional panting from Casper himself:)

]]>2c622ea1-d707-4323-9725-c8f194433570Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:45:00 -050035:06falsefull1111