<![CDATA[Head First with Darian]]>I'm Darian! Software engineer, speaker, and someone who had to build systems just to stay whole. This is where I think out loud about the tools, the hard stuff, and the process of becoming who you're supposed to be.

]]>https://darianglausier.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:10:00 GMTThu, 07 May 2026 21:09:13 GMT60Darian Glausier<p>I'm Darian! Software engineer, speaker, and someone who had to build systems just to stay whole. This is where I think out loud about the tools, the hard stuff, and the process of becoming who you're supposed to be.</p>episodicDarian Glausierriverside.relay711@passmail.netno<![CDATA[Say What You Mean, pt1: The Shift]]>You know that person, brilliant, technically, and somehow nobody in the room actually understands what they just built. For a long time in tech, that was completely fine.

It's not anymore. In this episode, the first of a new series, I'm talking about why communication just stopped being optional, and it's not because the industry suddenly got nicer. It's because of AI, which might be the last place anyone expected communication to become the most important skill in the room.

This is Say What You Mean, part one: The Shift.

]]>f96d9909-efad-488a-972f-125164457d7bThu, 09 Jul 2026 13:49:16 GMT<p>You know that person, brilliant, technically, and somehow nobody in the room actually understands what they just built. For a long time in tech, that was completely fine.</p><p>It's not anymore. In this episode, the first of a new series, I'm talking about why communication just stopped being optional, and it's not because the industry suddenly got nicer. It's because of AI, which might be the last place anyone expected communication to become the most important skill in the room.</p><p>This is Say What You Mean, part one: The Shift.</p>no00:08:355Say What You Mean, pt1: The Shiftfull<![CDATA[After New York]]>Content note: this episode briefly touches on domestic abuse.
I walked off that stage in New York and knew something had shifted.

The mic wasn't working. I had technical issues within the first five minutes. And I belted it from my chest.

This episode is the one I've been building toward: what actually happened at Women Who Code, what the room felt like, and the feedback someone gave me afterward that I'm still sitting with. Plus: what it looks like to be a woman in tech who was trained to be smaller.

]]>a9cc458b-61bd-442e-852a-0fa3403fc340Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:29:35 GMT<p><b>Content note</b>: this episode briefly touches on domestic abuse.<br />I walked off that stage in New York and knew something had shifted.</p><p>The mic wasn't working. I had technical issues within the first five minutes. And I belted it from my chest.</p><p>This episode is the one I've been building toward: what actually happened at Women Who Code, what the room felt like, and the feedback someone gave me afterward that I'm still sitting with. Plus: what it looks like to be a woman in tech who was trained to be smaller.</p>no00:12:064After New Yorkfull<![CDATA[Before New York]]>In episode one I said the Women Who Code talk hadn't started. June 2nd, I'm on a stage in New York City. This episode is what happened in between, how I built the talk, what prep actually looks like when the tech you're talking about won't sit still, and why getting selected still felt like a scam at first.

]]>24792d13-f263-4185-8875-03b52d1e8adfFri, 29 May 2026 23:00:26 GMT<p>In episode one I said the Women Who Code talk hadn't started. June 2nd, I'm on a stage in New York City. This episode is what happened in between, how I built the talk, what prep actually looks like when the tech you're talking about won't sit still, and why getting selected still felt like a scam at first.</p>no00:10:383Before New Yorkfull<![CDATA[Cognitive Overhead]]>You know the feeling. Everything's overwhelming. Everything's harsher than it should be. You can't explain it, you just know something's off — and by 3-4pm you're done.

It has a name: cognitive overhead. And the reason your system keeps failing isn't you.

This episode I'm breaking down the difference between overhead and overload, why most productivity frameworks weren't built for a variable brain, and the specific things I actually use, including a morning check-in that offloads the connective thinking before my day starts.

]]>2fd5bafd-6414-457b-b612-051c086d0d5aSun, 17 May 2026 14:56:49 GMT<p>You know the feeling. Everything's overwhelming. Everything's harsher than it should be. You can't explain it, you just know something's off — and by 3-4pm you're done.</p><p>It has a name: cognitive overhead. And the reason your system keeps failing isn't you.</p><p>This episode I'm breaking down the difference between overhead and overload, why most productivity frameworks weren't built for a variable brain, and the specific things I actually use, including a morning check-in that offloads the connective thinking before my day starts.</p>no00:12:212Cognitive Overheadfull<![CDATA[Before I Was Ready]]>Two speaking gigs. One podcast. Zero prior experience with any of it. In this first episode I'm talking about what it actually looked like to say yes before I was ready — HomerCon, Women Who Code, and what prep looks like when you're building the plane while you fly it.

]]>81c42f4f-ef5b-47a4-8719-f4f268eb5593Thu, 07 May 2026 23:54:46 GMT<p>Two speaking gigs. One podcast. Zero prior experience with any of it. In this first episode I'm talking about what it actually looked like to say yes before I was ready — HomerCon, Women Who Code, and what prep looks like when you're building the plane while you fly it.</p>no00:12:411Before I Was Readyfull