Podcast Episodes

What is IS-IS?

Most network engineers know BGP, OSPF, and maybe EIGRP, but far fewer have hands-on experience with ISIS. In this episode of The Art of Network Engin…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Building the Right Network

In this special on-location episode of The Art of Network Engineering, Andy Lapteff sits down in person with Kevin Myers for a conversation that pull…

5 months ago

Resilience, Reputation, and MCP

Andy sits down with longtime friend William Collins to unpack three big themes shaping modern NetOps. 

First: the AWS US-East-1 outage and the myth th…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Learn the Business, Grow Your Career

Network engineers don’t tune into corporate all-hands because they’re “lazy,” they tune out because the message often isn’t for them. In this episode…

6 months ago

Study Streams and Space Dreams with Lexie Cooper

Blue Origin’s Lexie Cooper is back! We riff on New Glenn’s first launch and what “vehicle #2” means for launch cadence, where to watch from Florida w…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Python Party - Episode 2

Learning Python as a network engineer can feel confusing, frustrating, and let’s be honest, pretty dry at times. But Andy and Jeff are diving in toge…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Python Party - Episode 1

We’re kicking off a brand-new “Python Study Sessions” series—learn right alongside host Andy Lapteff as he starts from absolute basics and builds mom…

7 months, 1 week ago

What is BGP? A Simple Explanation Every Network Engineer Should Know

BGP isn’t just “the internet’s protocol”—it’s the most flexible policy engine in networking. In this episode of The Art of Network Engineering, Andy …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tom Lawrence: Building a Tech Empire by Leading with Value

What happens when a farm kid with a knack for taking things apart discovers computers? Meet Tom Lawrence, the tech polymath behind Lawrence Systems a…

8 months, 1 week ago

The Art of Pushing Packets, with Ethan Banks

From refinancing a car to attend Novell School to founding one of networking's most influential podcasts, Ethan Banks shares his remarkable journey t…

8 months, 3 weeks ago