A new era for the Changelog Podcast Universe

We’re kicking off 2025 with some big changes. Starting in January, we’ll be focusing all of our efforts on producing The Changelog (News, Interviews, Friends) as the single best developer podcast experience.

In order to do this, we’re stopping production of Go Time, JS Party, Ship It, and Practical AI. But don’t worry—there’s continuation and spin-offs in motion!

This change will allow us to focus more on bringing you even better content, higher production quality, and exciting new features—including full-length video episodes on YouTube.

We’re also starting something new. It’s called CPU.fm (short for Changelog Podcast Universe)—a new network of world-class developer pods you can subscribe to. We’ve extended an invite to our hosts and panelists to join CPU.fm and plans are in the works.

What’s changing and what it means for you

The most important change is that the main thing is becoming the main thing again. Here’s what you can expect from this.

• More in-depth content: With all our creative energy focused on The Changelog, you can expect deeper dives into the topics you care about most.
• Enhanced production quality: We’re upping our game to deliver an even more polished and engaging listening experience. If you’ve liked where we’ve been, you’ll love where we’re going.
• Video episodes: Enjoy full-length episodes on YouTube, bringing you closer to the conversations and making it easier to engage with us. We’re moving beyond clips and shorts and leaning into a video-first production.
• Consistent schedule: Look forward to a continued reliable lineup—news on Mondays, interviews mid-week, and talk shows on Fridays.
• More community: We’ll have more bandwidth to interact with you, answer your questions, and feature your insights. Changelog++ members will be getting even more love as well.

About our other shows

For many of our friends out there, this means that your favorite developer pod, at least in its current form, is going away. We are deeply saddened by this and we’ve struggled for some time with making this choice. But, to paraphrase Newton’s Third Law of Motion, sometimes in order to move forward, you have to leave something behind.

However, this is where our vision for CPU.fm comes into play. Spin-offs are being planned and new podcasts will form from this change (and CPU.fm will be there to support them). Here’s what we know so far:

• JS Party gets a spin-off! dysfunctional.fm with Nick, KBall, and Amy
• Go Time gets a spin-off! fallthrough.fm with Kris, Ian, and more
• Ship It gets a spin-off! fafo.fm with Justin and Autumn (Soon)
• Practical AI moves to practicalai.fm under Daniel and Chris’ leadership (Soon)

Why are we doing this?

Over the years (15 years!!) we’ve enjoyed many eras for The Changelog and our podcast portfolio. We started in 2009 as a side project to chronicle the rapid change in open source. In 2012, we almost pod faded due to day jobs and life changes. In fact, we came close to shutting things down. In 2013, we relaunched the podcast with a new mission and new friends. We experimented with new shows like Request for Commits and AFK and grew the portfolio to the podcasts you’ve come to know and love today. The future was focused on going wide, not deep.

Producing multiple weekly podcasts and shipping daily required us to scale our production operations and workflows. We had to mature rapidly and continuously iterate on our tech and team to keep up with the demands. While we’ve been great at consistently shipping daily for years, this intense production schedule has made it challenging for us to find time to experiment and explore like we had before. Running the production machine has left little room for innovation, and we realized we need to create space to explore new ideas and directions.

This change is all about enabling that. To refocus on the main thing and to improve and expand all things The Changelog podcast.

So, what is CPU.fm?

CPU.fm (Changelog Podcast Universe) is our new home for spin-offs and collaborations. It’s a burgeoning network of developer pods with a big vision, but we’re just getting started.

• More content: Expect new podcasts to emerge, featuring new and familiar voices and perspectives.
• More friends: Through CPU.fm, we’ll define an index of developer pods worth your attention. Expect cross-posting and collaboration with our extended pod friends network.
• More more: We’ll be providing this network of pods with the support they need to continue their shows in their full control and still be connected. This means the content you love continues and gets better.
• More opportunities: We’ll continue to serve the many amazing brands that reach out to us for help in reaching developers in meaningful ways. CPU.fm will be a new place for brands to get featured and support amazing developer podcasts.

Thank you for continuing to listen!

We know change can be surprising, but it’s driven by our commitment to bring you the best. We’re incredibly grateful for your support over the years, and we’re excited about the future and the next level we’ve about to unlock.

Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for being part of the Changelog community!

Thank you for podcasting with us!

We want to sincerely thank each and every person who has hosted podcasts with us over the years! You have forever improved our lives and the lives of countless of your fellow developers around the world. 💚

And, of course, y’all have an open invitation to join us on Changelog & Friends!