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Data + Love

Data + Love

By Zach Bowders

The intersection of Data Analysis and Passion.

Casual Conversations with Data Pros + Artists and Bite-Sized Data Stories
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Data + Love - Data21 Call-In Show

Data + LoveNov 17, 2021

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Data + Love = Hand Drawn, Real-Time Visualization with Sophie Sparkes

Data + Love = Hand Drawn, Real-Time Visualization with Sophie Sparkes

Sophie Sparks is on the pod talking all things data drawing. Tune in to hear more about real-time data capture, how you can draw your data, and more.

Mar 27, 202443:06
Data + Love = Data Afterhours, Community Leadership, and Elevating Others with Eric Balash

Data + Love = Data Afterhours, Community Leadership, and Elevating Others with Eric Balash

Newly Minted Tableau Visionary Eric Balash is in the house to talk about his new data podcast, community leadership, and more

Mar 13, 202449:43
Data + Love = Tableau Gestures, the Art of the Demo, and Preparedness with Matthew Miller

Data + Love = Tableau Gestures, the Art of the Demo, and Preparedness with Matthew Miller

Tableau Product Manager Artist Matthew Miller pops in to talk about the art & science of successful tech demos, the evolution of interacting with data, and the importance of listening to customers.

Feb 28, 202448:42
Data + Love = Design, Humanism, and Connections with Giorgia Lupi

Data + Love = Design, Humanism, and Connections with Giorgia Lupi

Information Designer Giorgia Lupi joins the show for a chat about her recent NYT piece on her experience with Long COVID, her design ethos, and more. Tune in for a tease of an upcoming data project you won't want to miss.

Feb 14, 202447:31
Data + Love = Iron Viz, Rugby Viz, and Constant Growth with Chris Westlake

Data + Love = Iron Viz, Rugby Viz, and Constant Growth with Chris Westlake

Iron Viz 2024 finalist Chris Westlake pops in for a chat. We talk about shared work history, what inspires us to viz, the Iron Viz feeder process, and more.

Jan 31, 202432:12
Data + Love = Guerilla Analytics, Data Doctoring, and Tableau Prep with David Kelly

Data + Love = Guerilla Analytics, Data Doctoring, and Tableau Prep with David Kelly

Long-time friend and my original Tabro David Kelly swings by. We talk about our shared work history and personal growth, TUG leadership, grassroots data culture and more!

Jan 17, 202458:22
Data + Love = Schrödinger's Bear, Data Deving, and Career War Stories with Kyle Massey
Dec 28, 202358:11
Data + Love = Puns, Fun, and Iron Viz Chatter with Lisa Trescott

Data + Love = Puns, Fun, and Iron Viz Chatter with Lisa Trescott

Iron Viz 2021 Winner Lisa Trescott drops by. We talk about stage presence, making learning fun, and how Iron Viz can truly be anybody's game.

Dec 28, 202354:42
Data + Love = Movie Analysis, Career Paths, and Betting on Yourself with Allen Hillery

Data + Love = Movie Analysis, Career Paths, and Betting on Yourself with Allen Hillery

Allen Hillery of @BeDataLit, the @Datadlc, and @DuBoisChallenge pops in for a fun time.


We start with a solid 30 minutes of movie chatter (ranging from box office analysis to debating the GOAT movie star) then get a little more serious talking about career paths, self development, and more.

Dec 28, 202301:01:58
Data + Love = Leadership, Authenticity, and Kindness vs Niceness with Nelson Davis

Data + Love = Leadership, Authenticity, and Kindness vs Niceness with Nelson Davis

Nelson Davis, owner and leader of Analytic Vizion drops in for a deep dive into leadership, authenticity, career stages, and finding what fits best for you.


It's a really great career advice talk, you won't want to miss it.

Dec 28, 202301:06:40
Data + Love = TC24, Full Stack Analytics, and re-imagining TUGs with Ryan Aytay

Data + Love = TC24, Full Stack Analytics, and re-imagining TUGs with Ryan Aytay

Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay returns to Data+Love to talk about Tableau's upcoming events at Dreamforce and Tableau Conference, the need for Tableau to be useful and appealing to multiple audiences, and his thoughts on revamping Tableau User Groups

Dec 28, 202326:12
Data + Love = VizIt Live with Lisa Trescott

Data + Love = VizIt Live with Lisa Trescott

In this Video-first episode of Data+Love Lisa Trescott and I work through our plans for a Weird Al Dataviz

Dec 28, 202344:05
Data + Love = DataPlusMovies with Andy Cotgreave
Dec 28, 202343:25
Data + Love = Games Night Viz, Interactive Storytelling, & Ludonarrative Dissonance with Tina Covelli

Data + Love = Games Night Viz, Interactive Storytelling, & Ludonarrative Dissonance with Tina Covelli

Games Night Viz co-founder and Tableau Ambassador pops in for the final episode of our 4th year to talk all things gaming. We discuss the origins and operations of the Games Night Viz Project, the challenges and advantages of Interactive Storytelling, and more.

Dec 27, 202301:00:22
Data + Love = Data Visualization & Powerful Generative Learning with Enrico Bertini

Data + Love = Data Visualization & Powerful Generative Learning with Enrico Bertini

Data Stories podcast host and Northeastern Professor Enrico Bertini drops by to discuss teaching data, evolving mindsets, and generative learning.

Dec 13, 202355:55
Data + Love = Authenticity and Kindness in Data with Vince Baumel

Data + Love = Authenticity and Kindness in Data with Vince Baumel

Friend, colleague, and Tableau Ambassador Vince Baumel pops in for a conversation about journeys, community, growth, and more.

Nov 29, 202346:38
Data + Love = The Art of Insight with Alberto Cairo
Nov 08, 202331:46
Data + Love = Music, Idle Speculation, and Maybe Eventually Data with Mark Bradbourne

Data + Love = Music, Idle Speculation, and Maybe Eventually Data with Mark Bradbourne

Friend of the show, Tableau whiz, and 'Songs that Don't Suck' host Mark Bradbourne returns to the show. We stir the pot, I invoke the wrath of Swifties, and more.

Nov 01, 202353:39
Data + Love = Inspiration, Process, and Maps with Dennis Kao

Data + Love = Inspiration, Process, and Maps with Dennis Kao

Vizzie Winner and Tableau Ambassador pops by for a conversation about his learning, growth, and passions.

Oct 18, 202355:42
Data + Love = Gaming, Community, and Passion Projects with Louis Yu

Data + Love = Gaming, Community, and Passion Projects with Louis Yu

Tableau Ambassador and GamesNightViz co-lead Louis Yu to talk dataviz and gaming (his passion AND profession).

Oct 04, 202351:49
Data + Love = Tableau Ambassadors, IIB, and Gold Hoodies

Data + Love = Tableau Ambassadors, IIB, and Gold Hoodies

It's fall and awards abound in the #Datafam. In this guestless episode I talk about the recent round of honors and more.

Sep 20, 202328:06
Data + Love = Tableau Buddy, Maverick Thinking, and Upskilling with Prasann Prem

Data + Love = Tableau Buddy, Maverick Thinking, and Upskilling with Prasann Prem

Tableau Visionary and Tableau Buddy founder Prasann Prem drops by for a chat about why you may need a Tableau Buddy, what thinking like a Maverick means, and more.

Jun 14, 202301:01:20
Data + Love = Authenticity, Growth, and Fun with Elisa Davis

Data + Love = Authenticity, Growth, and Fun with Elisa Davis

Vizzie Winner and Tableau Ambassador Elisa Davis drops by to talk about authenticity, growth, and more.

May 31, 202301:18:30
Data + Love = Conference Talk, Empowering Users, and Community with Ryan Aytay

Data + Love = Conference Talk, Empowering Users, and Community with Ryan Aytay

Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay returns to the pod (in his 3rd week on the job) to talk about Tableau Conference '23 feedback, empowering users with new features, and getting analysts what they need to succeed.

May 24, 202326:60
Data + Love = Tableau Conference 23 Recaps, The Year of the BAN, and Listener Calls

Data + Love = Tableau Conference 23 Recaps, The Year of the BAN, and Listener Calls

In this conference recap I talk Killer Keynotes, The Year of the BAN, and more. Hang on for Listener calls at the end.

May 17, 202328:41
Data + Love = Tableau Conference 23 PreGame with Marc Benioff, Ryan Aytay, and Will Perkins

Data + Love = Tableau Conference 23 PreGame with Marc Benioff, Ryan Aytay, and Will Perkins

Tableau Ambassador and pal Will Perkins drops by and brings Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and newly-minted Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay with him! We talk AI, growth, community, and the future of the Tableau Conference. You won't want to miss it.

May 03, 202301:20:58
Data + Love = SportsViz, Community, and Podcasting with Ryan Nanni + Bo McCready

Data + Love = SportsViz, Community, and Podcasting with Ryan Nanni + Bo McCready

Datafam sensation Bo McCready and Podcast host Ryan Nanni (of the Shutdown Fullcast) drop in for an hour of jokes, non-sequiturs, and fun.

May 01, 202301:02:34
Data + Love = Non-Sequiturs, Perspective, and Connections with Dzifa Amexo

Data + Love = Non-Sequiturs, Perspective, and Connections with Dzifa Amexo

Join Zach and Tableau Ambassador Dzifa Amexo for a JOURNEY of a conversation, from personal anxieties to data art hot-takes, and more!

Apr 19, 202301:08:18
Data + Love = Stunning Design with Samo Drole
Apr 05, 202352:52
Data + Love = Generative AI Revolution w/ Jeff Shaffer

Data + Love = Generative AI Revolution w/ Jeff Shaffer

Big Book of Dashboards author Jeff Shaffer drops in to talk about the huge changes in Generative AI this past week. We get into how it works, what it does (and doesn't do), and how you can be using it right now for better creative and data projects.

Mar 22, 202349:27
Data + Love - Ann Jackson

Data + Love - Ann Jackson

Tableau Hall of Fame Visionary Ann Jackson drops by to talk about AI, Career Paths, and an optimistic view of the future.

Mar 01, 202359:26
Data + Love - Sharif Shaalan

Data + Love - Sharif Shaalan

I sit down with Salesforce MVP Sharif Shaalan to talk about tech careers, a learning mindset, and growing within & building communities

Feb 15, 202353:23
Data + Love - Sarah Battersby

Data + Love - Sarah Battersby

Map expert and aficionado Sarah Battersby drops by to talk about projection types, levels of detail, and more. You won't believe what you DON'T know about maps.

Feb 01, 202353:51
Data + Love - Tristan Guillevin

Data + Love - Tristan Guillevin

Iron Viz '17, Tableau Visionary, Data Artist and Designer Tristan Guillevin drops in. We talk about data ethics, making difficult charts easy, and personal growth and development.

Jan 18, 202301:00:31
Data + Love - Evelina Judeikytė

Data + Love - Evelina Judeikytė

Data Storyteller Evelina Judeikytė and I discuss tone, level of detail, and moral complexity in dataviz. 

Jan 04, 202340:57
Data + Love - John Whitmer

Data + Love - John Whitmer

Tableau Ambassador John Whitmer and I talk about community migration discussions, delicate data sets, and more

Dec 14, 202201:05:15
Data + Love - Fall '22 Recap

Data + Love - Fall '22 Recap

It's been a while, let's talk about the community (and where to find it), emotionally difficult data, and 3 years of Data + Love.

Nov 29, 202226:36
Data + Love - Mark Tossell

Data + Love - Mark Tossell

Mark Tossell is a Solutions Engineer at Tableau Software and a recipient of the coveted Salesforce Gold Jacket.

Nov 16, 202239:37
Data + Love - Neil Richards

Data + Love - Neil Richards

Author and Tableau Visionary (and JLL Colleague) Neil Richards drops in to talk about his new book "Questions in Dataviz", inspiration, and the upsides of making pointless dataviz.

Nov 02, 202238:15
Data + Love - Erica Chepy

Data + Love - Erica Chepy

JLL BI buddy Erica Chepy and I talk about true crime, unorthodox career paths, and what we'd be doing if we weren't analysts.

Oct 19, 202237:25
Data + Love - Brittany Rosenau

Data + Love - Brittany Rosenau

I catch up with JLL Colleague and Tableau Ambassador Brittany Rosenau to talk about Community, DreamForce, and drama.

Oct 05, 202240:45
Data + Love - Mark Bradbourne

Data + Love - Mark Bradbourne

Frequent pod-collaborator, Tableau superstar, and pal Mark Bradbourne returns to the show for a friendly catch-up, breeze shooting, and discussions of random minutia. Aren't you glad you read this?

Sep 21, 202201:16:15
Data + Love - Laura Peterson

Data + Love - Laura Peterson

I talk with Tableau Ambassador and JLL colleague about our week-long collaboration with the Data School in NYC

Aug 31, 202236:45
Data + Love - Blake J Harris

Data + Love - Blake J Harris

Blake J Harris is the writer and documentarian behind such hits as "Console Wars" and "The History of the Future". Blake and I talk about telling complex business stories, moral panics, and more.

Aug 17, 202240:34
Data + Love - Adam Green

Data + Love - Adam Green

I talk about learning, inspiration, and public work with Tableau Ambassador and JLL colleague Adam Green (@greenynorfolk)

Aug 03, 202251:10
Data + Love - Dr Kevin Wee

Data + Love - Dr Kevin Wee

I talk modern design, scientific dataviz, and academic journeys with Tableau Featured Author Dr. Kevin Wee (@kevinwee90)

Jul 20, 202247:33
Data + Love - Summer Recap '22

Data + Love - Summer Recap '22

It's summer and a lot's happening. Tableau Ambassador Nominations are open, I'm trying to make "fetch" happen with the phrase "DataViz Maverick", and key personnel are dropping at Tableau like flies.

Jun 29, 202225:49
Data + Love - Alex Selby-Boothroyd

Data + Love - Alex Selby-Boothroyd

Alex Selby-Boothroyd is the Head of Data Journalism at The Economist. We discuss various forms and techniques in the field, what it takes to be a data journalist, and more!

Jun 15, 202244:35
Data + Love - Chimdi Nwosu

Data + Love - Chimdi Nwosu

In a world where we often cringe at the term "Data Rockstar", Chimdi Nwosu is just that. 7x Tableau Community Vizzie winner, Tableau Public Ambassador, and more than 100 public visualizations. We talk about family, community, social media, what inspires us, and how you can actively make a difference in people's lives with data right now.

Jun 01, 202250:21
Data + Love - Tableau Conference 2022 Day 2

Data + Love - Tableau Conference 2022 Day 2

I talk Iron Viz and the Vizzies on Day 2 of #Data22

May 18, 202214:37