# Interested in an Android Developer Podcast?

DevFeed: [Interested in an Android Developer Podcast?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/interested-in-an-android-developer-podcast-25267.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kau.sh/blog/interested-in-an-android-developer-focused-podcast/>)

Author: Kaushik Gopal

Published: 2015-01-11T07:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Kaushik Gopal's Site](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kaushik-gopal-s-site.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Picasso](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/picasso.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-development.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [picasso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/picasso.md>), [podcast](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/podcast.md>)

## AI overview

The author discusses the limited availability of podcasts focused on Android development, praises Android Developers Backstage, and considers starting a developer-oriented Android podcast. The proposed show would cover libraries, development lessons, techniques, and high-quality Android apps.

## Source excerpt

i listen to a tonne of podcasts. i find activities such as doing my laundry, driving back home from work, doing the dishes ... all delightful because it gives me a chance to strap on some headphones and listen to a bunch of podcasts. in the time that i run those dreadfully boring chores i've found myself learning so much about technology and good software development. as i was driving back home today i was listening to an episode of Ruby Rogues and thought to myself: why aren't there more podcasts like this for Android? the iOS folks have some amazing podcasts focused for the developer audience. heck, i listen to two of them and i'm not an iOS developer (granted they're slightly more generic). as an android developer there is exactly one show today that is focused on android development called "Android Developers Backstage". it's hosted by google engineers Chet Hasse and Tor Norbye (both of them work directly with Android). they're funny and the podcast is amazing! if you're an android developer you should absolutely be listening to it. my only gripe with the show is that they live in their beautiful google bubble. on a recent show they interviewed Jake Wharton (a.k.a superman android dev) and i found it really interesting that they had genuinely not heard of some of the libraries that Jake works on (like Picasso, Retrofit and ButterKnife). i guess it makes sense though: they're google engineers working on android directly. if they really needed something, they would have had it baked in. but i don't think i'm alone when i say that for some of us android developers, those libraries are indispensable for pushing out quality android apps quickly. i want to hear more about such libraries. what are some of your learnings as an android developer that you would love to share? what are some tricks and techniques you have in your utility belt? can you tell me about some android apps that are top notch and push the boundary in terms of quality and design? what are some interes