The Rock Bottom Data Feed
Episodes
More Fuss About Stijn Christiaens
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Stijn Christiaens, co-founder and Chief Data Citizen at Collibra. He talks more about what data rea...
The Fuss About Stijn Christiaens
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Ladley and Mark Cooper are back with the fourth series of The Rock Bottom Data Feed! We're introducing some new segments; some in this episode an...
The Fuss About Series Three
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Series Three of the Rock Bottom Data Feed has been an exploration of AI and data. It's a big subject. Sometimes we got talking with our guests and nex...
The Fuss About Data Education
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is our pleasure to welcome to Rock Bottom, Tony Shaw, Founder and CEO of DATAVERSITY, the premiere resource for data education, whether delivered l...
The Fuss About Losing Jobs to AI
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly a hundred thousand corporate employees have been terminated in mass layoffs this year. Most just in the past few months. And ostensibly because...
The Fuss About Data In the C-Suite and On the Balance Sheet
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first series, Doug Laney introduced us to Datanomics. He is also the author of Data Juice. In this episode he returns to Rock Bottom to go into...
More Fuss About AI
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Rock Bottom Data Feed gang is back for another series, and for much of this series we will be focused on AI. Just like the internet and Six Sigma,...
The Fuss About Nick Guy
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for this, the third series of the Rock Bottom Data Feed. Previously, John and Mark did a four-part radio play following Nick Guy, Data De...
The Fuss About Your Hosts
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special twentieth episode of the Rock Bottom Data Feed, John Ladley and Mark Cooper welcome John Ladley and Mark Cooper to the show. Two ...
The Fuss About Winning the Data Governance Game
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are excited to welcome Nicola Askham to Rock Bottom. She is an award-winning Data Governance expert, coach, consultant, and trainer. Her website ha...
The Fuss About Principles and Policies
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Principles and policies live at the intersection of Data Governance and Data Ethics. It's a place many companies could use some help. Providing that h...
More Fuss About Data Ethics
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we return to the subject of Data Ethics. The title may have given it away. We are pleased to welcome to Rock Bottom Katrina Ingram, F...
The Fuss About Creativity and Engagement
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we introduce Nick Guy, Data Detective. A knock at the door. A new client. And a mystery that will take us through the next several episodes....
The Fuss About Data Governance, Part 3
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will Todd Corporate and Senator Ostik come to blows or will they find common ground? Find out as the Secretary of Data confirmation hearing wraps up. ...
The Fuss About Data Governance Disruption
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A recent CDO Magazine article begins, "Data governance, as it is currently practiced, is failing. Despite being positioned as essential for data quali...
The Fuss About Data Governance, Now What
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would anybody disagree that Data Governance isn't working out the way we had all hoped? Yes, we've seen successes, but for the most part it's been lik...
The Fuss About DGIQ
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, John and Mark brought the Rock Bottom Data Feed to the Data Governance & Information Quality (DGIQ) conference in Washington, DC. We let...