Great mix of technical terms explained in digestible way and not being too robotic

Katie & Ben, thank you for such a great podcast. I just finished listening to all of the episodes. I started mid 2020 after the the last episode was published! I’m not even a data scientist or have any specialty in the area but it’s been informative and really fun to listen to Linear Digression.

It’s been great time!

I love listening to this show. I’m starting to get into data analytics and data science, and this show has been PERFECT. Since most episodes are in the format of Katie teaching Ben about some aspect of data science, I’ve been able to listen and learn about tons of different aspects of data science. Her explanations are always clean and easy to understand, and Ben’s questions are always illuminating and clarifying. 10/10 Definitely would recommend you check out this podcast if you’re interested in learning (more) about data science.

A great podcast, and I highly recommend. It’s very informative but the tone is still pretty conversational, so it’s easy to follow along without having a PhD and 10 years of experience. Episodes cover a wide variety of interesting topics and applications—not exclusively academic or esoteric. Katie and Ben, keep it up!

Katie and Ben have diverse backgrounds and that makes their discussions very dynamic and so the listener ( me in this case !!) benefits a lot from the big delta between their respective areas of expertise. The delta especially forces them to be good ( gooder ! Over the years ) at explaining what they know to people outside of their fields . And that in turn is super inspiring to be better at explanation for me at least !

I love it!

Informative, easy to listen to, nice range - from traditional statistical concepts and how to apply them, to newest technologies, and to current issues. Thank u Katie and Ben for your weekly stories of how data science rocks! Listening to u is time well spent!

I really enjoyed the causal tress episode! The podcast does a good job of exploring a wide range of methods and topics within the broader data science world.

This is a light-hearted yet highly educational podcast for anyone interested in data science, from the veteran practitioner to those just flirting with the field.

Katie and Ben cover many interesting topics in a digestible amount of detail. As a nerdy engineer with some stats background, this podcast is a blast to listen to, and I even get a few ideas for how I can use some new (to me) concepts in my work.

Love this podcast. It does just enough to keep you thinking and is just an enjoyable listen every episode. Even the episode with Ben’s microphone being scratchy was tolerable! High quality content, don’t sleep on B&K.

This podcast does a great job of introducing listeners to data science topics from scratch with no assumption about the listener’s background or experience. The discussions get just technical enough without too many details, leaving you with key takeaways without feeling overwhelmed that you’re missing something. In other words, it feels like a podcast, not an online course! Great job.

I haven’t found anything like this podcast, so by default it is best in its class. It does a great job of catering to the data science topics I am interested in. It has also introduced me to some great tangential topics, especially those related to software development, and been very insightful. I wish the show was a bit more energetic and not so dry. While I appreciate the straightforwardness of the format, it occasionally results in me losing focus. Unlike other podcasts, I find myself constantly having to rewind because I zoned out. I wouldn’t ask the hosts to tweak the dials too much - because they do have a good thing going - but it would be nice if the material was presented in a more engaging format. More like a radio show and less like a lecture.

This is such a great and detailed podcast, it provides a lot of info on the topic of data science for people in the field as well as newbies

I’m a data scientist and software engineer. This podcast is exactly what I’m looking for. Entertaining and lightweight conversation between an experienced professional data scientist and an engineer, this form is extremely helpful because it serves not only the data science listeners but also the people with no background in the area. Beginner friendly, intuitive and full of great learnings. I listen to you guys everyday in my commute. Started 2 weeks and already finished a lot of episodes. Keep it up!!

Look forward to listening every week. You guys are the best!

This is the best podcast on this topic, it's clear and consise and I learn something new each and every time I listen to one of them. In fact it's worth listening to more than once for some. I have a huge backlog of episodes to catch up with, and I'm looking forward to it. Thank you Katie and Ben for doing such a great job communicating this material.

I'm a full stack systems guy, not a data scientist, but still love this podcast. Did have to brush up on statistics and math to get the most out of it, but still very accessible and entertaining too!

I started listening to current episodes around June. Starting in July I realized the podcast was just too good and needed to go back through and listen to the back catalog. I started the daunting exercise listening from episode one and just finished with this weeks episode. I can’t say how happy I am with Linear Digressions. Katie does a great job of breaking down complex topics and Ben tends to ask the perfect layman questions or digs in when areas get a bit too technical. I can’t thank you enough for this podcast and how much I have learned. Keep them coming, Matt

Social scientist here. Got drawn in to the survival analysis episode. Really enjoying the podcast so far.

Very clear, very cutting-edged, and very helpful!

I recently got into computer science, and listening to this has given context to a lot of what I am learning and has made me all the more interested in the topics.

Thanks for all the hard work you put in each of these episodes. Really enjoy each of them. Keep doing the fantastic work!

These guys are amazing! You get to know so much about machine learning, all while not really diving really deep into it. The talks are really interesting and the intensity of interestingness increases as an episode goes by. This is the possibly best way to explicate someone about what machine learning is and how it actually works. 10/10 would recommend!

I often listen to this on the drive to work. They do a nice job covering topical issues in data science. By the way, I work in the field, managing a team of data scientists. Katie really knows here trade!

Katie and Ben have great chemistry and play off each other well. Katie does an outstanding job of explaining complex ideas in simple terms, and Ben asks questions that I wish I had thought to ask. They stay on topic, and the topics are quite interesting.

If you are into Statistics/Data Science/Machine Learning then this podcast is a must! keep going Katey and Ben! you guys rock!! :)

While it is certainly hard to talk about math and statistics over a podcast, Ben and Katie are amazing at keeping their talks technical, yet also accessible. I think their podcast strikes a great balance of explaining things for someone who may not be familiar with them, but also giving enough detail that you feel like you're being treated like a smart person and tutored in data science. Thanks Ben and Katie!

I love this pod. They are so good at making you understand what is happening without losing any of the fun.

I have been trying to learn this subject on my own for a few years now. Slow going, to say the least. Ben and Katie provide great insights on topics I've read or listened to previously. This podcast is a good way to touch on points without getting into the details that continue to confuse me. As another reviewer wrote, I also found this podcast a few days ago and am busy trying to get caught up.

Engaging and dynamic hosts talk about interesting topics in machine learning and Data Science, providing great insight and many resources to continue exploring.

A+

A little shorter than I want sometimes, but I am pretty uncommon in how much I like deep dives. Does make me want to hang out with Ben and Katie in real life though

Covers data science concepts with great explanations, examples, and interesting info. Great hosts, easy to listen to and stay engaged.

I love how Katie and Jeff have such intuitive and simple explanations to very complex concepts. I've really learned a lot from their conversation-like teachings. They're both great at finding metaphors for the layman.

Explains statistical and data science concepts with the perfect mix of technical detail and intuition building. Katie is really good, unusually good, at breaking down tricky ideas into easy-to-understand bites. Importantly, her motivating examples are actual data problems (e.g. cancer survival, false positives in radar detection), which makes the discussion both interesting and insightful. She also appears to be exceptionally careful--on the topics I understand well, she is accurate, doesn't make misleading simplifications, and addresses nuances and possible misinterpretations. Ben also does a great job as a foil, navigating the roles of summarizer and curious novice without falling into common traps. He doesn't act like a dunce for gags, he reviews accurately where necessary, circles back and asks for clarification where useful. This pair is really top-notch. Very glad to have found this.

This show is fun to listen to. It is a great way to learn concepts about machine learning. The short format works really well for this! I liked the short music at the beginning too.

this podcast is a great way to hear about topics in an informal (but accurate) and understandable way, so that I really get the gist of the concept. I can then look up more technical details about the topic later if I wish. Perfect for a podcast. Thanks! I do agree with one other reviewer that I wish Ben would not interrupt as much. (I do appreciate the back and forth to some extent though) However I've only listened to older episodes so perhaps this has been addressed

Ben you're amazing and definitely deserve more than 5 stars but please , please stop interrupting the speaker. I will still continue to listen no matter what because it's still worth it.

Ok-99.99% of the time. Always well explained, especially for oddball (to me) uses of data analysis and machine learning. And it has the BEST theme music opening of any podcast around.

Ben and Katie do an excellent job of making difficult data science topics approachable and easy to follow without much math. It was great to listen to while I was finishing up my PhD in Physics and teaching myself data science. I never would have stumbled across some of their covered topics (LIME, SMOTE, conjoint analysis, etc. ) on my own.

Great down to earth discussions

I’ve really enjoyed the first 5 episodes that I’ve listened to, and agree with others that the material is digested and presented well. I would welcome more details on things that have challenged them in their own work (as opposed to the general pitfalls covered in most data science courses)

The podcast strikes a great balance between being intellectually engaging and entertaining. It's not too technical, often presenting a very gentle overview of the topics. For topics I know really well, I am still entertained, although I can tell the content isn't too rigorous/ technical. For topics I don't know well, my mind is blown, but in a fun way because of the easy presentation and the gentle descriptions. Good balance :)

They have a perfect mix of technical and general discussion! Nice for a technically minded individual and also nice for someone who doesn't know much about Data science.

A colleague pointed me to this hidden gem. Ben and Katie are excellent at turning complex/complicated topics into easily digestible and educational content. As someone who is finishing their Master's Thesis research in machine learning and data science, I feel the show illustrates how exciting and inspiring the fields truly are. Ben and Katie- Keep up the quality work!

I have listened to every show so far. They are all entertaining with a mix of humor and real world examples. Thanks for putting out the show.

Communicates the mathematical wonders of reality with equal parts precision and candor. Also, Katie is the bomb.

I enjoy reviewing data science basics and learning about the cutting edge. Well produced, entertaining, I enjoy hearing likable duo engages in interesting short discussions. The casual format and relatively short length makes it a no-brainer to play whenever I feel like hanging out with two friends and hear them talking about data science.