> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://signal.happychases.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Welcome to Signal - URL: https://signal.happychases.com/welcome-to-signal/ - Published: 2026-09-01T06:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-01T06:00:00.000Z - Description: Our first episode. Who we are, why we started a show about technology and the people who build it, and what you can expect every Tuesday. - Author: Maya Chen - Tags: Culture, #Import 2026-11-03 19:38 Welcome to Signal 0:00 /1680 1× Hello, and welcome to the very first episode of Signal. We're Maya Chen and Daniel Osei, and this is a show about technology — not the gadgets or the stock prices, but the ideas, decisions and people behind the tools we all use every day. Every Tuesday, we'll sit down with someone who builds, designs, studies or questions technology, and we'll try to understand what they know that the rest of us don't. This first episode is a little different. There's no guest. It's just the two of us, explaining who we are, why we're doing this and what you can expect. ## In this episode - **00:00** — Hello and welcome - **02:30** — Who we are and how we met - **09:15** — Why another technology podcast? - **15:40** — What we'll cover, and what we won't - **21:10** — How Signal is funded - **25:00** — What's coming up ## Who we are Maya spent a decade as a product engineer at early-stage startups, building everything from payment flows to internal tools, before moving into writing and broadcasting. She brings the builder's perspective: how things actually get made, what goes wrong and why. Daniel was a technology reporter for several years and later worked as a design researcher, interviewing people about how they use — and struggle with — software. He brings the user's perspective: what technology feels like on the other side of the screen. We met on a panel about software accessibility several years ago, disagreed politely about almost everything and went for coffee afterwards. We've been arguing amiably ever since. Signal is, in some ways, just that conversation with microphones. > "We want to talk to the people who do the work, not just the people who talk about it." ## Why another podcast? There are plenty of technology podcasts already. Many are excellent. But we found that most fell into one of two camps: news shows that move too fast to explain anything properly, or interview shows that mostly feature founders and executives talking about their companies. We wanted something else. We wanted long, patient conversations with engineers, designers, researchers, writers and founders of small companies — people with deep expertise and interesting stories who rarely get asked to tell them in full. ## What we'll cover You can expect episodes on artificial intelligence, design, engineering, security, startups and technology's effect on culture and work. Some episodes will be practical. Some will be philosophical. Most will be a bit of both. What we won't do: product launch hype, rumour, investment advice or conversations that are really advertisements in disguise. If a guest is promoting something, we'll say so clearly. ## How Signal is funded Signal is independent. We're funded by listeners who choose to become members, and by a small number of carefully chosen sponsors whose messages are always clearly marked. Members get an ad-free feed, bonus episodes including a monthly mailbag, and early access to new interviews. We'll never sell your data, and we'll never let a sponsor influence what we cover or who we interview. 🎧 **Become a founding member.** If you believe in independent, thoughtful technology journalism, [join Signal](#/portal/signup) from the start. It genuinely makes a difference. ## What's coming up Next week, we're talking to a machine learning engineer about small AI models that run entirely on your own devices. After that: a game studio that ships without crunch, the hidden world of city open data and the honest economics of a two-person startup. ## How to listen You can listen right here on the website, subscribe through the RSS feed, or find Signal in your favourite podcast app. If you enjoy it, the most helpful thing you can do is tell one person about it. Thank you for being here at the start. We're really glad you're listening. ## Key takeaways - **Signal is about people, not products.** Each episode is a long conversation with someone who builds, designs, studies or questions technology. - **Two perspectives, one show.** Maya brings the builder's view; Daniel brings the user's. Expect friendly disagreement. - **Patient, not breathless.** We'd rather take an hour to understand one idea than rush through ten headlines. - **Clear about money.** Signal is listener-funded, with a few clearly marked sponsors who never influence what we cover. - **What we won't do.** No hype, rumour, investment advice or interviews that are secretly advertisements. - **How you can help.** Listen, subscribe, become a member if you can and — most valuable of all — tell one person about the show. ## Why we called it Signal The name came from an old idea in communications: the difference between signal and noise. The signal is the information that matters; the noise is everything else competing for your attention. Technology coverage, we felt, had become very noisy — full of launches, rumours, hot takes and countdowns. We wanted to make something that helped listeners hear the signal instead. It's an ambitious name for a show recorded in a spare room, but we're going to try to live up to it every Tuesday. ## Credits Signal is hosted by Maya Chen and Daniel Osei. Theme music and production by the Signal team.