{"podcast":{"title":"The Analytics Power Hour","slug":"the-analytics-power-hour-461338","podcast_index_feed_id":461338,"rss_url":"https://analyticshour.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://analyticshour.io","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/a/0/7/aa07ecfcf34bbc7fd959afa2a1bf1c87/Analytics_Power_Hour_2021_Logo.png","author":"Tim Wilson","episode_count":312,"summary":"Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Read any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of \"Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice.\" In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the cutting edge of digital analytics, they realized they might have something to contribute back to the community. This podcast is one of those contributions. Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum - the goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Tim, and Moe share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day. We hope you enjoy listening to the Digital Analytics Power Hour.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T14:22:38.009366+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338"},"episode":{"title":"#286: Metrics Layers. Data Dictionaries. Maybe It's All Semantic (Layers)? With Cindi Howson","slug":"286-metrics-layers-data-dictionaries-maybe-it-s-all-semantic-layers-with-cindi-howson","published_at":"2025-12-09T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/286-metrics-layers-data-dictionaries-maybe-it-s-all-semantic-layers-with-cindi-howson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338","url":"https://analyticshour.io/2025/12/09/286-metrics-layers-data-dictionaries-maybe-its-all-semantic-layers-with-cindi-howson/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/analyticshour/APH_-_Episode_286_-_Metrics_Layers._Data_Dictionaries._Maybe_Its_All_Semantic_Layers.mp3?dest-id=239292","summary":"Semantic layers are having something of a moment, but they're not actually new as a concept. Ever since the first database table was designed with cryptic field names that no business user could possibly understand, there's been a need for some form of mapping and translation. Should every company be considering employing a semantic layer? Is the idea of a single, comprehensive semantic layer within an organization a monolithic concept that is doomed to fail? These questions and more get bandied about on this episode, where we were joined by industry legend Cindi Howson , Chief Data & AI Strategy Officer at Thoughtspot . For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page . This episode's Measurement Bite from show sponsor Recast is an explanation of multicollinearity from Michael Kaminsky !","meta_description":"Semantic layers are having something of a moment, but they're not actually new as a concept. Ever since the first database table was designed with cryptic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3344,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/episodes/286-metrics-layers-data-dictionaries-maybe-it-s-all-semantic-layers-with-cindi-howson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-analytics-power-hour-461338/286-metrics-layers-data-dictionaries-maybe-it-s-all-semantic-layers-with-cindi-howson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}