{"podcast":{"title":"The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology","slug":"the-new-quantum-era-innovation-in-quantum-computing-science-and-technology-5609388","podcast_index_feed_id":5609388,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-new-quantum-era","website_url":"http://podcast.newquantumera.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vzSdSLxJuTNW89cstEAVFVBslKfcStWlb0QZ0fhkgmw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZmZl/YmRlZTAxNDY3MWJk/NmI2MGVkMGMxYmFh/MTM2Mi5wbmc.jpg","author":"Sebastian Hassinger - quantum computing expert","episode_count":103,"summary":"Your host, Sebastian Hassinger, interviews brilliant research scientists, software developers, engineers and others actively exploring the possibilities of our new quantum era. We will cover topics in quantum computing, networking and sensing, focusing on hardware, algorithms and general theory. The show aims for accessibility - Sebastian is not a physicist - and we'll try to provide context for the terminology and glimpses at the fascinating history of this new field as it evolves in real time.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:19:15.608488+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-quantum-era-innovation-in-quantum-computing-science-and-technology-5609388"},"episode":{"title":"The Open Source Substrate for Quantum with Ben Castanon","slug":"the-open-source-substrate-for-quantum-with-ben-castanon","published_at":"2026-07-20T13:51:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-quantum-era-innovation-in-quantum-computing-science-and-technology-5609388/the-open-source-substrate-for-quantum-with-ben-castanon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-quantum-era-innovation-in-quantum-computing-science-and-technology-5609388","url":"https://newquantumera.transistor.fm/102","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/09843059/295653d3.mp3","summary":"What does it take to build durable open-source infrastructure for a field that hasn't yet delivered on its biggest promises? Ben Castanon, the first-ever CEO of Unitary Foundation, joins Sebastian to talk about the structural funding gap facing quantum open-source software, why nearly 40% of full-time contributors go uncompensated, and what a \"Linux for quantum\" would actually require. It's a candid conversation about community, memberships from companies like NVIDIA and IBM, and the case for treating open tooling as public infrastructure rather than a nice-to-have.","meta_description":"What does it take to build durable open-source infrastructure for a field that hasn't yet delivered on its biggest promises? Ben Castanon, the first-ever…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-quantum-era-innovation-in-quantum-computing-science-and-technology-5609388/episodes/the-open-source-substrate-for-quantum-with-ben-castanon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-quantum-era-innovation-in-quantum-computing-science-and-technology-5609388/the-open-source-substrate-for-quantum-with-ben-castanon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}