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Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast

Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast

By: Jason Walls Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe
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Epik Mellon is a podcast about networks; the real people and crazy stories behind the amazing fact that the Internet even works. Networking folk are mavericks, adventurers, and nerds all rolled into one. Sponsored by QA Cafe, we discuss how people like us got into the field, the real issues and funny circumstances we've been in, and some real conversations about the state of the industry, technology, and the future of communications. If you ever wanted to know "how the sausage is made" behind network communications, you'll find it at Epik Mellon.


Epik Mellon is a portmanteau of "Mellon Epikoinonión" - a rough Greek translation of "the Future of Communications." It might also involve fruit sometimes. No promises.© 2026 Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast
Episodes
  • “In Their Experience” with Jason Thompson, Senior Technical Product Manager at TELUS

    “In Their Experience” with Jason Thompson, Senior Technical Product Manager at TELUS
    Mar 24 2026

    In this episode, I chat with Jason Thompson of TELUS, one of the major Canadian ISPs, about the customer Internet experience, what ISPs are doing with new tech, and why connecting real people and making their lives better is what broadband networking is all about.
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    53 mins
  • “In the End, it’s End to End” with Cristina Radelscu-Banu, Senior Software Developer at HPE

    “In the End, it’s End to End” with Cristina Radelscu-Banu, Senior Software Developer at HPE
    Mar 10 2026

    Another person I love to work with that is as passionate about standardization as I am, Cristina Radelscu-Banu and I sit down and talk about the reality of deployed networks vs. bleeding edge, and taking a high-level view of technology.

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    42 mins
  • “The Invisible Network” with Gavin Young, Head of Fixed Access Center of Excellence at Vodafone

    “The Invisible Network” with Gavin Young, Head of Fixed Access Center of Excellence at Vodafone
    Feb 24 2026

    I have known so many great people who have not just made a difference in the industry, but a difference in my life, and Gavin Young from Vodafone is no exception. In this episode, we discuss a holistic view of technology, the era of smart CPE and smart networks, and how operators face an exhausting goal of ensuring things “just work” for everyone, all the time.
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    51 mins
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