Episode 20: CFDE Training Center Podcast Retrospective

In this special retrospective episode of Decoding the Data Ecosystem, host LaFrancis Gibson, project manager and contract PI for the CFDE Training Center, sits down with Dr. Allissa Dillman, Training and Engagement Director of the CFDE Training Center, to look back on the podcast's first year. The two reflect on the origins of the podcast and its role in making complex omics data more discoverable and usable across disciplines, discussing the critical importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in tackling the highly complex, multi-expertise nature of biomedical data. The conversation explores why dialogue-based formats like podcasting uniquely capture the nonlinear, relatable realities of research in ways that polished offerings cannot, making complex topics more approachable for listeners. The episode includes a forward-looking discussion on sustainability, with an emphasis that community ownership and engagement are foundational to ensuring data resources and tools remain useful and enduring.