{"id":108191,"date":"2025-12-29T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=108191"},"modified":"2025-12-29T12:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:47:57","slug":"biggest-surprises-of-2025-the-good-bad-ugly-of-ai-and-looking-ahead","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/podcasts\/biggest-surprises-of-2025-the-good-bad-ugly-of-ai-and-looking-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Surprises of 2025, The Good, Bad &amp; Ugly of AI, and Looking Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"mb-2xl\">\n    \n    <dialog id=\"podcastModal\" class=\"\">\n        <div class=\"bg-base-black bg-opacity-80 fixed inset-0 z-10 h-full w-full max-w-full max-h-full flex items-center justify-center\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto relative w-full container\">\n                <div class=\"flex overflow-hidden rounded-xs bg-base-black\">\n                    <div class=\"relative aspect-[16\/9] w-full\">\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podcastYoutubeVideo\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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