Practical Product Management is the podcast for product leaders, PMs, and curious builders who want to get better at the craft—without the fluff. Hosted by Leah Farmer and Marilyn McDonald, each episode offers real talk on the realities of product work: strategy, leadership, decision-making, stakeholder wrangling, and more. With decades of experience and plenty of stories, we share practical insights that you can actually use—whether you’re scaling a startup or navigating big tech.

Past Episodes…

• From MVPs to FAFO – Iterations, courage, and what it really means to learn fast in Product.
• Nerds to Norms: Why real conversations still beat synthetic data in B2B product management
• Running on Empty – Why high-achievers struggle to slow down and what it takes to truly rest.
• Make Noise, Not Space: How Great Product Leadership Starts with Listening
• Better Together: How Mutual Respect, Curiosity, and Shared Goals Create the Best Product & Engineering Collaborations
• The Inside Job – Leadership, Self-Knowledge, & Communication Styles from the Inside Out
• Podcastaversary Year 1 – Friendship, Frameworks, and The Future of Product
• Stop Trying to Do It All! – Feedback, Mentors, & Being Human as a Product Manager
• Practice Like You Play: How Product Teams Win with Clarity, Conflict, & Staying in the Game
• Film Festivals, Velociraptors, & Heart Surgery: Building Immersive Products in AR, VR, & AI