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March 19, 2025
Mike and Tommy dive into the controversial world of pie charts, inspired by a SQLBI article arguing they're not always bad. They also cover using OBSTORE to load arbitrary files into OneLake.
January 8, 2025
Mike and Tommy revisit Power BI’s core visuals and share practical design and interaction tips that make everyday reports clearer and more trustworthy. They also touch on a Fabric pipeline pattern (pipeline calling pipeline) and how small workflow tweaks can scale your delivery.
February 23, 2024
A listener asks how to help analysts find the unexpected “aha” insight inside a governed Power BI experience—without exporting everything to Excel. The team revisits Ep. 294 and outlines where exploratory analysis fits, what audiences need, and which Power BI/Fabric tools actually enable discovery.
February 16, 2024
In Ep. 294, the team draws a clean line: analytics turns raw data into meaning; visualization turns meaning into a message. If your Power BI work feels like ‘just charts,’ this one helps you reset the goal—and includes a quick sidebar on why Copilot feels inconsistent across Microsoft 365 right now.
January 19, 2024
Creativity in Power BI isn’t decoration—it’s the discipline of making intentional choices (story, layout, emphasis, and interaction) so the report communicates fast and earns trust. Ep. 286 breaks down how to stay creative while still building something consistent and scalable.
October 13, 2023
Ep. 258 is a reality check for report builders: are your visuals helping people see the insight faster, or making them work harder just to decode the chart? The crew shares practical ways to keep creativity high while keeping cognitive load low.
August 2, 2023
Episode 237 digs into chartjunk and visual clutter—how it erodes trust, hides the point of a chart, and slows down decision-making. You’ll get practical Power BI design tactics (tooltips, emphasis, and consistency) to add context without turning your report into noise.
May 12, 2023
Ep. 214 breaks down how to collaborate during data exploration—when to pull others in, how to split the work, and how to keep findings reproducible and reviewable. You’ll leave with practical ways to share half-finished work without derailing the project.
March 31, 2023
Ep. 201 explores where AI actually helps in BI (and where it doesn't): it can accelerate drafts of visuals, text, and analysis—but context, audience, and judgment still drive good data storytelling.