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Appodlachia

#17: Canary in a Code Mine

Jan 14, 2020
45:36

Chuck and Big John talk VP Biden's comments about coal miners learning to code and all that stems from it.

 Atlas Obscura - The Chef Restoring Appalachia’s World-Class Food Culture
 NYTimes - They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia. Now They Say It Was a Fraud
 Belt Magazine - In Appalachia, Coding Bootcamps That Aim To Retrain Coal Miners Increasingly Show Themselves To Be ‘New Collar’ Grifters
 The Hill - Biden tells coal miners "learn to code"
 NY Magazine - Please stop telling miners to learn to code

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