Whiskey Web and Whatnot

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Dan Blumberg about his journey from radio producer to product manager and podcaster. They explore the art of building great software, podcasting essentials, and the changing landscape of podcast platforms. Plus, Dan shares his kayaking adventures and insights on balancing authenticity and growth. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:26) - Whiskey review and rating: Woodinville Straight Bourbon (08:23) - Apple Podcasts vs Spotify (10:20) - Spotify video vs YouTube (12:02) - Podcasting audio vs video (14:24) - Advice on starting a podcast (18:24) - Equipment requirements for guests on podcasts (21:15) - Having a pre-interview interview (25:06) - Social media and podcasting challenges (26:37) - How to grow your audience (32:18) - How to make money as a podcaster (36:28) - Being yourself vs having a persona (38:42) - Monetizing your podcast (41:11) - What’s missing from RSS (42:38) - Dan’s non-tech career ideas (44:40) - Podcast recommendations (48:12) - Dan’s plugs Links Woodinville Straight Bourbon: https://woodinvillewhiskeyco.com/ Crafted: https://crafted.fm WNYC: https://www.wnyc.org/ NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ Spotify: https://www.spotify.com/ Pocket Casts: https://pocketcasts.com/ IAB: https://www.iab.com/ National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ Shure SM7B: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b Focusrite: https://focusrite.com/ Shure MV7: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7 Elgato: https://www.elgato.com/ AirPods: https://www.apple.com/airpods/ Audio Technica: https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/ Morning Edition: https://www.wnyc.org/shows/me Chicago Public Radio: https://www.wbez.org/ Riverside: https://riverside.fm/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/ Mr. Beast: https://youtube.com/@mrbeast Docker: https://www.docker.com/ Artium: https://www.thisisartium.com/ Jay Clouse: https://creatorscience.com/ Hark: https://harkaudio.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm/ Hard Fork: https://www.nytimes.com/column/hard-fork Big Technology with Alex Kantrowitz: https://www.bigtechnology.com/ Decoder with Nilay Patel: https://www.theverge.com/decoder How I Built This: https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this Acquired: https://www.acquired.fm/ Smartless: https://smartless.com/ Wondery: https://wondery.com/ Sacha Baron Cohen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen Tim Burton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton Beetlejuice: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/beetlejuice Darknet Diaries: https://darknetdiaries.com/ Connect with Dan Website: https://crafted.fm X / Twitter: https://x.com/dblums LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dblums/ Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Adam Argyle about the quirks of CSS and JavaScript tooling, and modern web development. They discuss why JavaScript often takes center stage over CSS, the funding disparities between them, and what this means for developers. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:32) - Whiskey review: Standard Spirit Wormwood Rye (07:54) - Social media and Blue Sky (09:39) - Is cereal soup? (11:15) - The Hot Dog and sandwich debate (17:55) - JavaScript library guilty pleasures (25:40) - CSS vs. JavaScript tooling (34:52) - How Tailwind is funded (35:58) - Politics in business (41:36) - Shotgun debugging and pair programming (47:46) - What is the FG scale? (49:51) - Robbie’s big Tailwind “FG” (51:16) - CSS carousel (57:08) - The complexity of CSS and HTML (01:07:15) - The importance of accessibility (01:08:54) - The problem with AI in CSS (01:09:54) - Plugs Links Fresca Mixed: https://www.frescamixed.com/ Bootstrap: https://getbootstrap.com/ Standard Spirit Wormwood Rye: https://www.standardwormwood.com/ Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/ Gray Sky: https://graysky.app/ Lodash: https://lodash.com/ ES6: https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_es6.asp Monty Python and the Holy Grail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail Hot Ones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Ones Manchester Orchestra: https://www.manchesterorchestra.com/ Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org/ Raspberry Pi: https://www.raspberrypi.com/ Honeybadger: https://www.honeybadger.io/ Tailwind CSS: https://tailwindcss.com/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ PHP: https://www.php.net/ Astro: https://astro.build/ Jason Fried: https://x.com/jasonfried? DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Joe Rogan: https://x.com/joerogan Bernie Sanders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders JD Vance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/ Panic Playdate: https://play.date/ Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/ Changelog: Wine Web and a whole lot of Whatnot: https://changelog.com/friends/68 Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ WAI-ARIA: https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/ Project Wallace: https://www.projectwallace.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/ Connect with Adam Website: https://nerdy.dev X / Twitter: https://x.com/argyleink YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@adamargyleink Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck dive into the delicate balance between authenticity and adaptation, both in tech and everyday life. They unpack the challenges of staying true to their passions—like whiskey and web development—while navigating the pressures of broadening their appeal and monetizing their craft. They also reflect on podcasting, personal branding, industry trends, social media shifts, and the complexities of dealing with polarizing figures in tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - All Things Open (02:18) - Whiskey: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye Whiskey (07:29) - Whiskey rating (10:24) - Rebase vs Merge (10:57) - Bluesky vs Twitter (17:45) - The political influence on social media (19:18) - Anonymity in social media and usernames (23:44) - What elements should a web framework include? (26:15) - Should you be your authentic self all the time? (31:58) - The difficulty of monetizing a podcast (35:58) - Commercial real estate and the wig shop (40:04) - Cars and coffee (42:03) - Ghosted by Guillermo? (44:24) - Should politics influence the products and tech we use? (48:40) - Robbie’s new leaf blower (50:28) - Robbie on Web Dev Challenge (51:40) - JavaScript, Ember, and React (58:56) - Holiday prep and European living Links Redwood Empire Emerald Giant: https://redwoodempirewhiskey.com/whiskey/emerald-giant-rye/ All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Primeagen: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen Maker’s Mark: https://www.makersmark.com/ Wawa: https://www.wawa.com/ Sagamore: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/ Kafka: https://kafka.apache.org/ Runspired: https://runspired.com/ Facebook: https://facebook.com Instagram: https://instagram.com X / Twitter: https://x.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/ Discord: https://discord.com/ Dan Abramov: https://danabra.mov/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/ Wondery: https://wondery.com/ Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ SQLite: https://www.sqlite.org/ RedwoodJS: https://redwoodjs.com/ Laravel: https://laravel.com/ Syntax: https://syntax.fm/ ShopTalk: https://shoptalkshow.com/ Changelog: https://changelog.com/ How About Tomorrow: https://tomorrow.fm/ Devtools: https://www.devtools.fm/ Torc: https://www.torc.dev/ Jason Torres: https://x.com/tasonjorres Sentry: https://sentry.io Guillermo Rauch: https://x.com/rauchg Charisma Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Carpenter John Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Carpenter Lululemon: https://lululemon.com Lamborghini: https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Katie’s Cars and Coffee: https://www.instagram.com/katies_cars_and_coffee Porsche: https://www.porsche.com/ DeLorean: https://delorean.com/ Bronco: https://www.ford.com/bronco/ Bugatti Veyron: https://www.bugatti.com/the-bugatti-heritage/modern-icons/veyron/ Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Vercel: https://vercel.com/ Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/ Ryobi: https://www.ryobitools.com/ Web Dev Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz8Iz-Fnk_eTkZvSNWXW_TKZ2UwVirT2M Astro: https://astro.build/ Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ React: https://react.dev/ Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ Netflix: https://netflix.com Supabase: https://supabase.com/ TanStack: https://tanstack.com/ 89: Hot Takes, TanStack, and Open Source with Tanner Linsley: https://whiskey.fm/hot-takes-tanstack-and-open-source-with-tanner-linsley George Clooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clooney Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about Christmas traditions, from sweaters and trees to classic holiday movies and music. They dive into various light-hearted hot takes, holiday preferences, gift-giving etiquette, and more. Along the way, they review a Cream of Kentucky bourbon, discuss JavaScript and API challenges, and share Robbie’s big announcement—twins on the way! In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:49) - Whiskey intro and rating: Cream of Kentucky (07:59) - Bing Crosby vs Frank Sinatra (09:31) - Real vs fake Christmas trees (13:59) - Christmas Story vs Christmas Vacation (16:34) - Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? (18:09) - Are gift cards a good present or just lazy? (20:50) - Robbie’s big news (21:32) - The state of EV (27:45) - Investments and crypto (33:40) - The results of the State of JS Survey (38:00) - Podcast merch (39:21) - Futbol and food (44:58) - Robbie on Learn with Jason (50:11) - Everybody likes Vite (53:13) - Representing your brand (55:02) - Holiday plans Links Cream of Kentucky: https://creamofkentucky.com Bing Crosby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby Frank Sinatra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra Jack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com/ Balsam Hill Christmas Trees: https://www.balsamhill.com/c/artificial-christmas-trees A Christmas Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/ Christmas Vacation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/ Die Hard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/ Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger Hallmark: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/ VW Buzz: https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html Doug Demuro’s review of the VW Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1TsmhSv5k Rivian: https://rivian.com/ Chrysler Pacifica: https://www.chrysler.com/pacifica.html Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Shiba Inu: https://shibatoken.com/ Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ XRP: https://ripple.com/xrp/ Hawk Tuah Coin: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hawk-tuah/ State of JS Survey: https://stateofjs.com/ Chris Manson: https://x.com/real_ate Jonathan Creamer: https://x.com/jcreamer898 Syntax: https://syntax.fm WordPress: https://wordpress.org Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/ Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Telemundo: https://www.telemundo.com/ Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ David Beckham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham Liverpool FC: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/ Real Madrid: https://www.realmadrid.com/ Learn with Jason: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ Node: https://nodejs.org/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ Ember: https://emberjs.com/ Vite: https://vite.dev/ Astro: https://astro.build/ React: https://react.dev/ Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ Whiskey.fm: https://whiskey.fm Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Angie Jones, Head of Developer Relations at TBD, about verifiable credentials, decentralized identity, and the potential of Web 5. They discuss practical applications like mobile driver’s licenses, privacy preservation, as well as the challenges of adopting cutting-edge tech. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:42) - Whiskey intro and rating (08:38) - Mobile driver’s licenses (16:51) - Identity verification tech (22:50) - Privacy concerns in tech (31:06) - Digital passports and biometric verification in travel (42:39) - Is web 5 the future of decentralization? (52:06) - Angie’s non-tech career (54:03) - Waffle House debate (57:25) - Plugs Links All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Sagamore: https://sagamorespirit.com/ Block: https://block.xyz/ TBD: https://tbd.website/ W3c Verifiable Credentials: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-overview/ MIT: https://web.mit.edu/ BitTorrent: https://www.bittorrent.com/ Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/ Microsoft Teams: https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/ Clear: https://www.clearme.com/ Java: https://www.java.com/ Uber: https://www.uber.com/ Venmo: https://venmo.com/ PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ Waffle House: https://www.wafflehouse.com/ Kelsey Hightower: https://bsky.app/profile/kelseyhightower.com Connect with Angie Website: https://angiejones.tech X / Twitter: https://x.com/techgirl1908 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiejones Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Kelly Vaughn, Director of Engineering at Spot AI and a “recovering entrepreneur.” They discuss career evolution, the challenges of hiring and job-seeking, career politics, and Kelly’s unique perspective on leadership. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:39) - Wine tasting + review (10:15) - Career politics in getting promoted (17:28) - Conference talk + All Things Open (18:58) - Gluten sensitivity in Europe (21:07) - Pizza, casseroles, and comfort food (26:54) - Movie preferences and watching habits (33:01) - Therapy and mental health (35:13) - Airports and flight experiences (38:00) - Plugs Links Spot AI: https://www.spot.ai/ Drinks: Drinks.com Bill Paxton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Paxton Weird Science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Science_(film) Anthony Michael Hall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Michael_Hall The Hardy Boys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys Ender’s Game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender’s_Game Sentry: https://sentry.io Fly Bye: https://www.foxrc.com/restaurants/fly-bye-to-go/ Ooni: https://ooni.com/ Super Mario Bros: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. The Super Mario Bros. Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie Chris Pratt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pratt All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/ Jim Gaffigan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gaffigan Delta: https://www.delta.com/ Coca-Cola: https://www.coca-cola.com/ The Modern Leader: https://modernleader.is/ Connect with Kelly Website: https://kvlly.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/kvlly LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyvaughn The Modern Leader Newsletter: https://modernleader.is Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

Uncover the pivotal role of content creation in tech careers and how it can enhance visibility and reputation. The conversation dives into open source contributions and their impact on personal branding. Discover the troubling reality of fake job postings in the industry and the interview culture that can stifle skilled developers. The hosts also explore the challenges in the front-end development landscape and touch on the ethics of cancel culture, all while blending humor with interesting personal anecdotes.

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Carlo Piana about the intricacies of open-source licensing, challenges in enforcing it, sustainability, and the impact of AI on both the tech and legal industries. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:37) - Wine tasting (08:15) - Open source licensing (13:20) - Challenges in open source sustainability (19:47) - Monetization and community contributions (21:12) - Choosing the right license (23:32) - Understanding open source AI (29:02) - The impact of AI on legal practice (34:37) - Futbol and hobbies (38:03) - Plugs Links All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Open Source Initiative: https://opensource.org/ VSCodium: https://vscodium.com/ VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/ Atom: https://atom-editor.cc/ Juventus: https://www.juventus.com/ Inter: https://www.inter.it/ Ducati: https://www.ducati.com/ Honda CBR 600: https://powersports.honda.com/motorcycle/supersport/cbr600rr Kawasaki 1000: https://www.kawasaki.com/en-us/motorcycle/ninja/sport/ninja-1000-abs Connect with Carlo Website: https://www.piana.eu/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlopiana/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/carlopiana/ Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Chris Coyier about the complexities of open-source, balancing community contributions with monetization, the quirks of modern web development, and creative approaches to building sustainable tech projects. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (01:02) Podcast recording and All Things Open (04:10) Wine tasting: Brunello di Montalcino Annata 2018 (04:41) CSS and styling challenges (11:02) Open source licensing (22:24) Feature flags and pricing models (27:28) 90s nostalgia (32:19) Is open source worth it? (39:53) Why dev hiring is broken (45:21) Famous forks (49:26) WordPress drama (54:58) Plugs Links RodeCaster Pro II: https://rode.com/en-us/interfaces-and-mixers/- rodecaster-series/rodecaster-pro-ii/ All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/ Audigo: https://www.audigolabs.com/ Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ CodePen: https://codepen.io/ Intro.js: https://introjs.com/ Supabase: https://supabase.com PostHog: https://posthog.com/ Sentry: https://Sentry.io/ LaunchDarkly: https://launchdarkly.com/ Nirvana: https://www.nirvana.com/ Kurt Cobain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain/ Pearl Jam: https://pearljam.com/ Coldplay: https://www.coldplay.com/ Phish: https://phish.com/ Ray LaMontagne: https://www.raylamontagne.com/ Ember: https://emberjs.com LeetCode: https://leetcode.com/ Homebrew: https://brew.sh/ Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink/ Wufoo: https://www.wufoo.com/ CodeCrafters: https://codecrafters.io/ PearAI: https://trypear.ai/ Godot: https://godotengine.org/ iojs: https://github.com/nodejs/iojs.org/ WordPress: https://wordpress.org Matt Mullenweg: https://x.com/photomatt/ Jetpack: https://jetpack.com/ Astro: https://astro.build/ DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ Connect with Chris Website: https://chriscoyier.net/ X / Twitter: https://x.com/chriscoyier CodePen: https://codepen.io/ Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

This week, Robbie and Chuck discuss Fresca’s nostalgic comeback, generalization vs specialization in web dev, the death of FAANG, and the career impact of AI. They also talk about the future of self-driving cars, the relevance of college education, and the ethics around digital media ownership. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:55) - Alcoholic Fresca (07:06) - MANAMANA (10:03) - Hot takes (10:17) - Blow Pops vs Tootsie Pops (11:30) - Are self-driving cars a good or bad idea? (16:32) - How technology is changing education (21:41) - Specialist vs generalist (27:37) - Non-alchoholic Fresca (28:28) - AI and the future (29:43) - Videogames and community (37:53) - Rails vs Django (39:41) - Console gaming (41:24) - How streaming and downloadable media has changed gaming (46:39) - Game development (50:22) - Coke products and Costco Links Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda Coca-Cola: https://www.coca-cola.com High Noon: https://www.highnoonspirits.com White Claw: https://www.whiteclaw.com Long Drink: https://thelongdrink.com Meta: https://www.meta.com Apple: https://www.apple.com Netflix: https://netflix.com Amazon: https://amazon.com Microsoft: https://microsoft.com Alphabet: https://abc.xyz NVIDIA: https://www.nvidia.com The Muppets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppets Blow Pop: https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Blow_Pops Tootsie Pop: https://the-candy-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Tootsie_Pop Tesla: https://www.tesla.com Black Mirror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror Range Rover: https://www.landroverusa.com/range-rover Typescript: https://www.typescriptlang.org React: https://react.dev Django: https://www.djangoproject.com Rails: https://rubyonrails.org Web3: https://web3.foundation Diablo: https://diablo4.blizzard.com Tears of the Kingdom: https://zelda.nintendo.com/tears-of-the-kingdom Skyrim: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim10 Animal Crossing: https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com Pokemon Go: https://pokemongolive.com The Sims: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims FIFA: https://www.fifa.com Halo: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/halo The Need for Speed: https://www.ea.com/games/need-for-speed Resident Evil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil Tomb Raider: https://www.tombraider.com PHP: https://www.php.net Ember: https://emberjs.com Python: https://www.python.org Ruby: https://www.ruby-lang.org .NET: https://dotnet.microsoft.com XBOX: https://www.xbox.com Playstation: https://www.playstation.com Dax: https://x.com/thdxr How About Tomorrow: https://tomorrow.fm Google Stadia: https://stadia.google.com/gg Analogue: https://www.analogue.co Minecraft: https://www.minecraft.net Steam: https://store.steampowered.com EA: https://www.ea.com Gamestop: https://www.gamestop.com Costco: https://www.costco.com Connect with Madison Website: https://madisonkanna.com X / Twitter: https://x.com/madisonkanna YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MadisonKanna Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.