15: Walkabout
This week Ben Orenstein stops in Portland, Oregon during his 3 month “walkabout” to teach me how to sing a barbershop tag and to share his thoughts on podcasting, conference talks, code review, and a ...
3 Nov 201434min
14: Never forget a name
This week I share a simple, but powerful, technique I learned from USA memory champion Ron White for quickly memorizing any person’s name.
27 Okt 201425min
13: Speaking at conferences
This week I talk about talking. I share the reasons I love speaking at conferences, why I think you’ll like it too, and how to make your conference talk more exciting and memorable than the rest.
20 Okt 201434min
12: Perfect cup of coffee
This week Matt Perger, a competitive barista and World Brewers Cup champion, comes on the show to talk about coffee culture, bean roasting, competitive brewing, and how to make the perfect cup of coff...
13 Okt 201440min
11: Growing as a programmer
This week we get a voicemail from Ben in New York and I share the strategies and resources I’ve used to grow as a professional programmer.
6 Okt 201452min
10: Codecation
This week I talk about taking an adventure with a stranger on the internet, what we learned, what we built, why we did it a second time, and why you might want to try it as well.
29 Sep 201431min
9: Forging elite fitness
This week Jeff Duncan, owner and trainer at CrossFit Pearl District, comes on the show to talk about CrossFit, how he started his gym, and why the program is different than any other fitness regimen y...
22 Sep 201453min
8: Rubik's Cube Champion
This week Feliks Zemdegs, the World Rubik’s Cube Champion, comes on the show to talk about the Rubik’s Cube, the method he uses to solve it, how he trains for a competition, and where we can go to get...
15 Sep 201433min
