On Podcast Awesome we talk to members of the Font Awesome team about icons, design, tech, business, and of course, nerdery. 🎙️ Podcast Awesome is your all-access pass into the creative engine behind Font Awesome — the web’s favorite icon toolkit. Join host Matt Johnson and the Font Awesome crew (and friends) for deep dives into icon design, front-end engineering, software development, healthy business culture, and a whole lot of lovingly-rendered nerdery. From technical explorations of our o ...
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A weekly wrap up of consumable and non-consumable entertainment curated, especially for the internet age. Hosted by Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen. Click here to support Newslaundry: http://bit.ly/paytokeepnewsfree Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awesome Today: the show you didn't know you have to have! Join Kyle and Meg for your daily dose of what's good in the world. Historical trivia, fun with personality types, pop culture commentary, Google deep dives, DIY couples' therapy and more! Let them keep you company during the moments you should be working, and they'll give you plenty to talk about on your next date night. Awesome Today is a production of Sorta Awesome Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Here's where you can find the podcasts (and other audio bonuses) included in the P4A 2024 Digital Download Bundle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Reg (Couch Sessions Music Editor) and Stone (Couch Sessions Founder) sit down (usually with some alcoholic accompaniment) and wax poetic about the best music and pop culture topics of the week. Expect profound thoughts, surprises, and maybe some special guests! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Have you ever felt like something was missing in your business? Something holding you back from the success you’re seeking? If so, you’re not alone. For nearly 20 years, that’s exactly how I felt as a business owner. It wasn’t until I discovered Human Design that it all became clear. It turns out that I was the missing piece in my own business. Join me on this journey of discovering the real me and hear stories from other biz owners building businesses around all their awesomeness. I’m Yong ...
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What's Your Story? What's My Story? This podcast will focus on pivotal moments in people's lives that helped propel them towards success. We will explore mindset, motivation and inspiration through the lens of story.The WMS Podcast is brought to you by the Storytellers Growth Lab - http://www.storytellersgrowthlab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join Michael J. Cohen and Joe Hogan for news, commentary, and deep dives into all aspects of pop culture media, from movies to television to video games, and beyond! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Set Us Up the Meme: The Strange Tale of All Your Base
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9:11Where did the “All Your Base Are Belong to Us” meme come from — and why did it break the early internet? In this nostalgic deep dive, Matt explores the wackadoodle origin of one of the internet’s most gloriously awkward memes. Before “going viral” was even a phrase, this phrase from the 1992 Sega Genesis game Zero Wing somehow made its way from mis…
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We talk about Turnstile trying to become the Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne's current disappointment, and the triumphant return of Little Simz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 388: Mountainhead, Stolen, Last Of Us S2
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56:47While discussing the headlines: Rajaysree: In bad news, Kamal Haasan’s comments led to his film Thug Life not releasing in Karnataka. Manisha: In worse news, Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 5 cruised ahead of the box office…I had no idea that five Housefulls have been made. Rajyasree: And also Fardeen Khan has made a comeback! Shardool: Oh god. His debut …
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A Short History of Lorem Ipsum (and a Rant)
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10:31“Layouts are sexy but, you know, words still matter.” In this solo rant-style episode of Podcast Awesome, Matt takes a silly, unhinged dive into the world of Lorem Ipsum — the gibberish placeholder text that’s haunted designers and writers alike since the 1500s. From Cicero’s scrambled Latin to zombie-themed mockups, we trace the wild history and t…
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East Coast vs West Coast Beef! But...Friendly?
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48:55We talk the casual West Coast vs East Coast rap battle, two solid hip-hop adjacent dance albums, and pay respects to Sascha Jenkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 387: The Royals, Flintoff, subscriber letters
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1:01:42While discussing The Royals Abhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor? Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show. Abhinandan: Why? Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and watched it. This …
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From Stickers to State Law: The Accessibility Icon Story
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37:11Design meets activism. Philosophy meets iconography. Wheelchairs meet graffiti. In this philosophy-packed episode of Podcast Awesome, Matt chats with professor, artist, and co-founder of the Accessible Icon Project, Brian Glenny. Together with colleague Sara Hendron, they took a bold journey to make a tweak to the accessibility symbol — which led t…
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Awful and Awesome Ep 386: Jewel Thief, interview with Pune Highway team
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1:14:29While discussing Jewel Thief: Abhinandan: I tried to find a redeeming quality about the film. I couldn’t find anything. Rajyasree: The romance didn’t inspire you to fall in love? Abhinandan: This film almost inspired me to jump off a high building...In future, I would suggest that you don’t suggest anything we watch. Rajyasree: But then we’d be wat…
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In this very special episode of The Nerd Show and Tell, we finally cornered the elusive co-founder of Font Awesome — Travis Chase! 🧢✨ From dialing into the web back in the modem days, to co-founding a company that powers millions of websites, Travis shares his unique journey from almost-accountant to accidental icon-company-boss. Or something. You’…
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We brave the deep California deserts from the luxury of our overpriced New York pads through the power of consolidated tech monopolies (shouts to Google) to be at the most overpriced party in the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 385: Deli Boys, Your Friends & Neighbours, Kill
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1:03:42While discussing the headlines: Abhinandan: I added this headline myself…In good news, Urvashi Rautela’s reels are appearing on my Instagram feed endlessly. And I am so entertained by whatever she says. I’ve seen so much of Urvashi in the last few days, and I didn’t even know who she was…In bad news, she claimed that a temple was made for her in Ba…
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🎬 From Script to Sizzle: How We Cooked Up the Font Awesome 7 Promo Video 🎬
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41:06Summary What does it take to shoot a high-energy, humor-packed, visually delicious Font Awesome marketing video? A 12-hour day, a diner full of chaos, and a guy in a hot dog suit. In this episode, Matt chats with Jory and Isaac, two key players behind the Font Awesome 7 video, about the hilarious mishaps, creative choices, and ridiculous amounts of…
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🎙️ Why Web Accessibility Matters – Lindsay Miller on Inclusive Digital Design | Podcast Awesome
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33:18Learn why accessible web design matters for everyone — not just users with disabilities. Lindsay Miller joins Podcast Awesome to discuss WCAG, ADA, design best practices, and tools for accessible development. 🚨 In this insightful episode of Podcast Awesome, host Matt Johnson is joined by Lindsay Miller, accessibility advocate and member of the Web …
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Awful and Awesome Ep 384: White Lotus S3 finale, Empuraan, The Studio
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1:10:34While discussing Empuraan: Abhinandan: Why is it called L:2 Empuraan? Manisha: The second! Jayashree: Yes, so the first one was Lucifer. But this L is a thing. Something would be happening casually in the movie and a rock will fall in the shape of an L. Or Mohanlal will be walking past a tree which will catch fire in the shape of an L. Abhinandan a…
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Pro+, New Styles & Not Dog Icons? Welcome to Font Awesome 7!
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37:09Font Awesome 7 Here We Come! In this episode of Podcast Awesome, we’re serving up a heaping helping of new icons, fresh features, and ProPlus goodness with Font Awesome 7! Host Matt Johnson is joined by icon designers Jory Raphael and Noah Jacobus to break down what’s new — like seven all-new icon packs, a smoother-than-butter upgrade path, and und…
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We do a quick dive into some recent K-Pop controversies, talk about extreeeme metal, and appreciate some DIY Atlanta rachetness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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FEED DROP: Why We Roll - Blackthorn and Pocketopia Collabs w. Marco Serrano and Michael J. Cohen
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1:09:11FEED DROP: Check out another special episode of Why We Roll, the Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design podcast from The Stillfleet Studio featuring our own Michael J. Cohen as the guest! Subscribe to Why We Roll We are joined by not one, but two extraordinary guests this week—Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG, and welcoming back Michael J. Cohen! The gang…
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FEED DROP: Why We Roll - Enter the NOSTALGITRON w. Michael J. Cohen
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1:37:48FEED DROP: Check out this special episode of Why We Roll, the Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design podcast from The Stillfleet Studio featuring our own Michael J. Cohen as the guest! Subscribe to Why We Roll Wythe sits down to chat with illustrator, graphic designer, and TTRPG writer Michael J. Cohen to discuss their latest collaboration, Enter the NOS…
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🎙️ Podcast Awesome: Nerd Show & Tell with Isaac Chase
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24:51🎬 Summary In this Nerd Show & Tell episode of Podcast Awesome, we finally catch up with the one and only Isaac Chase — the wizard behind our ever-growing library of video content at Font Awesome. From his early dreams of making it in film and television to becoming a full-time creator on our team, Isaac shares about the challenges of starting in th…
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Awful and Awesome Ep 383: Emergency, Adolescence, Kunal Kamra controversy
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1:04:26While discussing Emergency: Abhinandan: The only person who said ‘let me try to act in this’ was the actor who played Sanjay Gandhi. Manisha: Not Kangana? Abhinandan: No, her acting was terrible. Her look was perfect. Rajyasree: No! There was Kangana and there was Kangana’s nose. Indira had a long nose but it wasn’t like Pinocchio! This and a whole…
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Is SXSW dying? Also RIP DJ Funk, and the reigning King of Rage Rap, Playboi Carti, returns! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 382: Women’s Day ads, Super/Man
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1:06:53While discussing Hyundai’s Women’s Day ad: Abhinandan: It was simple and direct…but the spot where she parked was not that tight. Rajyasree: I can park in that spot. Abhinandan: Are you a good driver? Rajyasree: I’m a very good driver. I used to drive here also. You’ve forgotten? Abhinandan: Salman also used to drive. Doesn’t mean he’s a good drive…
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Why Design is Hard (And How Collaboration Changes Everything) with Bryan Zug
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35:34Episode Summary What makes design hard? It’s not just pixels, software, or tools — it’s people. (Yep, you. And me. And all of us.) In this episode, I sit down with my friend Bryan Zug, co-author (along with Scott Berkun), of the book, Why Design is Hard, to talk about why good design is more than just good ideas — it’s about relationships, collabor…
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RIP Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers and others, too many generational talents gone way too long. We also shout out a Canadian Punk band, and a talk about one of the most underrated rappers of this generation...2Chainz? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 381: Severance S2, Oscars, Sikandar trailer
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1:00:11While discussing the headlines: Rajyasree: In better news, Kangana has said that Javed Akhtar has promised to write a song for her next film… Abhinandan: Very nice. I wonder what that song will sound like. (Breaks into song) Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga…I will not say anything more. Rajyasree: Yeah, don’t say. I can still get away. You can’t. Thi…
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🎙️ What the Heck is a Design Engineer? (with Dave Darnes)
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43:11Design engineer. UX engineer. Front-end dev with opinions. What does it all mean?! In this episode, we sit down with Dave Darnes to untangle the ever-evolving world of design and development (And Dave is our first non-Font Awesomer on the pod!). We talk about why job titles keep getting weirder, whether "engineer" is a fair title for folks who work…
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Awful and Awesome Ep 380: The White Lotus S3, Mrs., BeerBiceps row
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1:02:18While discussing a subscriber letter about Rajyasree’s obsession with Sukesh Chandrasekhar: Abhinandan: When you’re at Newslaundry, there’s a chance you may go to prison owing to the several income tax notices we get. If I do go to prison, I will set Rajyasree and Sukesh up! Rajyasree: But you have to go to Mandoli jail. He is not in Tihar...I know…
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Dave Gandy on Why Boring is Best™ in Engineering
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24:29In this episode, Dave and Matt explore First LEGO League, where kids as young as third grade tackle robotics and engineering challenges. As a coach, Dave shares how he guides his team to embrace the golden rule of engineering: Keep it simple, keep it sturdy. Listeners will learn how to spot the difference between over-the-top complexity and straigh…
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The Assassination of Aubrey Graham by the Courageous Kendrick Lamar
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39:00Kendrick Lamar goes for the Mortal Kombat 'Finish Him!' move in front of millions as he plays the Super Bowl Halftime show. Reg discovers live music on a piano ain't bad, Stone discovers meme lord rap ain't bad if it's got a good beat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 379: I Want To Talk, American Manhunt: OJ Simpson, Destroy Valentine ad
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52:42While discussing the headlines: Abhinandan: In good news, Udit Narayan returned to the headlines after a long absence. In bad news, it was for a viral video where he was seen strangely kissing a fan on her lips…Uditji! Rajyasree: Now lots of videos have come out of him trying to kiss Shreya Ghoshal, Alka Yagnik. It must be terrible to have to work …
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After wasting hours of our lives over the years, Stone and Reg witnessed the Grammy pull off the rarest of comets, a watchable award show. Plus new music from the so-called Americana and Hip-Hop side of the tracks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We discuss the end of TikTok as we knew it now it looks like it will be under new management, particularly new algo management. We also do a rundown of all the new tracks buzzing in our AirPods and rides from missed records like Ab-Soul's late 2024 entry, rising acts like Baby Rose, and another solid Mac Miller album after his too early death. Host…
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All good things and all that. With sincere gratitude ... SHOW NOTES Invisible Strings: 113 poets respond to the songs of Taylor Swift The Lost Story, Meg Shaffer The Telepathy Tapes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 378: Paatal Lok, Black Warrant, and an exclusive cast interview
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1:12:37While discussing the headlines: Rajyasree: I read multiple news reports claiming that Saif’s alleged attacker came into Bengal, but had to move to Bombay because there were no job opportunities in the state. Why is a dig being made at Bengal even when… Abhinandan: Even when you’re discussing the attack on Saif? Yes. The Aadhaar card he used also ap…
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2024 Wrap-Up: Growth, Legends, and a Kitty Cat Saga
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34:07It’s that time of year again! In this episode of Podcast Awesome, we’re reflecting on all the things that went down at Font Awesome in 2024. From expanding the Awesomeverse with Web Awesome and Eleventy to major product updates like the full release of Duotone Icons and shiny new branding, we cover it all. You’ll hear about the Web Awesome Kickstar…
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Is it just us, or are strange things afoot at the Circle K? Aubrey Marcus podcast episode with Debra Silverman, Astrology Decoded Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You've been asking (haven't you?), and we've got you covered. A much-anticipated Kyle deep dive into all things extra-terrestrial! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You know the deal, the top records that kept our sanity during the dumpster fire of 2024, plus some honorable mentions. Plus we do are best not to mention Kendrick's name too much because we don't want to get dissed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Awful and Awesome Ep 377: All We Imagine As Light, Juror #2, Golden Globes
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51:15While discussing the topics: Rajyasree: We have Juror #2, which is Clint Eastwood’s latest film. Which Abhinandan has not watched…Why? Because you thought I was talking about the judicial system? Abhinandan: I haven’t even watched Juror #1. Rajyasree: I’ll take that Nataraj pencil and put it through your eye. Abhinandan: Juror #2 is not a sequel to…
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