Best Spooning Productions Podcasts (2025)

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Angela Vranich: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Little Spoon 52:58

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Angela Vranich is the co-founder and chief product officer of the baby-and-kids food brand Little Spoon. Angela jump-started her career while still in college by founding a nationwide organic food marketing company. After graduation, she got a job in television, producing culinary competition reality shows out of Philadelphia. But she quickly reali…

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How Kubernetes is Built with Kat Cosgrove 1:08:47

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications. •⁠ Cortex⁠ — Your Portal to Engineering Excellence. — Kubernetes is the second-largest open-source project in the world. What does it actually do—and why is it so widely adopted? In this episode of The Pragma…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Fashion Designer Prabal Gurung on His New Memoir, "Walk Like a Girl," Joy as an Act of Defiance, and His Modern Approach to Americana 29:28

5d ago29:28

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Prabal Gurung is a world-renowned Nepalese American fashion designer who established his eponymous label in 2009. In this episode, Gurung joins Senior Fashion and Social Media Editor Tara Gonzalez to discuss the origins of his brand—from his childhood in Nepal and India to becoming a prominent New York–based designer—and his newly published memoir,…

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Rosie Johnston: Founder of By Rosie Jane 49:13

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Rosie Johnston is the founder of the clean fragrance line By Rosie Jane. Johnston originally trained as a makeup artist and began working in London, then moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to build her skills and clientele. In 2003, she founded Rosie Jane Cosmetics, which offered an ahead-of-its-time multipurpose lip and cheek pot. While the…

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Building a Student-Led Theatre Program at Ayala Theatre Company 45:40

7d ago45:40

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Send us a text What happens when a teacher trusts students to create theatrical magic? In this captivating conversation from Ayala High School's drama department, we discover how one unexpected career twist transformed English teacher Madeline Sherritt into a theater director who puts students firmly in the driver's seat. Technical Director Aiden K…

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Building Windsurf with Varun Mohan 1:27:54

12d ago1:27:54

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications •⁠ CodeRabbit⁠⁠ — Cut code review time and bugs in half. Use the code PRAGMATIC to get one month free. — What happens when LLMs meet real-world codebases? In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I am joined by Varun Mohan, CEO and Co-Founder of Windsurf. Varun …

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The Who What Wear Podcast: The Met Gala 2025 Recap: The Most Inventive Looks, the Designers Who Dominated, and All the References You Might Have Missed 26:26

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On Monday evening, just after the 2025 Met Gala arrivals wrapped up, Who What Wear Shopping Director Bobby Schuessler sat down with Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen and senior fashion and social media editor Tara Gonzalez to debrief on the most successful and creative interpretations of this year's theme, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. After …

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The Who What Wear Podcast: BONUS: Power Stylists Wayman and Micah on Dressing Colman Domingo (and Others) for the 2025 Met Gala, Their Harlem Roots, and the Significance of Black Dandyism 31:01

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Styling duo Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald are some of the most exciting voices working in red carpet fashion today. They’re known for bold, experimental, and thoughtful looks that have repeatedly landed them on The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Stylists List. The pair, who originally met in Harlem and bonded over their love of fashion, have been…

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Bending The Spoon: 3 on the Edge Festival 23:25

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Send us a text How often do audiences get to experience a play directed by its own playwright? In this enlightening episode of Steps to the Stage, we take you behind the scenes of "Bending the Spoon," part of Chino Community Theatre's Three on the Edge Festival, where writer-director Ken Lay brings his own creation to life. The play centers on a th…

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Kristen Kish: Restaurateur, Author, and Host of Top Chef 54:33

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Kristen Kish is a chef, restaurateur, author, and host of the hit Bravo cooking competition show Top Chef. She briefly studied international business in college before dropping out to pursue culinary school. After finishing her training, she worked several jobs in the restaurant industry in Chicago and Boston. In 2012, Kish was cast in—and won—the …

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Savage in Limbo: 3 on the Edge Festival 21:36

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Send us a text Regret, change, and the peculiar state of limbo take center stage in our riveting conversation with the cast and director of "Savage in Limbo," part of Chino Community Theatre's Three on the Edge Festival. This John Patrick Shanley one-act transports audiences to a seedy Bronx bar circa 1984, where five characters who've known each o…

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How to work better with Product, as an Engineer with Ebi Atawodi 1:15:27

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Written by me (Gergely) – now out in audio form as well. — How do you get product and engineering to truly operate as one team? Today, I’m joined by Ebi Atawodi, Director of Product Management at YouTube Studio, and a former produc…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: What Does It Mean To Be An American Fashion Designer in 2025? Featuring Sergio Hudson, Jackson Wiederhoeft, and Allina Liu 33:18

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What does it take to make it as an independent designer today? Is New York Fashion Week dead? This week, Who What Wear Associate Features Editor Ana Escalante breaks down her recent piece for our Spring Issue about the state of the fashion industry—and what it feels like to be an American fashion designer in 2025. She and Editorial Director Lauren …

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Breathing Corpses: 3 on the Edge Festival 20:27

20d ago20:27

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Send us a text Death has a way of revealing who we truly are. In this captivating episode of Steps to the Stage, we dive deep into one of the most intriguing productions in the Three on the Edge Festival – "Breathing Corpses" by British playwright Laura Wade. Director Lauren Bell and actors John Nisbet and Amanda Flanagan take us behind the scenes …

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Ariana Ferwerda and Kiley McKinnon: Co-Founders of Halfdays 58:17

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Ariana Ferwerda and Kiley McKinnon are the co-founders of the women’s ski and activewear brand Halfdays. McKinnon is a former freestyle aerial skier who competed at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, and Ariana holds degrees in marketing and marketing research from Michigan State University. Despite their different professional backgrounds, when the tw…

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Building Reddit’s iOS and Android app 1:26:08

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Supported by Our Partners • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Sentry — Error and performance monitoring for developers. — Reddit’s native mobile apps are more complex than most of us would assume: both the iOS and Android apps are about 2.5 million lines of code, have 500+ screens, and a total of around 200 native iOS and Android…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Pistola Denim Founder Grace Na on Building a Denim Powerhouse, Embracing Data-Driven Design, and the Fate of Skinny Jeans 21:56

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Grace Na is the founder of Pistola, a Los Angeles–based womenswear and denim brand. Since its creation in 2013, Pistola has become a go-to destination for reasonably priced, trendy, high-quality denim styles—including a few viral hits, like the pink denim jumpsuit Greta Gerwig wore while directing the Barbie movie. This week, Grace joins Who What W…

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Anna Harman: Co-Founder and CEO of Studs 55:46

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Anna Harman is the co-founder and CEO of the ear-piercing and earrings brand Studs. She began her career as a mutual fund formation lawyer but soon realized she didn’t have a passion for law. She then spent several years at the asset management firm Bridgewater Associates before moving into business, eventually landing at Store No. 8, Walmart’s bra…

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Working at Amazon as a software engineer – with Dave Anderson 1:27:41

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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications • Vanta — Automate compliance and simplify security with Vanta. — What is it like to work at Amazon as a software engineer? Dave Anderson spent over 12 years at Amazon working closely with engineers on his team…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Violette_FR Founder Violette Serrat on Her Innovative, Effortless French-Inspired Products and Launching in Sephora 31:46

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Violette Serrat is a makeup artist, designer, and founder of the popular makeup brand Violette_FR. She began her career in fine art and makeup artistry (listen to her Second Life episode from 2023 here!) before launching Violette_FR in 2021. This week, she joins Who What Wear Beauty Director Erin Jahns to talk about her brand's recent launch in ove…

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Tennille Jenkins: Content Creator and Co-Founder of The Tennille Life 55:19

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Tennille Jenkins is a content creator and co-founder of the popular and long-running blog The Tennille Life. She studied interior architecture and design in college and started her career as an interior designer before spending several years as a stay-at-home mom with her two daughters. At age 30, she began to consider returning to the workforce an…

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BONUS: The Who What Wear Podcast: Alex Bovaird Returns! The White Lotus Costume Designer on Every Fashion Easter Egg in Season 3 and the Impact of Her Costumes 32:39

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Alex Bovaird, costume designer of The White Lotus, is back for a bonus episode! She sat down with Who What Wear senior fashion and social media editor Tara Gonzalez the morning after the finale to chat about all of the outfits we didn’t get to last time, how she curated accessories for each character, and all of the season 3 Easter eggs she planted…

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The Philosophy of Software Design – with John Ousterhout 1:21:23

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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ CodeRabbit⁠⁠ — Cut code review time and bugs in half. Use the code PRAGMATIC to get one month free. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications. — How will AI tools change software engineering? Tools like Cursor, Windsurf and Copilot are getting better at autocomplete, generating tests and documentation.…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Demi Moore's Stylist Brad Goreski on His Whirlwind Year of Expertly Executed Red Carpet Looks 38:36

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Brad Goreski is a celebrity stylist whose impressive client list includes the legendary Demi Moore. Over the last 15 years, he's created countless stunning looks for her, but as she promoted her film The Substance over the last year, Goreski and Moore took things to a whole new level. From the Cannes Film Festival last May through to the Oscars ear…

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Jennie Garth: Actor, Podcaster, and I Choose Me Founder 57:40

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Jennie Garth is an actor, a podcaster, and the founder of the I Choose Me movement. Garth rocketed to stardom when she played the role of Kelly Taylor on the immensely popular show Beverly Hills, 90210. After 10 seasons on the show, she spent several years branching out into new areas of the entertainment world. She pivoted to comedy in the WB sitc…

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Stacked diffs and tooling at Meta with Tomas Reimers 1:13:15

2M ago1:13:15

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Supported by Our Partners • Swarmia — The engineering intelligence platform for modern software organizations. • Sentry — Error and performance monitoring for developers. — Why did Meta build its own internal developer tooling instead of using industry-standard solutions like GitHub? Tomas Reimers, former Meta engineer and co-founder of Graphite, j…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Fashion Month F/W 25 Recap: Bullet Bras and "Big Feminine Energy" 33:00

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After a month of nonstop fashion shows, Who What Wear Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen and Associate Director of Special Projects Kristen Nichols are back home and ready to break it all down. This week, they cover the biggest stories and buzziest collections from New York, London, Milan, and Paris; their favorite pieces; and what they're expecti…

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Feed Me, Seymour: Little Shop of Horrors Comes to 7th Street 28:23

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Send us a text A 1200-pound puppet in two massive crates. A first-time actor at age 54. A female voice for the traditionally male Audrey II. This is not your average Little Shop of Horrors—and that's precisely what makes it special. The creative team behind 7th Street Community Theater's upcoming production sits down to reveal how they're transform…

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Missy Tannen: Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Boll & Branch 52:12

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Missy Tannen is the co-founder and chief product officer of the luxury bedding and linens company Boll & Branch. She began her career as a third-grade teacher before transitioning to being a stay-at-home mom to her three children. In 2014, she and her husband (and co-founder), Scott, were hoping to upgrade their bedding but struggled to find qualit…

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Building Figma Slides with Noah Finer and Jonathan Kaufman 58:24

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Supported by Our Partners • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. • Chronosphere — The observability platform built for control. — How do you take a new product idea, and turn it into a successful product? Figma Slides started as a hackathon project a year and a half ago – and toda…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: The White Lotus Costume Designer Alex Bovaird on Season 3’s Designer-Loving Blondes, the Catalog-Worthy Ratliffs, and Chelsea’s DIY Expat Style 22:28

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Alex Bovaird is the costume designer of the hit HBO show The White Lotus. Bovaird has been with the show since season 1 and has garnered acclaim for her fresh, evocative, and stylish costumes. This week, she joins Shopping Director Bobby Schuessler to discuss how she developed the look and feel of each character, her approach to choosing the right …

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Danessa Myricks: Danessa Myricks Beauty Founder 55:17

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Danessa Myricks, founder of Danessa Myricks Beauty, started out her career in nursing before parlaying a chance meeting with a media executive into a job at a hair-and-beauty magazine publisher. When the magazine she worked for abruptly closed, she pivoted again, teaching herself to be a makeup artist. She built up her experience and expertise and,…

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How Linux is built with Greg Kroah-Hartman 1:21:19

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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • Vanta — Automate compliance and simplify security with Vanta. — Linux is the most widespread operating system, globally – but how is it built? Few people are better to answer this than Greg Kroah-Hartman: a Linux kernel maintainer for 25 years, and one of the 3 Linux …

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Spring 2025 Shopping Guide: Cool-Girl Romance, Oversize Suiting, and… the Return of Peplums? 28:28

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Who What Wear’s Spring Issue just went live, and it includes an all-you-can-click shopping guide cowritten by Associate Director of Special Projects Kristen Nichols. This week, she sits down with Shopping Director Bobby Schuessler to debrief on what’s on their wish lists right now—from this year’s spring power colors to relaxed suiting and the ever…

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Thaïs Aliabadi, MD: OBGYN and Co-Founder of Ovii 56:57

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Thaïs Aliabadi, MD, is an OBGYN and the co-founder of the new supplement Ovii, which is designed for women with PCOS. Aliabadi immigrated to the United States as a teenager after the Iranian Revolution. She worked quickly to learn English to continue her education, eventually receiving a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctor of medicine degree. After fi…

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Developer Experience at Uber with Gautam Korlam 1:20:35

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Supported by Our Partners • Sentry — Error and performance monitoring for developers. • The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Written by me (Gergely) – now out in audio form as well. — In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I am joined by former Uber colleague, Gautam Korlam. Gautam is the Co-Founder of Gitar, an agentic AI startup that automat…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Sporty & Rich Co-Founder Emily Oberg on Building a Nostalgic Yet Modern Label and Her New Sexual Wellness Venture, Sensual Sport 28:50

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Emily Oberg is the co-founder of the popular lifestyle and activewear brand Sporty & Rich. She got her start in fashion at Complex, where she founded an Instagram page to curate all of the vintage images that inspired her. The page became immensely popular, as it captured a sense of glamor and nostalgia long before anyone was talking about the term…

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Jeni Britton: Founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Floura 53:52

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Jeni Britton is the founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and the new fiber bar company Floura. Jeni grew up loving food and entrepreneurship—so much so that she left college to pursue her dream of making ice cream. After years of researching and experimenting with new and innovative flavor combinations, she founded Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in 20…

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Design-first software engineering: Craft – with Balint Orosz 1:12:37

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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Written by me (Gergely) – now out in audio form as well • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — Not many people know that I have a brother: Balint Orosz. Balint is also in tech, but in many ways, is the…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: 2025 Award-Season Debrief: Our Top Looks and Trends, From Bridal Inspo to the Return of Peplum 37:51

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Last Sunday's Oscars wrapped up this year's award season, and Who What Wear Shopping Director Bobby Schuessler is here to discuss it all. He is joined by Erin Fitzpatrick, associate director of fashion news; Tara Gonzalez, senior fashion and social editor; and Kayla Allen, associate social media editor. They're covering everything from the most eye…

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Lili Reinhart: Actor, Producer, and Founder of Personal Day Skincare 52:07

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Lili Reinhart is an actor, producer, and founder of the skincare brand Personal Day. She knew she wanted to be an actor from a young age and spent her tween and teenage years auditioning, self-taping, and begging her parents to let her finish schooling online so she could concentrate on her craft. At 19, she was cast as Betty Cooper on the hit CW s…

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Letting Creativity Fly: The Making of Schoolhouse Rock Live 24:56

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Send us a text Discover the magic of Schoolhouse Rock as our talented team discusses the evocation of childhood nostalgia and the fostering of creativity in youth theater. The episode resonates with stories that intertwine personal experiences with educational foundations in theater. • Introduction to Schoolhouse Rock live • The conceptual backbone…

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The man behind the Big Tech comics – with Manu Cornet 1:07:49

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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Formation — Level up your career and compensation with Formation. — In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I am joined by a senior software engineer and cartoonist, Manu Cornet. Manu spent over a decade at Go…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: How Wiederhoeft Designer Jackson Wiederhoeft and LOHO Bride Founder Christy Baird Are Bringing Individuality Into Bridal Fashion 35:32

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Jackson Wiederhoeft is the founder of the demicouture and bridal line Wiederhoeft. Known for its campy, sexy, modern aesthetic, Wiederhoeft has become a go-to option for distinctive and stunning bridal looks for the fashion set. Christy Baird is the founder of LOHO Bride, a Los Angeles bridal salon that curates unique and hard-to-find designers—inc…

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Caroline Chambers: Author of What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking and Recipe Developer 54:28

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Caroline Chambers is an author, recipe developer, and the creator of the popular Substack and cookbook What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking. Caroline began her career in advertising in New York City, and to make ends meet, she also started a floral design business, delivering flowers across the city by cab. After a few years, she felt like…

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Developer productivity with Dr. Nicole Forsgren (creator of DORA, co-creator of SPACE) 1:22:39

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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS • CodeRabbit — Cut code review time and bugs in half • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — How do you architect a live streaming system to deal with more load than it’s ever been done before? Today, we hear from an architect of such a sys…

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The Who What Wear Podcast: Creating a Meaningful Home—Beyond Furniture and Décor—With Interior Designer and Queer Eye Expert Jeremiah Brent 25:17

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Jeremiah Brent is an interior designer and the founder of Jeremiah Brent Design. Jeremiah got his start in fashion before realizing that creating meaningful, cherished spaces was where his passion lay. After years of building his successful interior design business, he joined the hit Netflix show Queer Eye last year as the interiors expert. His fir…

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Chanel Iman Godchaux: Supermodel and Chasa Founder 39:34

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Chanel Iman Godchaux is a model and founder of the home, baby, and lifestyle brand Chasa. In 2006, at age 15, Chanel won third place in the Ford Models Supermodel of the World contest and signed with Ford shortly after. Over the next few years, she rocketed to stardom, appearing on the covers of almost every major fashion publication, including Vog…

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Empowering Young Talent in Theater: Ontario High School Drama Department 28:35

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Send us a text The episode highlights Ontario High School's thriving theater program, focusing on its recent renovations and the upcoming production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The conversation emphasizes the importance of student involvement, community support, and the transformative power of theater in fostering creativity and collabora…

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Live streaming at world-record scale with Ashutosh Agrawal 1:02:12

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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS • CodeRabbit — Cut code review time and bugs in half • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — How do you architect a live streaming system to deal with more load than it’s ever been done before? Today, we hear from an architect of such a sys…

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