A podcast about the people making and using the Elm language, and the things that they do.
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If you are a Wedding Filmmaker then the Wedding Film School Show is for you. Hosted by Jason McCutchen and Jared Haskell of Stopgolove and Huxley Film, we dive into the depths of how to run a wedding filmmaking biz in the wedding industry. From gear talk, to industry interviews, to straight up mathy business topics, we cover a lot of ground. Give us a subscribe and let us know what you want hear about next!
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What does it REALLY mean to provide a good customer experience as a wedding creative and who decides anyway?By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Everybody needs a website, but is your website doing your photo/video biz more harm than good? Jason and Jared breakdown the ways your website could be turning clients away and 4 necessary things each website must do to be effective.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 84 – Wonder: Elm all the way down with Justin Lubin
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55:46Justin Lubin sketches his journey from undergrad research at UChicago with Ravi Chugh on output-directed and bidirectional programming environments (Sketch-n-Sketch) to graduate work at UC Berkeley with Sarah E. Chasins, focusing on programming language theory, researching how statically-typed functional programmers write code, and beyond, to helpi…
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The Magic of Tented Weddings w/ Keri Ketterer
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1:25:52Tented weddings at a private home just hit different. As an expert in tenting and luxury private estate weddings Keri Ketterer of Always Yours Events and Keri Ketterer Walter & Co. discusses the complexity of tenting and private home events as well as the importance of creating surprise and delight in every event guest... And even a little of how w…
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Jason and Jared explore the New Yorker article "Does the Knot Have a Fake Bride's Problem?" and discuss the perils of online advertising, their own Knot stats (at the end), and the culture in the wedding industry that makes helping normal vendors understand marketing and sales so hard.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 83 – Wonder: Meeting people where they are with Ryan Haskell
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44:03Kicking off the Wonder series, Ryan Haskell shares his approach to teaching Elm, his gap year adventures, and his current work at Brilliant. He gives insights into creating accessible learning materials, building games, and finding inspiration outside the Elm ecosystem. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music …
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Jared and Jason break down the keys to selling to anyone: Mirroring, signaling, and authenticity.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Defining "Storytelling" in Wedding Filmmaking
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1:06:52Jason and Jared discuss a hot topic: storytelling... They explore some of the buzzwords and cliches used in the wedding videography community and explore the true HEART of wedding filmmaking: family.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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How We Would Get Started in Wedding Filmmaking in 2025
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1:54:10Jared and Jason dive into the challenges of starting a new wedding filmmaking brand in 2025 and what we would focus on if we were starting or establishing a new brand in 2025. Even you vets may learn something.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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How Blogs & Magazines Screw Wedding Filmmakers | PART 2
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49:40Jason and Jared discuss (again) why it's so hard for wedding filmmakers to take part in wedding PR and some active steps we believe WE can take to be better partners to our friends in the PR worldBy Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Seven Seasons of Podcasting Bliss Continues...
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1:00:32Jason and Jared are back for season five... or seven... depending on who you ask... of the WFS Show. The guys discuss creating a course, why awards are dumb, why awards are awesome, and more on this, the first episode of Season Five of the Wedding Film School show!By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Building Teams the Right Way | Ryan Browne | Forged in the North
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1:01:32Ryan Browne of Forged in the North talks building your teams and studios the RIGHT way. Built to last.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Capturing Authentic Moments | Sharrone Calafiore | Fiore Films
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1:08:12Sharrone Calafiore of Fiore Films joins us to discuss "videographer's luck", how she captures memorable frames, and the amazing privilege of being a wedding filmmaker.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Breaking Into the Industry | Julia Kentner Films
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33:45Julia Kentner of Julia Kentner Films joins us to talk about how to approach the wedding industry with your eye on making the right connecting, being genuine, and making the leap into wedding filmmaking.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elevating Wedding Filmmaking in the Industry | Lindsey Conklin | Le Rêve Films
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49:30Lindsey Conklin joins us on this special episode to discuss elevating wedding filmmaking in the industry, couples that "don't want video", and why you NEED to come to Clarity 2024 to hear him speakBy Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 82 – Inspired: Tools with Dillon and Jeroen
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1:20:37In the final episode of the Inspired series, Dillon Kearns and Jeroen Engels wax philosophically with Jared about what it means to be inspired by Elm within the context of tools. We chat about feedback, guarantees, and contracts as lenses for building tools. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moo…
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Does Timelessness Have Value in Wedding Filmmaking?
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58:36We hear about the value of "timelessness" so much and so often in the wedding creative world many of us never stop to ask the question "Wait. Does it even have value to be timeless?" Jason. and Jared explore this concept and the value of trends in setting your art apart from the market in this spicy episode of the WFS Show.…
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We Are Putting On a Retreat for Wedding Filmmakers... Again. And Why...
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35:00Clarity is our annual retreat for wedding filmmakers. This year we are hosting the event in NYC and couldn't be more excited but... like... why? We do you need another education event as a wedding creative? Jason and Jared break that down and discuss what you can expect from Clarity 2025.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 81 – Inspired: Bubble Tea with Christian Rocha
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41:57Christian Rocha shares his experience building the TUI framework Bubble Tea based on The Elm Architecture. We talk about Impostor Syndrome, mentors, and how he incorporates his background in design at Charm. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Edited by Toni Cañete. Recording date: 2024.10.…
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Jason and Jared break down their sale process and what they believe are some of the the most important understandings every wedding filmmaker should understand about sales and getting clients and planners to sign on the dotted line.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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How Wedding Blogs and Publications Screw Filmmakers (and how that's changing)
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1:23:52Jason and Jared discuss why it's an uphill climb for wedding filmmakers to get the recognition and visibility of other industry peers, how and why that's baked into the cake, and some of the ways things are changing to make the industry more inclusive of filmmakers, especially in the marketing and PR side of of the industry is presented to the publ…
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Elm Town 80 – Inspired: Roc with Richard Feldman
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1:03:13Elm pioneer Richard Feldman returns to explain why he made Roc, a direct descendant of Elm. He notes a distinct trade-off of choosing not to have persistent data structures. Later, he shares how his experience teaching Elm informed Roc's design. We even learn about the power of platforms. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logistic…
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Elm Town 79 – Inspired: Gleam with Hayleigh
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49:19Hayleigh talks about how Elm has inspired her work, from tools built in Elm such as elm-web-audio and the Ren language compiler, to contributing to the Gleam language and making the Lustre web framework. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2024.04.10 Guest Hayleigh Show note…
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AMA: Budgets, spending, and lead generation
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40:06Jared and Jason answer listener submitted questions about asking clients their budgets, pricing and how to best create a budget for your filmmaking company in this riveting episode sure to change your life and the lives of those closest and dearest to you.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Refund Roulette | "Would you refund a client if..."
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1:11:39Jason and Jared play a game of "Refund Roulette" and ask the question. "Would you refund a wedding if..." with a few typical (and some weird) refund situations you may encounter as a wedding filmmaker.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Is the Wedding Industry in Decline? | Shane McMurray | The Wedding Report
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1:05:29Shane McMurray of The Wedding Report breaks down why being data driven, even as an artist, and whether or not the engagement gap is a real thing.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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No. You wouldn't shoot the Olivia Culpo wedding better... and why...
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1:15:13Jason and Jared discuss the much debated Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey wedding and the teaser film released and why most likely you wouldn't have shot it any better. In fact... Chances are it would be worse if you shot it. Let's discuss the world of luxury weddings and why they are stinking hard to shoot.…
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Elm Town 78 – Elm Camp 2024 with Katja Mordaunt and Wolfgang Schuster
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34:13Katja Mordaunt & Wolfgang Schuster return to share their experiences at Elm Camp 2024. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2024.06.26 Guests Katja Mordaunt Wolfgang Schuster Show notes [00:00:34] Setting the scene Elm Camp Elm Camp 2024: Reflections by Wolfgang Schuster [00:…
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Elm Town 77 – Breaking your brain with Andrey Kuzmin
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1:02:40From translating imperative physics into Elm and building 3D interactive tools at work to adding Elm support to Zed and animating the Elm Town logo, Andrey Kuzmin never fails to break your brain. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2024.05.16 Guest Andrey Kuzmin Show notes […
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Elm Town 76 – Between the paving stones with Andrew Lenards
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1:10:15Andrew Lenards illuminates the liminal spaces of his mind, from lo-fi, DIY, punk rock, meditation, & coaching to Joël's Triangle & The Mental Side of Programming. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2024.03.05. Guest Andrew Lenards Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistic…
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Elm Town 75 – The Great Wall of Code with Taylor Troesh
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1:02:41Taylor Troesh recounts his trip across the stack, from the front to the back and back again. Along the way, he divulges his custom operator confession. He currently works at Replenysh using Elm for sustainability. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2024.02.08 Guest Taylor T…
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Five Ways to Tell Better Stories in 2024
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1:27:11Storytelling is a buzzword in wedding filmmaking that can mean many things to many people, especially when you ask the question "What is GOOD storytelling?" In this episode Jason and Jared dive into Five Ways wedding filmmakers can improve their storytelling in 2024.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 74 – The road to town with Jared M. Smith
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56:45Mario Rogic comes back to interview Jared about his road to Elm, from the Tandy to JavaScript fatigue, and the inevitable, relieving discovery of Elm. The love for Elm never stops. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2024.02.05 Guest Jared M. Smith Show notes [00:00:28] Spon…
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AMA Show - "Are industry awards meaningless?"
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42:59What is the value of all these "Best of" and "Filmmaker of the Year" awards and should you pay them any mind? What percentage of your biz income should you plow back into your business? Jason and Jared answer listener submitted questions as well as discuss Jason upcoming new podcast with Benj Haisch, the Wedding Creatives Podcast.…
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Navigating Multiple Markets as a Wedding Filmmaker
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1:09:32This Episode we're discussing the three distinct markets in the Wedding Filmmaking industry. Hear about our journey and the unique challenges and opportunities each market presents for both seasoned pros and aspiring filmmakers.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Is 2024 a down year and what to do about it?
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56:052024 is shaping up to be a tough year bookings-wise for many filmmakers. We're here to explore the reality many filmmakers are experiencing and what can be done to turn the tide form your business and the wedding industry as a whole. Spoiler alert: Don't give up!By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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AMA: Do you HAVE to work with planners and what is a luxury wedding filmmaker?
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55:00We answers listener questions about how necessary it is to woking with wedding planners to elevate in the wedding industry, how wedding educators make money off your lack of success, and what REALLY makes you a luxury wedding filmmaker.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 73 – It actually fits in my brain with Nduati Kuria
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1:02:52Nduati Kuria shares his journey from studying AI to why Matthew Griffith's elm-ui makes the web approachable. He explains how an innocuous issue on Tereza Sokol's elm-charts led to a new job. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.11.10 Guest Nduati Kuria Show notes [00:00…
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Are Content Creators Really "The Worst" or THE FUTURE?
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1:00:22In a world where content creators are coming, and they're coming strong, wedding filmmakers are left wondering "So like... does this suck? Am I fired now? Are you gonna stand in my shot the whole day?" and other nervous questions. Jason and Jared discuss the Rise of the Wedding Content Creator.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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AMA: Adding team members, should filmmakers show their prices, and standing out in a crowded market
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45:27Jason and Jared have a mini team building workshop, explore various price presentation strategies talk the benefits and perils of being "unique" to stand out, and creating. great working relationship with photographers in this episode of viewer submitted questions.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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AMA: RAW footage (again), cold calling wedding planners, and the down 2024 year
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45:14Jason and Jared answer listener submitted questions! We talk the ever popular "RAW footage" question, the best way to cold call a wedding planner, what to do with a down 2024 wedding season and even a little bit about where Wedding Film School is going... Enjoy.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Jared and Jason talk about being “educators”, terrible influencers and why they don’t want to do that stuff (and the future of the Wedding Film School) in this episode of the WFS Show.By Jason McCutchen, Jared Haskell
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Elm Town 72 – 435 million reasons to love Elm + Elixir with Erik Person
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53:50Erik Person shares how he joined Corvus Insurance as the first engineer building the system from scratch with Elm and Elixir. We talk about onboarding, culture, and growing the team. He exclaims his excitement for the next phase of acquisition by Travelers. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moor…
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Elm Town 71 – Embracing wins with Lindsay Wardell
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1:05:56Lindsay Wardell tells how she persevered to write her own story as a programmer and shares her views on JavaScript frameworks & fatigue. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.11.06 Guest Lindsay Wardell Show notes [00:00:20] Sponsored by Logistically [00:00:49] Introducin…
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Elm Town 70 – Getting out of the basement with Jim Carlson
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57:48Jim Carlson shares his discoveries in software development through the people he's met in the community and the projects he's building. We also discuss how a history in mathematics shapes his work. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.10.13 Guest Jim Carlson Show notes […
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Elm Town 69 – A vision for tooling with Simon Lydell
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1:09:44Simon Lydell tells his origin story from Firefox power user to full-time Elm engineer. Then we talk about his work in the community building tools & contributing to core. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.10.09 Guest Simon Lydell Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Log…
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Elm Town 68 – Shared joy with Mario Rogic
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1:11:11Mario Rogic shares his journeys, both physically around the world and strategically, as he built & rebuilt Lamdera. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.09.08 Guest Mario Rogic Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically [00:01:00] Introducing Mario Locomote Lamdera …
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Elm Town 67 – Breaking things down with Gingko Writer
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51:05Adriano Ferrari talks about how Elm allows him to solely support Gingko Writer and make progress on new projects while also homeschooling. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.09.08 Guest Adriano Ferrari Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically [00:01:00] Introduc…
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Elm Town 66 – A gateway to scientific research
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1:03:59Chris Martin shares how he grew Elm wings while building Exosphere, a user-friendly, open-source tool to help scientists do research. Note: Jared's audio quality isn't great. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected]. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.08.02 Guest Chris Martin (https://cmart.blog) Show notes [0…
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