Learn HOW to learn Chinese with hosts Jared Turner and John Pasden. You will learn tips, strategies, and insights so you can supercharge your language learning. You will also be inspired by guest interviews with people from all over the world who have learned Chinese. Both Jared and John both learned Chinese, lived in China for many years, and have worked with learners all over the world and understand the unique challenges that Chinese learners face. They stay at the forefront of language l ...
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On The Bike Shed, hosts Joël Quenneville and Stephanie Minn discuss development experiences and challenges at thoughtbot with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and whatever else is drawing their attention, admiration, or ire this week.
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The official podcast of film critic Travis Hopson of the Punch Drunk Critics, delivering movie reviews and special guests!
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Asking comedians about the historic lasts and firsts in their lives as their comedy careers have blossomed.
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Forward Thinking Founders is a founder podcast where we interview high potential founders from networks like Y Combinator, The Thiel Fellowship, Product Hunt, Twitter, etc. and brings to light what they're building for the world. Think of it like the opposite of How I Built This, where we interview founders before they are successful, then if they are, we have a moment in time we can look back on in the early days. Does the model work? Look at our early interviews and you'll have your answer.
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ETERNITY Review: Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner Spice Up the Afterlife
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5:33Travis Hopson reviews the heavenly rom-com ETERNITY starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner! SYNOPSIS: In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), wh…
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WAKE UP DEAD MAN Review: KNIVES OUT Sequel Goes To Spiritual Heights
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5:08Travis Hopson reviews Rian Johnson's WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY starring Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Mila Kunis, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chap…
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ZOOTOPIA 2 Is As Funny, Charming And Inclusive As We'd Hoped
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5:29Travis Hopson reviews Disney's ZOOTOPIA 2 featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Idris Elba, and Fortune Feimster! SYNOPSIS: In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia 2,” detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious …
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Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Yvett Merino On ZOOTOPIA 2 And Evolving Nick and Judy's Relationship
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4:51Travis Hopson talks with ZOOTOPIA 2 director Jared Bush, co-writer Byron Howard, and producer Yvett Merino about the beloved Disney sequel, and the evolving relationship between Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde. ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @pu…
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Ke Huy Quan and Fortune Feimster Talk ZOOTOPIA 2 and Joining the Disney Family
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4:34Travis Hopson talks with Ke Huy Quan and Fortune Feimster about the new characters they voice in ZOOTOPIA 2: Gary De'Snake and Nibbles Maplestick! ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / …
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Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin Tease Romance For Judy and Nick in ZOOTOPIA 2
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4:29Travis Hopson talks with Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin about their return as Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps in ZOOTOPIA 2! Could romance be in the works for the mismatched pair? ZOOTOPIA 2 is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Pun…
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Our Bike Shed trio check back in with one another to follow up on some topics that caught their attention over the course of season 1. Sally covers her time working with React over the last few months and the challenges it still presents to her workflow, Joël goes back over typescripts and the benefits he’s found when debugging, and the cast reflec…
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A Czech Perspective on Learning Chinese: Renata Mirkova’s Story
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47:02In this episode, Jared sits down with Renata Mirkova, a Chinese language educator from the Czech Republic whose journey into Mandarin began not with a grand plan, but almost by accident. What started as a university entrance decision led her to master Chinese, live in China, and now teach both Czech and Chinese across cultural boundaries. Renata sh…
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Jono Zalay began his stand-up career in Boston while simultaneously earning his Doctorate in Neuroscience, where his research work included giving cocaine to rats. Since …By Sean L. McCarthy
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RENTAL FAMILY Review: Brendan Fraser Is A Loved One For Hire In One Of The Year's Best Films
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5:29Travis Hopson reviews Brendan Fraser in RENTAL FAMILY, opening in theaters on November 21st! SYNOPSIS: Set against modern-day Tokyo, “Rental Family follows an American actor (Fraser) who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himsel…
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Travis Hopson reviews Jon M. Chu's WICKED: FOR GOOD led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande! WICKED: FOR GOOD opens Nov. 21st. SYNOPSIS: Five years after the events of “Wicked,” Elphaba Thropp is now a fugitive, branded the Wicked Witch of the West, who continues her fight for Animal rights and other causes. Glinda Upland, meanwhile, has become a sp…
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972 - Enabling Better Basketball Analytics Using Computer Vision w/ Bo Shaffer (Playswise)
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21:08In today’s episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat sits down with Bo Shaffer, founder and CEO of Playswise, a startup using computer vision and AI to unlock deep basketball analytics straight from broadcast footage. Bo played basketball at Duke, and she saw firsthand how much of the sport still relies on slow, manual film review. Playswise is her…
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Joël and Sally compare various note taking styles as they set out to find which ones work best for them. The pair break down the different ways of formatting their notes and what they’re used for, Sally explains her struggles with note taking in general and the work arounds she’s found to achieve similar results instead, and Joël provides a small u…
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James Badge Dale, Ben Foster, and Michael Mando Talk Fentanyl Crisis Thriller KING IVORY
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9:34Travis Hopson talks with KING IVORY stars James Badge Dale, Ben Foster, and Michael Mando about John Swab's Tulsa drug war thriller, opening in theaters on November 14th! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: https://w…
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971 - Enabling Worldwide 7G Connectivity Via Space Lasers w/ Gulmohar Ahluwalia (Nyxara)
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29:27In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman sits down with Gulmohar Ahluwalia, founder & CEO of Nyxara — a company building a next-generation space-to-ground communications system using cloud-piercing lasers capable of delivering terabits per second. Imagine downloading all of Netflix in five seconds. That’s the world Nyxara aims to u…
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Jamie Linn Watson is an NYC-based actor and comedian. You may have seen her as Joanna Roscoe in season 5 of What We Do in …By Sean L. McCarthy
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Joël and Sally analyse their job titles as they try to figure out exactly which borrowed labels best define their work at thoughtbot. Together they break down the components of commonly used titles such as engineer, architect and consultant to see which element reflects their work best, how they would describe their roles at thoughtbot, which indus…
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The 7 Worst Ways to Learn Chinese (And What to Do Instead)
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33:04After 300 days of secretly studying Chinese, one guy surprises his partner with phrases like “the cheesecake is grieving” and “the purple elephant eats passion for breakfast.” It’s a bit humorous, but it also highlights a bigger issue: extreme learning methods that feel productive but fall flat in practice. In this episode, Jared and John dive into…
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PREDATOR: BADLANDS Director Wants Another ALIEN Crossover!
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4:16PREDATOR: BADLANDS director Dan Trachtenberg talks about his third PREDATOR movie in three years, changing the franchise formula, and more crossovers with ALIEN! PREDATOR: BADLANDS is in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk…
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PREDATOR: BADLANDS Stars Talk Cool Weapons, ALIEN Connections, and More
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3:52Travis Hopson talks with PREDATOR: BADLANDS stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi about the coolest Yautja weapons, the film's connection to ALIEN, and which props they might've held on to! PREDATOR: BADLANDS is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouT…
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Saaniya Abbas grew up in New Delhi, attended an all-girls Catholic school in the Himalayas, and only discovered herself once she found herself divorced in …By Sean L. McCarthy
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Does PREDATOR: BADLANDS Live Up To The Hype?
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20:42Die-hard PREDATOR fans Travis Hopson and Joblo.com's Chris Bumbray talk about the franchise's return to the big screen with PREDATOR: BADLANDS! Does it live up to the hype? SYNOPSIS: Set in the future on a deadly remote planet, “Badlands” follows a young Predator outcast (played by newcomer Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) who finds an unlikely all…
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970 - Using your Voice To Complete Complex Workflows On Your Computer w/ Connor Waslo (Caddy)
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36:24Mat Sherman catches up with Connor Waslo, co-founder/CEO of Caddy, a desktop voice interface that keeps you in flow by turning spoken intent into real work across tools like Linear, Slack, Calendar, Gmail, and Notion. Connor shares the origin story with cofounder Rajiv, hard pivots, and craft standards for their private beta. They compare SF’s tech…
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969 - The Marketplace Bringing Naps to Hotels w/ Jared Lerner (Nappr)
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25:54In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman chats with Jared Lerner, co-founder and CEO of Nappr, a marketplace redefining hotel stays by letting travelers book rooms for short, flexible durations. Jared shares how his own struggles with sleep sparked the idea, what it takes to build trust with hotels, and how Napper attracts both tra…
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Joël and Sally grab a flashlight to share some scary dev stories with each other to celebrate spooky season. Sally tales the tale of the missing production database, Joël flees from some corrupted data, and each recall instances of haunted code and heart stopping moments from projects gone wrong. — Thanks to our sponsors for this episode Judoscale …
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Colin Farrell Doubles Down In Lurid BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER
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5:02Travis Hopson reviews Edward Berger's lurid BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER starring Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, and Fala Chen. Streaming now on Netflix. SYNOPSIS: “Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with…
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Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss Burn Hot In HEDDA
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5:01Travis Hopson reviews Nia DaCosta's HEDDA starring Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Tom Bateman, and Imogen Poots! Streaming now on Prime Video. SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quie…
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Tom Bateman and Nina Hoss Talk HEDDA, Sexual Intrigue, and Characters Blinded by Love
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3:53Travis Hopson talks with HEDDA stars Tom Bateman and Nina Hoss about Nia DaCosta's fiery, complex adaptation starring Tessa Thompson! HEDDA is streaming now on Prime Video. SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingerin…
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Tessa Thompson and Nia DaCosta Talk HEDDA, Exploring Dark Impulses and Empowering Women
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4:37Travis Hopson talks with Tessa Thompson and HEDDA director Nia DaCosta about their reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic play, streaming now on Prime Video! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! SYNOPSIS: From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. HEDDA (Tessa T…
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BUGONIA Review: Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Reteam For A Mixed Bag Conspiracy Satire
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4:34Travis Hopson reviews Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons! SYNOPSIS: Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. BUGONIA is in select theaters now, opens nationwide on October 31st. All of this and more can be found at…
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480: The President's Doctor with Jared Turner
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33:03Aji gets their priorities straight as they talks with fellow thoughtboter Jared Turner about his recent article titled The President’s Doctor. Jared breaks down the thought process behind the president’s doctor and the wasted time we accrue when working on a project, where we can minimise pauses and delays in our workflows, and why watching cat vid…
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Fluency Now with Marko Jovanovic: No Classes, Just Progress
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50:09Can you become fluent in Chinese without teachers, classes, or even Chinese speakers around you? For Serbian software engineer Marko Javoanovic, the answer is “yes” by focusing on “fluency now”. In this episode, Marko shares how he started learning Japanese out of a love for anime but quickly pivoted to Chinese when he realized there were far more …
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968 - Building Cursor for Mobile Apps W/ Mahdi Nouri (CatDoes)
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27:33In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, Mat Sherman chats with Mahdi Nouri, co-founder and CEO of CatDoes, a no-code AI mobile app builder empowering anyone to create apps without writing code. Mahdi shares the story behind CatDoes, the product decisions that shaped its growth, and how he’s navigating the fast-changing AI landscape. They disc…
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Justin Lin And The Continued Fascination With John Allen Chau In LAST DAYS
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5:12Travis Hopson is joined by director Justin Lin to talk about his latest film, the John Allen Chau drama LAST DAYS, about the doomed Christian missionary who was killed attempting to convert an isolated but dangerous tribe. LAST DAYS is open in theaters now. All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Cri…
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Aji and Sally set out to crack the problems surrounding remote working as they share their thoughts on the various aspect of working from home. Together they discuss their time at the recent thoughtbot summit in Amsterdam, how they felt about working in-person again, what they took away from the experience, the best remote solutions they’ve found t…
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