Best Leet Podcasts (2025)

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Flames of Deception - Nellie Leet 1902 19:10

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A woman engulfed in flames, a husband claiming to be asleep, and a gallon of missing kerosene. These are the elements of a horrifying crime that shook Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1902. I would love to hear from you!By Laura

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A Fatal Night at Gaffney's Saloon - Orlando Mowry 1903 17:05

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A wedding anniversary celebration turns into a family's worst nightmare in this Michigan murder case from 1903. When Orlando Mowry and his wife traveled from Ypsilanti to Detroit to celebrate their 20th anniversary, neither could have imagined it would be their final day together when Orlando's path took a deadly turn through the doors of Gaffney's…

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Confessions of a Teenage Axe Murderer - William Young 1879 23:32

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A shocking tale of greed, violence, and youth gone terribly wrong unfolds in southwest Michigan's Cass County. When 82-year-old farmer William Young was found dead in his fireplace in December 1879, the small community of Howard was shaken to its core. The beloved elderly man had been brutally attacked, robbed, and partially burned. Join me for thi…

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Blood in Rogers City - Albert Molitor 1875 18:53

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Welcome to Murder in the Mitten. A historical Michigan True Crime podcast. Albert Molitor. A businessman, a tyrant... a king? The story of his 1875 murder reveals how a ruthless businessman's reign of terror over an entire Michigan community eventually led to his downfall. Learn how one of the founders of Roger city met his end. I would love to hea…

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Top 8 of Season 1: #7: "A fun, approachable way" 18:30

2+ y ago18:30

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Jessica Wilkins joins the show to talk about her origin story coming from being a musician to building a passion project to promote diversity in classical music and how she got pulled into the tech industry by warm, friendly communities. We discuss a fun, approachable way to learn technology as we discuss Exercism, an online platform built to teach…

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Top 8 of Season 1: #8: "I learned how by doing leet code" 23:28

2+ y ago23:28

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Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon! We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shi…

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S1 E44: I like to say I’m not gonna do something, and then I do it anyway (Kelly / @kvlly) 21:09

2+ y ago21:09

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Kelly Vaughn joins the show to talk about her origin story, from learning html in neopets to doing freelancing, and eventually founding her own agency. More recently, Kelly has shifted to work as an Engineering Manager and now Engineering Director at Spot AI. We discuss how you have different levels of scope and responsibility depending on the size…

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S1 E43: A huge fan of spending as little time as possible typing (Mike / @genericmikechen) 21:41

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Mike Chen joins the show to talk about his origin story, from Medical School and Biotech Research to being a self-taught developer, Mike worked at bigger and bigger start-ups before landing jobs at Yahoo, Google, and AirBnB, before finding a home as the CTO of a start-up. We discuss the pros and cons of start-ups vs. larger tech companies and why p…

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S1 E42: I didn’t know what I was outside of my job (Ale / @pikacodes) 26:45

2+ y ago26:45

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Ale joins the show to talk about her origin story, from growing up in Mexico and getting a degree in industrial engineering to switching into a career she is passionate about in software engineering. We discuss some of the hardships that Ale went through in her career recently, and yet some of the insight and hope it has brought her for the future.…

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S1 E41: An unpopular view on impostor syndrome (Curtis / @curtiseinsmann) 23:43

2+ y ago23:43

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Curtis Einsmann joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got into Amazon's internship, earned an SDE I position and after years at Amazon has broken out to start working freelance. We discuss what it was like to work at Amazon, how he dealt with imposter syndrome and the lessons he learned from Amazon that helps him now work asynchrono…

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S1 E40: Doing handshakes instead of hand-offs (Jennie / @JennieSYip) 22:59

2+ y ago22:59

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Jennie Yip joins the show to talk about her origin story, from building Sailor Moon fan sites to helping lead the Design System at Atlassian as a Design Architect. We discuss how she got into design, her integrated passions for design and software engineering, and we dive deep into Design Systems and how they support the companies they are built fo…

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S1 E39: Take a break and do something that makes me feel good (Ar'Niqua / @ACole893) 16:11

2+ y ago16:11

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Ar'Niqua Colman joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in higher education to diving into the world of programming, bootcamps, and #100Devs. We discuss how hard it can be while trying to learn how to program, and how important it is to take care of yourself throughout the journey. 🔗 Discussed Links 100 Devs with Leon 🙋 Guest Li…

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S1 E38: I learned how by doing leet code (Carolina / @icarolinacorrea) 22:36

2+ y ago22:36

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Carolina Lunardi Correa joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working as a supply chain professional to starting her first apprenticeship with Amazon! We discuss how she learned to code using leet code, and how life brings her joy. We also talk about what caused her to make the switch, how she used her current experience to slowly shi…

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S1 E37: I said I'd never get a peloton... (Sonia) 17:28

2+ y ago17:28

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Sonia Moaiery joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in product marketing in the the packaged goods food industry to working as a product marketing manager at companies like Glassdoor and Intercom. We discuss the differences between product marketing in and out of the tech industry, as well as what it is that keeps her interest…

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S1 E36: I left the coding bootcamp a week into it (Clifford / @CliffordFajard0) 34:09

2+ y ago34:09

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Clifford Fajardo joins the show to talk about his origin story, from studying social sciences and planning on a career like a lawyer, to going through a coding bootcamp. After leaving the coding bootcamp and being convinced to come back and finish it, he now works at LinkedIn! We discuss him failing the LinkedIn interview the first time before pass…

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S1 E35: Hitting the "go live" button, I was shaking (Melody / @MelodyMDev) 19:20

2+ y ago19:20

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Melody joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in the medical field on both humans and pets to jumping into learning development, in public, live, on Twitch! We discuss what pushed her to make the switch, the difficult and enjoyable parts of her journey. We also discuss her anxiety for public speaking and how going live on Twitc…

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S1 E34: Little pieces all fitting together (Nicole / @NicoleFranq) 22:12

2+ y ago22:12

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Nicole Franq joins the show to talk about her origin story, from getting a business degree and doing hedge fund accounting to embracing creativity and becoming a designer. We discuss atomic principles and how the little choices, habits and experiences form into a larger part of who we are and where we want to go. We talk about how she mentors peopl…

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S1 E33: The learning journey never actually stops (DJ) 22:59

2+ y ago22:59

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DJ Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, from being a music teacher to getting his first job as a programmer, and all about his learning journey along the way. We discuss how the learning never actually stops, no matter how long you've been in the career. We also talk about the power of community and connections and some of the pers…

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S1 E32: You never know where it's going to take you (Rashel / @RashelHariri) 38:18

2+ y ago38:18

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Rashel Hariri joins the show to talk about her origin story, from being attracted to the creativity of marketing at a young age to working in Marketing at McDonald's and Shopify, and now as a fractional CMO for tech start-ups as well as an entrepreneur making Chelle Body. We discuss how the journey of your career isn't always as clear, looking forw…

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S1 E31: Trying to be that person I wished was there when I was learning to code (Rizel / @BlackGirlBytes) 24:18

3y ago24:18

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Rizel Scarlett joins the show to talk about her origin story, from pursuing a degree in Psychology to becoming a Developer Advocate at GitHub. We discuss the challenges getting into tech, particularly for people of color, and how non-inclusive environments can sometimes create the illusion of imposter syndrome, when it's really a lack of healthy wo…

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S1 E30: Make debugging more fun (Ollie / @OllieDeAlb) 22:38

3y ago22:38

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Ollie joins the show to talk about his origin story, from working a lot of odd jobs like being a waiter, doing radio shows, and stand-up comedy to working as a go-to-marketer at Google Chrome and now at Replay. We discuss collaborative debugging, something that is becoming more popular and that Replay is working to make easy and enjoyable! We also …

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S1 E29: Please, just give a girl a chance (Amber / @AmberLeeTech) 25:31

3y ago25:31

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Amber joins the show to talk about her origin story, from studying economics and accounting to learning how to program, becoming a software engineer and now co-hosting the Glowing in Tech podcast. We discuss the challenges of getting into tech as a career switcher, and the 4 types of imposter syndrome. She shares about how she started interviewing …

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S1 E28: It's like solving a puzzle with only 24x24 pixels (Bonnie / @BonnieKateWolf) 22:11

3y ago22:11

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Bonnie Kate Wolf joins the show to talk about her origin story: how her love for making little drawings turned into eventually making icons for some of the biggest companies in tech, like Netflix! We discuss how she took the challenges of the job market in the COVID-19 pandemic and turned it into a benefit as she set out on her freelance journey. W…

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S1 E27: You need to date ideas straight away (Anh-Tho / @byAnhTho) 26:37

3y ago26:37

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Anh-Tho joins the show to talk about her origin story, from working in fin-tech in Africa to starting her own start-up and having to pivot to find the right market fit for the company. We discuss the how to minimize regrets to enjoy life to it's fullest and how even embracing the things that are the scariest can help you live life the way it's mean…

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S1 E26: I think you're ready (April / @A_Bowler2) 26:57

3y ago26:57

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April Bowler joins the show to talk about her origin story, from her first career and taking a break to raise her kids, to discovering that she was actually really interested in software development while helping her daughter plan for college. We discuss her journey learning to code and the encouragement and help she received along the way from the…

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S1 E25: Ice cream, froyo, gelato … I’m not gonna discriminate (Jay / @kjaymiller) 34:02

3y ago34:02

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Jay Miller joins the show to talk about their origin story, from dropping out of college and joining the military, to discovering military life wasn't for them, but the traveling was fun! How did they end up as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft? We talk about that journey! We discuss productivity frameworks a bit, before chatting about making career mo…

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S1 E24: It was like a game of chicken (Hussien / @hussien_coding) 29:13

3y ago29:13

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Hussien Khayoon joins the show to talk about his origin story, from accidentally becoming a software engineer, to getting an internship at IBM before working in the start-up world for awhile before joining Shopify last year. We discuss getting into tech, and mentorship programs he’s been involved with. Discussed Links Hussien’s Twitter: @hussien_co…

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S1 E23: It's nice to build for the future (Zack / @ScriptedAlchemy) 24:27

3y ago24:27

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Zack Jackson joins the show to talk about his origin story, from not doing well in high school, to teaching himself programming and becoming a core contributor to one of the most essential front-end development tools available: Webpack, as well as being a co-creator of Webpack Module Federation. We discuss the benefits of being involved in really t…

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S1 E22: There's something really vulnerable about design (Lauren / @LaurenChilcote) 22:00

3y ago22:00

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Lauren Chilcote joins the show to talk about her origin story: from going to school for fashion design to learning design and front-end development to becoming passionate about design culture. We discuss the challenges of moving across the country during a pandemic, the benefits and challenges of design culture and being in a profession in which ev…

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S1 E21: Everyone has a very important voice (Zach / @zachleat) 19:20

3y ago19:20

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Zach Leatherman joins the show to talk about his origin story: from learning programming in the early days of the web to being paid to build open-source software, it's been a wild ride! We discuss the power of having your own website versus just relying on social media and algorithms, as well as the best way to get started building a website if you…

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S1 E20: Everyone can do it (Taylor / @tdesseyn) 22:49

3y ago22:49

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Taylor Desseyn joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started as a musician where he made it to Nashville, and was on tour when something happened to make him give up on all of that. Starting from the start, Taylor utilized the power of networking to build an amazing career helping connect people with jobs. We discuss the power of ne…

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S1 E19: There's always incremental improvements laying around (Kyle / @KyleShevlin) 27:34

3y ago27:34

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Kyle Shevlin joins the show to talk about his origin story from studying psychology and being a pastor, to working with jQuery and eventually getting cozy working on internet front-end tooling. We discuss the differences between being a product engineer and being an internal tools-based engineer, before diving into more philosophical conversations …

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S1 E18: This is Me, Whole-Assing One Thing (Kat / @katalyst_katt) 24:26

3y ago24:26

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Kat joins the show to talk about her origin story from dropping out of medical school to learning programming while live streaming! We discuss the hard decisions and inspirations along the way, and we talk about her joy for healthy living, the #FitDevs community, and how it all came together. Discussed Links: #FitDevs Eddie’s Water Photo Kat's FitD…

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S1 E17: The Real World is Messy (Joe / @JoeNatoli) 21:40

3y ago21:40

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Joe Natoli joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he started in design before the internet was a thing. How he jumped into designing for the internet early on and ultimately realized real fulfillment comes from helping people learn. We discuss his passion for helping people learn, how the rules and processes in tech companies can stand …

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S1 E16: It's Like Walking a Tight Rope (Mirza / @mirzawriting) 28:53

3y ago28:53

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Mirza joins the show to talk about their origin story, how they started by translating poems, which led into working as a full-time translator. Eventually, they stumbled into product management while at university for their master's degree. Now they manage people who work on Product Strategy. We discuss how they view product management and product …

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S1 E15: You have to be so sympathetic to the machine (Layla / @LaylaCodesIt) 20:05

3y ago20:05

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Layla joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she started horse-riding as a young girl, eventually doing it professionally before shifting to being a pilates instructor turned software engineer. We discuss the state of .NET in the world of programming, her 3D worlds she uses for Twitch streaming, and her exploration and joy in game devel…

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S1 E14: I Decided To Try All Of Them (Arely / @ArelySkywalker) 15:28

3y ago15:28

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Arely joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she grew up in New Mexico and joined her science club to moving to New York City and joining Amazon as a Front-End Engineer. We discuss a Twitch community that her friend started during the pandemic, and the joy she gets watching people come together. We also discuss Techqueria, a community o…

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S1 E13: I Hate To Call it a Secret (Dan / @DanCole42) 21:38

3y ago21:38

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Dan Cole joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started in product management by accident and how his passion for helping users find their joy has lead to 20 years in product management, where he is now the VP of Product Management at a Cyber Security software company. We discuss what it was like building a team during the early …

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S1 E12: I Don't Know What is Wrong With My Mind (Francesco / @francescocuill4) 19:24

3y ago19:24

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Francesco Ciulla joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he went from being a sports coach to becoming a developer. From learning programming on difficult mode to championing Daily.Dev as a developer advocate, he's been a whirlwind journey. We discuss his joy for creating content in order to teach other developers. We talk about how and …

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S1 E11: The Rejections are Flowing In (Kathryn / @kathryngrayson) 20:22

3y ago20:22

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Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started in graphic design and after being pulled into the front-end developer life had a surprise turn and became a developer advocate. We discuss her joy for conferences, the differences between online and in-person conferences as well as what it's like to face rejecti…

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S1 E10: Making These Rounded Half-Triangles (Miriam / @misaac85) 15:56

3y ago15:56

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Miriam Isaac joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started studying fashion design but found her love for product design after moving from England to Israel, as well as her love for teaching others how learn UX. We discuss what it was like designing in photoshop with slices back in the day, how responsive design brought about t…

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S1 E9: We're like Detectives (Nick / @nickytonline) 21:03

3y ago21:03

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Nick Taylor joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got started working with spreadsheets on a yellow monochrome computer and how his interest in web development and work in open source eventually lead to him working with Forem and the Dev Community. We discuss putting yourself out there, getting involved in open source, the fears you…

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S1 E8: Like a Big Experiment (Grace / @graceleaf_) 21:09

3y ago21:09

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Grace Ling joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she went from running and trying to biohack herself to run faster to working as a Product Designer at Electronic Arts, and everything in-between. We discuss how to design your life for yourself, juggling all kinds of different hobbies and passions, and how her side project during school …

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S1 E7: So Many Options to Learn (Emily / @epatt6) 26:37

3y ago26:37

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Emily Patterson joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she went from a business analyst to a product manager and has loved it so much she now leads a group of product managers! We discuss product management in general, how product platforms are helping with tech education. We venture into discussing how much easier it is to learn with a…

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S1 E6: This is Like Real Life (Kelly / @kellycodeschaos) 19:33

3y ago19:33

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Kelly Harrop joins the show to talk about her origin story, starting as a professional gamer turned video game model, turned product manager turned UX Engineer, where she has settled in to her passion. We discuss what UX Engineering is all about, and just how much she loves buttons. We talk about video games, including her current obsession, Elden …

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S1 E5: Instead of Using Fire, I Use Ice (Michael / @mtliendo) 16:38

3+ y ago16:38

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Michael Liendo joins the show to talk about his origin story, starting as a clothing model to attempting to learn iOS development, and shifting to web development before becoming a Developer Advocate. We discuss how we experience failure as a part of learning and how viewing life like a video game can help provide a bit of perspective for perseveri…

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S1 E4: Creating Something from Nothing (Shawn / @swyx) 18:27

3+ y ago18:27

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Shawn Wang joins the show to talk about his origin story, starting in the finance industry and how feeling like just a code monkey in a system drew him to learn front-end engineering and start working on product development and ultimately become a developer advocate. We discuss what the career path for a developer advocate might look like, as well …

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S1 E3: Taking up Space (Alex / @AutisticManager) 18:21

3+ y ago18:21

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Alex Karp joins the show to talk about his origin story, growing up being fascinated with tech, embracing the iOS development industry before moving into engineering management. We discuss his passion for helping new engineers break into the industry. We talk about some of the common challenges and fears that can hold people back from applying to a…

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S1 E2: A Fun, Approachable Way (Jessica / @codergirl1991) 17:46

3+ y ago17:46

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Jessica Wilkins joins the show to talk about her origin story coming from being a musician to building a passion project to promote diversity in classical music and how she got pulled into the tech industry by warm, friendly communities. We discuss a fun, approachable way to learn technology as we discuss Exercism, an online platform built to teach…

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S1 E1: Play Until It Pays (Jason / @jlengstorf) 24:03

3+ y ago24:03

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Jason Lengstorf joins the show to talk about his origin story coming from a screamo band and learning design and development in order to help the band marketing. His somewhat accidental journey through internal developer experience into external developer experience at Netlify. We discuss his approach to continuous learning and how flow state and e…