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Whiskey Web and Whatnot: Web Development, Neat
RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III, The Radcast Network
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Veteran web developers RobbieTheWagner and Charles William Carpenter III host this informal, whiskey-fueled fireside chat with your favorite web devs. They discuss all things web development including JavaScript, TypeScript, EmberJS, React, Astro, SolidJS, CSS, HTML, Web3, and more. They take a unique approach and focus on getting to know the human side of developers and their hobbies outside of work, all while sampling a new whiskey that they rate on their unique tentacle scale.
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about whiskey on Mondays, parenting chaos, and Chuck’s hot-water disaster. They dive into open-source dependency drama, including the Stylus package getting flagged as malicious, and the TEA app’s massive data leak. They question the stability of NPM, the illusion of software licensing security, and the ethics of da…
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676: The $200 Upgrade, CSS Module Scripts, and Social Media Ethos
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Show Description It's time for a ShopTalk GearTalk segment on video and audio upgrades, a chat about better YouTube thumbnails, buying the $200 Yamaha guitar (or equivalent in other areas of life), Chris and Dave riff on CSS modules, and what's your social media ethos in 2025? Listen on Website → Links how to make a killer thumbnail (for the 2025 a…
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Modern Web Dev Meets 2000s Flip Phone: What Could Go Wrong?
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Tom Barrasso about building modern web apps for $15 flip phones, and the challenges of building for ultra-low-end devices. Tom shares his journey from building a podcast app during the pandemic to working in developer relations at CloudMosa. They dive into digital minimalism, the surprisingly advanced features …
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675: Building Hot Page with Tim Farnam
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Show Description Tim Farnam stops by to talk with Chris and Dave about his new project, Hot Page, and why and how he started building it after working in print and web news. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen on Website → Guests Tim Farnam Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social Creative coder based in Mexico C…
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From the Rickhouse: Tech Talk, Social Media Use, and Netflix with The Primeagen
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The Primeagen is known for embracing controversy. He returns to the podcast for a conversation on a range of topics like masculinity, social media, and pornography. He also opens up about his father’s passing and his journey growing up with a single mother. Michael Paulson aka The Primeagen, Software Engineer at Netflix, is an influential figure in…
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674: Context in Console, CodePen’s New Editor, and Looking for a New Arc
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Show Description Dave's coming in hot from vacation, how CodePen's new editor imports packages, should CodePen fix your code if you forgot something, the struggle to get the right context in the console, Chris is still shopping for an Arc replacement, and the struggles with inspiration driven engineering. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Co…
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From the Rickhouse: Why Svelte Might Just Outdo React w/ Rich Harris
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In this special International Whiskey Day episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, hosts RobbieTheWagner, and Charles William Carpenter III are joined by special guest Rich Harris. They share a toast with Lagavulin Offerman Edition whiskey and dive into a discussion covering a range of topics from Rich's journey in software development, his work on the …
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673: Live-streaming Demos, CSS Animation Composition, and Anchor Position
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Show Description Chris and Dave chat about whether you should wing it or script your videos, unplanned demos versus the safety net of edited videos, streaming software with Ecamm Live vs OBS vs Streamlabs, new CSS animation composition, and anchor positioning thoughts. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen o…
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672: Design Tokens, Web Compents, and Web Monetization
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Show Description We're all addicted to Clues by Sam and wonder about the data structure for the site, good thoughts on the design tokens community, shadow DOM, the state of web components in mid-2025, dealing with JSON, and new ideas around web monetization. (20% discount code for the Design Tokens Course: SHOPTALKSHOWISAWESOME) Listen on Website →…
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From FAANG to Fired: The Illusion of Stability in Big Tech w/ Adam Argyle
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This week, Robbie and special guest co-host Adam Argyle talk about life after layoffs, the myth of job security at big tech companies, and what it really means to build meaningful things on the web. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:23) - Whiskey: Chicken Cock Rye (02:45) - From FAANG to fired: the illusion of stability in Big Tech (14:49) - How…
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671: Naming Consistency, HTML Includes, and Mixins
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Show Description Chris reflects on CSS Day in Amsterdam, allowing languages to grow with nonstandard elements, naming things continues to be hard, shapes are going to get weird on the web, HTML includes get stirred up, thoughts on CSS mixins, and Dave's blogging about resizing text fun. Listen on Website → Links Understanding CSS corner-shape and t…
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The One Rye to Rule Them All w/ Kendall Miller & Rishi Malik
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Kendall Miller and Rishi Malik about their startup Friday Deployment Spirits, and creating whiskey for developers. They discuss the art of making good whiskey, bourbon vs rye, coding in the age of AI, and much more. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (00:53) - Meet Rishi and Kendall (03:01) - Whiskey rating and r…
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670: Brad and Ian Frost on Their New Design Tokens Course
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Show Description Brad and Ian stop by to chat about their new course, The Complete Guide to Design Tokens, what happens if you don't use design tokens on projects, what the ideal outcome is for building and designing with design tokens, how many colors is enough, what about refactoring, and does Figma or code win the argument? (Brad and Ian did giv…
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This week, Robbie talks with Typecraft about the chaotic joys of fatherhood, the realities of raising twins, and various dad-related hot takes. They also discuss their tech carries and conference talks, including Typecraft's Vim nerdery and Robbie’s sarcastic ode to underappreciated HTML features. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:05) - Beer sel…
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669: Peter Pistorius on Developing RedwoodSDK
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Show Description We're chatting with Peter Pistorius about the change they made from RedwoodJS to RedwoodSDK, how it's going to handle routing, some new marketing ideas for RedwoodSDK, how RedwoodSDK's principles are informed by where Peter's from, choosing to go all in on Cloudflare, how the community has responded, and plans for monetization. Lis…
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This week, Robbie and Chuck review Barrell Craft Spirits' Cranky Kong, and talk about the AI boom, how senior devs are (or aren’t) using it, and what the future of software jobs might look like. They also discuss the rise of "celebrity developers", job market shifts, real estate economics, and parenting twins. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:2…
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668: Jake Archibald on Native HTML Includes
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Show Description Jake Archibald joins us to discuss HTML includes, potential solutions, and the implications of introducing such a feature. We talk about security concerns, performance implications, and community feedback regarding HTML imports. Listen on Website → Guests Jake Archibald Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social Engineer at Shopify. Once sw…
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Stop Fixing Things That Aren't Broken
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about the unintended chaos of “move fast and break things” in both software and startups. From Riverside glitches to Tesla’s overengineered wipers, they explore how updates can derail otherwise stable experiences. They unpack the economics of getting laid off, the pressure to build a personal brand in tech, and the …
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667: Jen Simmons on Declarative Web Push, Form Control Styling, & More
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Show Description Jen Simmons stops by to talk about new CSS and Safari features like Form Control Styling, Declarative Web Push, Typography, contrast-color(), and more. Listen on Website → Guests Jen Simmons Guest's Main URL • Guest's Social Safari & WebKit Evangelist. Member of the CSS Working Group. Webmaster since 1996. Links webkit.org Safari R…
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Marc Backes about Vue vs. React, work-life balance, and the realities of messy codebases. They also sip an Evan Williams Single Barrel, debate inbox zero, and discuss Marc’s adventures in coffee roasting and pilot training. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (01:45) - Whiskey review and rating: Evan Williams Sing…
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666: What Are the Evils of the Web Platform?
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Show Description How it all comes back to the why column, dark patterns, privacy and tracking, getting emails forever from one purchase, how to be bold with communication while still being respectful, HTMHell, CSS mistakes, are we anti-JSON, and the state of FitVid in 2025. Listen on Website → Links Markup from hell - HTMHell Incomplete List of Mis…
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Should You Learn Tailwind Before CSS? w/ Bree Hall
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This week, live from React Miami, Chuck, and special guest co-host Aaron Francis, talk with Bree Hall about React styling strategies, Tailwind CSS, and whether you should learn fundamentals before frameworks (spoiler: it depends). They explore the evolution of Next.js, the importance of developer momentum, and how to break into tech in today’s land…
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665: JavaScript Educator and Twitch Streamer Mat Marquis
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Show Description Fresh off his Megaman Streamathon, Mat Marquis joins us to talk about becoming a professional Twitch streamer, creating a JavaScript course, his thoughts on the design and content of said course, a brief moment on Linux in 2025, and attempts to make the web weird and fun again. Listen on Website → Guests Mat Marquis Guest's Main UR…
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Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch
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This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Guillermo Rauch live from React Miami. From early days at Zeit to founding Vercel and launching Next.js, Guillermo shares stories of scaling infrastructure, creating developer-centric products, and navigating startup challenges. They dive into how AI is transforming the web, why tho…
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664: Figma Sites, CSS Carousels, and Internship Prep
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Show Description How much would you pay for new users, initial thoughts on Figma's announcements, CSS carousel follow up, favicon easter eggs, how do you prepare for an internship, and why aren't more developers using logical properties? Listen on Website → Links Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor Figma Sites Figma Make …
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Why You Can’t Skip the Fundamentals w/ Henri Helvetica
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This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Henri Helvetica live from React Miami. They explore the evolving challenges of web performance, why genuine research skills still matter in an AI-driven world, and how developers can stay curious and resilient in a fast-moving industry. Henri shares insights from his React Miami tal…
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663: HBD Dave, Silly Web Fun, Color-Mix Tips
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Show Description Do we sound drunk on Shorts? What speed do you listen to your podcasts at? Happy Birthday to Dave, Roblox scams, having silly fun on the web, Crashlands 2 released, a Balatro moment, non-standard browser use testing, and color-mix follow up. Listen on Website → Links The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun Don't let your voice be flattene…
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Are Frameworks Still Worth the Tradeoffs? w/ Adam Rackis
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This week, Chuck talks with Adam Rackis live from React Miami. Along with special guest-host Aaron Francis, they dig into React Server Components, the quirks of modern JavaScript frameworks, and why TanStack might be the future. Sipping an Appleton Estate Rum, they swap hot takes, get candid about developer trends, tech philosophies, and share some…
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662: Alternative Browsers, Discord vs Circle, and AI in the Browser
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Show Description We're talking browsers and discussing alternative options like Vivaldi and Brave, the implications of Chrome's potential sale to OpenAI, the impact of AI on browser functionality, Discord vs Circle, and building with Hotwire. Listen on Website → Links Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog Zen Browser Horse Browser…
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with David Cramer about MCP—microservices for language models—and why it might be the future of AI tooling. They dig into the state of AI agents, developer efficiency, and why Codegen isn’t killing jobs anytime soon. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:47) - Whiskey review and rating (17:12) - Hot Take: Syntax.fm v…
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661: Working Vacations, Ripping Out JavaScript, and Non-US Cloud Service Options
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Show Description What are the non-US cloud services options, falling off the blogging train and trying to get back on, working on vacation, Chris recaps the Alaskan Folk Festival experience, how often do you go back and clean out JavaScript, and the idea of gilding just one lily on a new project. Listen on Website → Links European Alternatives A la…
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Vibe Podcasting: App Rewrites, AI Assistants, PB&Js, and more!
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about American whiskey, buttered PB&Js, and the quirks of AI coding assistants. They swap TV recommendations, debate developer priorities like security and rewrites, and more. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:43) - Whiskey review and rating: Union Horse Distilling Co Rolling Standard Four Grain Whiskey (13:59) -…
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660: Teaching CSS, Conferences, and Masonry Updates
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Show Description Follow up on thoughts about teaching CSS from scratch, questions about conferences to attend as well as a way to kickstart a conference idea, some Balatro thoughts, and our thoughts on the recent Grid vs Masonry debate. Listen on Website → Links The Homebrewery - NaturalCrit SmashingConf in-person Conferences 2025 — Friendly, inclu…
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Your Terminal Is Getting Smarter with Ben Holmes
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This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Ben Holmes—Astro core team alum and now at Warp—about the rapid evolution of developer tools, the promise and quirks of AI-powered coding, and why he’s betting big on terminal UX. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (02:09) - Warp and dev tools (04:20) - Whiskey intro and rating: Heaven Hill Grain To Glass Kentuck…
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