Best Chris Renfro Podcasts (2025)

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Spring Boot 4 Q&A 1:05:47

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for an interactive Q&A session focused on the highly anticipated Spring Boot 4 release. In this episode, the hosts dive deep into the new features and improvements coming with Spring Boot 4, answer community questions about the release, and provide practical guidance on upgrade paths from previous versions. Whether …

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A BFF Special: Worse Than You with Mo Fry Pasic (featuring Fin!) 1:05:16

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This holiday week, we're handing BFF member Mo Fry Pasic the keys to the rocket ship! And Mo's chosen to air a very special interview of their show Worse Than You, featuring our very own co-captain Fin Argus. Listen in as Mo interviews Fin all about her music, her visual art, and their shared love for David Bowie. And check out Chris's episode of W…

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Neil Zumwalde: Boar Country 1:02:03

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Bears and turkeys and frozen zombies, oh my! Consider this your Friendsgiving episode of One of Us, featuring our latest recruit Neil Zumwalde. Dig in, divas! Topics may include: tight spandex, cold reactors, mammalian lists, early 2000s bops, worship, triple tandem bikes, tune yards, monks, and Minnesota. Plus, an invasive question answered like n…

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Chad Westbrook and Kyle Kasabian: Planet Gurl 1:10:59

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Nothing to see here—just four shirtless divas on Planet Gurl! This week, we’re traveling to meet TWO new recruits, Chad Westbrook and Kyle Kasabian, in a place that’s as sick and twisted as it is rhinestoned. Topics may include: sloppy moss girls, drag monsters, post-prison Martha, a space that’s mostly foyer, an elevator built on a shared vision, …

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S4E29 - Spring Boot 4 is (almost) here! 59:52

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they explore the exciting new features arriving with Spring Framework 7 and Spring Boot 4 this month! In this episode, the hosts highlight their favorite enhancements including null safety improvements, programmatic bean registration, the new REST test client, and built-in API versioning support. Get a first look…

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Lyndsey Frank: Placenta of Secrets 1:13:09

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Planet? Planet. Yeah, we're traveling to another dang whole planet to meet our latest recruit, Lyndsey Frank. And this one's the kind where you're gonna have to shed your mortal coil. We'll give it back to you at the end of the episode, promise! Topics may include: Three (count 'em, three!) big knockers, zero brain cell entertainment, otherwordly s…

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Two of Us: Free Will 49:26

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Chris got a new job, Fin's another year older, and we're long overdue for a hangout episode! Join our co-captains on the rocket ship this week for an episode we've been holding onto for, well, nearly two months. It's a rainy day recording repurposed as a late fall heat wave episode, OKAY?! And we've got full video for this one available on Spotify …

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Spring Office Hours: S4E28 - Securing MCP Servers with Spring AI 1:00:08

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Join Dan Vega as he sits down with Spring Security expert Daniel Garnier-Moiroux to explore the critical world of MCP (Model Context Protocol) server security. As MCP has taken over the AI world, enterprise deployments need robust security and permission management for exposed endpoints Securing MCP Servers with Spring AI. Daniel walks through his …

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Jacquis Neal: The Wisconsin Dells 1:18:18

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*EXCITING NEWS FROM THE BEST FRIEND FORCE: WE'RE STARTING TO POST VIDEO EPISODES! You can watch the video version of this episode and last week's episode with Vic Michaelis in full on Spotify. And more video episodes are on the way... What're you waiting for, go see the BFF in action!* One order of cheese with a side of waterfall coming right up! T…

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Vic Michaelis: The Echo 1:10:44

1M ago1:10:44

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*EXCITING NEWS FROM THE BEST FRIEND FORCE: WE'RE STARTING TO POST VIDEO EPISODES! You can watch the full video version of this episode and ⁠our latest episode with Jacquis Neal on Spotify. And more video episodes are on the way... What're you waiting for, go see the BFF in action!* It all comes down to this: a place where the past, present, and fut…

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Dylan Adler: Six Flags Magic Mountain 1:05:08

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By Chris Renfro and Fin Argus

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Patrick McDonald: The Universe’s Most Beautiful Botanical Garden 1:01:54

2M ago1:01:54

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Nature is healing, and so are we. We hope our new recruit Patrick McDonald feels the same way! And, um, just ignore the whole "sky swamp" thing... Topics may include: being joined at the hip, knowing each other's bodies, fish kings, curly girls, bisexuality (sans intellect), the male loneliness epidemic, post-gender problems, and an all-out war on …

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Shakira Ja’nai Paye: Planet Sirus 1:11:30

2M ago1:11:30

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The rapture is coming and there are signs all around us: flaming trees, slides to the left, and the prescient voice of Britney Spears. Or, wait—that’s just this week’s episode of One of Us. It’s a new day on a new planet with a new recruit: Shakira Ja’nai Paye! Topics may include: political astrology, microgenerational Disney stars, the seeds of ou…

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S4E27 - Java 25 with Billy Korando 1:05:54

2M ago1:05:54

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Join us live on Spring Office Hours as we sit down with Java Developer Advocate, Billy Korando, to dive into the exciting new features and updates in Java 25! In this episode, Billy will share his insights on the latest developments in the Java ecosystem, highlighting what's new, what's changed, and what it means for developers. From new language f…

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Paul F. Tompkins: The Arctic 1:05:46

2M ago1:05:46

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The pope of podcasting has come to bless the show. Will Chris and Fin abstain from evil thoughts? Or drag Paul F. Tompkins down with them?! To the Arctic we gooooo! Topics may include: the feeling of a city, getting duped by AI, pr*dators in nature; pr*dators in society, mind control, bus control, unorthodox currency exchanges, and—yet again—a myth…

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S4E26 - Groovy, Google and Gemini with Guillaume Laforge 56:05

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Join us with Guillaume Laforge, co-founder of the Apache Groovy programming language and Developer Advocate for Google Cloud Platform. We'll explore Guillaume's journey from creating one of the JVM's most popular dynamic languages to his current work at Google focusing on serverless technologies and generative AI with Gemini. Guillaume will share i…

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Alex Song-Xia: The First Part of Canada 1:05:23

2M ago1:05:23

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Some might call it "just Niagara Falls," but to our latest recruit Alex Song-Xia, it's the First Part of Canada. Join us up North as we meet Alex... and an unexpected fellow traveler. Topics may include: listening to Al Pacino's voice at a faster-than-recommended speed, the art of dentistry, himbo Brendan Fraser, friendship tests, being a kid on 9/…

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Jesse James Keitel: An Unspeakable Stain 1:03:36

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Fin and Chris are BACK to searching the universe for new recruits to their Best Friend Force. And their latest target is none other than their Queer As Folk co-star Jesse Kames Keitel. Join them on an improvised, fully sound-designed, always unpredictable tour through space and time! Topics may include: Log-forward interior design, bivalve molluscs…

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Mo Fry Pasic: The Conclusion of the Curse 48:12

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Before we begin our next season, we've got something to address. Or rather, someone... Mo Fry Pasic joins Fin and Chris to hash out the matter of "the curse." Never forget! Mo's on Instagram @meauxpas. Take a tour with Mo, Fin, and Chris to the Ancient Olympics here. And make sure you're subscribed to their show Worse Than You with Mo Fry Pasic. Th…

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S4E24 - SpringOne Preview with Glen Renfro 49:00

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome special guests, Spring Team Member Glenn Renfro. In this episode, we'll continue to look forward to SpringOne. Tune in live to ask your questions or catch the replay later on your favorite podcast platform.By Dan Vega & DaShaun Carter

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Blasting Off for Season Two in 3...2...1 0:52

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On Tuesday, September 2, the One of Us rocket ship will be landing BACK on your podcast feed for Season Two! Buckle up for another round of Kool-Aid, chaos, and community with an all-new group of Best Friend Force recruits. ⁠⁠⁠(Seriously, this group is STACKED...) So make sure you're subscribed, and while you're at it, leave us a rating and review—…

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S4E23 - Bootiful Spring with Josh Long 1:01:06

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for another exciting preview of SpringOne! This week, we're joined by our special guest, fellow Spring Developer Advocate, Josh Long. This year's event promises to be bootiful. Josh will help us deliver another sneak peek into the most anticipated announcements, including the future of Spring Framework 7 and Spring …

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S4E22 - Live from KCDC 52:21

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter broadcasting live from the Kansas City Developer Conference (KCDC)! In this special episode, the hosts share highlights from the conference and discuss Dan's sessions on MCP and Spring Boot 3. They dive into the exciting news of Spring Boot 4 M1 and Spring Framework 7 M8 releases, exploring what's new and what devel…

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S4E21 - VMware Explore / SpringOne 2025 Preview 1:01:08

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, Dan and DaShaun preview the upcoming VMware Explore / SpringOne conference, sharing insights into what attendees can expect from this premier Spring community event. The hosts discuss their upcoming conference sessions, highlight key presentations an…

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S4E20 - Spring Community Q&A Hodgepodge 59:21

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for a special community-focused episode of Spring Office Hours. In this hodgepodge session, the hosts dive into listener questions covering various Spring ecosystem topics. From troubleshooting common Spring Boot challenges to exploring emerging patterns and best practices, Dan and DaShaun provide practical insights…

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A BFF Special: Drag Her! with Mano Agapion and Oscar Montoya 55:35

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This just in from the Best Friend Force: Mano Agapion and Oscar Montoya are joining our podcast network! Starting next week, their show Drag Her! (the internet's ONLY drag race podcast) will be joining One of Us and Mo Fry Pasic's show Worse Than You over at Good Get. To celebrate, we’re dropping a very special Drag Her! episode on the One of Us fe…

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S4E19 - Spring & Redis with Raphael De Lio 1:02:16

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, Dan and DaShaun are joined by Redis Developer Advocate, Raphael De Lio. Join us as we explore Redis’s ever-growing role in the Spring ecosystem. We will look discuss its common and foundational use cases, then dig into new and exciting use cases, inc…

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Provincetown with Ryan O'Connell 1:15:16

5M ago1:15:16

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We've made it to the end of our first season! We've traveled from the edges of the universe to the Earth's core, sipped gallons of Kool-Aid, and assembled an unstoppable group of friends (and foes). And we've met YOU! To celebrate, we're making one last pit stop to Provincetown, to meet—who else—Ryan O'Connell. We'll be back in early fall with an a…

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David Bowie's Labyrinth with Alex Lewis 1:06:48

5M ago1:06:48

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Pride Month? We don't know her. The Best Friend Force is recruiting only cis, straight, white men who have wives now. And this week, Alex Lewis has bravely stepped forward. Topics may include: poison ivy, Hooters, big hairy dogs, glass ceilings, Pawn Stars, The Music Man (reprised), and plop plops. Alex is on Instagram @i8athumbtack. You can catch …

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S4E18 - AI Show and Tell with Craig Walls 1:00:35

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Join Dan Vega for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this special episode, Dan is joined by Spring expert and author Craig Walls for an exciting AI show and tell segment, where they demonstrate and discuss their favorite AI tools currently transforming their development workflows. Following the show and tell, Craig shares insights fro…

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Cartoonopolis with Betsy Sodaro 1:05:49

5M ago1:05:49

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We're going on an animated adventure this week with our friend Betsy Sodaro! We're talking cartoons, video games, and voice acting—and asking the question on everyone's minds: what's the worst thing Betsy's heard through the IRL wall that she shares with Chris? Topics may include: KATSEYE, Hallmark movies, a slapstick performance of Hamlet, a chees…

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S4E17 - Spring AI + Google Gemini: Beyond the Demo 57:33

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Join Dan Vega with special guest Dan Dobrin, App Architect at Google, as they explore enterprise-ready Spring AI development using Google Gemini models. This episode covers the latest Spring AI features, caching strategies, unified SDK capabilities, and AI agents—moving beyond simple demos to real-world production implementations. Learn how to buil…

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Angela Giarratana LIVE on a Wort Doozney Cruise 58:24

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Angela Giarratana joins us to celebrate our one-year anniversary on an all-inclusive, off-brand Disney cruise! This special episode was recorded live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, with live sound design and an IRL audience. Stay tuned for a full video version of the episode—and more live shows! Want to help us celebrate a …

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S4E16 - Spring gRPC with Dave Syer 55:07

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, Dan and DaShaun are joined by Spring team member Dave Syer to explore the official Spring gRPC project. At the end of this episode, you will understand how Spring gRPC provides a Spring-friendly API for developing high-performance gRPC applications, …

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Rocket Redux: We Went to the Tonys! 1:11:08

5M ago1:11:08

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Oh, Best Friend Force! Chris had a whirlwind night at the Tonys, Fin’s album release is just around the corner, and The Traitors Season 4 cast is official. So rather than traveling anywhere this week, we’re inviting you onto the rocket ship for a catch-up! Topics may include: Broadway nights, devil’s plans, Playboy models, Survivor legends, Teletub…

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S4E15 - Exposing the Interview Process with Taylor Desseyn 57:49

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they welcome Taylor Desseyn, VP of Global Community at **torc.dev** and founder of Dads in Tech. Fresh from his presentation "Exposing the Interview Process" at Spring I/O 2025 in Barcelona, Taylor shares unfiltered insights from interviewing thousands of engineers and helping hundreds of companies scale their en…

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The Encino Town Plaza with Meatball 1:01:41

5M ago1:01:41

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Meatball may be an internationally renowned drag performer, but this week, we're keeping things local with a trip to an Encino Strip Mall. And if you're not ready for a raucous and highly censorable adventure, then you can [BLEEEEEEEEEP]. Topics may include: ice water, hot takes, bleeped takes, Bat Girl, a call for true equality, Law & Order, axe t…

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Demi Adejuyigbe at The World's First Ever (And Currently Only) Children's Casino 59:23

6M ago59:23

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Demi Adejuyigbe is a renaissance man, and this week, he’s excelling in a new field: entrepreneurship. Join us as we wade past the roulette tables and through the smoke-filled halls of his children’s-only casino to recruit him for the Best Friend Force! Topics may include: Ask Jeeves, Peppa Pig, January Jones, Shirley Temple, Percy Jackson (the text…

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S4E14 - Spring AI 1.0 GA Release with Mark Pollak and Christian Tzolov 1:05:07

6M ago1:05:07

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they celebrate a major milestone in the Spring ecosystem with the general availability release of Spring AI 1.0. In this episode, the hosts welcome Spring AI team members Mark Pollak and Christian Tzolov to discuss the incredible journey from conception to GA release. They'll explore the powerful features that ma…

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S4E13 - Spring Boot 3.5 Release Party with Phil Webb 51:45

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Spring Boot 3.5 is here—and we're throwing a release party to celebrate! Join us for a special edition of Spring Office Hours as we welcome Phil Webb, co-creator of Spring Boot, to walk us through what’s new, what’s exciting, and what it all means for developers. From enhanced observability, configuration improvements, and new dependency upgrades, …

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An Actress-Themed Water Park with Tim Murray 54:07

6M ago54:07

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Splish splash! This week, we're headed to an illustrious water park to meet our latest recruit: comedian Tim Murray. Topics may include: RVs, witches, cursed TikTok algorithms, drag king names, Cedar Point, Kingda Ka, husbands who aren't cousins, cousins who aren't husbands, and the return of the Mormon wives and their secret lives. Tim is on TikTo…

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The Landfill with Oscar Montoya 1:14:08

6M ago1:14:08

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Who but Oscar Montoya could make a heap of outdated appliances, fabric scraps, and broken glass a destination? This week, our dear friend makes his long-awaited One of Us debut, for an episode that sounds much better than it smells. (Seriously, you might wanna take a deep breath before you hit play...) Topics may include: Drag Race Mandela effects,…

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S4E12 - Spring I/O with Sergi Almar 43:52

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Join Dan Vega as he welcomes Sergi Almar, founder and organizer of Spring I/O, one of the biggest Spring conferences in the world. In this special episode, Dan and Sergi dive into what attendees can expect at Spring I/O 2025 in Barcelona. Sergi reveals the behind-the-scenes process of how he and his team plan and run this massive developer event ye…

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The Jungles of Venus with jasmine.4.t 1:13:57

6M ago1:13:57

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This week, jasmine.4.t has invited us to a land as lush as her music: a verdant planet Venus of the future. It's a place where Toucans, squirrels, and Idina Menzel run wild, and where everyone's a goddess. Topics may include: Concept albums, Coldplay, and a sprawling conversation about finding your people *and* feeling comfortable solo. Plus, Chris…

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S4E11 - Spring Cloud with Ryan Baxter & Spencer Gibb 1:00:19

7M ago1:00:19

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Get ready for the latest news about Spring Cloud with our guests, Ryan Baxter and Spencer Gibb! In this episode, they'll discuss all things new and exciting in Spring Cloud 2025.0.0-RC1. Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter as they talk Spring Cloud. Service discovery, configuration management, circuit breaking, API Gateways and more. Learn how to leve…

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Our Rich Friend Kayla's House with Hannah Solow 1:15:05

7M ago1:15:05

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This week, we're tapping into source energy with Chris's Oh, Mary! castmate Hannah Solow. And where better to have profound thoughts than a suburban teen's home movie theater? Topics may include: makeover montages, the Scholastic Book Fair, a dental hygienist's bridesmaid gossip, sun-drenched Pokemon, Temptation Island, and a British TV show about …

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S4E10 - Testcontainers and Docker Model Runner featuring Eddú Meléndez 57:30

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Join Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter for the latest updates from the Spring Ecosystem. In this episode, they welcome Eddú Meléndez, who works on Testcontainers at Docker following the company's acquisition of the project. The trio explores the recently released Docker Model Runner in Docker Desktop 4.40.0, which provides a local Inference API compatibl…

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Glowsis Prime with David Yi 1:12:59

7M ago1:12:59

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Picture a universe where everything is dewy, radiant, and glistening—a world where skincare reigns supreme. This week, good light cosmetics founder David Yi is taking us deep inside the Skintari Galaxy for our most beauty-forward adventure yet. Topics may include: Labubu, Oompa Loompas, Pop Star Academy, JonBenét Ramsey, and major ASMR vibes. Plus,…

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A Very Special AMC Theatre with Kelley Heyer 1:08:02

7M ago1:08:02

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We come to this place... for magic. This week, we're legitimately laughing, crying, and caring with our new friend Kelley Heyer. You may know her as the creator of the "Apple" dance, but did you know she's the sole manager and caretaker of a supernatural AMC multiplex, ever since losing a bet with a Crossroads devil in midtown?! Topics may include:…

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Calico Critters Nation with Ruby Karp 1:15:16

8M ago1:15:16

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Our friend Ruby Karp has proposed one of our most wholesome adventures yet: a tour through a world of adorable animal figurines, cute playhouses, and fabulous accessories. But just like Sylvanian Drama, we will find the theatrics. Ruby's on Instagram and TikTok @rubykarp, and you can see her show now through May 3 at Soho Playhouse in New York. Can…