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258: Nerd Therapy with Michael Keady

November 10th, 2021  |  1 hr 16 mins

Michael Keady, The Nerd Therapist, runs nerdy programs like Roll for Growth, which uses role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons as a form of group therapy and Minecraft for individual therapy.

In this episode, he talks about gaming in engaging in talk therapy with both adults and children, and how to consume media by curating, engaging in, and explaining it responsibly.

257: Putting Accessibility Into Action with Dr. Michele A. Williams

November 3rd, 2021  |  59 mins 48 secs

Dr. Michele A. Williams’ mission is to reach outside of the accessibility world and demystify it for able-bodied people. In this episode, she talks about the real work of accessibility needing to come from top down organizational changes, and rethinking our moral obligations and social norms as a culture.

256: Unbreaking the Web with Chris Ferdinandi

October 27th, 2021  |  1 hr 44 secs

Chris Ferdinandi comes back on the show to talk about how important, but hard it is to maintain privacy on the web. Right now sites are overusing analytics and tracking scripts, and as developers, we have an ethical obligation to be an advocates for our users. In short, frontend development is hard.

242: Considering The Social Side of Tech with Trond Hjorteland

July 21st, 2021  |  48 mins 25 secs

Trond Hjorteland talks about the superpower of sociotechnical system (STS) design: considering the social AND the technical. The social side matters. He covers the origins of sociotechnical systems, design from above vs self-organization, systemic change and open systems, and the fourth industrial revolution.

239: Accessibility and Sexuality with Eli Holderness

June 23rd, 2021  |  45 mins 38 secs

Eli Holderness talks about accessibility and expressing your sexuality in tech: having conversations with leadership and management, team culture and support, and that it’s okay and not disingenuous to discard facets of yourself you no longer are or that no longer serve you.

236: Connecting Arts and Technology – The Power of Print with Marlena Compton

May 26th, 2021  |  1 hr 8 mins

Organizer of conferences such as “Pear Conf” and “Let’s Sketch Tech!” Marlena Compton joins the show to talk about the intersection of art and technology. She stresses “The Power of Print”, and talks about the beauty of zines, sketchnoting, and handwriting.

234: Civil Society and Community Relationships with Michael Garfield

May 12th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min

Artist and philosopher, Michael Garfield, talks about being able to creatively digest and reconstruct categories, recognizing economic value of talents & abilities, and civil society and community relationships.

232: Outside The Charmed Circle with Tamsin Davis-Langley

April 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 4 mins

Tamsin Davis-Langley talks about who is a person? A loaded question, we know. After touching on the concepts of hegemonic norms and privilege and power, Tamsin ideates on “fringe communities,” subcultures, and intersections, using the Queer community as an example. We end on the brilliant idea that individual experiences are not universally applicable and have a few key takeaways from the conversation.

229: Union Organization with Melissa McEwen

April 7th, 2021  |  53 mins 30 secs

Melissa McEwen talks about how she helped unionize Glitch, common misconceptions when it comes to the idea of unions, Melissa’s previous experience with working with unions, positive skills union organizers should have, evaluating human performance, and tips for those who are interested in how to go about organizing such an endeavor.

228: Career Snarkiness – Words Hold Weight with Corey Quinn

March 31st, 2021  |  1 hr 8 mins

Corey Quinn talks about his job of keeping up with AWS and the personal evolution of Corey Quinn, the person: speaking truth to power (kindly, but snarkily), making and delivering jokes, recognizing your own failure modes, and approaching & handling D&I as a business owner.

227: Doing DevRel Right with Jonan Scheffler

March 24th, 2021  |  1 hr 12 mins

Jonan Scheffler talks about launching the new Developer Relations team for his company, New Relic. He talks about how DevRel is changing, the correct role of DevRel, and engaging with communities and networks via DevRel by using platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Discord, TikTok, Twitter, etc.

225: Uncovering and Breaking Patterns with Tim Banks

March 10th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

Tim Banks talks about uncovering patterns and making the covert overt, taking care of people as whole people, doing the right thing, and changing mindsets by using privilege to speak to power.

224: Better Allies with Karen Catlin

March 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 9 mins

Karen Catlin talks about being a better ally and everyday actions to create inclusive workplaces, why it’s important to venture beyond homogenous networks, and ways we can help mitigate gender disparity in the tech industry.

223: Emotions, Achievement, Joy, and Goals with David MacIver

February 24th, 2021  |  45 mins 4 secs

David MacIver talks about being confused, daily writing, learning to be better at emotions, and achievement and joy as aspirational goals.

220: Safety Science and Failure As An Opportunity For Growth with Josh Thompson

February 3rd, 2021  |  1 hr 11 mins

Josh Thompson talks about safety science and the art of rock climbing, transferring knowledge from experts to non-experts, and seeing failure as an opportunity for teams to learn.

219: How Are You Doing? with Mando Escamilla

January 27th, 2021  |  1 hr 7 mins

Mando Escamilla and the rest of the panelists talk about dealing with life over the past few years, finding anchors to deal with feeling lost and unmoored, being okay with being less productive, and practicing gratitude for the communities you do have.