Best Philip Rowe Podcasts (2024)

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Henry 6th part 1: ‘My Thoughts Are Whirled Like a Potter's Wheel’ 32:33

6d ago32:33

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Episode 125: A detailed look at the first Shakespearean history play 'Henry 6th part 1' The problems with dating 1 Henry VI How much of the play did Shakespeare write? The relationship of the play to parts 2 and 3 The sources of the play A brief summary of the play The play in relation to other history plays of the time Criticism of the battle scen…

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#101 Effects and Local-First with Johannes Schickling 1:13:10

6d ago1:13:10

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Johannes Schickling (@schickling | schickling.dev⁠) gets us up-to-speed on Effect, the ZIO-inspired Effect System for TypeScript, and the Local-First movement. Resources: Local-First Podcast: www.localfirst.fm Ink & Switch's Local-First Essay: www.inkandswitch.com/local-first Effect (TypeScript Library): effect.website Riffle research project: riff…

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'To Gender or Not to Gender': A Conversation With Margaret Oakes 34:15

13d ago34:15

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Episode 124: A conversation with Margaret Oakes about the book 'To Gender or Not to Gender: Casting and Characters for 21st Century Shakespeare’ which explores ways in which gender is being reinterpreted by British and North American productions since the turn of the millennium. After an initial chapter outlining recent gender theory, which is very…

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Hunt, Grenfell and the Satyr Play 30:56

20d ago30:56

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Bonus Episode 36: Sometimes things conspire against the podcaster, as has happened to me in the last couple of weeks, meaning that I have not been able to get the promised episode up to scratch in time. To make up for this and fill the gap I have created an episode that goes back to Greek theatre. It looks at that most mysterious of the ancient Gre…

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#100 Thinking about Thinking with Diana Montalion 1:31:57

25d ago1:31:57

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Diana Montalion teaches us about Systems Thinking and why it matters for those of us building software. Diana is founder of ⁠Mentrix⁠, which teaches "systems architecture skills for an increasingly complex world." Pre-Order Diana's book: Learning Systems Thinking: Essential Nonlinear Skills and Practices for Software Professionals Discuss this epis…

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William of Stratford, a Coda: The History of New Place 27:34

27d ago27:34

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Episode 123: The Origins of New Place The Clopton’s of Stratford-Upon-Avon The first house at New Place Hugh Clopton and his support for Stratford William Clopton William Bott and murder at New Place (maybe) William Underhill sells New Place to Shakespeare William Underhill and his son Faulk (another murder) The New Place of Shakespeare’s time The …

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#99 The Agile Illusion with Trond Hjorteland 55:54

1M ago55:54

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We chat with Trond Hjorteland about Agile and why it hasn't led to successful outcomes in many traditional organizations. Mentioned and related resources: Trond & João Rosa's training on Agile + DP2 Open Systems Theory LinkedIn Group for Open Systems Theory More material on Open Systems Theory Resource List from Trond Some of Trond's recorded talks…

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William of Stratford part 4: ‘With Mirth and Laughter Let Old Wrinkles Come.’ 37:15

1M ago37:15

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Episode 122: The fourth and final part of the biography of Shakespeare. The rise of Shakespeare as actor and playwright for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ performed at Grey’s Inn, ‘the night of errors.’ The influence of the inns of court. Plays for special occasions. Francis Meres’ comments on Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s involvem…

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The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway: A Conversation with Prof Katherine Scheil 26:42

1M ago26:42

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Episode 121: For this episode I’m very pleased to welcome Katherine Sheil, Professor of English at the University of Minnesota for the second part of our conversation about Anne Hathaway, based around her book ‘Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway’. In this part we went on to talk about the different views of Anne in fiction…

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William of Stratford Part 3: ‘Would I Were in an Alehouse in London’ 33:44

2M ago33:44

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Episode 120: The lost years of Shakespeare’s early life have given space for some myths and legends to grow over the centuries, before we can trace a few facts of his early life in London. The myth of Shakespeare and the Crab-tree. The myth of Shakespeare the deer slayer. Nicholas Rowe – the first editor of Shakespeare. The Queen’s men in Stratford…

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Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: A Conversation with Prof Katherine Scheil 29:40

2M ago29:40

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Episode 119: For this episode I’m very pleased to welcome Katherine Sheil, Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Katherine is Author of several books about Shakespeare, but today we particularly talk about her book about Shakespeare’s wife called ‘Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway’. It is a fascinating exam…

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William of Stratford Part 2: 'He Wears The Rose of Youth Upon Him' 35:13

2M ago35:13

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Episode 118: Shakespeare's youth, his school days, religious life and marriage. A couple of corrections to the last episode on John Shakespeare The Shakespeare family's domestic set up. Religion and the life of a child in the late 1500's Examples of how William's education in Stratford may have looked. Anne Hathaway and her family history. William …

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That Shakespeare Life: A Conversation with Cassidy Cash 25:40

2M ago25:40

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Bonus Episode 35: A conversation with Cassidy Cash, producer and host of 'That Shakespeare Life', the podcast that interviews expert historians to explore people, events, and objects that were living or happening in Shakespeare’s lifetime. Cassidy Cash is a Shakespeare historian, historical map illustrator, and host of That Shakespeare Life, That S…

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William of Stratford Part 1: 'To You Your Father Should Be As a God’ 33:20

3M ago33:20

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Episode 117: ‘To you your father should be as a God’. - A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 1 Scene 1 The first of a series of episodes covering the biography of William of Stratford. Richard Shakespeare – William’s grandfather Richard Shakespeare – William’s uncle John Shakespeare – William’s father His move to Stratford Upon Avon His trade as a glove…

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Polish Theatre Revisited: A Conversation with Dr Agata Luksza 50:05

3M ago50:05

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Bonus Episode 34: Guest Dr Agata Luksza discusses her book 'Polish Theatre Revisited' where she examines theatre fan culture in Warsaw in the late 19th century. Dr Agata Luksza is an assistant professor at the Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw. She graduated with honors from the University of Warsaw in cultural studies and journalis…

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#98 Continuous Deployment with Valentina Servile 1:06:04

3M ago1:06:04

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We chat with Valentina Servile about her upcoming book on Continuous Deployment and reducing the risks to keeping HEAD not just always deployable, but automatically deployed to production. Book for preorder on Amazon: Continuous Deployment: Enable Faster Feedback, Safer Releases, and More Reliable Software Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/XVKD…

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Shakespeare In His Time 35:57

3M ago35:57

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Episode 116: As an introduction to the season on Shakespeare this episode gives a timeline of events in Shakespeare's life. The focus is on the best estimates for the dates of all his plays and the reasons for those estimates, but also includes the milestones of his life and other significant events of the time that occurred in England. Support to …

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Episode 1: Getting our feet wet 43:18

3M ago43:18

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Our first episode of 3 ton's of talk. The guys discuss the recent eclipse and drinking room temp monstersBy Philip Grayson, Brett Jahns, Bodie Rowe

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3 Ton's of talk Trailer 0:36

3M ago0:36

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3 Ton's of talk is a discussion of life through the eyes of 3 fat guys and their friends who just thought this would be fun.By Philip Grayson, Brett Jahns, Bodie Rowe

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Dionysus and Xanthias: The First Double Act 29:11

3M ago29:11

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Episode 115: A dive back into Ancient Greek theatre with a look at 'The Frogs' by Aristophanes. A recap on the life and plays of Aristophanes. A summary of the plot of the play. Analysis of the main points raised by the play. A short word on a recent production of the play by 'Spymonkey' played at the Kiln Theatre, London in February and March 2024…

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#97 The Pkl Configuration Language with Philip Hölzenspies 1:14:36

3M ago1:14:36

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We chat with Philip Hölzenspies, one of the maintainers of the new Pkl configuration language (pkl-lang.org). Resources: James' Pkl for GitHub Actions: github.com/jamesward/pklgha Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/XVKD2uPKyF

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From the English Renaissance to Shakespeare and Jonson 33:16

3M ago33:16

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Episode 114: As an introduction to season six of the podcast in the first part of this episode I lay out the aims for the next season and the approach I will be taking to the monoliths of early English theatre tha tare Shakespeare and Jonson. In the second part of the Episode I give a quick recap of Season Five to get you and I back in the zone for…

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#96 Compassionate Coding with April Wensel 59:13

4M ago59:13

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We chat with April Wensel, founder of Compassionate Coding, about helping programmers bring more compassion to themselves and others. Resources: Confessions of a Recovering Jerk Programmer Marshall Rosenberg - Nonviolent Communication Kristin Neff - Self-Compassion Karen Armstrong - Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life UC Berkeley Greater Good Scie…

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#95 21st Century Databases with Gwen Shapira 1:00:15

4M ago1:00:15

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We chat with Gwen Shapira, co-founder of Nile, about her journey to creating a virtualized, serverless Postgres database service. We also dive into the challenges with traditional data architectures and approaches like ORMs. Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠discord.gg/XVKD2uPKyF

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#94 Build Ops & Developer Productivity With Trisha Gee 1:07:31

5M ago1:07:31

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We chat with Trisha Gee about Test Driven Development (TDD), flaky tests, ops & observability for builds, and developer productivity. Mentioned TDD Article: The beautiful theory of TDD and the reality check of practice Discuss this episode: ⁠discord.gg/XVKD2uPKyF

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#93 Nerd Sniping via the 1B Row Challenge with Gunnar Morling 59:06

6M ago59:06

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When Gunnar Morling announced the 1 Billion Row Challenge a few weeks ago, he had no idea it'd go crazy viral. Resources: Challenge details: www.morling.dev/blog/one-billion-row-challenge Rust 1BRC Blog: aminediro.com/posts/billion_row/ Cliff Click's implementation walkthrough: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJNIbgV6j-Y James' very slow Scala ZIO implemen…

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#92 Virtual Threads Looming with Adam Warski 1:07:37

6M ago1:07:37

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We chat with Adam Warski about Loom, Virtual Threads, and his Loom-based Scala library, Ox, for structured concurrency & Go-Like Channels. Referenced articles & code: Ox EasyRacer Client Go statement considered harmful Go-like selects using jox channels in Java Limits of Loom's performance Fast and Scalable Channels in Kotlin Coroutines Discuss thi…

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Adventures In Theatre History Philadelphia with Peter Schmitz 49:20

6M ago49:20

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A bonus episode where Peter Schmitz of the 'Adventures In Theatre History - Philadelphia' podcast takes us through an overview of the development of theatre in Philadelphia. Peter Schmitz is an actor, dialect coach, and teacher of Theater History who lives in the Philadelphia area. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, he got his BA in History from …

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Schedule Announcement 3:16

6M ago3:16

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A short New Year message and about the timing for the start of season six of the podcast. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyBy Philip Rowe

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Coda: The Life of Augustine Phillips 29:49

7M ago29:49

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Episode 113: As a coda to season 5 this episode is a potted history of the life of Augustine Phillips, player in the Lord Chamberlin's Men, with the details taken from documented records. Support the podcast at: www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com www.ko-fi.com/thoetp www.patreon.com/thoetp This podcast uses the following third-party services for a…

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#91 'Tis The Season For Reducing Gradle Friction 1:07:23

7M ago1:07:23

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Announcing Graboo, a collection of experiments to reduce friction with Gradle. Repo: https://github.com/jamesward/graboo Buy your Happy Path Programming Shirt: https://happy-path.printify.me/products Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nPa76qF

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#90 The Best Manager with Sushila Sahay 44:42

7M ago44:42

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Most of us have managers but they aren't always great. We chat with James' best manager, Sushila Sahay, about what makes her such a great manager. We also dive a bit into open source business models since Sushila has deep experience in that realm. Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nPa76qF

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English Renaissance Conclusions (sort of) 32:13

7M ago32:13

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Episode 112: To close season five of the podcast I pick up three items I dropped in the previous narrative and then offer some concluding thoughts: Thomas Watson – the life and works of the possible co-author of ‘Arden of Faversham. Henry Chettle – the life and works of the prolific collaborator. Thomas Heywood – the life and works of a playwright …

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#89 Algebraic Effects with Kyo (Flavio Brasil) 1:07:45

7M ago1:07:45

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We learn about Algebraic Effects with the Scala library Kyo ( getkyo.io) from the creator, Flavio Brasil. Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nPa76qF

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Arden of Faversham and the Domestic Tragedy 34:11

8M ago34:11

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Episode 111: The true story behind 'Arden of Faversham' The plot outline of the play Is the domestic tragedy really tragedy? The main themes of the play The domestic eating of the play The low characters The role of destiny in the play Questions of authorship Other surviving domestic tragedies - 'A Warning for Faire Women' 'Two Tragedies' 'A Yorksh…

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The Play’s the Thing: Elizabethan Acting Style and Stage Conventions 34:11

8M ago34:11

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Episode 110: The problems of the lack of evidence about conventions and acting style. How a player learned his craft. The rhetorical or performance style of acting. Theatre as a poetic form. The rhetorical style is overtaken by a more naturalistic style. Stage sets and costume. Thomas Hayward’s thoughts on a player’s skills. Hayward on players as s…

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The Star Players: Kemp. Alleyn and Burbage 34:15

9M ago34:15

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Episode 109: We don't know a lot about individual players of the Elizabethan and Jacobean stage, but there are three stars of the day that we have some information about. Richard Tarlton, the Queen’s favourite comic player. Will Kempe’s origins and early career. ‘A Knack to Know a Knave’ and ‘Fools of Gotham’. Did Kempe fall out with Shakespeare? ‘…

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#88 Developers Thriving In the Flow with Arty Starr 1:15:08

9M ago1:15:08

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Arty Starr is a PhD student and entrepreneur focused on helping developers thrive. We chat about her research on developer momentum and ways that developers can find joy through more time in the flow state. Referenced resources: SpringOne Talk Arty's Idea Flow Book FlowInsight Discuss this episode: ⁠https://discord.gg/nPa76qF…

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Thomas Dekker: London's Playwright 38:31

9M ago38:31

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Episode 108: The second part of the story of Thomas Dekker and his works 'Old Fortunas' - Dekker's first known play ‘The Honest Whore’, a good example of what was good and bad in Dekker’s work. ‘The Civil Wars in France’ - three parts, an introduction and a bit of a mystery. Dekker's debt to the Lord Chamberlin's Men and rescue by Henslowe. How Hen…

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Dan Perry: Israel, Hamas, and The Big Picture 24:56

9M ago24:56

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I first met Dan Perry in Romania 1990. He was the AP Bureau Chief, and I was freelancing for the summer. There’s no one I’ve met who better understands collectively Israel, the Middle East, and the U.S. So after the Hamas attack and Israel’s declaration of war, I knew whom to call. Dan was awoken on Oct. 7 “by rocket fire over central Tel Aviv, wit…

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#44 - Balancing a life of Entrepreneurship and Surfing with Ryan Hellriegel 46:43

9M ago46:43

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#44 - Balancing a life of Entrepreneurship and Surfing with Ryan Hellriegel iAlign: Your better life in 60 seconds Currently in beta and planned to be released to the public October 2023. Links: iAlign Website: ialign.app Personal Website and Book: flintmitchell.com TikTok @ialign.app Youtube @ialign Instagram: @flintmitchelldotcom Email: ialign@ia…

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#87 Diving Deeper into Wasm with Zalim Bashorov 1:07:11

9M ago1:07:11

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Zalim Bashorov (@bashorov) works on Kotlin/Wasm at JetBrains and answers our many questions about Wasm, GC, the Component Model, and other future proposals. Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF

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Thomas Dekker: Gulls, Gallants and the London Playhouse 33:52

10M ago33:52

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Episode 107: In the first of two episodes on Thomas Dekker I discuss his earliest life and his prose works. Dekker's early life and first forays into the playhouse. His prose work 'The Wonderful Year' The Gull's Handbook - with some extensive quotes from and explanation of his piece on behaviour in the playhouse Support the podcast at: www.thehisto…

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#86 The Journey to OCaml with Sabine 1:10:34

10M ago1:10:34

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Sabine went from acedemia and a PhD in formal methods, to Python, Elm, Haskell, and now OCaml. We chat about this journey and some of the reasons why OCaml is an awesome modern language. Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF

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#43 - Brewing Coffee and Building Community with Abby Cleary 48:00

10M ago48:00

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#43 - Building Community with Coffee with Abby Cleary iAlign: Your better life in 60 seconds Currently in beta and planned to be released to the public October 2023. Links: iAlign Website: ialign.app Personal Website and Book: flintmitchell.com TikTok @ialign.app Youtube @ialign Instagram: @flintmitchelldotcom Email: ialign@ialign.app ©Flint Mitche…

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Henslowe’s Diary 35:02

10M ago35:02

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Episode 106: We have the detail about the way a London playhouse functioned thanks, in a large part, to one document. Theatre owner Philip Henslowe kept a record of many aspects of his enterprise at the Rose theatre from 1591 to 1609. A large part of the diary comprises of daily records of the takings at the box office, which plays were performed, …

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#85 Scala, Rust, and Durable Computing with John De Goes 1:19:34

10M ago1:19:34

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Our chat with John De Goes starts with his Scala & Rust journeys, then goes into Golem Cloud, a serverless durable computing platform underpinned by Wasm, and ends with a discussion about whether business applications really need parallelism. Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF

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Drag: A British History - A Conversation with Jacob Bloomfield 34:59

10M ago34:59

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Bonus Episode 31 Guest Jacob Bloomfield discusses his book 'Drag: A British History', with particular reference to Arthur Lucan (AKA Old Mother Riley), the drag review shows that came out of both WW1 and WW2 concert parties and the demise of theatre censorship in the UK through the lens of drag performances. Jacob Bloomfield is Zukunftskolleg Postd…

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#42 - Rediscovering the Importance of Connection with Former D1 Athlete and Entrepreneur Joe Conway 58:18

10M ago58:18

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#42 - Rediscovering the Importance of Connection with Former D1 Athlete and Entrepreneur Joe Conway iAlign: Your better life in 60 seconds Currently in beta and planned to be released to the public October 2023. Spotify Podcasts Apple Podcasts Links: iAlign Website: ialign.app Personal Website and Book: flintmitchell.com TikTok @ialign.app Youtube …

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#84 Inevitable Failure with Dormain Drewitz 1:09:11

10M ago1:09:11

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We chat with Dormain Drewitz about failure and reliability. Ironically our recording software crashed near the end of the episode but we recovered and wrapped things up. Referenced Article: 10 Years of Failure Friday at PagerDuty: Fostering Resilience, Learning and Reliability Discuss this episode: https://discord.gg/nPa76qF…

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