Best Charles Adams III Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 316: The End of Tudor England 55:04

39m ago55:04

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Few dynasties have had the impact on a modern state more so than the Tudors on England. Yet, the dynasty lasted hardly more than a century. Elizabeth I, the second born daughter of Henry VIII, who reigned after her younger brother and elder sister, would prove to be the final name on the list. Today we finish her story as the sun sets on Tudor Engl…

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Western Civ 2.0 Episode 73: Tiberius Gracchus 43:51

9d ago43:51

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In this bonus episode, you get a sneak peek of the great stuff going on in Western Civ 2.0. You can join for a free trial by clicking HERE. After the Third Punic War, the Romans wasted little time turning on each other. Long-standing economic inequality became the issue of the late second century BCE and would, eventually, bring down the republic. …

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#069 - Season Finale: The Boot.dev Origin Story w/ Allan 1:14:49

1h ago1:14:49

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Today, we bring you the final episode of the first season of Backend Banter! It’s a wrap up for now. With 69 episodes behind us, we want to tell you the story of Boot Dev and how far we’ve come from our beginnings, and for that, we bring Allan Lires, the first official employee and the second person to work on our platform! We’re going to cover our…

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Episode 315: England Triumphant 22:03

1h ago22:03

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England emerges from the defeat of the Spanish Armada, its stock never higher. Yet all around Elizabeth the signs of the end of the Tudor age continue to emerge. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial WebsiteBy Adam Walsh

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#068 - Should you trust tech influencers? feat. Charles The III 1:12:50

11d ago1:12:50

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Today we welcome Chuck Carpenter aka Charles The 3rd, co-host at Whiskey Web and Whatnot. As two content creators in the tech scene, we discuss if and how celebrity developers and tech influencers are a good thing for the community, how we should be careful when choosing technologies based on influencers’ opinions, why so many people nowadays want …

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Episode 314: The End of the Valois 46:27

2h ago46:27

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We enter this episode with an heir and a spare. We end with neither and the end of France's ruling house since the High Middle Ages. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial WebsiteBy Adam Walsh

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#067 - How to Be Better than 96.487% of Developers 58:31

8h ago58:31

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In today’s episode, we bring back Aaron Francis. If you haven’t watched our previous episode with him, he is a software developer, fellow content creator and co-founder of Try Hard Studios. In the past he’s been an accountant at a Big 4 but now he focuses on Laravel, web development and all things business and video. This episode will step away fro…

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Episode 313: The Armada 22:46

20h ago22:46

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The "Protestant Wind" fells Philip's Armada, leaving Elizabeth "Eliza Triumphant". Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial WebsiteBy Adam Walsh

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#066 - CSS Is The Hardest Programming Language 55:20

8d ago55:20

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In today’s episode, we bring Adam Argyle, a CSS Dev Rel at Google, content creator, co-host at CSS Podcast, Bad At CSS Podcast and host of GUI Challenges. He’s also the creator of a bunch of tools and utilities for the front-end. We’re going to touch on a lot of hot topics, regarding the difficulty and power of CSS, how programmers most of the time…

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Episode 312: The Tragical Execution 46:18

25d ago46:18

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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, finally meets her end. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial WebsiteBy Adam Walsh

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#065 - I Quit Voice Coaching for Typescript feat. Matt Pocock 55:50

8d ago55:50

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In today’s episode, we welcome Matt Pocock, an educator, content creator and engineer who used to be a voice coach. Now, he teaches Typescript on his YouTube channel and is building Total Typescript, the most comprehensive TypeScript course available out there. We talk about his transition from a completely unrelated field into tech, the importance…

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Episode 311: Henri III 25:25

1M ago25:25

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Catherine D'Medic's favorite son takes over the throne of France. Henri III is going to be notable for many reasons in French history and today we begin his story in earnest. Website Patreon SupportBy Adam Walsh

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#064 - You’re doing networking wrong feat. Lawrence Lockhart 1:04:14

15d ago1:04:14

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In today’s episode, we welcome Lawrence Lockhart, a former hospitality manager turned full stack software developer. Apart from his tech job, he’s also a developer advocate, a teaching assistant at a coding bootcamp and a tech meetup leader, so you know he spends a lot of his time helping others build and transfer their existing skills into tech, b…

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Episode 310: The Death of Charles IX 28:45

2M ago28:45

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Charles IX, fairly or unfairly, will forever be remembered for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. His death ushers in a new era of uncertainty for both France and England. Website Patreon SupportBy Adam Walsh

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#063 - I was fired for using HTMX 1:03:09

22d ago1:03:09

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In today’s episode, we bring Spiro Floropoulos, a senior developer and architect with over 20 years of experience. This episode is an unusual one, as Spiro recently got laid off due to a bizarre chain of events that involved HTMX, overworking, and technical debt. But we’ll learn from this story, as we want to shed some light on how situations that …

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Episode 309: English Intrigues 25:29

2M ago25:29

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In this episode, we return to England under Queen Elizabeth I. Around Elizabeth, her key advisors grow increasingly uneasy about her seeming unwillingness to do anything about Mary Stuart's repeated efforts to steal her throne. When the Duke of Norfolk becomes implicated, even Parliament can no longer contain its frustration. Website Western Civ 2.…

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#062 - Declaring War Against the Frontend feat. Sam Selikoff 59:24

29d ago59:24

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In today’s episode, we go to war with Sam Selikoff, co-host of the Frontend First podcast, and specialist on everything Frontend related. We have an amazing conversation where we discuss Sam’s journey, as he also did some backend work in the past, we talk about abstractions, what JavaScript is doing differently from other languages and frameworks, …

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Episode 308: The Sedentary Sultan 31:58

2M ago31:58

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After the death of Selim II, the Ottoman Empire goes into a period of decline. Successive Sultans seem far more interested in doling out favors to their friends and family than expanding the borders of the empire. The Janissaries, never easy to deal with under the best of circumstances, become an increasing drain on the treasury and a problem for t…

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#061 - Forget SQL, use Typescript feat. Thomas Ballinger 1:00:28

1M ago1:00:28

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Today we bring Thomas Ballinger, a developer at Convex, an open-source backend for application builders. We will be discussing mainly databases, and why at Convex they use Rust and Typescript. We'll also talk about systems scalability, infrastructure and go over different practices regarding abstractions Learn back-end development - https://www.boo…

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Episode 307: Selim II and the Battle of Lepanto 22:16

2M ago22:16

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Today we are back in the Ottoman Empire. Selim II takes over for the deceased Suleyman the Magnificent. He continues his father's policies but suffers a major setback at the Battle of Lepanto. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial WebsiteBy Adam Walsh

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#060 - Adam Elmore: IndieHacker Extraordinaire 1:13:41

1M ago1:13:41

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Today we bring anothe returning guest, Adam Elmore! An AWS Hero, Teacher and fellow content creator! You might notice today's talk is a bit different, as we don't cover too much technical details but we do cover a lot of other interesting topics that permeate our everyday lives, such as kids and family time, religion and purpose in life... But don'…

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Episode 306: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre 1:00:29

3M ago1:00:29

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The swelling tide in France finally explodes in August 1572. Just as it seems like the marriage of the Protestant Henri of Navarre prepares to wed the Catholic Princess Margot and solve the religious crisis once and for all, the kingdom explodes into an orgy of violence. Website Patreon Free TrialBy Adam Walsh

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#059 - The Internet == AWS? feat. James Q Quick 1:03:44

2M ago1:03:44

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In today's episode, we bring back James Q Quick. Last time we talked about his best tips to land your first ever job as a developer. Today we talk about James' new startup and how he manages all his new tech adventures with being a parent and also provides some helpful insight as to why having an audience and personal connections in the industry is…

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Episode 305: The Second War of Religion 37:05

3M ago37:05

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Catherine D'Medici does her best to continue charting a course of conciliation but, in this episode, her luck finally runs out. France lurches into not one but two wars of religion in this episode, leaving the kingdom torn and Catherine convinced conciliation with the Huguenots is no longer possible. Website Patreon Support…

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One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests 47:41

3M ago47:41

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Today I sit down with author DW Gibson and discuss his latest book: One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests. One week in late 1999, more than 50,000 people converged on Seattle. Their goal: to shut down the World Trade Organization conference and send a message that working-class people would not quietly accept the ru…

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#058 - Stop Making Private Variables feat. BadCop 54:41

2M ago54:41

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In today's episode, we bring back BadCop! Since last episode, she joined Boot.dev's team and is now writing courses with us! Today we will be discussing the approaches to writing good educational material, Bash (of course, duh), working outside cloud solutions, SSH, NAS systems, workflows with different editors and cultural shifts in different area…

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Episode 304: The Grand Tour 31:22

3M ago31:22

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Catherine d'Medici and Charles IX take a grand tour of France while religious turmoils continue to simmer. Western Civ 2.0 Free Trial WebsiteBy Adam Walsh

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#057 - AI Bros Suck.. feat. Ken Wheeler 59:11

2M ago59:11

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In today's episode, we welcome Ken Wheeler, a dope programmer, who creates cool projects and just gives them away for free, helping thousands of developers worldwide, a based beatmaker and just in general a cool person. In this episode, we talk about AI, React, OCaml, why stressing over specific frameworks is not worth it, advice for new developers…

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Episode 303: Gloriana 38:59

3M ago38:59

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In this two-part episode, we follow Elizabeth as she deals with a major northern uprising and potential treason surrounding Mary Stuart. Then we pause and, about twelve years into her reign, look at Elizabeth as a queen in general. Website Western Civ 2.0 Free TrialBy Adam Walsh

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#056 - Maybe Programmers are Just Bad feat. Casey Muratori 1:17:47

3M ago1:17:47

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In today's episode, we welcome Casey Muratori, a seasoned programmer who specializes in game engine research and development who is currently working on a narrative game about organized crime in the 1930s in New York. And oh boy, is this episode packed with valuable knowledge! In this talk, we go over the differences between different job positions…

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Episode 302: Queens North and South 44:04

3M ago44:04

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In this episode, we follow Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, as they deal with similar issues. Elizabeth continues to grapple with demands that she marry which are more persistent and problematic due to her financial problems. Mary has a husband but Lord Darnley proves her undoing as Mary ends the episode as a permanent "guest"…

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The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives 53:14

4M ago53:14

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Today I sit down with historian, Adam Smyth, and we discuss his latest book: The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives. Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Weste…

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