Best Jared M Smith Podcasts (2024)

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GUITAR MASTERY: Inside the Insane Way Def Leppard Recorded A Rock Classic 3:22

4d ago3:22

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Def Leppard is known for spending years to record their albums. So when it came to recording guitars for their masterful "Hysteria" record in 1987, the guitar tracks were no different. Phil Collen and Steve Clarke's approach to a more 'MELODIC' guitar sound was unique for rock in the 80's, but was a main factor is "Hysteria" becoming one of the bes…

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Why The Red Hot Chili Peppers Almost Laughed Chad Smith Away 4:20

8d ago4:20

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In the late 80's, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were on the search for a new drummer for the 4th time in their young history. During the audition process, you'd think they'd gravitate towards someone more like-minded in their high energy, punk-funk, wacky style. Yet, it was a guy that initially appeared to be the antithesis of everything they stood for…

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Did Slipknot Really Make A Ballad? 3:59

23d ago3:59

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In 2008, Slipknot was known as one of the heaviest bands on earth. But with heartbreak all frontman Corey Taylor could think about after a gruelling break up, they decided to stay true to themselves and not limit their sound to just "heavy and scary". The risk led to one of Slipknot's biggest hits and most enduring to this day.…

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When Blink 182 Embraced Their Broken Childhood 3:17

1M ago3:17

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By 2001, Blink 182 was know as the 3 goofy naked dudes from the "What's My Age Again" video. But it was then where Blink's songwriting went to the next level and they started writing about topics more authentic to their background. "Stay Together For The Kids" was singer Tom Delonge's lash out against a broken childhood. And evidently, it connected…

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Elm Town 73 – It actually fits in my brain with Nduati Kuria 1:02:52

1M ago1:02:52

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Nduati Kuria shares his journey from studying AI to why Matthew Griffith's elm-ui makes the web approachable. He explains how an innocuous issue on Tereza Sokol's elm-charts led to a new job. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.11.10 Guest Nduati Kuria Show notes [00:00…

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How Florida Strippers Made Def Leppard Superstars 2:54

2M ago2:54

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It's hard to believe, but releasing an album that went top 5 in the Billboard charts didn't make Def Leppard any money. Hell, it didn't even pay off the recording debt to their record label. So about a year after releasing what normally would be a "smash hit" album in Hysteria, the British five-some were happy to hear the rumblings of one song in p…

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Is "Smells Like Teen Spirit" A Pop Song? 2:59

2M ago2:59

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As a Beatles fan, Kurt Cobain wanted to steer Nirvana's songwriting in a new direction ahead of their album Nevermind. Yet, he knew he couldn't completely move away from the big, brash, heavy guitars. That beautiful contradiction led to the Gen-X anthem, Smells Like Teen Spirit.

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Brian Johnson's First Song With ACDC Was A Huge Hit 2:35

2M ago2:35

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In 1980, Brian Johnson had only been in ACDC a few weeks before the band set off to write and record a new album. He had massive shoes to fill, fresh off the heels of the tragic death of previous frontman Bon Scott. What resulted would literally become the biggest selling rock album of all time, Back In Black. And in terms of songwriting, Brian mad…

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Elm Town 72 – 435 million reasons to love Elm + Elixir with Erik Person 53:50

3M ago53:50

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Erik Person shares how he joined Corvus Insurance as the first engineer building the system from scratch with Elm and Elixir. We talk about onboarding, culture, and growing the team. He exclaims his excitement for the next phase of acquisition by Travelers. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moor…

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Elm Town 71 – Embracing wins with Lindsay Wardell 1:05:56

5M ago1:05:56

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Lindsay Wardell tells how she persevered to write her own story as a programmer and shares her views on JavaScript frameworks & fatigue. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.11.06 Guest Lindsay Wardell Show notes [00:00:20] Sponsored by Logistically [00:00:49] Introducin…

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Elm Town 70 – Getting out of the basement with Jim Carlson 57:48

5M ago57:48

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Jim Carlson shares his discoveries in software development through the people he's met in the community and the projects he's building. We also discuss how a history in mathematics shapes his work. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.10.13 Guest Jim Carlson Show notes […

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Elm Town 69 – A vision for tooling with Simon Lydell 1:09:44

5M ago1:09:44

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Simon Lydell tells his origin story from Firefox power user to full-time Elm engineer. Then we talk about his work in the community building tools & contributing to core. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.10.09 Guest Simon Lydell Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Log…

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Elm Town 68 – Shared joy with Mario Rogic 1:11:11

6M ago1:11:11

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Mario Rogic shares his journeys, both physically around the world and strategically, as he built & rebuilt Lamdera. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.09.08 Guest Mario Rogic Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically [00:01:00] Introducing Mario Locomote Lamdera …

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Elm Town 67 – Breaking things down with Gingko Writer 51:05

6M ago51:05

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Adriano Ferrari talks about how Elm allows him to solely support Gingko Writer and make progress on new projects while also homeschooling. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.09.08 Guest Adriano Ferrari Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically [00:01:00] Introduc…

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Elm Town 66 – A gateway to scientific research 1:03:59

7M ago1:03:59

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Chris Martin shares how he grew Elm wings while building Exosphere, a user-friendly, open-source tool to help scientists do research. Note: Jared's audio quality isn't great. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.08.02 Guest Chris Martin (https://cmart.blog) Show notes [0…

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Elm Town 65 – Let's roll with it 1:33:52

7M ago1:33:52

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We review Jeroen Engels' journey with Elm from ESLint to elm-review. Jeroen even gives tips on how to introduce rules to a team. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.08.01 Guest Jeroen Engels Show notes [00:00:21] Sponsored by Logistically [00:00:58] Introducing Jeroen E…

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Elm Town 64 – The network effect 1:22:02

8M ago1:22:02

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Martin Stewart comes back to share his experience using Elm and Lamdera to make all the things, from games to professional apps. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.07.10 Guest Martin Stewart Show notes [00:00:14] Sponsored by Logistically [00:01:01] Introducing Martin …

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Elm Town 63 – Opening the doors of functional programming 1:10:56

8M ago1:10:56

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Join Mika Naylor on her journey with functional programming through the doors of Elm to Elm Land and beyond. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.06.08 Guest Mika Naylor Show notes [00:00:25] Sponsored by Logistically [00:01:04] Introducing Mika Naylor Nix and NixOS "Beh…

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Elm Town 62 – The map to Elm Land 53:36

9M ago53:36

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Ryan Haskell-Glatz talks about making Elm mainstream, learning through iterations of elm-spa, and how experiences at Vendr shaped Elm Land. Note: the quality of Jared's recording is off and there are technical difficulties with the video at the end. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recor…

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Elm Town 61 – Turning the pages with Dillon Kearns 1:29:59

9M ago1:29:59

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Dillon Kearns turns the pages of his journey with Elm, from applying meta-learning techniques as a classical piano player & agile coach to building a full-stack Elm framework (elm-pages). Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.05.04 Guest Dillon Kearns (https://incremental…

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Elm Town 60 – Productivity and the culture of moving a little bit slower 1:14:25

10M ago1:14:25

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Wolfgang Schuster shares his journey with Elm, describes writing & deleting Elm code at Vendr, and explains the productivity gains in an ecosystem that values building things for the end user. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.05.02 Guest Wolfgang Schuster (https://wo…

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Elm Town 59 – Elm Camp with Katja Mordaunt 1:05:51

10M ago1:05:51

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Katja Mordaunt talks about Elm vibes versus other programming communities and gives us the low-down on Elm Camp. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.04.14 Guest Katja Mordaunt (https://katj.am/) Show notes [00:01:00] Introducing Katja Mordaunt codereading.club "Growing …

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Elm Town 58 – Unblocking users with quality software 58:05

11M ago58:05

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Tessa Kelly shares her experience unblocking users while building quality software, explains how to avoid the "accessibility dongle" using the Elm philosophy, and considers some tesk9/accessible-html design changes. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.04.04 Guest Tessa …

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Elm Town 57 – Brilliant ways to use Elm 1:07:40

11M ago1:07:40

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Aaron Strick shares what it was like learning Elm at NoRedInk, and explains some of the "zany" (delightful) ways Elm is used at Brilliant. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Intro music by Jesse Moore. Outro music (The Elm Song) by Matt Farley. (Commissioned by Michael Glass for elm-conf 2019.) Recording date: …

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Elm Town 56 – Why don’t you do it in Elm? 50:01

12M ago50:01

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Théophile Kalumbu comes by to talk about how Elm makes developing a frontend fun, building a design system explorer, iterating quickly, and getting Elm to production. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.03.06 Guest Théophile Kalumbu (@kalu_theo) Show notes [00:00:56] So…

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Elm Town 55 – From algorithms & animation to building a decentralized finance app 1:08:01

12M ago1:08:01

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Dwayne Crooks stops in to share his appreciation of algorithms, experience learning Elm, challenges building Elm 2048, and how he uses Elm at work to build things like the decentralized finance app, Qoda. Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elmtown@logisticallyinc.com. Music by Jesse Moore. Recording date: 2023.03.07 Guest Dwayne Crooks (ht…

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Elm Town 54 – Aloha with Kevin Yank 1:09:06

1y ago1:09:06

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Kevin Yank shares the challenges Culture Amp faced when scaling Elm & React with a Design System team in the middle, and how an acquisition tipped the ultimate decision to move Elm from “adopt” to “contain” at the company. Oh yeah, and there’s a new host, Jared M. Smith...stay tuned for more episodes! Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: elm…

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Ep. 13 | Metallica - The Black Album 1:17:46

3y ago1:17:46

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Nothing’s worse than when a band stops taking chances and puts out the same record 4 times in a row. But it’s scary to get out of your comfort zone, away from something tried and true. By 1990, Metallica was faced with that crossroad. They had built a solid following over the course of 4 albums, staying loyal to their mission of producing bone-crun…

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Ep. 12 | David Bowie - Let's Dance 1:02:26

3y ago1:02:26

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David Bowie was not a fan of vacations and taking time off. Holidays to him are boring. So as the tireless workaholic went away to the south pacific in 1982, to cure the boredom he brought along his favourite blues and R&B records from when he was a kid. Little Richard, James Brown, Buddy Guy, Albert King. Little did he know, but that vacation woul…

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Ep. 11 | Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape 59:44

3y ago59:44

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When you hear Dave Grohl's name today, the first thing that might pop into your head might be rock star, or success, or incredible songwriter, or confidence. The reality is, his life had to fall apart in some sense before he could realize all of those traits. As the saying goes, when it seems your life is falling apart, it may actually be falling i…

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Ep. 10 | System Of A Down - Toxicity 51:44

3y ago51:44

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Like Systems debut album, Toxicity seemed utterly chaotic upon its first listen, but the small refinements of more melody helped it become more accessible and gain mainstream attention. Not even the events of 9/11, (a week after the album's release) and having Chop Suey ripped from radio playlists, could tear it from the airwaves. People were attra…

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Ep. 9 | Kanye West - The College Dropout 1:25:27

3+ y ago1:25:27

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Ambition is the key word for College Dropout. Kanye is saying if you work hard enough, you can achieve your dreams, like Kanye’s dream of working with Jay Z one day. Like Kanye’s dream of being respected as more than just a producer, but a rapper. It wasn’t easy. But maybe it was because of his near-death experience in a car accident, that he had t…

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Ep. 8 | Pearl Jam - Ten 1:21:36

3+ y ago1:21:36

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As debuts go, Ten was uncommonly intimate, dragging the listener through an array of emotions. Lyric topics range from incest, murder, growing up without a father, war and greed, suicide and bullying. Singer Eddie Vedder wore his heart on his songwriting sleeve. He was a happy-go-lucky surfer guy on the outside, but obviously was dealing with a lot…

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Ep. 7 | Nate Hilts of The Dead South (Interview) 1:26:03

3+ y ago1:26:03

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It was early August 2020, Fishing Lake, Saskatchewan, at the cabin of the lead singer/frontman of the Dead South, Nate Hilts. Over Jameson whisky and rye and cokes, I sat down with Nate to talk about the history of the band, how Nate got his start in music, what the band is up to since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and an in-depth look into some of th…

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Ep. 6 | The White Stripes - Elephant 1:42:17

4y ago1:42:17

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Two opposing elements form the framework of the White Stripes, it's what makes them unique, strange, and so interesting. Jack and Meg White shroud themselves with mystery in their personal lives and they embrace cheap gimmicks such as a colour code, but the music they play harkens back to old Mississippi Blues from the 1930's with a Iggy and The St…

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Elm Town 53 – Something to do on the side while watching TV 52:35

4y ago52:35

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Kolja Lampe takes us on a deep dive into the internals of the Elm Language Server that powers a growing number of editors' Elm support, and explains what motivates him to continue to spend more time building tooling for his favourite front end language than he does using the language itself! Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp. Special thanks to …

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Elm Town 52 – It's not like I have a stoplight on my desk 58:15

4y ago58:15

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Aaron VonderHaar returns to the show for a deep dive on automated tests, test-driven development, and elm-program-test, a new high-level test framework for Elm. Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 2 April 2020 Guest Aaron VonderHaar (@avh4) Show …

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Elm Town 51 – You went down the well? That’s the cheat way! 29:08

4y ago29:08

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Joseph Ni (aka Mordrax) shares the twisting tale of how an obscure 90s video game got him his first job with Elm, and how it brought him face to face with 10,000 lines of legacy code. Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 1 April 2020 Guest Joseph …

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Ep. 5 | Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood 1:08:43

4y ago1:08:43

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For the first time in their history, Motley Crue recorded an album with all 4 members completely sober. Without those usual distractions, they produced 1989’s Dr. Feelgood, their best selling record to date. Bassist and songwriter Nikki Sixx said, “In 8 years together and with millions of albums sold, we had never recorded properly. No one had ever…

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Elm Town 50 – My favorite thing is when they don't even notice 54:26

4y ago54:26

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Aaron VonderHaar shares the origin, history and plans for the future of elm-format and a new, related tool! Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 19 Mar 2020 Guest Aaron VonderHaar (@avh4) Show Notes 00:00:00 Intro and sponsors Using Elm in Product…

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Elm Town 49 – Sixteen 3D Spinners Should Be Enough For Most People 56:36

4y ago56:36

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Ian Mackenzie shares the history of elm-geometry, elm-units and elm-3d-scene, and how he hopes to one day see them used to design a world-championship-winning robot – or a skyscraper. Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 18 Mar 2020 Guest Ian Mack…

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Ep. 4 | Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 1:30:55

4y ago1:30:55

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With Rumours, Fleetwood Mac blurred the distinction between art and life. The creative process of the album got all mixed up with the disintegration of the musicians romantic relationships. It was during the recording of Rumours in 1976, where all 5 members of the band were going through breakups, and 4 of them with each other. It was the musical s…

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Ep. 3 | The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Part 3) 1:29:05

4+ y ago1:29:05

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It was the spring of 1991 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers had all moved in together in a haunted Los Angeles mansion in the Laurel Canyon area. They were working with a new producer named Rick Rubin for the first time, and focusing solely on the recording and creation of their next album. Blood Sugar Sex Magik was the result, the 5th Chili Peppers al…

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Elm Town 48 – Making Little Games Like Presents 1:04:29

4+ y ago1:04:29

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Martin Stewart tells the behind-the-scenes story of how his game Circuit Breaker (built entirely in Elm, of course) came to be, starting with an ambitious plan to surprise his sister on her birthday. Thank you to our sponsor, Culture Amp. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 5 Jan 2020…

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Ep. 2 | The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Part 2) 45:59

4+ y ago45:59

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After 5 years and 3 unsuccessful albums, the Red Hot Chili Peppers were now without a guitarist and a drummer. Anthony and Flea had just lost their bandmate and best friend to a drug overdose, and Anthony was battling his own drug demons. But the friendship between the two founding members proved to be rock solid. And two new characters would enter…

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Ep. 1 | The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Part 1) 1:31:25

4+ y ago1:31:25

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers formed in 1983 over a mutual love of punk rock and funk, and a bond stemming from their high school days. Their early years were far from a walk in the park, but it was their brotherhood that got them through the hardships and struggle that defines this early era of the "Fairfax 4".…

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Elm Town 47 - A Cool, Easy Way To Start Learning Haskell 49:34

4+ y ago49:34

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Stöffel talks about Jetpack, a simplified build tool that NoRedInk built to replace webpack, and how it started his journey to learn Haskell and eventually end up on the team behind NoRedInk's next-generation, Haskell-based server-side architecture. Thank you to our sponsors, Culture Amp and Joel Clermont. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) f…

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Introducing Beyond The Beat (Trailer) 1:27

4+ y ago1:27

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Jared Linnen introduces Beyond The Beat, a new music history podcast on famous albums. It drops Wednesday September 18th, 2019.

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Elm Town 46 - You Get All Of The Chapters 47:19

4+ y ago47:19

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Richard Feldman joins us to mark the content completion of his book, Elm in Action. Thank you to our sponsors, Culture Amp and Joel Clermont. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 31 Aug 2019 Guests Richard Feldman (@rtfeldman) Show Notes 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:05 Sponsors Culture …

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Elm Town 45 - It Started Off As A Morning Book 43:48

5y ago43:48

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Jeremy Fairbank, the author of “Programming Elm” (Pragmatic Programmers), visits Elm Town to talk about his new book and how it teaches Elm, and about writing tech books in general. Thank you to our sponsors, Ellie, Culture Amp and Joel Clermont. Special thanks to Xavier Ho (@Xavier_Ho) for editing and production of this episode! Recording date: 4 …

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