I talk with data science veteran Ravi Mody about his use of large language models in programming practice. Links: Ravi Mody on LinkedIn ChatGPT Claude.ai BBEdit Cursor Drew Conway's Data Science Venn DiagramBy Tim Hopper

The game is afoot! And by game I mean podcast, and by podcast I mean The Screen Protectors! In this episode, Stephen and Graham dig in to one of our favorite mysteries to ever hit the big screen. Follow us on X: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectors…

By Grabthar's hammer... you shall listen to this episode! Stephen and Graham beam aboard the NSEA Protector and dive deep into one of their all-time favorites: Galaxy Quest! Follow us on X: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer and Stephen Shroyer

Grab your pool noodles and your favorite seaman because Graham and Stephen are inviting you into the splash zone for this week's episode...WATERWORLD! We find out if dry land is a myth, learn how to drink our own pee and discuss the Mariner's mutation 'down under' in our most moist episode yet. So enjoy a tall glass of Waterworld! Follow us on X: @…

We're back for another explosive episode! Stephen and Graham will blow you away as they dismantle this Oscar nominated treat. So send your children to their new parents, cozy up to your bestest commie and let's traverse the world of Oppenheimer! Follow us on X: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_s…

I'll have what she's having, but only if she's having a brand new, totally on-time episode of The Screen Protectors! In this one, Graham and Stephen are joined by Olivia, our rom-com expert, as we tackle one of the big ones... When Harry Met Sally! Follow us on X: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: th…

We've pulled together another good bout for a versus episode today! Graham and Stephen each pick a side and defend the honor of their fair monster lass. Graham won the previous foray by default so Stephen is looking forward to some vengeance in this one. Follow us on X: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagr…

Has anybody seen my stapler? And by stapler, I mean podcast. Steven and Graham talk about the 90s cult classic and they share some Office Space anecdotes of their own. Follow us on X: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer and Stephen Shroyer

Come take a peek with Graham and Stephen this week into the interesting life of Truman Burbank! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer and Stephen Shroyer

Another Episode from The Vault! Graham and Stephen take a bite out of this tasty little episode as they navigate the twists and turns of this delightful classic. Released to coincide with the new Wonka movie. So grab the nearest Loompa, your golden ticket and your favorite grandparent and enjoy the ride! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow u…

Wake up honey, bad guys have taken over the white house. Twice! Graham and Stephen have some thoughts. Check out this special versus episode of the Screen Protectors, and let us know who won the debate! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectors…

This week we're pulling one out of The Screen Protectors Vault! Over the break we recorded a handful of episodes. This is the first of those treasures and it's a doozy, Independence Day! Join Graham, Stephen and Jason as we get spacey without the Kevin and party down with some of the best designed aliens in film (according to Jason). Welcome to Ear…

It’s a Screen Protectors first DOUBLE FEATURE post Halloween extravaganza! Join Stephen, Graham and guest protector Olivia Maxwell as we weave ourselves into the tangled web of A24’s ‘X’ and it’s prequel ‘Pearl’. Grab your bestest scarecrow, cuddle up your coziest nude geriatric and work on your darndest smile, we’re in for a wild ride in this one.…

Come and snag a peek at these warlocks! Join Graham and Stephen as they navigate the high school party scene in this raucous R rated episode. We even left some room in there for our Dad to comment from his car. Season 2 is off to a great start! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: …

The moment you’ve all been waiting for…SEASON 2 of THE SCREEN PROTECTORS!!! After a lot of life changes we’re finally back and excited to talk about movies with you. To kick off the new season we’ll be talking about one of the greatest rom-com’s of all time... Pretty Woman! Join Graham, Stephen, and special guest Olivia Maxwell as we dive into the …

My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood. In part 4, they discuss their college years and the…

My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood. In part 3, they discuss their furlough trips in the…

My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju (Chonju), South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood. In part 2, they discuss their medical care…

My dad David Hopper, brother Barron Hopper, his sisters Alice Dokter and Margaret Faircloth grew up in Jeonju, South Korea where their parents were missionaries with the southern presbyterian church (PCUS). On January 5, 2022, I got them all in a room together to share memories of their childhood. Memories of Congo - Memoir of Hershey Longenecker M…

I talk with Jowanza Joseph about his new book Mastering Apache Pulsar: Cloud Native Event Streaming at Scale. Links: Jowanza's Pulsar talks Jowanza's Twitter Jowanza's website Pulsar homepage The Log: What every software engineer should know about real-time data's unifying abstraction by Jay Kreps StreamNative - Hosted Pulsar Datastax Astra Streami…

Mr. Matthew Ezzell interviews Rev. David Okken about his 17 years on the mission field in Karamoja, Uganda with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Recorded on June 10, 2021 at Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC.

I talk with Brenton Mallen about his career progression from ocean engineering to data science. Links: Brenton's Twitter Brenton's Instagram Brenton's Website Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic UniversityBy Tim Hopper

I talk with Roy Keyes about his imporant new book Hiring Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers. Links: Roy's Twitter Roy's Book Data Scientists at Work Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil Building Data Science Teams by DJ Patil Find out more about Into the Hopper at podcast.tdhopper.com…

Don't get stuck between the rock and a hard case this week...The Rock! Graham and Stephen get villainous this week talking about one of Michael Bay's best films. In this 25th anniversary special we talk about it all, the explosions, the scenery, the heartfelt haircuts and of course you'll hear our best Sean Connery impressions. We may also have a g…

This week on The Screen Protectors you're going to want to stand up and beg for buttermilk because we're talking about True Lies! Graham and Stephen talk about one of James Cameron's funniest action flicks. We finally decide who is better Arnold or Stallone, decide what our cover jobs would be as secret agents and Graham puts on a show with one of …

Careful you're not blown away by this week's episode, the 25th anniversary of...Twister! Jason and Stephen get sucked in to this whirlwind adventure, weather they want to or not. Get your hepatitis shot and tune in. Check out our social media and let us know what are your favorite weather or disaster movies? Can Bill Paxton pull off being a leading…

Pedros and Ligers and tots oh my! This week Stephen and Jason talk about the surprise phenomenon, Napoleon Dynamite! If you can throw a pigskin a quarter mile, have skills in magic and bow hunting or just love a good boondoggle then tune in this week for another rousing episode. Check out our social media: Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow…

When there's no more room in hell...the dead will walk the earth. This week we're talking Dawn of the Dead with Wyatt, Stephen and introducing in his screen protectors debut Jason Reeves! We dive right into the viscera and gore and discuss what's on all our minds: Is Zack Snyder a good director? Is that Phil Dunphee? and are we being watched by ZAn…

Dear Listeners, This week we will be delving into the heart. Into the soul. Nay! Into P.S. I Love You! Wyatt, Graham and Stephen head over to the Emerald Isle and tug at some heartstrings in this one. Grab your bonniest lass or your brauniest lad and listen in to Graham's second favorite movie (Cocktail is his first). If you could choose the way on…

This week we're going someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine, and the beautiful listeners instinctively flock like the salmon of Capastrano. We're headed to a little place called Dumb and Dumber! Wyatt and Stephen take this cross country trip together talking about their favorite comedy of all time. Take your laxatives and join in! …

Much like Triton, Stephen and Graham really "strike" up a good conversation in this ocean themed episode of The Screen Protectors. Can they stay sane trapped in this podcast together for over an hour? Check out our social media: Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_prote…

Warm up some fava beans and get out your best Chianti, we're talking about a killer movie this week! The Silence of the Lambs! Wyatt and Stephen tuck it back and verbally dance their way through this Valentine's Day classic on it's 30th anniversary. Check out our social media: Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Pr…

Sometimes you just have to enjoy the little things. Like enjoying The Little Things with Wyatt and Stephen. We're doing a little thing called a no spoiler review this week so come check it out! Let us know what you think about the movie on our social media: Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us o…

Get on your new super suit and leave off the capes, this week we're talking about The Incredibles!! Stephen, Wyatt and introducing in their Screen Protector debut, our very own 3D animator, Oakey! We kept this one PG for the kids. Is this the greatest 3D animated movie ever? Is it better than movies like the Avengers or the Dark Knight? Can we find…

William Linton served as a missionary in Korea from 1912 to 1960. Linton's grand-son-in-law interviewed Joe Hopper (missionary from 1948 to 1986) in the 1980s about his memories of the Lintons.

Life is good...but it can be better! If you check out this weeks mini episode of our no spoiler review of Wonder Woman 84'! Wyatt and Stephen discuss whether this sequel meets the expectations set by its' predecessor or falls flat on it's face. Let us know what you think on our social media: Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook…

Put on your action hats! Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt "face off" in this episode of The Screen Protectors. Hope you like peaches... Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer, Stephen Shroyer, and Wyatt Baker

Adam Laiacano and I talk with Willem Pienaar, software engineer at Tecton, about feature stores and his work on the Feast open source feature store library. Links: Willem's Twitter Adam's Twitter Feast: feature store for Machine Learning (2020 talk) Feast Tecton GoJek on Wikipedia featurestore.org Find out more about Into the Hopper at podcast.tdho…

Bears, beets, best episodes of the Office! Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt each list their top three episodes of the beloved mockumentary The Office, starring Steve Carrell, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson. Did we miss any? Give us a follow on social media and let us know! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors…

Get on your best bear suits this episode is a real barn burner! Graham, Stephen and special guest star Ward Jolles drink their menstrual wine and munch on their pubic sandwiches in this first episode of 2021 Midsommar. Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectors…

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is... listening to The Screen Protectors' 10th episode Christmas Spectacular! Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt travel through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gumdrops, and then, through the Lincoln tunnel with everyone's favorite Christmas character: Buddy the Elf! Follow us …

Ho Ho Hold the phone is that Mel Gibson as a gun toting , whiskey drinking, bad-ass Santa Clause??? Why yes it is! Listen in this week as Wyatt and Stephen give their no spoiler review on the new Christmas favorite 'Fatman' starring Mel Gibson and Walter Goggins. Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follo…

Your prayers have been answered... the guys go rom-com! Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt talk My Best Friends Wedding starring Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett. Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectors…

Stephen and Wyatt get in touch with their inner Christmas spirit in this one! We talk about what we think are the greatest Christmas movies of all time. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Is Elf the best Christmas movie of all time? Are Wyatt and Steve grinches? Find out all this and more in this week's episode! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Foll…

Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt "summon" up the courage to review Ari Aster's hit horror flick, Hereditary, in this episode of the Screen Protectors. Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer, Stephen Shroyer, and Wyatt Baker

A clash of the titans! Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt battle it out over the age old debate: Is Tom Cruise the man? Follow us on social media to let us know what you think! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer, Stephen Shroyer, and Wyatt Baker

Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt dive deep for this one... If you like bad action movies, 90's movie trivia, or borderline offensive Sylvester Stallone impressions, this episode is for you! Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectors…

Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt go indie! I hope you're ready to get existential... because the guys get real in this episode of the Screen Protectors. Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protectorsBy Graham Shroyer, Stephen Shroyer, and Wyatt Baker

Graham, Stephen, and Wyatt partake in the deadliest sin of all... spoiling the movie! Much like the thriller, this episode is not for the faint of heart, so strap in! (We really should have made this our 7th episode, huh...) Follow us on Twitter: @TSProtectors Follow us on Facebook: The Screen Protectors Follow us on Instagram: the_screen_protector…

In this episode, I talk with Spotify Staff Machine Learning Engineer Adam Laiacano about his roots working on nuclear clocks and his evolution into leading machine learning projects at Spotify. Find out more about Into the Hopper at https://podcast.tdhopper.com/.By Tim Hopper