Scrimba Town Hall podcast

#Tech #Careers #Business #Alex Booker #Leanne Rybintsev

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In this episode, we welcome back David French, columnist for The New York Times , former constitutional attorney, and author of Divided We Fall . We discuss the current state of American democracy, the challenges of political division, and how we can engage in civil discourse despite deep ideological differences. David also shares a personal update on his family and reflects on the profound trials and growth that come with adversity. 📌 What We Discuss: ✔️ How David and his family navigated the challenges of a serious health crisis. ✔️ The rise of political polarization and the factors driving it. ✔️ Why distinguishing between “unwise, unethical, and unlawful” is crucial in analyzing political actions. ✔️ How consuming different perspectives (even opposing ones) helps in understanding political dynamics. ✔️ The role of Christian values in politics and how they are being redefined. ⏳ Episode Highlights 📍 [00:01:00] – David French’s background and his journey from litigation to journalism. 📍 [00:02:30] – Personal update: David shares his wife Nancy’s battle with cancer and their journey as a family. 📍 [00:06:00] – How to navigate personal trials while maintaining faith and resilience. 📍 [00:10:00] – The danger of political paranoia and the pitfalls of extreme polarization. 📍 [00:18:00] – The "friend-enemy" paradigm in American politics and its influence in Christian fundamentalism. 📍 [00:24:00] – Revisiting Divided We Fall : How America’s divisions have devolved since 2020. 📍 [00:40:00] – The categories and differences of unwise, unethical, and unlawful political actions. 📍 [00:55:00] – The balance between justice, kindness, and humility in political engagement. 📍 [01:00:00] – The After Party initiative: A Christian approach to politics focused on values rather than policy. 💬 Featured Quotes 🔹 "You don't know who you truly are until your values are tested." – David French 🔹 "If we focus on the relational, we can have better conversations even across deep differences." – Corey Nathan 🔹 "Justice, kindness, and humility—if you're missing one, you're doing it wrong." – David French 🔹 "The United States has a history of shifting without repenting. We just move on." – David French 📚 Resources Mentioned David French’s Writing: New York Times David’s Book: Divided We Fall The After Party Initiative – More Info Advisory Opinions Podcast (with Sarah Isgur & David French) – Listen Here 📣 Call to Action If you found this conversation insightful, please: ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/politicsandreligion ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion 🔗 Connect With Us on Social Media @coreysnathan: Bluesky LinkedIn Instagram Threads Facebook Substack David French: 🔗 Twitter | BlueSky | New York Times Our Sponsors Meza Wealth Management: www.mezawealth.com Prolux Autogroup: www.proluxautogroup.com or www.granadahillsairporttransportation.com Let’s keep talking politics and religion—with gentleness and respect. 🎙️💡…

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Recordings from Scrimba's weekly town hall (formerly Fireside chat). In the town hall, various members from team Scrimba come together to share what they've been working on and answer questions from the audience. To tune in live, head to: https://lu.ma/scrimba-townhall

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Scrimba Town Hall

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#Tech #Careers #Business #Alex Booker #Leanne Rybintsev

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Scrimba Town hall 1/2/2021 58:06

3 years ago58:06

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In this week's Town Hall, Alex, Bob, Tom, and Frode discuss how it takes on average 25 minutes to create every 1 minute of a course. Plus, what's up-and-coming for Scrimba's beloved Discord bot and mascot, Pumpkin!

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Scrimba Town hall 27/1/2022 55:16

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Scrimba Town hall 4/1/22 51:35

3 years ago51:35

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In the first Town Hall of 2022, new Scrimba teacher Tom Chant joins us to share what they've been working on when it comes to module 6 (next-level JavaScript) of the Front-end Developer Career Path. Per shares how Scrimba made international news last week. Leanne shares some interesting stats from #JavaScriptmas. Bob chimes on Scrimba's pedagogy. Frode and Abdellah from the engineering-side of Scrimba share some challenges and plans for the future of the Scrimba Discord bot and Scrimba platform in general!…

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Scrimba Town hall 21/12/21 51:19

3 years ago51:19

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Alex, Leanne, Per, and Michael share updates to the Discord server (the power hour is back!), share how to answer non-technical interview questions like "what is your biggest weakness?" and because this is our last town hall (formerly, Fireside chat) of the year, we answer some fun, random questions like if we prefer light or dark mode, and why Michael would likely be an accountant or plumber if he didn't study aerospace engineering at university.…

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Scrimba Town hall 14/12/21 51:12

3 years ago51:12

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Alex, Leanne, Bob, Per, and Frode talk about the great Scrimba Discord hack of 2021, new updates to the Scrimba Discord bot, and how module 6 is coming along. Attention soon turns to the chat and questions around if you should learn data structure and algorithms before applying to Junior developer jobs (spoiler: nah).…

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Scrimba Town hall 14/12/21 51:12

3 years ago51:12

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Scrimba Town hall 7/12/21 50:57

3 years ago50:57

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Alex, Michael, Per, Bob, and Abdellah chat about updates to module 6 of the career path, a new course on learning React class components, Randall Kanna's new LinkedIn course, JavaScriptmas, karma updates (you can now see it in your dashboard), LabelMaker5000 updates (it's going bye bye soon), and a new `/scrim` command you can access in Discord.…

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Scrimba Town Hall 30/11/21 58:28

3 years ago58:28

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Guests - Alex, Leanne, Michael, Bob Topics - #JavaScriptmas, Job interview red flags, Solo projects, and listening back to your own voice!

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Scrimba Town Hall 23/11/21 52:56

3 years ago52:56

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Scrimba townhall 58:45

3 years ago58:45

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In this Fireside Chat, Leanne, Michael, Bob, Per, and Alex are chatting with the Scrimba community and answering questions from the audience. We’re talking Scrimba courses and their planned updates, and how to track your progress when you’ll learning to code. We’re answering your learning and job-searching questions, and helping you choose projects. We’re sharing recommendations for industry thought leaders to follow on the internet. You’ll also get to know what’s it actually like to work at Scrimba!…

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Ask Scrimba Anything 44:13

3 years ago44:13

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In this Fireside Chat, Leanne, Michael, Bob, and Alex are chatting with the Scrimba community and answering questions from the audience. We’re talking Scrimba courses and their planned updates, a Christmas coding challenge, and how to track your progress when you’ll learning to code. We’re answering your learning and job-searching questions, and helping you choose projects. We’re sharing recommendations for industry thought leaders to follow on the internet. You’ll find out which person on the team is a fan of Gergely Orosz, and why you should be, too. You’ll also get to know what’s it actually like to work at Scrimba!…

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AMA with Bob Ziroll 53:05

3 years ago53:05

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Bob Ziroll is the Head of Education at Scrimba and in this AMA, he’s answering your career-building questions and letting you in on the inner workings and future plans for our platform. In this Fireside Chat, Scrimba’s Head of Education Bob Ziroll is answering your questions. You’ll learn more about Scrimba’s pedagogy and how our Front-end Career Path actually comes together. You’ll get a sneak peek at what’s coming up to our platform in the future. You’ll also get practical advice that can help your job hunt - from building your portfolio and choosing the projects for it to prioritizing your learning. And also: what skills does Scrimba NOT teach you and what should you work on after completing our program.…

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AMA with Jermaine Jupiter 48:08

3 years ago48:08

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Jermaine Jupiter is a senior tech recruiter and career coach. In this episode, Jermaine is coming back to the Scrimba community to answer your questions in a live audio chat! This is a series of talks where we’re talking about anything that can help you become a hireable developer. In this Fireside Chat, with the help of senior recruiter Jermaine Jupiter, we’re tackling important questions like - How to network? What to do on LinkedIn so you can warm up your cold emails? Do you need a computer science degree to get into tech? What’s the most important thing on your resume? How to prepare for a remote job interview? Should you be afraid of an ATS? And, lastly, why are stories important and which of the parallel Marvel universes do you belong to? Plus: Here’s Jermaine’s salary guide .…

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How to get a developer job with no experience 40:40

3 years ago40:40

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Leanne, Michael, and Alex have all been beginners at some point, and all three of them had to land their first developer job with no professional experience in the industry. In this Fireside Chat, they’re sharing advice (either their own or from the experts they’ve interviewed on the Scrimba podcast or YouTube channel) on how to do just that. There are different ways to get relevant experience outside of a professional setting, but sometimes you just need to apply and find another way to deal with nerves. You’ll also learn why the recruiters often don’t want to tell you which company they’re trying to recruit you for!…

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Why most self-taught developers fail 43:19

3 years ago43:19