5by5 Master Audio Feed

Sonja Peterson is a senior software engineer at Devoted Health, working in Go and Typescript. Sonja guested on the show to speak with Brittany about her upcoming RailsConf talk, transitioning to Go and to spill on her favorite crime novels.

Tommy and Adam discuss the monopolies of the tech giants and the growing need to break them apart, stop future acquisitions, and restore true competition to the US market.

Mason is back and in rare form! Keith tries (and fails) not to talk about Endgame at all. News about papa Keanu's John Wick plans, Easter box office failures, and lots of talk about about Kathryn Hahn and her amazingness.

Plus Batman Quadrilogy talk, and Spider-verse stuff!

Co-host: Mason Scheer

DISCUSSED: Dan and Merlin get hungry, but they've had it with all the bread; the trough food is so costly; no one is sweating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Marvel-ish movies are discussed, including the new one with Lady Sansa; Merlin is very concerned about aphasias; Dan introduces us to Forbidden Snacks and endorses his new shoe appliance; shoe appliances are then discussed; Dan hasn't had to use his sword…yet; people sure love them some pencils; there was some weather, so the seder got all fakakte; the finer points of Judaism and sundry Hebraica are clarified; Dan got scrolls-on-tape from a sympathetic cantor; Buster Scruggs is recommended; the boys receive a quick surprise visit from the great Tom Waits; and, finally, your hosts talk about a terrific YouTube video about what we can all learn from our worst trainwrecks.

Jeff and Christian welcome Brandin Tyrrel from IGN to the show this week to discuss details about the next generation of Playstation, an all-digital Xbox One, Capcom's new self-contained retro arcade controller, and more!

The Playlist: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Slay the Spire, Battle Brothers, Darkest Dungeon, Anthem, Castlevania: Bloodlines

Tabletop Time: Ten Candles, Dungeons and Dragons

Parting Gifts!

John and Dan talk about John's house situation, microphones and recording, and more.

This episode went a bit long, so the story continues in the Bonus Episode, available to all of our amazing Patreon Supporters!

Sam Saffron is the co-founder of Discourse and previously a developer at Stack Overflow. He loves writing software, especially performance improvements in Ruby. Sam joined Brittany from Australia to discuss his blog post, "Why I stuck with Windows for 6 years while developing Discourse".

CHOCK FULL O' INFO!

'Coming to America 2' information, reaction to the new 'Child's Play' doll, 'John Wick 3' speculation, and so much more! PLUS:

'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' - reactions, speculation, rumors, and where Disney is going to take the universe.

Countdown to Endgame: We talk about how messed up it is to talk about Endgame spoilers for those who DON'T WANT THEM!

Co-host: Dan Richardson

DISCUSSED: Dan has just started a new pen; there's some pen, pencil, and eraser talk; Dan has an important anecdote about utilizing eraser-based people skills; Dan's iMac is working fine, but he's concerned about the poofs coming out of the balloon blower; Dan saw Venom and has some thoughts; Merlin commends a comic and a podcast and an app launcher; the evolution of computer interaction has rewired our brains; why do they have to make the print so small?; Merlin has songs in his head; and, finally, Merlin apologizes to Nick Fury.

Jeff and Christian welcome writer, game journalist, and critic Sofia Hariz to the show this week to discuss Overwatch League burnout, Any Hennig's provocative Reboot talk, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and more!

The Playlist: God of War, The Sims, Mega SG, Operencia: Stolen Sun

VR Talk: Vacation Simulator, Beat Saber, Falcon Age

Parting Gifts!