Brandon creates a cocktail that Chris names the "Visiting Tech Worker". They then wax poetic about The Good Place and the overall genius of Kristen Bell. In other news, seems like basically all of tech is remote now? Well that calls for a check-in on Brandon's journey from remote skeptic to remote... well, whatever he is now. We share some of the drawbacks of remote life and how we try to help create a sense of culture and cohesion on distributed teams.

+ the good stuff of react

+ the good stuff of rails

- the bad stuff of react

- the bad stuff of rails

Brandon and Chris talk about their new favorite movie after an important beverage update. They then discuss this week's question: Should you quit your job? How will you know it's time? When should you stick it out? Chris shares an extremely thought provoking question he was asked at work recently that has reshaped the way he thinks about this topic. Brandon reminds Chris about a work culture _so toxic_ that it caused both of them to bring up gRPC in therapy. Brandon explains why managers should _never_ give bonuses or raises.

In this week's episode, we get real current. After (once again) declaring their mutual admiration for Guy Fieri, your intrepid hosts unpack the debacle that was the Iowa Caucus results app.

Chris and Brandon talk about the Sonic the Hedgehog Cereal Party and then revisit some of their recommendations for each other and why they were so damn good. They discuss the slippery notion of "Accountability" and how it is used for good and evil, and why accountability works within teams and very very badly between multiple layers at a company.

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon celebrate their 50th episode by talking about how much testing sucks/rules. Also Brandon gives Chris the gift of telling him about Andrea Savage and her (hilarious) show "I'm Sorry".

This week, Chris and Brandon run down some of the best stuff they've found on YouTube. They also have an actual work topic from a listener suggestion: Most managers do one-on-one meetings, but they vary wildly in quality. What distinguishes a good "1:1 meeting" from a bad one? What do we wish our managers would ask? What have we learned about them so far in our respective roles as engineer and engineering manager?

This week, we're easing into 2020

After Brandon refers to a weird internet Paul McCartney YouTube parody, he throws shade at egg nog. Then, Chris and Brandon offer up what is likely the greatest gift either of them will give this season: the best media recommendation list they've ever compiled. You can almost hear "my favorite things" playing in the background. They talk about why 80's/90's Christmas commercials are a pure narcotic hit of consumerism. Brandon is genuinely worried about the bloggers trying to "win" at alcohol on cruises.

In this week's episode, we talk:

- Christmas movies

- Sleep hacks

- ASMR

- Being introverted remote workers at off-sites

- Ping Pong?