One of These Things

Before all things go pumpkin-spiced, we first turn our attention to the anti-IPO of WeWork. After that, we quench our thirst with some pumpkin-spiced beverages - along with a side of potentially smashing the patriarchy...?

Links

• PSL article from Vox: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/8/29/17791082/pumpkin-spice-latte-starbucks-backlash-explained
• Marianne (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80217779
• MommaStrong: https://www.mommastrong.com/
• Yoga with Adriene: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

BECKA IS BACK, Y'ALL! And we've got our first ever bookclub.

We talk Marc Benioff's new book - Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change. And...we have...strong opinions.

Plus we recap the summer that was and what it means to be an old.

ENDORSEMENTS:

• Habbitica (Gamify your life)- https://habitica.com/static/home
• Left Hand of Darkness-  https://www.ursulakleguin.com/left-hand-darkness
• HBO's Succession- https://www.hbo.com/succession 

With Becka still out on assignment, we nabbed another guest. Straight from the mothership, we are joined by the one and only VP, Trailhead Mobile, Reid Carlberg.

We discuss FaceApp, who's done it, who'll need botox, and Jodi's tinfoil hat. Then we ponder the 3 apps we would put on a new phone (and what that says about us as people).

• FaceApp: faceapp.com
• Dani Hart's provocative tweet: https://twitter.com/dahartattack/status/1153299905626218502
• Backpacker Radio Podcast: http://backpackerradio.libsyn.com/
• The Geography of Prosperity from Brookings: https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/the-geography-of-prosperity-how-to-help-the-areas-lagging-behind/
• Spectacular Failures Podcast: https://www.spectacularfailures.org/
• Trailhead Mobile app details: https://twitter.com/ReidCarlberg/status/1062358274991738883 and https://youtu.be/6MojUTEF0JI?t=2643

With Becka out on assignment, we have guest host Anup Jadhav from the Salesforce Posse podcast. We talk Facebook's Libra crypto, why banks suck, and Jodi's personal hobby horse... postal banking.

LINKS | SHOW NOTES:

• The Libra association: https://libra.org/en-US/association/
• Salesforce posse: https://salesforceposse.com/
• The campaign for postal banking: http://www.campaignforpostalbanking.org/know-the-facts/
• Fleabag on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fleabag-Season-1/dp/B01J4SSP6E
• The Art of Manliness (episode 512)- Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/generalist-specialist-david-epstein-interview/
• Ezra Klein Show- The cognitive cost of poverty (with Sendhil Mullainathan): https://www.spreaker.com/user/8389941/the-cognitive-cost-of-poverty-with-sendh
  

THEY'VE GOT ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ON THEIR SHIRTS!

Thanks to Twitter for serving up our two topics:
1) Men are pigs (?)
2) Marie Kondo saves twitter

LINKS | SHOW NOTES:

• Erin McCann drops the truth: https://twitter.com/mccanner/status/1137812824212824066
• Spark more joy on Twitter today: https://twitter.com/following
• The cognitive cost of poverty: https://www.spreaker.com/user/8389941/the-cognitive-cost-of-poverty-with-sendh
• Designated Survivor on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80113647
• Jordan Peele's Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tzFRIQfwXg

From a Salesforce event in San Francisco, to spying on you wherever you are, this week's episode reveals some surprising opinions from our hosts. First, Jodi gives us the top takeaways from TrailheaDx. Then we talk facial recognition, and what the benefits and costs are to this new tech.

Links

• TDX: https://www.salesforce.com/blog/2019/05/trailheadx-top-10-moments.html
• What's Next - AI Facial Recognition: https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=60891643&autoplay=1
• Good Omens: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FMHTRFF
• Instant Pot: https://instantpot.com/
• Under a Rock with Tig Notaro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1Sfb-j9FU

Happy Pride SF'ers!

So now that the dust is *mostly* settled on Permageddon, our three hosts give their immediate reactions to the incident, the fallout, and the recovery. Join us for this very special episode!

This episode, with what we thought was a lovely weekend ahead, we discussed pieces of tech that are either underrated or just unknown. Then Jodi wants to talk Facebook monopoly, and ask what can be done.

Links

• Notion: https://www.notion.so/
• Bring: https://getbring.com
• GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/
• Forest: https://www.forestapp.cc/
• Break up Facebook: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/tech/facebook-chris-hughes-break-up/index.html
• Forest app:
• Lego BB8: https://shop.lego.com/en-US/product/BB-8-75187
• Brooklyn Bedding: https://www.brooklynbedding.com/

This episode, we created an unintentional theme that has all three of our hosts feeling very old. Matt kicks us off with talking about pro-diversity backlash at Microsoft. Then we go extra meta discussing a podcast about two articles found in 'zines.

Links

• Microsoft & Diversity: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/19/18508013/microsoft-pro-diversity-hiring-inclusion-employee-criticism-claims
• Workism & Burnout: https://www.stitcher.com/s?eid=60197403&autoplay=1
• Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com
• Rover: https://www.rover.com
• Rx Bars: https://www.rxbar.com/shop/rxbar.html

It's Salesforce MVP season, and after almost a decade of the program, we're reflecting on its impact on the community. We then tackle working while supporting a sick loved one, and you may be surprised at which host has the bleeding heart on this one.

Links

• Salesforce MVP Program: https://success.salesforce.com/mvp
• Cancer & Privilege: https://medium.com/@BenEinstein/cancer-privilege-and-the-end-of-my-time-with-bolt-9da47ead85ad
• Amazon Go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Go
• Tom Bihn Tri-Star: https://www.tombihn.com/products/tri-star?variant=16396836871
• Catastrophe, Season 4: https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophe-Season-4/dp/B07MX3RWHV