Motz is back from his adventures in Spain and re-unites with Danny to talk about his latest coffee gadgets that hopefully solve Danny's problems he is having while at work. At the same time Danny missed Motzy so much that he can't hold back his excitement, but is making tough decisions in the world of chess.

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Maria imparts stories from her career driving a truck for a living. Heather and Maria discuss the struggles of haggling, driving the wrong way on one-way roads, and people's worst behavior while driving.

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MVVM, Functional Reactive Programming, Redux, Reactive, or just straight up code behind! There are so many options out there and has been a huge debate. We sit down and discuss some architecture including Frank's latest experiment: Immutable UI.

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Did you know?? It takes 1 gallon of water to make 1 almond? 400 years for plastic to degrade? This Earth Day Dani & Katt are talking about the price we pay for some of the things we use every day...and in pop culture corner- the most bizarre contest of all time...

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While Motz is away, Danny chats coffee, blunders, and tech with... John Urschel. That is correct, the legendary mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel fills in for Motz on this amazing Blunders episode to talk the U.S. Chess Championships, Amateur Hour, and the Adoption of Hansen.

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Xiao finishes the story of his first European journey, telling us about his two-day road trip to the Isle of Skye, the dress code for London football games, and crazy travel foods.

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It is time to release some "real" software and "real" production libraries. We discuss the steps we take to release our libraries out into the wild including a full audit trail of APIs, code, docs, and tons of tiny little things that are easy to skip. We have a blast this week and think you are going to love it.

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This week it's a round table discussion with special guest Rachael Perry about using media as an activist outlet! Dani, Katt, and Rachael discuss celebrities using the spotlight to bring awareness to animal rights, and other social justice issues. They cover everyone from Mr. Rogers to Beyonce, and everyone in-between!

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Danny is back from hosting the epic conclusion to this year's Pro Chess League and dishes out all the details. Motz has plenty of input on chess, coffee, but also Zuckerberg's 4.5 hour long senate hearing! We discuss all this and more.

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Guest Xiao Guo tells us all about his first Euro trip. In this episode, Xiao heads out for solo travel in the City of Lights, drinks a lot of Scottish whiskey, and castle mania.

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