October 02, 2025

TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards

1 hour

This week, Robbie and Adam talk with Dave "Macho Man Randy Standards" Rupert about whiskey, web culture, and the quirks of building side projects. They dive into the shifting landscape of the web—AI-driven development, spec-driven workflows, RSS’s decline, and the joy (and pain) of creative tinkering.

In this episode:
(00:00) - Intro
(03:21) - Whiskey rating and review: Suntory World Whiskey Ao
(16:30) - Is the open web in decline?
(17:16) - How we search and learn in 2025
(22:31) - Discovering Strudel
(24:44) - Dave’s Strudel vibe-coding experiment
(27:15) - The promise and limits of AI in programming
(28:39) - Getting into spec-driven development
(34:11) - The pain of publishing apps
(36:51) - Weird camera quirks across platforms
(40:19) - Could you code on a horse?
(41:35) - Voice-based vibe-coding
(42:45) - Making coding approachable for kids
(45:54) - Side hustles and money outside tech
(52:04) - Dave's shoutout to Storybook
(58:49) - Plugs

Links

ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/

Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky

Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple

Descript: https://www.descript.com/

Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-rewinds-to-the-2000s-with-decades-y2k-menu-featuring-iconic-fan

McDonald's McRib: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcrib.html

Pringles: https://www.pringles.com/

JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript

Astro: https://astro.build/

Vue: https://vuejs.org/

Svelte: https://svelte.dev/

Mitosis: https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosis

React: https://react.dev/

SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/

Trent Walton: https://trentwalton.com/

CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/

The Verge: https://www.theverge.com

Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp

Kottke: https://kottke.org/

GitHub: https://github.com/

Strudel: https://strudel.cc/

Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park

Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/

Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot

Bolt: https://bolt.new/

Lovable: https://lovable.dev/

Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/

Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/

Intel: https://www.intel.com/

Coder: https://coder.com/

Kiro: https://kiro.dev/

Peppeteer: https://pptr.dev/

Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/

MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/

Linux: https://www.linux.org/

Fuji: https://global.fujifilm.com/

Lomography: https://www.lomography.com

iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/

Vim: https://www.vim.org/

Warp Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jFHfIvyf8

Pico 8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

Lua: https://www.lua.org/

COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL

Spike LEGO Education: https://spike.legoeducation.com/

South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park

Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/

Hassle Free Home: https://myhasslefreehome.com/

Storybook: https://storybook.js.org/

Brad Frost: https://x.com/brad_frost

Riverside: https://riverside.com/

FAST: https://fast.design/

Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

Notion: https://www.notion.com/

All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/

Connect with Dave

Website: https://daverupert.com/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davatron5000.bsky.social

Connect with the hosts

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner

Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

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Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

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October 02, 2025

TalkShop Show w/ Macho Man Randy Standards

1 hour

Links

ShopTalk Show: https://shoptalkshow.com/

Suntory World Whiskey Ao: https://house.suntory.com/ao-whisky

Jim Beam Pineapple: https://www.jimbeam.com/en-us/bourbons/jim-beam-pineapple

Descript: https://www.descript.com/

Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito: https://www.tacobell.com/newsroom/taco-bell-rewinds-to-the-2000s-with-decades-y2k-menu-featuring-iconic-fan

McDonald's McRib: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/mcrib.html

Pringles: https://www.pringles.com/

JavaScript: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript

Astro: https://astro.build/

Vue: https://vuejs.org/

Svelte: https://svelte.dev/

Mitosis: https://github.com/BuilderIO/mitosis

React: https://react.dev/

SolidJS: https://www.solidjs.com/

Trent Walton: https://trentwalton.com/

CSS: https://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/

The Verge: https://www.theverge.com

Google Amp: https://developers.google.com/amp

Kottke: https://kottke.org/

GitHub: https://github.com/

Strudel: https://strudel.cc/

Lincoln Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park

Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/

Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot

Bolt: https://bolt.new/

Lovable: https://lovable.dev/

Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/

Deloitte: https://www.deloitte.com/

Intel: https://www.intel.com/

Coder: https://coder.com/

Kiro: https://kiro.dev/

Peppeteer: https://pptr.dev/

Electron: https://www.electronjs.org/

MacOS: https://www.apple.com/macos/

Linux: https://www.linux.org/

Fuji: https://global.fujifilm.com/

Lomography: https://www.lomography.com

iPad: https://www.apple.com/ipad/

Vim: https://www.vim.org/

Warp Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3jFHfIvyf8

Pico 8: https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php

Lua: https://www.lua.org/

COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL

Spike LEGO Education: https://spike.legoeducation.com/

South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park

Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos

Elon Musk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/

Hassle Free Home: https://myhasslefreehome.com/

Storybook: https://storybook.js.org/

Brad Frost: https://x.com/brad_frost

Riverside: https://riverside.com/

FAST: https://fast.design/

Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

Notion: https://www.notion.com/

All Thing Open: https://2025.allthingsopen.org/

Connect with Dave

Website: https://daverupert.com/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davatron5000.bsky.social

Connect with the hosts

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner

Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink

Subscribe and stay in touch

Website: https://whiskey.fm

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf

Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot

Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch
Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.

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