Podcasts by Beats, Rye & Types

Episode 51: Trees from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After getting to hang out in person for a long weekend, we talk about our relationship with an old friend, and how that friend is being treated these days. We also spend about a third of...

Episode 50: On my Spring Ish from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

BOOSH! It has been forever. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes of a really shitty year, here we are, giggling, waxing poetic about food and music, and ready to deliver more of what...

Episode 49: The King of Vegetables from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We can’t stop thinking about a certain vegetable and we dedicate an entire episode to discussing its history, science, and some of our favorite recipes. Also a new segment where MRB pres...

Episode 48: We Are Back from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

WE ARE BACK. Don’t adjust your dials or whatever doohickeys the kids are playing with these days. After a long hiatus we’re back to recording. In this episode we play a little catch up, ...

Episode 47: Activism and Technology with Idalin Bobé from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Idalin is someone we’ve been trying for a while now to get on the show and talk to. Her talk at StrangeLoop this past Fall has been on our minds and a topic of conversation since. Her wo...

Episode 46: Sandwiches are the best: The Tacos Edition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We revisit one of our favorite subjects sandwiches, but sort-of. Are tacos sandwiches? Does it matter? They are delicious and we share some of our recent exploits and inspirations and co...

Episode 45: Ideas and Octopus with David Nolen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We finally tracked down one of our old friends and collaborators David Nolen for a chat. David is one of the few people we can talk fluently about all 3 of our primary topics with, so we...

Episode 44: Blame and Bias with Dave Zwieback from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The same systems that cause failure are the ones that create success - so why do we blame them? We talked to Dave Zweiback, about his book “Beyond Blame” and what makes positive and heal...

Episode 43: Technical Debt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We kick of the new year discussing a topic thats frequently on both of our minds at work: Technical Debt. Where does Tech debt come from? What does it mean for different sizes of teams? ...

Episode 42: Resolutions 2016 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After reflecting on 2015, we look forward to 2016 and what we want to accomplish and who we want to be. What are your resolutions for the new year? This is the last episode of 2015 and w...

Episode 41: 2015 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We look back on the year 2015 and talk about the things we accomplished, the world around us changing, and razor clams.

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Episode 40: The Quiet Storm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We got together late night (or late for us) after a long Thanksgiving weekend to talk about music and our latest projects including gravy and bagels.

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Episode 39: The Pizza Book with Steve Berry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In case you hadn’t heard, We launched a Kickstarter Campaign last week to raise money to get the first edition of “The Pizza Book” printed an...

Episode 38: The Importance of Slack with Mathias Meyer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We’re lucky to call awesome people who live across the ocean our friends. We especially love Mathias Meyer, CEO of Travis CI, who helped us score a hat trick of topics this episode. We t...

Episode 37: Small is Good with Justin Searls from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Why is smaller better when it comes to software and community? We talk to a kindred grumpy old man, Justin Searls about some of the finer points of building communities, open source main...

Episode 36: Veganism and VCs with Alex Payne from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We were very lucky to steal an hour from our very busy and very inspiring friend, Alex Payne to talk about many things that aren’t scala programming or twitter. In an unexpected turn of ...

Episode 35: The Timbre of Technology with Stephanie Morillo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We had an awesome time talking with technologist and musician Stephanie Morillo about her love of music, getting into tech, and how we define ourselves by our passions. Come for the tune...

Episode 34: Community - Experts Wanted from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As MRB returned from Strangeloop 2015 we talked about some of the more interesting aspects of the conference. Specifically it raised questions for both of us about what makes a community...

Episode 33: On Failure from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When life gives you lemons, preserve them and use them later for a delicous tagine. We’ve had our share of failure in our lives: some recent, some old scars. We share some reflections on...

Episode 32: Graphical Design with Rob Carmichael (aka Seen Studio) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rob Carmichael is the founder and proprietor of Seen Studio, a graphic(al) design studio that produces instantly recognizable album covers that visually connect listeners to music in an ...

Episode 31: The Best Thing We Ever Ate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Inspired by listeners who tell us that this show makes them too hungry, we take you over the far deep end and tell some of our favorite stories of our most enlightening meals. From chees...

Episode 30: Programming and Pots with Avi Arenfeld from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What does pottery have to do with programming? What do you learn on your journey to be coming a master at both? We get to talk to one of AQ’s oldest friends, Avi Arenfeld, a MFA in Ceram...

Episode 29: Structured Journalism with Jacqui Maher from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We catch up with our old friend Jacqui Maher, formerly of New York City and currently of London (yes, in England!). Jacui joins us to discuss leaving The City, the operator/creator divid...

Episode 28: Stickin' it to The Man with Aaron Patterson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After a little hiatus we catch up with good friend and other Aaron, Aaron Patterson. We talk about Aaron’s full time work on in Open Source (Ruby and Rails), making salami, how his cats ...

Episode 27: The Prism of Chinese Food from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A listener suggested we do a show about Chinese food, and we very happily obliged. We both have learned a lot about eating and cooking through the massive and rich cultural tapestry of C...

Episode 26: Not a Clip Show from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

After 26 weeks (a full half year) of week after week podcastin’ we look back at the common themes we’ve touched on and the awesome guests we’ve been able to talk to. We also talk about t...

Episode 25: Robots and Chickens with Carin Meier from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

“Hmmmmm…could control with REPL…” Robot music dance parties, raising chickens, artificial intelligence, and chemical computing are just some of Carin Meier’s interests. She’s cut from th...

Episode 24: 'Slicemeister, Talk to Me' with Adam Kuban from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What’s your personal pizza aesthetic? What does it take to turn a passion into a career? We get to sit down and talk to another one of our current Pizza Heroes, creator and chef of Margo...

Episode 23: Free as in Free Puppy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As we celebrate the FREEDOM of AMERICA, we discuss the ideas how our culture values free things including Art, Music, and Software. We know that we need codes of conduct, but what does t...

Episode 22: Polyglots from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We’ve said before that we define ourselves by our tastes, but how can that be when our tastes are constantly changing? What does it mean to be a polyglot and what inspires us to make the...

Episode 21: Tin-pan Alley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Once again, we got to sit side-by-side as we were both attending GoRuCo in NYC. We talk about The Band, the favorite talks we’ve seen recently, transpiling, and some of the awesome confe...

Episode 20: Because we're in the same place from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A very special episode: We sat down IN PERSON for the first time as part of the podcast and talked about a variety of things on our minds. AQ accidentally did not hit record on the first...

Episode 19: Talk Talk Talk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As we prepare for some upcoming speaking engagements, we discuss our different philosophies around giving talks at conferences and also give some tips to aspiring speakers in the computo...

Episode 18: Research with Greg Borenstein from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What is the role of research in computology, food, and music? We get to talk to our friend and scholar, Greg Borenstein, who’s just finished ...

Episode 17: Portland Pizza with Sarah Minnick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What makes a beautiful pizza beautiful? In our first of many conversations with chefs, we talk to Sarah Minnick, owner and chef at Lovely’s Fifty Fifty in Portland, OR. Sarah makes some ...

Episode 16: Fatherhood with Andrew Gerrand from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As you can tell by our terrible senses of humour, we’re dads. Since we spend a lot of time thinking about and caring for our sons and daughters, we enlisted the expertise of one of our g...

Episode 15: How to Shave a Yak from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Alternate titles: What is a Yak Shave? How do you know you’re Yak Shaving? and (most importantly) You’re Going to Shave Some Yaks. We talk about the age old tradition of going on the end...

Episode 14: How to Eat from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Believe it or not we get complimented a lot. Not on our amazing looks or witty personalities, but on our ability to order well at restaurants. This is an art and a skill, not dumb luck. ...

Episode 13: Books pt 1: The Foundations from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In our minds theres nothing more appealing then a lazy Sunday with a pile of books, some good music, and a good dinner at the end of it. Books are a central part of our lives (especially...

Episode 12: Consensus with Camille Fournier from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We sit down with one of the people we admire most in NYC tech general, Camille Fournier. We get to talk about the typical things around Consensus: What’s up with it, Why...

Episode 11: Being a Beginner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Starting off is never easy. We’re no longer really beginners at programming or cooking but we try to put ourselves back in the shoes of little AQ and MRB and what it was like to know not...

Episode 10: Passover from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Passover is a time of year where we get together with our families, eat a ton of stale crackers, and generally stuff ourselves to the utter brink. We relive some of our fondest passover ...

Episode 9: Magic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

For the first time, we talk strictly about programming and the concept of magic. Sadly not of the WIZARD variety, but about how we often have to think about and make tradeoffs around the...

Episode 8: Current Obsessions with Jed Schmidt from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In the first of many episodes where we drag some of our friends and colleagues on to talk with us, we leaned on our friend Jed to talk about something we all ...

Episode 7: Hip-Hop from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As the snow begins to melt, we start dreaming about summertime and when we dream about summertime, we start thinking about the season’s official music: Hip-Hop. We talk about what our fi...

Episode 6: GIMME PIZZA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

When it comes to our obsessions, nothing comes closer to reaching our inner souls then the humble Pizza Pie. We talk about our pizza ideals, some of our pizza at home rules, and generall...

Episode 5: Perfection from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What is perfection? How do you go about attaining it? Can you buy it on Amazon? Why do chefs and programmers alike get so obsessed about achieving something so clearly out of reach? Two ...

Episode 4: Tools from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

T.R.E.A.M. Tools Rule Everything Around Us, DOLLA DOLLA BILL Y’ALL. We discuss the kitchen tools we love most, the programming tools that inspire us, and the conversations and thoughts a...

Episode 3: Sandwiches are The Best from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We consulted with each other, our spiritual leaders, our therapists, our significant others, and a host of other clerics and determined one thing: Sandwiches are The BEST. We talked abou...

Episode 2: The New Hotness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What’s the NEW HOTNESS in Computology and Cooking (at least according to MRB and AQ)?. We discuss Haskell theorem solvers, container technology, the DC Food Scene, and good eats in unexp...

Episode 1: First Experiences from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

First! We break the proverbial ice by talking about our first experiences with great food and early computers. We yap about VAX, Ti-83s, Geocities, King Salmon, and that East Village Can...