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A casual, ongoing conversation between two technology leaders trying to suck less every day, with Chris Tonkinson and Frank Koehl.

Chris Tonkinson, Frank Koehl


    • Apr 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 164 EPISODES


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    165: Counting Is Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 64:51


    Wherein the guys time travel but Chris can't clone a repo.

    164: Vibe Check: Messrs. Dunning and Kruger Would Like a Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 63:52


    Wherein the guys autocomplete on steroids.

    163: It's Always Permissions (Or DNS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 67:55


    Wherein the guys hate all databases.

    161: Web3: Basically Just DocuSign?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 59:13


    Wherein the guys tap to pay for their sins.

    160: The Great DeepSeek Bake-Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 63:07


    Wherein silk shirts and sushi are just great.

    159: Duck, Duck, Debug!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 52:53


    Wherein Chris has a benchy and Frank is stuck in the 90's.

    158: It IS Called 'Work'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 53:56


    Wherein the guys explore the depths of existential dread.

    157: No Longer Rupted

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 65:51


    Wherein the guys have been prompt engineering episodes since 1842.

    156: WP Press Word Engine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 67:52


    Wherein the guys build a time machine to wage war on sprints.

    155: Architectural Outages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 63:51


    Wherein the guys just put the fries in the bag.

    154: Touching Grass: A Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 58:01


    Wherein the guys argue whether to improve every day, or burn it all down.

    153: Clicking Up the Wrong Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 62:31


    Wherein the guys plot to overthrow HR after talking about hip thrustage.

    152: A Framework of Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 58:02


    Wherein the chatbots get a bit snacky.

    151: Horse Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 59:40


    Wherein Frank visits the bakery while Chris loves a game no one's ever heard of.

    150: Octo-Kimono

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 60:52


    Wherein AWS gaslights Chris and Frank goes all Japanophile.

    149: WP Engine SHALL NOT Pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 60:04


    Wherein Chris is Thanos and Frank sees forks in our future.

    148: DevOps: The Third Silo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 52:28


    Wherein the guys think wheelwrights are making a comeback!

    147: Pro Consoles: Nothing to See Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 60:08


    Wherein Chris gives 0.1% and Frank goes full boomer desktop.

    146: Procedural Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 75:45


    Wherein Frank goes full Enya and Chris can't build a single boat.

    145: Skibidi Rollbacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 67:34


    Wherein Frank owns Roblox and Chris hates SMS spam.

    144: Ethics in 4K

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 60:53


    Wherein Frank's setup fails and Chris ponders jewel theivery.

    143: 21 Parameter Salute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 61:40


    Wherein Frank dreams of Israeli space lasers and Chris ponders flat earth trolls.

    142: Certified Paranoia Engineer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 68:09


    Wherein Chris spreads cookies while Frank spreads fake news.

    141: Gone Fishin' for BSODs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 61:53


    Wherein Frank goes fishing for analogies and Chris tangles the lines.

    140: Streaming Interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 60:29


    Wherein Frank upgrades his Potato while Chris can quit Factorio any time he wants. Really.

    139: Independently Procrastinating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 65:19


    Wherein Chris is a chatty Cathy with OpenAI, and Frank buils a patio to avoid his kids.

    138: Perplexfully Agile

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 69:43


    Wherein Frank bans water and Chris missed the black Nazi thing.

    137: Job Search: The Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 63:14


    Wherein Frank fumes while Chris gatekeeps.

    136: Ball-Curious Coffee Badging

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 65:36


    Wherein Frank's Google search fails and Chris blmaes the French.

    135: Fiber Fiasco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 61:53


    Wherein Frank explains config management while Chris prepares to go postal.

    134: Standard Issue Hostility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 67:09


    Wherein Frank wants you to stick to your guns.

    133: Helldevins 2: The Electric Intelligoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 63:35


    Wherein Chris spirals about consoles and Frank loves punchcards.

    132: SCANdelous Tanks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 64:36


    Wherein Chris is pro-dictator and Frank is pro-losing.

    131: Supply Chain Shenanigans

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 55:27


    Wherein many bugs make all eyes shallow... or something...

    130: Jesus 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 60:36


    Wherein Franks eyes bleed while Chris has people breathe into his mouth.

    129: World of WarCAP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 49:21


    Wherein Chris hates Postgres and Frank gets a new aura.

    128: Jobs Destroyed or Prevented

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 57:28


    Wherein David Spader fights Sam Altman.

    127: Gandalf on a T-Rex

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 62:33


    Wherein Chris does calculus and Frank has a bone to pick.

    126: Self-Promoting Class Suits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 49:55


    Wherein Chris is the boy who cried wolf and Frank doles out mad karma.

    125: If It Ain't AI, We Don't Want None

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 66:11


    Wherein the guys have a young Harrson Ford on the show!

    124: Friction Ain't Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 64:48


    Wherein the guys find it difficult to cancel the upcoming XBox X Æ A-12.

    123: You're a Mercenary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 68:41


    Wherein Chris takes a break and Frank has a better advent calendar.

    122: Russ Hashimoto Gained a B

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 58:01


    Wherein the guys defend HCL.... or do they?

    121: Mungers Three Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 60:37


    Wherein the guys TOTALLY own a bunch of BRK-A...

    120: Business Development Dark Patterns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 65:01


    Wherein Chris buys baking soda and Frank can't have PIP.

    119: Avoid Cyber Bikeshedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 63:59


    Wherein noone actually pair programs, bruh

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    118: Self-Hosting: It Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 58:01


    Wherein verily I say unto you, yaks will be shaved.

    117: Security Is a Group Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 62:43


    Wherein Chris failed Geometry.

    116: You Aren't the Customer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 63:36


    Wherein the guys design by committee.

    115: Deployment Schmeployment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 68:37


    Wherein the guys talk about CI and black magic.

    114: Inmates Running the Asylum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 66:42


    Wherein the guys are dumber than their employees.

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