Podcast appearances and mentions of karen chu

Katherine Druckman sat down with Sarah Christoph, lead maintainer of Porter, and Karen Chu, community manager for Helm, to discuss the realities of maintaining open source projects. We discussed the challenges maintainers face, including burnout, community building, and the importance of human interactions in sustaining projects. The conversation highlights strategies for creating sustainable workflows, such as documentation and contributor ladders, and the essential role of positive feedback and community support in maintaining morale. The episode also underscores the protective and inclusive nature of the open source community, shining a light on mentorship and the personal growth it fosters. 00:00 Introduction  02:30 Challenges in Open Source Maintenance 03:43 Maintainer Burnout and Coping Strategies 08:10 Building Sustainable Open Source Projects 10:37 The Importance of Community and Mentorship 12:41 Recognizing and Crediting Contributors 14:14 The Human Connection in Open Source 21:22 Final Thoughts    Guests: Karen Chu   Sarah Christoff

This time I take a trip down memory road to talk to my dear friend Karen Chu, host of the incredibly popular and long running trivia podcast Good Job Brain! Casual Magic is brought to you by Quiver and Archidekt and by my patrons at Patreon.com/shivamb.  

Matt and Jethro and joined again by trivia superstar Karen Chu of Good Job Brain! See how she stand up to Jethro in a Pop Quiz and what interesting culinary treat she gives as a destination!And check out Good Job Brain!

Jethro and Matt welcome a very special guest, podcast legend Karen Chu! If you haven't listened to Good Job Brain yet, what are you waiting for? Well, wait until the end of this episode and then go!

Join Katherine Druckman as she dives into the whimsical world of Kubernetes with Karen Chu and Matt Butcher, the creative minds behind the "Illustrated Children's Guide to Kubernetes." Discover how a playful presentation with stuffed animals evolved into a beloved book series simplifying complex tech concepts. Listen as they introduce their latest character's adventure into the speedy realm of WebAssembly (Wasm). From the origins of Phippy the giraffe to their shared love of Drupal, this episode is a delightful journey through the intersection of technology, creativity, and community. Don't miss out on this fun-filled tech talk! Resources: Fermyon Presents: Phippy's Field Guide to Wasm Phippy & Friends Guests: Karen Chu is the Head of Community at Fermyon, where she's building the community around the next wave of cloud computing. As a long time open source contributor in the cloud native ecosystem, she spent her previous life at Microsoft Azure focused on creating inclusive and welcoming spaces around Kubernetes, Helm, Brigade, DeisLabs, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), andthensome. Together with Matt Butcher, she created The Illustrated Children's Guide to Kubernetes book series. When she's not connecting dots in the community, you can find her pursuing photography, making ceramics, cooking, and sipping on chai in NYC. Matt Butcher is co-founder and CEO of Fermyon, the serverless WebAssembly in the cloud company. He is one of the original creators of Helm, Brigade, CNAB, OAM, Glide, and Krustlet. He has written or co-written many books, including Learning Helm and Go in Practice. He is a co-creator of the Illustrated Children's Guide to Kubernetes series. These days, he works mostly on WebAssembly projects such as Spin, Fermyon Cloud and Bartholomew. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy. He lives in Colorado, where he drinks lots of coffee.

Good Job Brain stars Karen Chu and Chris Kohler join us for a minigolf themed escape room!   Find all the stuff going on with Good Job Brain at https://www.goodjobbrain.com/   Check out the write-up and images for this Escape Room below to follow along, or play yourself! https://www.consumethismedia.com/season-12-notes/#golf    For everything Escape This Podcast, head to https://www.consumethismedia.com/escape-this-podcast To hang out with us and other fans, join our discord here: https://discord.gg/AH9MZqM  Check out our second podcast, Solve This Murder! Website || iTunes || Twitter || Instagram || Facebook || RSS Follow us on Twitch! We have bonus episodes and playtests up on our Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus audio, a vlog, trivia, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms as NPC's. Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

This week for this episode about motherhood we're joined by special guest Karen Chu of Good Job, Brain! who helps us better understand Marge's need to visit Rancho Relaxo after a nervous breakdown. We get Troy McClure as our video tour guide and learn about omelets, blackhead removal, baby car seats, stealing lightbulbs, and more. When listening to this podcast, be sure to grab Clamato, Mr. Pibb, or soy milk! Support this podcast and get over 100 bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! And please follow the official Twitter, @TalkSimpsonsPod!

Hello and welcome to CHAOSScast Community podcast, where we share use cases and experiences with measuring open source community health. Elevating conversations about metrics, analytics, and software from the Community Health Analytics Open Source Software, or short CHAOSS Project, to wherever you like to listen. Today, we are joined by two wonderful guests that Venia met during an amazing talk at the Community Spaces. We have Victoria Cumberbatch, Founder of adventuresOFcommunity, a Community Development Consultancy, and Bri Leever, a Community Architect and Founder of Ember. Our conversations take us through finding out how everyone got their start in community, and what numbers mean for our brands and what they'll mean for open source health. Also, we'll find out about Bri's learning journey, and more about the metrics Bri and Viki are using and the kinds of stories they're telling with them. Download this episode now to find out much more, and don't forget to subscribe for free to this podcast on your favorite podcast app and share this podcast with your friends and colleagues! [00:02:33] Bri, Lori, and Viki fill us in on how they got started in community and where their love of community came from. [00:09:15] Georg shares his story of how he got his start in community. [00:12:57] There's a great discussion about what numbers really mean for our brands and what they'll mean for open source health afterward. [00:16:45] Venia brings up a story about Morning Brew talking about the progression of their community, and Bri tells us about a community she's managing for the company Piktochart and how they manage their metrics and interesting things they do with her. [00:20:29] Bri mentioned the learning journey, and she explains what she considers the learning journey, the kinds of stories she finds herself telling, and the metrics she's weaving in with the learning journeys. [00:24:04] Venia talks about Chris Mercer and one of his main statements is no one is a numbers person, and Bri adds be saying, the power is in the pattern, and she tells us about a book called, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant. [00:25:56] We hear what kind of metrics Viki uses, the kinds of stories she's telling with them, and using the Cultural Adjustment Graph. Bri and Lori share some thoughts as well. [00:32:30] Lori explains some of the behaviors she was speaking about. [00:34:40] Venia asks everyone how they would systemize and turn that story into something that people can query on a weekly basis whenever they need. Bri tells us about a community platform called, Heartbeat. [00:41:41] Georg highlights CHAOSS software. [00:42:41] Find out where you can follow Viki and Bri online. Value Adds (Picks) of the week: [00:43:44] Georg's pick is the WordPress community. [00:44:44] Bri's pick is having availability in her life to make friends in all areas. [00:45:39] Venia's pick is the importance of farming and shovel environments. [00:46:41] Lori's pick is being grateful that she's around people who are really lit up by what they're doing and sharing really neat things that they're doing. [00:47:37] Viki's pick is finding a meetup group and playing volleyball with them. 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Some dolls have spirits. Others have secrets. This week, the crew dives into a twisty Vietnamese take on Thai folklore. Also, we break down the international announcements from Netflix's "Geeked Week" and get excited about watching "Prey" in the Comanche language.  Motion Picture Terror Scale: 1.67. Quality: 3. Enjoyment: 2.67 Articles mentioned in this episode: "Netflix Takes Global Rights to Taiwanese Horror Blockbuster ‘Incantation' (Exclusive)," by Karen Chu for The Hollywood Reporter "Prey Will Give Viewers The Option To Watch The Film In The Comanche Language," by BJ Colangelo in /Film "Thailand's Intriguing Luk Thep Doll Culture," by Kenneth Bachor for Time Magazine "Big in Thailand: Fake Kids," by Audrey Wilson for The Atlantic

Seanbaby creates another perfect game that all parties involved understood and that you will too! Then he used it to pit the brilliant Karen Chu against the present Brockway to see who was... more right? It's unclear! Perfect!

Happy Labor Day, everyone! As a special bonus, we're giving you a free episode of Talking Futurama to give you a taste of what our Patreon subscribers get over at patreon.com/talkingsimpsons. And it's not just a free episode; it's one of our best—a look at the all-time classic "The Luck of the Fryrish" with special guest Karen Chu of Good Job, Brain! If you like what you hear, and want to listen to 39 more episodes of Talking Futurama (with more to come), head on over to patreon.com/talkingsimpsons and sign up at the $5 level to access the rest of Talking Futurama, as well as our miniseries covering The Critic, King of the Hill, and Mission Hill. And at the end of October, we'll be covering our 10 favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series via our next miniseries, Blabbin' Bout Batman: The Animated Series.  Thanks once again for listening and please enjoy this bonus podcast!

Wherein we welcome our good friend Karen Chu back to the show, discuss her experience as a game show contestant on The Chase, make our WandaVision finale predictions (spoiler warning!), and pitch Jeopardy!: Geekbox Edition. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Justin Haywald, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Karen Chu.

Bridget chats with Matt Farina, Karen Chu, and Matt Butcher about the Helm community.

Bridget chats with Matt Farina, Karen Chu, and Matt Butcher about the Helm community.

Communities are an important component of open source software. Karen Chu, Community Manager at Microsoft, talked about communities in the cloud computing space. Karen explained different ways to manage and nurture a community. We talked about marketing, workshops and conferences. Karen is one of the creators of “The Illustratated Children's Guide to Kubernetes” which we also talked about.

Truly one of the best race costumers is on our show for a chit chat! If you don't know who she is, you need to look her up right now! You might be surprised how relatable she is!

Karen Chu returns to the podcast to revisit the first Good Job, Brain! Live Show, lessons learned, and possible locations for future live shows. We also talk about the upcoming Good Job, Brain! book, how the creative process differs from the podcast, and I make a pitch for an audiobook version for a book based on a podcast. Finally, we discuss the logistics behind running a half marathon in carbonite. Han Solo would be proud. Follow Karen on Twitter @momopeche and keep up with the latest from the Good Job, Brain! at goodjobbrain.com. More details about the Good Job, Brain! book can be found on amazon.com. Run Time - 54:02 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

This week I welcome Karen Chu, host of Good Job, Brain!, back to the podcast. We talk about the growth Good Job, Brain!, the excitement of meeting fans face to face, how she and her co-hosts have put a creative spin on sponsorship. We also discuss Karen's cosplaying rules for Disney Marathons, because running 13.3 miles isn't enough of a challenge. Finally, we spend a few minutes talking about her work at Twitch and fun moments like "Twitch Plays Pokemon". Enjoy! You can follow Karen on Twitter at @momopeche, listen to her podcast Good Job, Brain! at goodjobbrain.com, and learn more about Twitch at twitch.tv. Run Time - 58:27 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Wherein we discuss passive-aggression, how much we love Karen Chu, our awesome comic shop, Tomb Raider, SimCity, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, new Star Wars shows, Neverwinter (sort of), Defiance, Shroud of the Avatar, and When in Rome (NOT the Olsen twins movie). Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Flight, Airplane!, the G.I. Joe movies, our own April O'Neil casting call, old guys kicking butt, old guys NOT kicking butt, Real Husbands of Hollywood, the future of the DC movie universe, The Evil Dead, They Might Be Giants, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Intelligent Systems, Etrian Odyssey IV, the horrors of Blockbuster Video, and the best games of 1997. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss botched audio, the death of 1UP and GameSpy, the big PlayStation 4 announcement, extreme car fetishism, awkward Final Fantasy non-announcements, awesome Diablo III non-announcements, Chinese achievement-farmers, livestreamed games, social media on consoles, how to use Tumblr, Cliff Bleszinski's crazy predictions, 2012 Oscar-bait, the Internet police, and live-action anime adaptations. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Greg Kromer.

Wherein we discuss critical hits, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Twitter etiquette, the PlayStation Cloud, backwards compatibility, Sony's launch lineups over the years, The Cave, Warm Bodies, Magic: The Gathering, and the greatest games of 1995. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss thought experiments, life and death, planets vs. planetoids, live Futurama cast readings, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Sony's PlayStation 4 media plans, and even more Star Wars movies. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the rumor mill, J.J. Abrams' Star Wars, the Justice League film team, The Cave, Double Fine's Kickstarter game, Gas Powered Games vs. Kickstarter, the end of THQ and Epic Mickey, Nintendo's big announcements, and the rise of Fire Emblem. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Alea Garbagnati and Chris Noyes.

Wherein we discuss cheers and jeers, the Geekbox Awards, ZombiU, XCOM on game controllers, Assassin's Creed III's Wii U version, hype-based voting, Argo, Wreck-It Ralph, Community, Game of Thrones, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, our favorite guests, Prometheus plot holes, terrible TV, an epic Big Bang Theory throwdown, old spoilers, our most missed host of 2012, the lost adventures of Crazy Uncle Adam, and the day Lucasfilm got its mouse ears. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss DC Comics creative teams losing their jobs over the Internet, fixing Disney's Fantasyland, Disney's all-seeing eye, Zack Snyder and Star Wars, classic role-playing games, Persona 3, Fire Emblem, Chrono Cross, Arrow, the 2013 Academy Award nominees, cold vs. flu, and the best games of 1993. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss bad hunters, Vegas vacations, the truth about Carrot Top, Dragon Quest casinos vs. real-life casinos, Django Unchained, John Dies at the End, the baffling continuity of The Amazing Spider-Man, and the best games of 1991. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins, with special guest Deborah Ferguson.

Wherein we discuss the Fitch Hitch, happy Apocalypse Day, heartwarming Christmas movies about sexually deviant snowmen, The Hobbit (more light spoilers!), old-school goths, poetry vs. music vs. reading, Tolkien's linguistic style, shake-ups for The Walking Dead, Nintendo Force, Nintendo pro tips, New Super Mario Bros. 2, cross-cosplaying as Fix-It Felix, and the best games of 1990. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins, with special guests Mary Catenacci, Andrew Fitch, and Brock Sager.

Wherein we discuss the Geekbox Christmas, CSI catastrophes, Disney-thons, Wreck-It Ralph, Skyfall (very light spoilers), the history of James Bond, Plague Inc., FTL: Faster Than Light, the Wii U's impending launch, The Ship: Full Steam Ahead, and the most ridiculous Blizzard lawsuit ever. Starring Ryan Scott, David Barabe, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss sportsball, Iron Man 3, the Justice League movie, the Evil Dead remake, the Wizard of Oz, the Hollywood-ization of fantasy books, weird candy, and Arrow. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Chris Noyes.

Wherein we discuss Hawaiian meth-head facts, ghost raccoons, Tough Mudder, the most horrible haunted house ever, Angry Birds vs. Star Wars, Cabin in the Woods, contemporary music in period movies, remakes of old movies and TV shows, faithful adaptations vs. good adaptations, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Retro City Rampage. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Ryan Higgins, and Max Scoville.

Wherein we discuss first world problems, Karen's horrible day, Judge Dredd, Sylvester Stallone's illustrious career, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dick Tracy, MorrisonCon, GeekboxCon (spoiler: completely fake), terrible Marvel movie decisions, the S.H.I.E.L.D. cast, and the annual Podcast Awards. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss animal names, driving in L.A., salt on pizza, PAX, board games, Steam's Big Picture Mode, Terraria, VVVVVV, Wii U pre-orders, Punch-Out!! fan projects (and casual '80s racism), egregious Guild Wars near-typos, and the first-ever Geekbox web comic. Starring Ryan Scott, David Barabe, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss Middle America, giant lakes, John Barrowman and Green Arrow, a possible Rocketeer reboot, Plants vs. Zombies 2, PopCap layoffs, Nintendo Power, Hyrule Historia, The Bourne Legacy, the Expendables, terrible achievements, Nintendo's dumb digital plan, Geekbox game reviews, and Kid Icarus. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss the old days of the Internet, haunted pizzerias, town drunks, sex at nerd conventions, Bill & Ted 3, Mars livestreaming, Collection Intervention, the Warhammer economy, Team Fortress 2: Mann vs. Machine, Sleeping Dogs, the Batman: Puppet Master short film, and Chronicle. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Josh Young.

Wherein we discuss amusement parks, The Dark Knight Rises (lots of massive spoilers!), crazy Batman casting rumors, the future of the Bat-family on film, Jack Nicholson vs. Robin Williams, Grant Morrison, the Man of Steel trailer, iconic film music, upcoming superhero films, and Wreck-It Ralph. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Alea Garbagnati, Ryan Higgins, and Chris Noyes.

Wherein we discuss Binging it, The Amazing Spider-Man (no spoilers), Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, Sucker Punch, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Steam Greenlight, and Robin Hood. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss tropes on tropes, too-rapid mobile technology, Google hate, Ryan Higgins vs. every company ever, Brave, the Pixar canon, and Final Fantasy VII. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss tonsillitis, chicken pox vaccines, Justice League: Doom, casual Nathan Fillion encounters, zombie obstacle courses, Wonder Woman, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Before Watchmen, 1986 vs. 2012, and Prometheus (big spoiler warning!). Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Where in we discuss E3 2012, press conferences, browsing the web on your Xbox 360, Wonderbook, Ubisoft boobies, the Wii U, using every mobile device in the world as a remote control, sports that sound like Star Wars characters, teleprompters, games vs. movies, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Microsoft All-Stars Battle Royale, sports team confusion, free-to-play Star Wars, console strategy games, Bulletstorm, Dark Souls, putting fists through monitors, and one of the most botched game reviews ever. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Jeff Green, Eric Neigher, Aaron Simmer, and David Wolinsky.

Karen Chu joins me this week to talk about her unique journey to and through the video game industry - who would've thought architecture was a possible path? We also talk about her many podcasting adventures including "The Legendary Thread" and World of Warcraft's impact on her life, "The Geekbox" and the joy of arguement, and her new podcast "Good Job, Brain!". Specifically on her new podcast, we discuss the humble origins of the podcast and the extensive research and care involved in getting the podcast funded on Kickstarter. Follow Karen on Twiter @momopeche and be sure to check her out on "The Geekbox" at geekbox.net and her very own "Good Job, Brain!" at goodjobbrain.com. Run Time - 1:06:04 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Wherein we discuss the Avengers, comic book movie rankings, Diablo III, collector's edition logistics, The Secret World, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, creepers, Zombies Run!, the upcoming Green Arrow TV show, Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Torchwood. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss birthdays, Indiana Jones, The Avengers, Cabin in the Woods, violence in movies, The Raid: Redemption, Guild Wars 2, nerd wars, MorrisonCon, The Walking Dead game, Xenoblade Chronicles, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim DLC, the world's fattest cat, and our weird dreams. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.

Jason Hartman is joined by host and quiz master of Good Job, Brain!, Karen Chu. Karen founded a trivia podcast as a hobby, joined by her pub trivia team, because they just love sharing trivia with others. Karen relates how important being passionate about your genre and your topics is to successful podcasting. She feels [...]

Wherein we discuss Instagram, Kickstarter, LovePlus, sex in games, Fez, Legend of Grimrock, Final Fantasy XIII, game characters cosplaying as other game characters, horrible Internet porn, and dating spreadsheets. Starring Ryan Scott, Ray Barnholt, Karen Chu, and Brock Sager.

Wherein we discuss Draw Something, the disposability of mobile games, Arkham Horror, Cthulhu Saves the World, crazy Kickstarter projects, Kid Icarus: Uprising, playing Wii games, Telltale's Walking Dead game, Michael Bay vs. the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek movies. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss gaming expos, Outliers, John Carter (of Mars), Awake, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, new old stuff, The Artist, talking during movies, the Fitch Hitch, and Academy Award winners vs. IMDb. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, and Ryan Higgins.

Wherein we discuss weird accents, the Alamo Drafthouse, the horrors of the San Francisco Mission, wild movie events, Sherlock (light spoilers for the first episode), 11th-dimensional chess, Twitter disasters, Doctor Adam Fitch Explains It All, the PlayStation Vita, Lumines Electronic Symphony, and Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Ryan Higgins, Katie Romanko, and Toby Sidler.

Wherein we discuss the Jelly Belly factory, molecular gastronomy (WTF?), the amazing Jeremy Lin, Star Wars: Episode I 3D, crazy TV producers, Sherlock in America, Comic Book Men, superhero identities, murder mysteries, Double Fine's crazy Kickstarter adventure, and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic series. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Alea Garbagnati, Ryan Higgins, Chris Noyes, and April Scott.

Wherein we discuss clambakes, The Apartment, Professor Layton, the Ace Attorney movie, the Japanese judicial system, sober Disney marathons (and Hobbit cameos), John Lennon vs. Stephen King, Game of Thrones, the awesomeness of Jeremy Renner, Max Landis' Superman fan film, WeLoveFine.com, neurotic color-coordination, and Sherlock. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Adam Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and April Scott.