The Geek Joy Podcast
We talk with geeks about life, philosophy, geek joy, heartache, and whatever topics come to mind. And our music will surprise you.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 49 minutes
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2016
18: Can't Read Kant
Alex talks with Joe Cannatti about parenting, social anxiety, and zen buddhism.
The music is This is Everything That I Own, by Corissa Bragg.
17: Finding that space in between
Guest Evan Light and Alex talk about mindfulness, empathy, Search Inside Yourself, and kitties.
Music: Chopin: Prelude Op 28 No 4 performed by Paul Cantrell (via the Free Music Archive)
16: Existential Angst
Alex and JB talked about depression, energy, financial security, and creating your own meaningful story.
The music is Calling on Dolphins, by Fourstones.
15. Another one of those words
Jessica Kerr, Alex Harms.
I accidentally deleted this one and now I'm putting it back. So.
14: Always Making Goofy Faces
Dave Shah, Alex Harms. We talked about the TDD & strong convictions, Military & peace & love, getting your mind blown at conferences, religion, and who knows what else? Music: John Philip Sousa. Star…
13: It's scary, and that's good
Alex Lancaster & Alex Harms discuss emergence, improv, art. Music: Will Bernard and Motherbug, Three-toed Sloth
12: The Joys and Dangers of NVC
Guest Isaac Schlueter & Alex talk about NVC, and how it has helped us, and ways we've seen it used to create pain, as well. And we touch on Isaac's company, NPM, employee happiness, and Javascript. T…
11.5 We interrupt this podcast...
Jason Felice, Alex Harms. This is an unplanned episode, in which Jason & Alex have a conversation about LambdaConf, etc. (Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, courtesy of archive.org)
11: Don't Let Go
Duke Green, Jason Felice, Alex Harms. We talked a lot about race, and a little about not getting caught up in ideas about yourself while coding that distract you from the work. And Duke sang a song f…
10: This Emergent Dance
Episode 10: This Emergence Dance
With Bill Tozier @vaguery, Jason Felice @eraserhd, and Alex Harms @onealexharms
We talk about self-organizing, emergence, consulting, complexity, uncertainty yada yad…
9. Mr Flanx
This is a special episode with guest Mr. Flanx, the host's kid.
Topics include homeschooling (unschooling), creating, procrastination, attention, as well as learning with Vsauce and In a Nutshell vid…
8. Heart of Great Wisdom
Our guest is Daniel Higginbotham, and we talk mostly about doing what makes you happy. And about geek joy, as always. Clojure for the Brave and True is mentioned, and a few other books as well. Plus …
7. I want to be the one who tells me yes
With guest Kerri Miller, kerrizor.com
PeopleAlex Harms @onealexharms
Kerri Miller @kerrizor
Topics- 3:11 "Wow. I am mortal."
- 7:23 Open Source and Fe…
6. Like a kid in a candy store
People
Wil Pannell Hill @wilpannell
Alex Harms @onealexharms
Jason Felice@eraserhd
Topics- 5:55 "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.‗Aris…
All of Me is In It
With guest Amitai Schlair of Agile in 3 Minutes
PeopleAmitai Schlair @schmonz
Alex Harms @onealexharms
Mike Hill @geepawhill
Topics- 1:57 "Agile Ass-Hattery"
- 3:29 "He…
You only got so many heartbeats
With Leon Gersing of Dev Bootcamp
PeopleLeon Gersing @rubybuddha
Alex Harms @onealexharms
Jason Felice @eraserhd
Tracy Harms @kaleidic
Snips- 6:54 "When…
Because Somebody Will Help Me
"Because Somebody Will Help Me"With guest Amber Conville of Self.conference
PeopleAlex Harms @onealexharmsJason Felice @eraserhdAmber Conville @crebma
Snips- 1:40 "how the University of Mi…
Throwing a Pebble Into a Pond
With guest Pat Maddox of RubySteps
PeopleAlex Harms @onealexharms
Jason Felice @eraserhd
Pat Maddox @patmaddox
Tracy Ha…
Hi-Fivin the Universe
"Hi-Fivin the Universe"
With guest Mike "Geepaw" Hill of Helping Geeks Produce
PeopleAlex Harms @onealexharms
Mike Hill @geepawhill
Topics- 1:44 Astor Piazzolla, New Tango
- 5:04 "Oh my gosh! They'…