Retrospective

Summary

In this episode Chris and I look back at the past 83 episodes of the show and talk about what we learned, what we’ve enjoyed, and some of the highlights.

Brief Introduction

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• Your hosts as usual are Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
• Today we’re interviewing each other about the past year and a half of the show.

Interview with Tobias and Chris

• Introductions
• What have been some of the most unexpected or surprising aspects of the show for you during the past year and a half? – Tobias
• What are your top three favorite shows so far and why? – Chris
• If you could have a longer conversation with any of the past guests, who would you pick? – Tobias
• What has doing the show meant to you? – Chris
• What have you learned while doing the show that you wish you had known at the start? – Tobias
• How has the production process evolved since the beginning of the show? – Chris

Chris Leaving the Show – Chris

• Tobias and I started new jobs (At MIT Office of Digital Learning and Amazon Web Services, respectively)
• We’re much, much busier these days, making coordination difficult
• Tobias is ready to take the show solo and I (Chris) support him in this
• Chris still plans to support the show as an avid fan

Keep In Touch

• Chris’s Contact Info

Picks

• Tobias
  • Locust



• Chris
  • StaSh – Shell for Pythonista
  • Producing a Podcast
  • The Python Community

The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra  / CC BY-SA