This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Jason Torres about the joys and challenges of parenting, and how life experiences shape career choices. Jason shares his journey in tech, thoughts on balancing work and personal life, and the unexpected connections between creativity and burnout.

In this episode:

(00:00) - Intro
(00:57) - Wine tasting: Famille Coperet
(08:17) - Parenting and career
(15:25) - Why Chuck and Robbie started the podcast
(18:32) - Tech conferences and experiences
(20:05) - Mic technique and Fresca
(22:19) - Music and vodka
(26:29) - Streaming and Twitch
(27:44) - Jason’s tech background
(28:51) - Music and pop culture
(31:28) - Balance and burnout in tech
(39:51) - Holiday season and gift ideas
(42:46) - Cars and Teslas
(47:31) - Plugs

Links

Torc: https://www.torc.dev/
Schitt’s Creek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt’s_Creek
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/
Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
The Tech Commute Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/- the-tech-commute-podcast/id1719514174
Denny’s: https://www.dennys.com/
Marie Callender’s: https://www.mariecallenders.com/
Ship Shape: https://shipshape.io
Wegmans: https://www.wegmans.com/
Whole Foods: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/
All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/
Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda
The Notorious B.I.G.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.
Sean Combs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Combs
No Way Out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Way_Out_(Puff_Daddy_album)
Busta Rhymes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busta_Rhymes
R. Kelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly
Michael Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
Ciroc Vodka: https://www.ciroc.com/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/
Primaegen: https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen
Typecraft: https://www.twitch.tv/typecraft
Bashbunni: https://www.twitch.tv/bashbunni
Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
100devs: https://100devs.org/
Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
PHP: https://www.php.net/
React: https://react.dev/
Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
Ludacris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludacris
Chicken-n-Beer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken-n-Beer
2 Chainz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Chainz
Most Expensivest: https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/most-expensivest
Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf
Hate to Love: Nickelback: https://www.netflix.com/title/81760200
Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_(band)
Alter Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Bridge
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/- wutang-clan-of-mics-and-men/
Soundgarden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundgarden
Rage Against the Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/- Rage_Against_the_Machine
Audioslave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audioslave
Chris Cornell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cornell
Robert Plant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plant
Lollapalooza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollapalooza
Metallica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica
Snoop Dogg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg
Tool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band)
Kenny Rogers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers
Hall & Oates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates
Def Leppard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard
Alice in Chains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains
Linkin Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park
Queen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)
Chester Bennington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Bennington
Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly
Corvette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette
Tesla: