Emily Freeman joins the show alongside our Ship It co-host, Justin Garrison! We hear Emily’s burnout story & learn how she and Forrest Brazeal are putting tech-focused influencers on tap. But first: area code turf wars, bad movie reboots & buying used DVDs… at Starbucks?!

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Featuring:

• Emily Freeman – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, Website
• Justin Garrison – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website

Show Notes:

• 1999: A Film Odyssey (Changelog++ 🔐)
• The Andromeda Strain
• Song Encoder: Forrest Brazeal
• freeman + forrest

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!