What Makes a Christmas Movie? Plus, a Toast to New Beginnings
Whiskey Web and Whatnot · Skill Issue Studios
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Show Notes
This week, Robbie and Chuck talk about Christmas traditions, from sweaters and trees to classic holiday movies and music. They dive into various light-hearted hot takes, holiday preferences, gift-giving etiquette, and more. Along the way, they review a Cream of Kentucky bourbon, discuss JavaScript and API challenges, and share Robbie’s big announcement—twins on the way!
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:49) - Whiskey intro and rating: Cream of Kentucky
- (07:59) - Bing Crosby vs Frank Sinatra
- (09:31) - Real vs fake Christmas trees
- (13:59) - Christmas Story vs Christmas Vacation
- (16:34) - Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
- (18:09) - Are gift cards a good present or just lazy?
- (20:50) - Robbie’s big news
- (21:32) - The state of EV
- (27:45) - Investments and crypto
- (33:40) - The results of the State of JS Survey
- (38:00) - Podcast merch
- (39:21) - Futbol and food
- (44:58) - Robbie on Learn with Jason
- (50:11) - Everybody likes Vite
- (53:13) - Representing your brand
- (55:02) - Holiday plans
Links
- Cream of Kentucky: https://creamofkentucky.com
- Bing Crosby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby
- Frank Sinatra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra
- Jack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com/
- Balsam Hill Christmas Trees: https://www.balsamhill.com/c/artificial-christmas-trees
- A Christmas Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/
- Christmas Vacation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/
- Die Hard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger
- Hallmark: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/
- VW Buzz: https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html
- Doug Demuro’s review of the VW Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1TsmhSv5k
- Rivian: https://rivian.com/
- Chrysler Pacifica: https://www.chrysler.com/pacifica.html
- Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/
- Shiba Inu: https://shibatoken.com/
- Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
- Ethereum: https://ethereum.org/
- XRP: https://ripple.com/xrp/
- Hawk Tuah Coin: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hawk-tuah/
- State of JS Survey: https://stateofjs.com/
- Chris Manson: https://x.com/real_ate
- Jonathan Creamer: https://x.com/jcreamer898
- Syntax: https://syntax.fm
- WordPress: https://wordpress.org
- Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
- Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/
- Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/
- Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen
- DHH: https://x.com/dhh/
- Telemundo: https://www.telemundo.com/
- Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/
- David Beckham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham
- Liverpool FC: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/
- Real Madrid: https://www.realmadrid.com/
- Learn with Jason: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason
- Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/
- Node: https://nodejs.org/
- Next.js: https://nextjs.org/
- Ember: https://emberjs.com/
- Vite: https://vite.dev/
- Astro: https://astro.build/
- React: https://react.dev/
- Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/
- Whiskey.fm: https://whiskey.fm
- Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund
Connect with Chuck and Robbie
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
Subscribe and stay in touch
- Website: https://whiskey.fm
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf
- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
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