Whiskey Web and Whatnot

Robbie Wagner, Adam Argyle

ahoy@shipshape.io

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Booking Overview

A developer-focused interview and fireside-chat podcast covering web development, artificial intelligence, coding tools, and software engineering, with recurring guests who are senior developers, open-source maintainers, technical educators, and developer-tool builders. PR agencies could credibly pitch engineering leaders, AI-tool founders, framework maintainers, technical authors, and developer educators; booking difficulty is medium because the show features recognizable figures from the web-development ecosystem, often through conference and community connections.

Metrics

Episodes: 252

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 10.9k subscribers

Contact Information

ahoy@shipshape.io

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Host

Robbie Wagner - Veteran web developer and podcast host focused on JavaScript, AI coding tools, and software engineering.

Adam Argyle - Veteran web developer and podcast host focused on web technologies, CSS, developer tools, and software engineering.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior web developers, AI practitioners, open-source maintainers, technical educators, developer-tool founders, and software engineering leaders with hands-on expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Built widely used developer tools or open-source projects, Founded or led respected developer platforms or software companies, Created influential technical courses, books, or educational resources, Provided notable expertise on AI-assisted software development and web technologies

Recent Guest Discussions

Joel Hooks - Personal AI Agents, Custom AI Harnesses, Local Extensions, Automation, Dark Factories, Web Development, And Developer Education.

Tanner Linsley - Polymorphic UI Libraries, Spec-driven Development, State Machines, Determinism, And Multi-agent Orchestration.

Kent C. Dodds - Personal AI Assistants, MCP Servers, Agent Development, React, Hooks, And The Future Of Software Engineering.

Jason Lengstorf - Building Products, The Principles Of Software Development, Developer Tools, React, And Web-development Culture.

Ken Wheeler - AI Harnesses, Multi-agent Systems, React, Proxies, Vibe Coding, Developer Tools, And The Future Of Web Development.

Recent Topics

Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, Javascript, Software Engineering, Developer Productivity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Whiskey Web and Whatnot
:

Silly Software, Sugar Snap Peas, and Coding in Gen Z Slang w/ Christina Martinez

July 31, 2026

This week, Robbie and Adam are live from the Clerk booth at React Miami with Christina Martinez, DevEx engineer at Resend, former gym owner, and creator of the viral Gen Z slang Babel plugin. They dig into whether React is a framework, React Server Components, hooks versus signals, HTML as a programming language, Tailwind versus vanilla CSS, semicolons, TypeScript noise, and why C Sharp felt like too much ceremony. Along the way, they debate OpenClaw bots with personalities, gardening tips fr...

Pi Extensions, YOLO Mode, and Building Your Own Personal Claw w/ Joel Hooks

July 23, 2026

This week, Robbie and Adam welcome Joel Hooks—co-founder of Egghead, tool builder, course creator, backend architect, indie hacker, advisor, consultant, father of five, and automation enthusiast—to talk dark factories, custom AI harnesses, and whether we've reached the point where looking at code is optional. They dig into Pi versus OpenClaw, YOLO mode, building local extensions, JoelClaw self-documentation, and why React is absolutely a framework. Along the way, they debate whether CSS knowl...

Dark Factories, Polymorphic UI, and Why Developers Still Matter

June 25, 2026

This week, Robbie and Adam are live from React Miami with a packed lineup of rapid fire interviews and hot takes. They catch up with Jason Lengstorf about driving a quarter million dollar Lamborghini through Miami with a police escort, the philosophy behind The Build Log show, and why the principles of building matter more than the tools. They talk with Kent C. Dodds about his personal AI assistant Cody, MCP servers versus OpenClaw, why he's building agents to work on agents, and the future o...

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