Best Wild Quincy Podcasts (2025)

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UNEXPLAINED: Drones Over Quincy 56:21

2h ago56:21

56:21

There's been a lot of talk recently of drone activity not only across the United States but also in our own backyard. We've invited back paranormal researcher and ufo enthusiast Teri Mosby to come and talk about all this strange activity and if there is more to come. Support Wild Quincy and you can unlock additional bonus content. Email us at wildq…

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Woody Herman - Giant Steps 52:22

21h ago52:22

52:22

Guest Bevan Bell returns with a copy of Woody Herman's Giant Steps to spin. This 1973 album shows the big band leader not only unafraid of the new jazz sounds but fully embracing them with a set of contemporary covers. If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend abo…

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#157 Getting a developer job in 2025 with Lane Wagner 2:26:41

2h ago2:26:41

2:26:41

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Lane Wagner. He's a software engineer, prolific contributor to freeCodeCamp, and founder of the Boot.dev online learning platform. Support for this podcast comes from a grant from Wix Studio. Wix Studio provides developers tools to rapidly build websites with every…

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Skeeter Davis - The Hillbilly Singer 47:12

1h ago47:12

47:12

Co-host Jeremy spins a late-stage release by "End of the World" singer Skeeter Davis. This LP emphasizes the country roots of the crossover popstar. We also learn about her tumultuous upbringing and rise to stardom. If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about …

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#156 AI Reality VS Speculation with Google Machine Learning Engineer Jiquan Ngiam 1:53:13

30m ago1:53:13

1:53:13

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Jiquan Ngiam. He's a former Google Brain engineer who's building tools to make AI useful for everyone – not just developers. We talk about the power of AI and it's practical capabilities, and separate those from a lot of the hype surrounding the AI space. Support f…

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CRIME: Murder of Patty Ann Smith Featuring Rajah Maples 1:12:41

9h ago1:12:41

1:12:41

Unfortunately some murders in the Quincy area go unsolved, and for nearly 40 years the mysterious murder of nine year old Patty Ann Smith was one of them. But a new revelation, given by a relative may just have given closure to the family and finally put a name to the person who did the horrible act. Find out about this story with WGEM news anchor …

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Rod Stewart - Never a Dull Moment 51:26

15d ago51:26

51:26

Our first episode of 2025 finds the classic trio discussing the early career of Rod Stewart. We listen to "Rod the Mod's" follow-up LP to his breakout solo success and explore the long road he traveled to get there. If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about …

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#155 CUDA and GPU Programming with Elliot Arledge 1:19:49

4d ago1:19:49

1:19:49

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Elliot Arledge. He's a 20-year old computer science student who's created several popular freeCodeCamp courses on LLMs, the Mojo programming language, and GPU programming with CUDA. He joins us from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We talk about: - Building AI systems fr…

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ReWind: Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle. 58:09

22d ago58:09

58:09

For our final ReWind of the holiday break, we revisit our enthusiastic discussion with guest Samantha Simmons on the early life and career of the "Gut Bomb King" himself: Bruce Springsteen. If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no frie…

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ReWind: Peggy Lee - Is That All There Is? 57:49

14d ago57:49

57:49

On our latest ReWind of the holiday break, we revisit Peggy Lee and her 1969 pivot toward "fatalistic nihilism" which proved a huge commercial success for the torch singer. If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!), or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a r…

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ReWind: Quincy Jones - The Dude 51:48

1M ago51:48

51:48

For our first ReWind of the holiday break, we revisit our February 2022 episode on the one and only Quincy Jones, who passed away November 3 at the age of 91. Join us once again as we celebrate his incredible contributions to popular music. If you like us, please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!)…

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#154 Why developers needn't fear CSS – with the King of CSS himself Kevin Powell 2:04:42

26d ago2:04:42

2:04:42

Take our year-end freeCodeCamp podcast listener survey real quick: https://forms.gle/2M9NW776723uSdDT7 On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Kevin Powell. He's a designer, a software engineer, and an expert in CSS. He's runs a CSS-focused YouTube channel with nearly a million subscribers. There's nothi…

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PLACE OR TIME: The Mound Builders 1:53:27

1M ago1:53:27

1:53:27

Those who have grown up in the Quincy, Illinois area are most likely familiar with the Native American Mounds within the Indian Mounds Park area, but most probably don't know that there were and are many, many more mounds in the area. Join us as we dig into the history of the various mounds in the area as we start to investigate just who these moun…

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Christmas Special 2024! 59:49

2M ago59:49

59:49

The classic trio gathers around the tree to unwrap this year's presents, which no surprise turn out to be three wonderful Christmas albums. Feeling jolly? Please support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content (episodes on 45s!) or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps more people find us…

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#153 How to get a Developer Job – even in this economy – with James Q Quick 1:36:47

2M ago1:36:47

1:36:47

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews James Q Quick. He's a developer, speaker, and teacher. James grew up in Memphis. He was an athlete who played violin, and knew nothing about computer science but chose it as his college major. Since then, he's not only worked as a dev at Microsoft, FedEx and many t…

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Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down 55:49

2M ago55:49

55:49

Bob Bucko Jr returns to chat with us about Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down. We listen with fresh ears, playing a mix of hits and deep cuts from this mega-seller as we learn how Lionel Richie was able to achieve this level of commercial success by his second solo album. If you like us support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive conte…

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#152 How a breakdancing injury launched a coding empire with Scott Tolinski 1:41:23

2M ago1:41:23

1:41:23

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Scott Tolinski. He's a developer who 14 years ago - after injuring himself breakdancing – decided to create a programming tutorial YouTube channel called LevelUpTuts. He is also co-host of Syntax, the most popular web dev podcast on the planet. Support for this pod…

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PEOPLE: Chuck Bevelheimer 1:12:04

2M ago1:12:04

1:12:04

History can not be made without planning. That is a quote that Chris made up but it probably should be in a book somewhere. Who better to talk to about the future (and past) of Quincy than the man who has been planning it for 30 years, Quincy City Planner Chuck Bevelhiemer joins us in our first people episode of the year! Support Wild Quincy and yo…

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Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg - Twin Sons of Different Mothers 51:23

2M ago51:23

51:23

Co-host Peter challenges his own preconceived notions about singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg by spinning selections from this collaboration with flutist Tim Weisberg. Those familiar with Fogelberg's radio-friendly take on folk music may be surprised by this radical departure from that sound. If you like us support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast …

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Mort Shuman - My Death 47:17

2M ago47:17

47:17

Co-host Jeremy brings to our attention the puzzling debut release from American songwriter Mort Shuman. We learn about Shuman's background as a Brill Building songwriter, his English translations of Jacques Brel songs, and a whole lot more. If you like us support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content, or tell a friend about us…

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#151 Automating a coffee shop chain using self-taught coding skills with Eamonn Cottrell 1:49:39

2M ago1:49:39

1:49:39

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Eamonn Cottrell. He's a software engineer who also runs a local chain of coffee shops in Knoxville. Eamonn taught himself to code using freeCodeCamp. And he's since published 37 freeCodeCamp tutorials on productivity and automation using spreadsheets. Support for t…

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UNEXPLAINED: Pfanschmidt Murders Revisited 1:55:10

2M ago1:55:10

1:55:10

The Pfanschmidt Murders remains one of the biggest unsolved murder cases in the tri-state area. After reading the book "The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery" by authors Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James, we realized we needed to revisit the topic and present the theory from the book. We go over the theory an…

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Orleans - Waking and Dreaming 48:23

2M ago48:23

48:23

Co-host Sean ensures the Seventies soft-rock takeover continues with a popular album by Orleans. We learn about the band's connections to politics, King Harvest, and... King Missile? If you like us support us at patreon.com/idbuythatpodcast to get exclusive content, or tell a friend about us. Broke and have no friends? Leave us a review, it helps m…

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#150 To code is to struggle! I interview Tech with Tim, who got a job at Microsoft at age 19 1:40:29

3M ago1:40:29

1:40:29

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Tim Ruscica, the software engineer and prolific programming teacher behind the Tech with Tim YouTube channel. He's also developed courses on freeCodeCamp's YouTube channel. We talk about: - How Tim managed to get a $70k salary by hacking his way into a Microsoft in…

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Rod McKuen - Greatest Hits of Rod McKuen 55:33

3M ago55:33

55:33

Musician, producer, and radio host Ben Vaughn joins us to celebrate songwriter and poet Rod McKuen. A household name a half century ago, McKuen is largely forgotten today. Vaughn shares his lifelong passion for McKuen's work, which includes visiting the singer at his Beverly Hills mansion and teaming up with Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween) to record a tr…

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#149 The State of AI with Stanford Researcher Yifan Mai 1:58:21

3M ago1:58:21

1:58:21

On this week's episode of the podcast, freeCodeCamp founder Quincy Larson interviews Yifan Mai, a Senior Software Engineer on Google's TensorFlow team who left the private sector to go do AI research at Stanford. He's the lead maintainer of the open source HELM project, where he benchmarks the performance of Large Language Models. We talk about: - …

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