Beste Code Burst podcasts (2024)

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Michael Moore Walked Away from an IT Job to Learn to Code with Mined Minds. It Didn't Go Well. 34:40

5y ago34:40

34:40

This podcast investigates Mined Minds, a coding bootcamps that received a huge amount of community support and federal and state tax dollars to re-educate out-of-work coal miners and others in Appalachia for jobs in the tech industry. Last week, we heard about the experiences of Susan Graves, whose experience as a CPA lent her a unique perspective …

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Susan Graves Puts on Her CPA Hat 43:58

5y ago43:58

43:58

Just a brief recap: the ongoing class action lawsuit filed against Mined Minds has been dismissed. I went over how things have gone forward in the last episode, and i also interviewed Billyjack Buzzard about his experience with the organization. Since posting, someone has made me aware of the fact that, in the tweet in which Jonathan Graham announc…

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"I Wish I Got a Degree" Billyjack Buzzard Reflects on His Time at Mined Minds 37:36

5y ago37:36

37:36

This is the fifth episode in a series covering the story of Mined Minds, a coding bootcamp that set out to retrain out-of-work coal miners for work in the tech industry. First episode: https://soundcloud.com/user-630857765/episode-1-conflicting-coverageOver a year ago, in the early weeks of 2018, a colleague shared with me a story about a coding bo…

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Code Burst 4: Decode 23:37

6+ y ago23:37

23:37

This podcast has focused on Mined Minds, a fairly unique coding bootcamp. This episode takes a look at programming educators that could be considered 'more traditional.' Decode MTL is a for-profit institution located in Montreal. I got in touch with Kevin Khoury, the co-founder, along with several students to explore the similarities and difference…

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Episode 3: Taken for Federal Granted 24:07

6+ y ago24:07

24:07

Laucher and Graham have long said that they don’t receive federal or state grants, but they have subcontracted with others that do. This episode looks into the money Mined Minds takes in on the non-profit side. It includes an interview with Ami Gatts, the president of a local workforce development board that administered a federal grant to Mined Mi…

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Episode 2: From the Beginning 29:20

6+ y ago29:20

29:20

Using information that has been confirmed by multiple sources or has not been directly contradicted by others, Henry Kronk describes how Mined Minds came to be. He interviews Joseph McKenzie, who participated in the first run of the coding bootcamp and has gone on to lead a successful career in tech. McKenzie's experience stands in stark contrast w…

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Episode 1: Conflicting Coverage 29:00

6+ y ago29:00

29:00

In the practice of coal mining, there’s something known as rock burst. It happens in deep mines and tunnels around the world. Deep drilling causes the rock to shift and buckle. Shards can unexpectedly burst from the tunnel walls, injuring or killing miners.Code Burst is a story about a violent, unexpected shift in the structure of the global econom…

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Michael Moore Walked Away from an IT Job to Learn to Code with Mined Minds. It Didn't Go Well. 34:40

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Susan Graves Puts on Her CPA Hat 43:58

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"I Wish I Got a Degree" Billyjack Buzzard Reflects on His Time at Mined Minds 37:36

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Code Burst 4: Decode 23:37

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Episode 3: Taken for Federal Granted 24:07

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Episode 2: From the Beginning 29:20

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Episode 1: Conflicting Coverage 29:00

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