Launch School Podcast

S4E8: Capstone Salary Reflections

December 19th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  27 mins 51 secs

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In this episode Chris and Karis discuss the latest Capstone Salaries page update. Chris shares important data to look out for on the new salaries page, and provides advice when comparing other career-launching programs out there on the market. This discussion is to be used as a companion guide to the salaries page, and is especially helpful for those looking to have more clarity on Capstone. The episode finishes with some announcements and upcoming events.

S4E7 Bytes: Biggest Takeaways This Year

December 7th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  30 mins 13 secs

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In this bytes episode Karis asks Chris and the Launch School community "What was some of their biggest takeaways this year at Launch School?" After the students and staff share their takeways, Karis closes the episode with some Launch School announcements and upcoming events.

S4E6: Programming Essentials Workshops Q&A and Catchup with UK Capstone Graduate Kelvin

September 28th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  56 mins 25 secs

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In this episode Chris and Karis conduct a Q&A session about Launch School's new Programming Essentials Workshops, what they are why new programmers would want to attend. Karis then catches up with Launch School Alumnus Kelvin, who shares his experiences as a UK Capstone student and what it's like working as a software engineer based in the UK. The episode comes to a close with some Launch School announcements and upcoming events.

S4E5: Transforming at Launch School

August 22nd, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 19 mins

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In this episode Chris and Karis discuss a recent inspirational talk given by Core graduate student Jake. Chris answers some additional Launch School-related questions including how ISAs work. Karis interviews Capstone graduate and Launch School Alumna Catherine, who shares what life has been like as a software engineer a year and a half on from her studies at Launch School. The episode ends with a few announcements about the latest events.

S4E4: Capstone Salaries, Recession & The Younger Students of Launch School

July 19th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 14 mins

In this episode Chris discusses the latest 2021 Capstone salaries, and provides some advice for students that have concerns about the recession. Karis catches up with younger students, Ethan and Tyler, and learns how their Launch School studies are already making an impact on their software engineering journey. Karis ends the episode with a few announcements about the latest events at Launch School.

S4E3: The Story of Launch School

May 5th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  2 hrs 3 mins

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In this episode Launch School Student Felicia interviews Chris as he shares the origin story of how Launch School came to be. He also offers his unique perspective on how Launch School approaches learning, coding education and software engineering. The show includes several new announcements that students should be aware of.

S4E2: Latest News, Interviews and Catch-up with Mandy

April 14th, 2022  |  Season 4  |  1 hr 12 mins

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This episode Karis and Chris discuss the all the latest Launch School interviews and presentations. Karis also catches up with the co-host from last season Mandy who now works at Mozilla. Finally they leave you with a number of new announcements that students should be aware of.

S4E1: Welcome to Season 4!

March 22nd, 2022  |  Season 4  |  51 mins 19 secs

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This season Chris kicks off our first episode by introducing Launch Schools new podcast format and new co-host Karis. Together they discuss the latest events happening at Launch School and some quick reminders students should be aware of. Karis also catches up with previous host Callie in a 1 on 1 interview.