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  "description": "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 a",
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  "textContent": "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!\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (01:49) - Whiskey intro and rating: Cream of Kentucky\n * (07:59) - Bing Crosby vs Frank Sinatra\n * (09:31) - Real vs fake Christmas trees\n * (13:59) - Christmas Story vs Christmas Vacation\n * (16:34) - Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?\n * (18:09) - Are gift cards a good present or just lazy?\n * (20:50) - Robbie’s big news\n * (21:32) - The state of EV\n * (27:45) - Investments and crypto\n * (33:40) - The results of the State of JS Survey\n * (38:00) - Podcast merch\n * (39:21) - Futbol and food\n * (44:58) - Robbie on Learn with Jason\n * (50:11) - Everybody likes Vite\n * (53:13) - Representing your brand\n * (55:02) - Holiday plans\n\nLinks\n\n * Cream of Kentucky: https://creamofkentucky.com [https://creamofkentucky.com]\n * Bing Crosby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby]\n * Frank Sinatra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra]\n * Jack Daniels: https://www.jackdaniels.com/ [https://www.jackdaniels.com/]\n * Balsam Hill Christmas Trees: https://www.balsamhill.com/c/artificial-christmas-trees [https://www.balsamhill.com/c/artificial-christmas-trees]\n * A Christmas Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/]\n * Christmas Vacation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/]\n * Die Hard: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/]\n * Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger]\n * Hallmark: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/ [https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/]\n * VW Buzz: https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html [https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html]\n * Doug Demuro’s review of the VW Buzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1TsmhSv5k [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX1TsmhSv5k]\n * Rivian: https://rivian.com/ [https://rivian.com/]\n * Chrysler Pacifica: https://www.chrysler.com/pacifica.html [https://www.chrysler.com/pacifica.html]\n * Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ [https://www.tesla.com/]\n * Shiba Inu: https://shibatoken.com/ [https://shibatoken.com/]\n * Donald Trump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump]\n * Ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ [https://ethereum.org/]\n * XRP: https://ripple.com/xrp/ [https://ripple.com/xrp/]\n\n * Hawk Tuah Coin: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hawk-tuah/ [https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/hawk-tuah/]\n * State of JS Survey: https://stateofjs.com/ [https://stateofjs.com/]\n * Chris Manson: https://x.com/real_ate [https://x.com/real_ate]\n * Jonathan Creamer: https://x.com/jcreamer898 [https://x.com/jcreamer898]\n * Syntax: https://syntax.fm [https://syntax.fm]\n * WordPress: https://wordpress.org [https://wordpress.org]\n * Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ [https://www.djangoproject.com/]\n * Rails: https://rubyonrails.org/ [https://rubyonrails.org/]\n * Typecraft: https://typecraft.dev/ [https://typecraft.dev/]\n * Primeagen: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen [https://x.com/ThePrimeagen]\n * DHH: https://x.com/dhh/ [https://x.com/dhh/]\n * Telemundo: https://www.telemundo.com/ [https://www.telemundo.com/]\n * Manchester United: https://www.manutd.com/ [https://www.manutd.com/]\n * David Beckham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham]\n * Liverpool FC: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/ [https://www.liverpoolfc.com/]\n * Real Madrid: https://www.realmadrid.com/ [https://www.realmadrid.com/]\n * Learn with Jason: https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason [https://www.youtube.com/@learnwithjason]\n * Netlify: https://www.netlify.com/ [https://www.netlify.com/]\n * Node: https://nodejs.org/ [https://nodejs.org/]\n * Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ [https://nextjs.org/]\n * Ember: https://emberjs.com/ [https://emberjs.com/]\n * Vite: https://vite.dev/ [https://vite.dev/]\n * Astro: https://astro.build/ [https://astro.build/]\n * React: https://react.dev/ [https://react.dev/]\n * Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ [https://www.shepherdjs.dev/]\n * Whiskey.fm [http://Whiskey.fm]: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm]\n * Whiskey.fund: https://whiskey.fund [https://whiskey.fund]\n\nConnect with Chuck and Robbie\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\n\nSubscribe and stay in touch\n\n * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm]\n * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603]\n * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf]\n * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603]\n * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot]\n\nWhiskey Web and Whatnot Merch\n\nEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund [https://whiskey.fund].",
  "title": "What Makes a Christmas Movie? Plus, a Toast to New Beginnings"
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