Hello Turing World Podcast

Front End Program Progress

Introduction of the Front End Program!

Steve Kinney, director of the Front End Engineering program drops in to talk about what it's all about.

Brennan's Send-Off

Brennan, the creator and host of the Turing podcast records his last episode.  Brennan gives his inside look into Turing as well as what he will be up to now.

Pt. 2 of the Goodbyes - Horace stops in to troll his students one last time

From going to school for Architecture to writing one of the notoriously hardest projects at Turing, Horace didn't take a super direct path to Turing (as seems to be the case for a lot of our instructors). He tells us about how he fell into this job, and what plans he has (or doesn't have) after climbing out of the basement.

Rachel stops by the podcast before leaving the basement

Instructor and Co-Director of Academics, Rachel Warbelow, sits down for a round-table with a couple podcast newbies to talk about her time at Turing, and her story of finding out what coding is (via google).

Lia James comes back for part two of our interview

Lia was too busy doing job stuff last week, and we're OK with that. She came back to talk a little bit more about how the job search is going for students, and what you need to know and do when you get a job offer of your very own.

The State of Turing with Jeff Casimir

Executive Director Jeff Casimir updates us on what's going on with Turing as a whole. Finances, enrollment, the new program, and a whole new basement of our own!

Lia James is here to help you get a job

Lia is a fresh face here at Turing, and a shining light for job hunters. In this first part of a two-part series Lia talks about her past, what she's doing here at Turing, and how you can help her help you.

Welcome to the Jungle - Mod 3 and personal projects

Julian and Kimi sit down with Brennan to talk about The Jungle that is module three and some of the struggles and successes involved. They are also pairing up on the final mod 3 project and getting a chance to work with a real company. They'll talk about what NREL is looking for, and how they are trying to deliver a real world solution.

Don't sit in front of your computer for the rest of your life

"New" instructor, Nate Allen, talks about what appealed to him and drew him to Turing. He also talks about his real world experience, and calms some of Brennan's fears about sitting in front of a laptop 12 hours a day for the rest of his life.

The importance of Gear Up at Turing

Brennan Holtzclaw talks to Beth Sebian this week about Gear-Up sessions at Turing. Why would a tech school take an hour out of the week to talk about social justice issues? Beth has taken a bigger role in getting students involved, and gives us her thoughts on the issue.

Repeating a module at Turing

Brennan Holtzclaw talks to Matt P. and J. Slota about what it's like to repeat a module at Turing. We change locations in the middle of the podcast, and at first you may think it sounds better,but then the background voices kick in, and Horace's furious keyboard skills make a special appearance.

Jeff Casimir talks about social issues and how they relate to Turing

Turing's Executive Director, Jeff Casimir, talks to Brennan Holtzclaw about a complaint recently lodged against the school, and then dives deeper into what he'd like to see as far as social changes in the tech community.

Jorge explains the loss of the Turing tuition guarantee

Jorge Tellez talks to Brennan Holtzclaw about the recent change to the tuition guarantee at Turing. Jorge talks about what this might mean for the future of the school, and incoming students.