Based Academy
- Episodes
- 12
- Released
- weekly
- Latest episode
- Nov 7, 2026
About the podcast
Wisdom to help you navigate the modern world, hosted by Boomer Ranting in the Woods.
Episodes 12
Jonathan Blow talks civilizational collapse, AI, game engines, Jai, and Order of the Sinking Star
@BoomerRantingInTheWoods talks to @jblow888 about Xerox Park, the collapse of civilization, AI, his game engines, Jai, Braid, the Order of the Sinking Star, and much more!
Reformed productivity bro talks self-hosting, Neovim, digital ethics, and doom scrolling
Boomer Ranting in the Woods and bigBoxSWE talk to Nathan Laundry about humanity's relationship with AI, Digital Ethics, self-hosting, FOSS, and more.
Zoomer rejects modernity and teaches himself C on a vintage IBM x386 computer ft. SnailMail
@BoomerRantingInTheWoods and @bigboxSWE talk to @snailmail2357 about passion for writing software, learning C on a vintage IBM computer, learning assembly, and more.
C wizard on programming as spellcraft, gatekeeping engineering, and more ft. Rickard Andersson
Boomer Ranting in the Woods talks to Rickard Andersson about passion for writing software, how to get better at writing code, and whether it's worth being a programmer anymore in 2026.
Hacking Minecraft and Half-Life 1, making a custom game engine, and debunking potential ft. FibbWare
bigboxSWE and Boomer Ranting in the Woods talk to FibbWare about his custom game engine, how he changed Pi in Minecraft and Half-Life 1, debunk potential, picking what to suck at, and more.
Linux as a public utility, coding without AI, and lack of passion in software ft. Brett Codes
bigboxSWE and Boomer Ranting in the Woods talk to Brett Chalupa about his recent decision to code without AI at work, the lack of passion in software engineering, and the idea that projects such as Linux should …
Show notes
bigboxSWE and Boomer Ranting in the Woods talk to Brett Chalupa about his recent decision to code without AI at work, the lack of passion in software engineering, and the idea that projects such as Linux should become public utilities.
Learning to code with AI, dopamine addiction, and the decline of software ft. Lane from Boot.dev
Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk to Lane from Boot Dev about behavioral psychology in software, learning to program to AI, whether you're too old to become a programmer, and much more!
Getting hired at FAANG, low level programming, Linux, AI, and human APIs ft. Matt from hoff._world
Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk to Matt about AI, Linux, embedded programming, and getting hired as a SWE right out of college. They talk about computer science, low level programming, coding, AI, Linux, human …
Show notes
Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk to Matt about AI, Linux, embedded programming, and getting hired as a SWE right out of college. They talk about computer science, low level programming, coding, AI, Linux, human APIs, and more.
Private Equity, CS, Agentic Coding, the Destabilization of Society, and Anime Girls ft. bigboxSWE
Vimothée and Speak, Machine have their first guest on the show: bigboxSWE! They talk about private equity, computer science, capitalism, socialism, boomers, coding, AI, the destabilization of society, anime …
Show notes
Vimothée and Speak, Machine have their first guest on the show: bigboxSWE! They talk about private equity, computer science, capitalism, socialism, boomers, coding, AI, the destabilization of society, anime girls, and more.
Mentorship, being liked, and making friends
Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk about mentorship, social skills, and the importance of being liked, and making friends.
Learning effectively, becoming cracked, and Frank Herbert's Dune
Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk about the education system, learning effectively, becoming a cracked programmer, and then they rant about Frank Herbert's Dune.
Vimothée and a 34yo boomer yap at you for 53 minutes
Sylvan Franklin and Speak, Machine yap at you for 53 minutes, as they discuss what the Based Academy podcast will look like moving forward.
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