Season 1
Episode 4
December 31, 2025
Rituals | Engineers in the Wild
Episode Overview
Daily standups. Keynote selfies. Swag rituals. We investigate the strange rites of the modern dev.
Transcript
We observe the recurring behaviors that define engineer culture—both sacred and spontaneous. Whether it’s the post-merge emoji dance or the annual tradition of forgetting your GitHub password, some rituals are too important to question.
HOST
Wendy Hurst
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