Balance and Burnout in Tech with Jason Torres

This week, Robbie and Chuck talk with Jason Torres about the joys and challenges of parenting, and how life experiences shape career choices. Jason shares his journey in tech, thoughts on balancing work and personal life, and the unexpected connections between creativity and burnout. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (00:57) - Wine tasting: Famille Coperet (08:17) - Parenting and career (15:25) - Why Chuck and Robbie started the podcast (18:32) - Tech conferences and experiences (20:05) - Mic technique and Fresca (22:19) - Music and vodka (26:29) - Streaming and Twitch (27:44) - Jason’s tech background (28:51) - Music and pop culture (31:28) - Balance and burnout in tech (39:51) - Holiday season and gift ideas (42:46) - Cars and Teslas (47:31) - Plugs Links Torc: https://www.torc.dev/ Schitt’s Creek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt’s_Creek Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler/ Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos The Tech Commute Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/- the-tech-commute-podcast/id1719514174 Denny’s: https://www.dennys.com/ Marie Callender’s: https://www.mariecallenders.com/ Ship Shape: https://shipshape.io Wegmans: https://www.wegmans.com/ Whole Foods: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ Render Conf: https://www.renderatl.com/ All Things Open: https://2024.allthingsopen.org/ Fresca: https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/brands/fresca-sparkling-soda The Notorious B.I.G.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G. Sean Combs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Combs No Way Out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Way_Out_(Puff_Daddy_album) Busta Rhymes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busta_Rhymes R. Kelly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly Michael Jackson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson Ciroc Vodka: https://www.ciroc.com/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ Primaegen: https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen Typecraft: https://www.twitch.tv/typecraft Bashbunni: https://www.twitch.tv/bashbunni Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ 100devs: https://100devs.org/ Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ PHP: https://www.php.net/ React: https://react.dev/ Shepherd: https://www.shepherdjs.dev/ Ludacris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludacris Chicken-n-Beer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken-n-Beer 2 Chainz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Chainz Most Expensivest: https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/most-expensivest Jason Lengstorf: https://x.com/jlengstorf Hate to Love: Nickelback: https://www.netflix.com/title/81760200 Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_(band) Alter Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alter_Bridge Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/- wutang-clan-of-mics-and-men/ Soundgarden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundgarden Rage Against the Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/- Rage_Against_the_Machine Audioslave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audioslave Chris Cornell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Cornell Robert Plant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plant Lollapalooza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollapalooza Metallica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica Snoop Dogg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg Tool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band) Kenny Rogers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Rogers Hall & Oates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates Def Leppard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard Alice in Chains: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains Linkin Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkin_Park Queen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band) Chester Bennington: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Bennington Kelly Vaughn: https://x.com/kvlly Corvette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette Tesla: https://www.tesla.com/ Porsche: https://www.porsche.com/ Toyota Prius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius Nissan Ariya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Ariya Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Cherokee_(KL)- #Trailhawk_(2014%E2%80%932022) International Harvester Scout: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/- International_Harvester_Scout Volkswagen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen Toyota 4Runner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_4Runner Connect with Jason X / Twitter: https://x.com/TasonJorres The Tech Commute Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tech-commute-podcast/id1719514174 Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.