Oct 26, 20261h 11m
Show Description Dave’s got a great concert story to kick off the episode before talking AI-assisted tests, a practical use for HTML markers and templates, Interop voting, browser features like margin-trim, and how to...
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ShopTalk
Hosted by Chris Coyier & Dave Rupert · technology · EN-US
About this Podcast:
A podcast about web design and development.
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Selective
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Who hosts ShopTalk?
ShopTalk is hosted by Chris Coyier & Dave Rupert. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has ShopTalk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "738: The Trouble with Tests and Bugs, Interop Voting, and AI Skills" (26 October 2026, 71 minutes), "737: CSS alpha(), SVG with linked-parameters, and Arguing with Humans" (19 October 2026, 65 minutes), and "735: Design System Docs, CodePen’s API, and Bucket Filling Conversations" (5 October 2026, 57 minutes).
How often does ShopTalk publish?
ShopTalk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 60 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on ShopTalk?
Booking probability for ShopTalk is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. ShopTalk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. ShopTalk's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch ShopTalk?
The strongest fits for ShopTalk are IT Services & Software Development. ShopTalk has a technology audience.
About the host
Chris Coyier & Dave Rupert hosts ShopTalk, a technology podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 19, 20261h 5m
Show Description On this episode we're chatting about how to make modern tooling more collaborative and human-friendly, CSS alpha() and color-mix() features, Chris quizzes Dave on SVG features, voting for interop...
- Oct 5, 202657 min
Show Description Dave and Chris explore the evolving landscape of design systems, CodePen's new API features, what happens when an app moves your cheese and how to respond, and Regretful API's. Listen on Website Watch...
- Sep 28, 202657 min
Show Description Ben Schwarz stops by to discuss the state of web performance, using his research on airline websites as a case study for practical insights on improving website speed and user experience. Listen on...
- Sep 7, 202659 min
Show Description We want your positive tech support stories! Topics this week include wrangling DNS/DKIM/DMARC for a friend's newsletter, comparing terminal tools like TMUX and Herdr, and juggling Rails, Node, and AI...
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- Aug 31, 20261 hour
Show Description The realities of A/B testing, the future of specialized hosting in the AI era, microphone and camera permissions on the web, tricks for working with HTML email, and hyping Midnight Vinyl Club and How...
- Aug 24, 202659 min
Show Description Dave and Chris try to get their LUTS in a row, figure out which app to use to edit and publish video quickly, Dave's new syntax highlighter microlighter, could web MCP be a good thing to help agents use...
- Aug 17, 20261h 1m
Show Description Having type two fun, email branding with BIMI, accessibility details in icons and favicons, using AI as a coding and maintenance partner, CSS @layer property, design systems, and the economics of fast...
- Aug 10, 202659 min
Show Description We tackle a listener question about why junior front-end devs are expected to know so much beyond HTML and CSS, then get into Dave's real-world fix swapping old WebKit line-clamp hacks for the new CSS...
- Aug 3, 202653 min
Show Description We're checking on quarter 3 KPIs, using AI for admin dashboards is kind of fun, being a weirdo is something we should aspire to, there's a reason things sometimes all look the same and that's ok, people...
- Jul 27, 20261h 1m
Show Description CodePen 2.0 is out now and we're talking about the launch, the idea of templating on the web, and how HTML could look very interesting in the future. Listen on Website Watch on YouTube Links Yarn...
- Jul 20, 202656 min
Show Description If you're like Chris and understand a bit of the tech behind AT Proto but want to understand it at a deeper level, this episode is for you. How does it differ from straight up RSS and Mastodon, where is...
- Jul 13, 202657 min
Show Description How do websites handle advertising embeds, thinking DND thoughts about team topologies, does knowing UX help get jobs in web dev, using Elena for building progressive web components, and dealing with...
- Jul 6, 202659 min
Show Description Chris & Dave have been challenged to not talk about AI this episode - do they succeed? How do I optimize tracking pixels in my web app, what's the best book on CMS and authoring experiences, picking the...
- Jun 29, 20261h 2m
Show Description What to do when you have more ideas than time, getting new musical gear, nerding out and getting excited about things, the state of conferences in 2026, Cursor being bought, and Dave's got a minimum...
- Jun 22, 20261h 5m
Show Description In praise of a solid Shure microphone (sponsor??), AI being really helpful in certain situations, TypeScript complaints about complaining, TypeScript at CodePen, should we all slow down a bit, CI jail...
- Jun 15, 20261h 3m
Show Description How do you estimate how long a task or project is going to take? Is it easier or more difficult with AI's help? Were web components a mistake? What do we think about Cloudflare's EmDash now? And are...
ShopTalk
718: 3D Printing Life Upgrades, Don’t Give Away Your Dopamine, and CodePen App Deploys
Jun 8, 202658 minShow Description Dave's upgrading his office with a 3D printer, Chris is ordering 3D printed parts for his van, using mobile Starlink, Chris redesigned his website, playing puzzle games like Statedoku, Chess Peace, and...
- Jun 1, 202653 min
Show Description Dave's changing up his camera angles, Chris has been upgrading his Sprinter van, how many hobbies is too many, what kinds of web tech was popular years ago that now seems normal, why isn't the DX around...
- May 25, 20261h 4m
Show Description We're running down what's new from Google for the web and figuring out if it's web developer Xmas or AI Doomsday this year. Listen on Website Watch on YouTube Links Paul Irish The Dialog Element with...
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