
Show DescriptionJake Archibald joins us to discuss HTML includes, potential solutions, and the implications of introducing such a feature. We talk about security concerns, performance implications, and community feedback regarding HTML imports.
Listen on Website →GuestsJake ArchibaldGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialEngineer at Shopify. Once swam to the end of an infinity pool.
Links
Off The Main Thread podcast
blink-dev - Google Groups
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Jun 9
1 hr 5 min

Show DescriptionJen Simmons stops by to talk about new CSS and Safari features like Form Control Styling, Declarative Web Push, Typography, contrast-color(), and more.
Listen on Website →GuestsJen SimmonsGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialSafari & WebKit Evangelist. Member of the CSS Working Group. Webmaster since 1996.
Links
webkit.org
Safari Release Notes
WCAG 2.0
contrast-color() function
APCA Color Contrast Tool
Color.js Release
Lea Verou’s page on color contrast
Declarative Web Push
Web Push for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS
CSS Forms Level 1 Specification in Progress
<input type="color" colorspace="display-p3" alpha>
line-height units
Home | Open UI
text-wrap: pretty
margin-trim
CSS shape() function
Two Lines of Cross-Document View Transitions Code
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Jun 2
1 hr 7 min

Show DescriptionHow it all comes back to the why column, dark patterns, privacy and tracking, getting emails forever from one purchase, how to be bold with communication while still being respectful, HTMHell, CSS mistakes, are we anti-JSON, and the state of FitVid in 2025.
Listen on Website →Links
Markup from hell - HTMHell
Incomplete List of Mistakes in the Design of CSS [CSS Working Group Wiki]
JSON Editing
Douglas Crockford on JSON
Fluid Video Plugin
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May 26
1 hr 2 min

Show DescriptionFresh off his Megaman Streamathon, Mat Marquis joins us to talk about becoming a professional Twitch streamer, creating a JavaScript course, his thoughts on the design and content of said course, a brief moment on Linux in 2025, and attempts to make the web weird and fun again.
Listen on Website →GuestsMat MarquisGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialMy goal is to ensure that your content can reach any user, in any browsing context—regardless of the size of their screen, the speed of their internet connection, the age of their device, or the combination of browsers and assistive technologies they use to experience the web.
Links
I’m Mat. I make websites.
Wilto (Mat Marquis) · GitHub
Mat “Wilto” Marquis (@[email protected]) - Front-End Social
Mat “Wilto” Marquis (@wil.to) — Bluesky
WiltoStreams - Live Streaming
JavaScript for Web Designers
Learn JavaScript
CodeMirror Text Editor
JavaScript Playground
JavaScript for Everyone
Premium Courses
Paul Irish Profile
Robin Sloan
Framework Laptop 16 DIY
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic Trailer #1
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May 19
1 hr 1 min

Show DescriptionHow much would you pay for new users, initial thoughts on Figma's announcements, CSS carousel follow up, favicon easter eggs, how do you prepare for an internship, and why aren't more developers using logical properties?
Listen on Website →Links
Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor
Figma Sites
Figma Make
Figjam
Are CSS Carousels Accessible?
Windsurf (formerly Codeium) - The most powerful AI Code Editor
Figma Sites: Design, Prototype & Publish Your Next Website
Creative Design Tools
Collaborative Whiteboard
Presentation Creation
AI-Powered Design Tools
Learn to Code Faster
Introducing Web Awesome
Prioritization Advocacy
axe Accessibility Tools
Todoist Task Management
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May 12
1 hr 5 min

Show DescriptionDo we sound drunk on Shorts? What speed do you listen to your podcasts at? Happy Birthday to Dave, Roblox scams, having silly fun on the web, Crashlands 2 released, a Balatro moment, non-standard browser use testing, and color-mix follow up.
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The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun
Don't let your voice be flattened by the über theme - daverupert.com
Crashlands 2
Adam Coster: Crashlands 2
Balatro University
jQuery Reunion
SponsorsWebflow x GSAP Community ChallengeGSAP and ALL the plugins are now FREE for everyone thanks to Webflow (even for commercial projects)!
The SplitText plugin has had a complete rewrite (half the size, accessible, and smarter text splitting).
To celebrate: a community challenge all through May. Make something fun and win merch! One prompt each week featuring a different (previously paid) plugin.
May 5
1 hr

Show DescriptionWe're talking browsers and discussing alternative options like Vivaldi and Brave, the implications of Chrome's potential sale to OpenAI, the impact of AI on browser functionality, Discord vs Circle, and building with Hotwire.
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Newfangled Browser Alternatives – Frontend Masters Blog
Zen Browser
Horse Browser
Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser
Opera GX | Gaming Browser | Opera
Thorium Browser
Mullvad Browser
Fast and Private Web Browser
DuckDuckGo
Microsoft Edge Download
OpenAI Chrome Acquisition
Mozilla on U.S. v. Google
HTML5 CSS3 Support
Opera Air | Mindful Browser
Opera Mini Download
Hotwire Drawer Component
CodePen
Circle
Discord
Zulip
Netlify Support Forums
Retro Photo app
Media Diet – Chris Coyier
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Apr 28
1 hr 3 min

Show DescriptionWhat are the non-US cloud services options, falling off the blogging train and trying to get back on, working on vacation, Chris recaps the Alaskan Folk Festival experience, how often do you go back and clean out JavaScript, and the idea of gilding just one lily on a new project.
Listen on Website →Links
European Alternatives
A lack of frequency increases the pressure to deliver quality
Trap (2024) Reviews
Polyfilling Concepts
ex-Googler · April 10, 2025
Gild Just One Lily
Blog Questions Challenge
CodePen Development
CSS clip-path maker
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Apr 21
58 min

Show DescriptionFollow up on thoughts about teaching CSS from scratch, questions about conferences to attend as well as a way to kickstart a conference idea, some Balatro thoughts, and our thoughts on the recent Grid vs Masonry debate.
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The Homebrewery - NaturalCrit
SmashingConf in-person Conferences 2025 — Friendly, inclusive & fun events for web designers and developers. - SmashingConf New York, Freiburg, Antwerp and Online
Web Design Event
State of the Browser 13
Bring live to life
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Apr 14
58 min

Show DescriptionAdam Argyle joins us to chat about new CSS features that are demo'd in a carousel configurator - a builder-like experience to help visualize the capabilities of a CSS only Carousel: buttons, markers, paging and inertness.
Listen on Website →GuestsAdam ArgyleGuest's Main URL • Guest's SocialCSS at Google.
Links
Chrome Canary Features
Demo Space
CSS Carousel Configurator
Black Emperor
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Apr 7
1 hr 10 min
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