# One PR At a Time

URL: /show/office-hours/15/
> We recap a busy night after a studio power outage, then dig into what makes an open-source project worth contributing to. Why do some fail while others grow and prosper?

- Show: [Office Hours](/show/office-hours/)
- Episode: 15
- Date: 2022-10-28
- Hosts: chris, brent
- Guests: elrey
- Duration: 01:19:08
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5359b045-c3ec-4bb4-8e0d-5d98a374de56/5b7d3688-e268-4d50-a4e9-4c391d25bbd3.mp3



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### Episode Links

  * [Brutal winter coming for U.S. media with layoffs and cost cuts](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/25/media-layoffs-2022-ad-market-decline "Brutal winter coming for U.S. media with layoffs and cost cuts") — So far, nearly 3,000 media jobs have been cut this year, with more than one-third (1100) coming from the news media industry.
  * [Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source](https://blog.pocketcasts.com/2022/10/19/pocket-casts-mobile-apps-are-now-open-source/ "Pocket Casts Mobile Apps Are Now Open Source") — “I know that open source is the most powerful idea of our generation.” We believe that podcasting can not and should not be controlled by Apple and Spotify, and instead support a diverse ecosystem of third-party clients.
  * [Elrey's GitHub](https://github.com/elreydetoda "Elrey's GitHub")
  * [Alex Rodriguez (@RonJonArod) / Twitter](https://twitter.com/RonJonArod "Alex Rodriguez \(@RonJonArod\) / Twitter") — Pentester/Ops/Developer for @secureideasllc Really enjoy automation and linux thoughts and opinions are my own.
  * [Alex aka elrey Bio](https://blog.elreydetoda.site/me/ "Alex aka elrey Bio") — Besides automation, I love open-source, network/sys admining work, and security in general. I am *nix, vim, zsh, zfs, and tmux lover, and I enjoy helping new people with security, linux, or anything I can!
  * [jupiterbroadcasting.com on GitHub](https://github.com/JupiterBroadcasting/jupiterbroadcasting.com "jupiterbroadcasting.com on GitHub") — JupiterBroadcasting.com, hugo-based and community-driven!
  * [Deploy Previews and URL Encoding Tags by elreydetoda · Pull Request #456](https://github.com/JupiterBroadcasting/jupiterbroadcasting.com/pull/456 "Deploy Previews and URL Encoding Tags by elreydetoda · Pull Request #456")
  * [Send a Boost with a New Podcast App](https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value "Send a Boost with a New Podcast App") — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app and get new features like Boosts, chapters, and more.