Our Hosts


5by5 features 8 hosts, working to record and produce 9 broadcasts.


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Dan Benjamin is the founder of 5 by 5 Studios. He's a podcaster, screencaster, writer, and developer. He's been publishing Hivelogic since 2000, and is the CEO of Secret Space Agency.

Dan hosts The Big Web Show, The Conversation, The Dev Show, EE Podcast, The Mixdown, The Pipeline, The Ruby Show, Tack Sharp, and The Talk Show.


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James Duncan Davidson is a photographer, author, and software developer based in Portland, Oregon. Long a fan of the Renaissance Man approach to life, he has pursued, and excelled in, a variety of endeavors.

Duncan hosts Tack Sharp.


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Lea Alcantara is a designer, writer, lover and fighter for clients around the world. Her weapon of choice is ExpressionEngine. She is a writer and speaker, and a noted expert in design and personal branding. Sometimes she sings karaoke.

Lea hosts EE Podcast.


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Ryan Irelan is a web developer and author residing in Raleigh, NC. He's the Technology & Development Director at Happy Cog West. On the side, he publishes EE Insider and the well known series of EE Screencasts.

Ryan hosts EE Podcast.


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Jason Seifer is a software developer, podcaster, screencaster, and beer geek living in Orlando, Florida. He consults through his company Twisted Mind where he offers web development, scaling, and code review services.

Jason hosts The Dev Show and The Ruby Show.

Jason has been a guest on 1 episode.


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Jeffrey Zeldman is the founder of Happy Cog. He is an internationally known designer and writer, architect of the web standards movement, and creator of some of the web’s best-known sites and brands. He is the publisher of the web design magazine A List Apart, and the co-founder of the web design conference An Event Apart.

Jeffrey hosts The Big Web Show.


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Anthony Stauffer is a guitarist/songwriter/singer?, geek, and family man, living in State College, PA. His primary occupation is creating fine blues guitar lessons at StevieSnacks.com. He worked for a decade in software development before leaving his window office to work in his basement.

Anthony hosts The Mixdown.

Anthony has been a guest on 1 episode.


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John Gruber writes and publishes Daring Fireball, a somewhat popular weblog ostensibly focused on Apple, Mac, and web nerdery. He has been producing Daring Fireball as a full-time endeavor since April 2006.

John hosts The Talk Show.