---
title: "Journey Into the Year of the Fire Chicken"
url: "/podcasts/drupalizeme-podcast/journey-into-the-year-of-the-fire-chicken"
type: episode
date: 2017-01-05
updated: 2017-01-05
---

# Journey Into the Year of the Fire Chicken

#  Journey Into the Year of the Fire Chicken 

  

*Podcast episode player*

Mike & Matt are joined by a gaggle of Lullabots to talk successes and failures of 2016, and what we're looking forward to in 2017.

##  Episode Guests 

###  Chris Albrecht 

 ![Chris Albrecht wearing a dark button down shirt in front of a gray background.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2023-06/chris-albrecht-1.jpg?itok=4yDRy0wJ) 

 Back-end Drupal Developer turned Project Manager, Chris has worked on high-profile projects for IBM, Syfy, and more.

 [  More about Chris   ](/about/chris-albrecht) 

###  Esther Lee 

 ![Esther Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2019-04/esther_profile.jpg?itok=zqp_6b_l) 

 Esther Lee is a former Senior HR Generalist at Lullabot.

 [  More about Esther   ](/about/esther-lee) 

###  David Burns 

 ![David Burns - Lullabot VP of Extended Support](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2026-06/david-burns-lullabot-vp-extended-support.png?itok=7afczK13) 

 David's career in Drupal spans over 18 years. His passion for business and technology led him to build Lullabot's Support & Maintenance department where he serves as the VP of Extended Support.

 [  More about David   ](/about/david-burns) 

###  Heather Drummond 

 ![Thumbnail](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/bios/headshots-comp_0018_marc.jpg.jpg?itok=Ax-PvA5l "headshots-comp_0018_marc.jpg.jpg") 

 Senior front-end developer passionate about responsive web design, web standards, accessibility, Drupal and more. Let's make the web great for everyone!

 [  More about Heather   ](/about/marc-drummond) 

###  Jared Ponchot 

 ![Jared Ponchot wearing a dark button down shirt in front of a gray background.](/sites/default/files/styles/square_120x120/public/2023-06/jared-ponchot-1.jpg?itok=hc3SQGJR) 

 As Lullabot's Chief Creative Officer, Jared leads the Design team. He regularly speaks about UX and design at conferences around the globe.

 [  More about Jared   ](/about/jared-ponchot) 

##  Mentioned in this Episode 

- [  Year of the Fire Monkey   ](http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/monkey.htm)
- [  Apple's Swift Playground   ](http://www.apple.com/swift/playgrounds/)
- [  Marc's Liberty Theme   ](https://www.drupal.org/project/liberty)
- [  Grids by Example   ](http://gridbyexample.com/)
- [  Jen Simmons' presentation on CSS Grid   ](http://jensimmons.com/presentation/modern-layouts-getting-out-our-ruts)
- [  Marc's Collection of Presentations on Writing Tests   ](https://github.com/mdrummond/Writing-Tests-for-Drupal)

 Published in:

- [  Community   ](/topics/community)
- [  Drupal Development   ](/topics/drupal-development)
- [  Front-end Development   ](/topics/frontend-development)