![Downtime Is Uptime: Making Chili With Samantha as the Snow Falls in Rochester](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/9dcb88e0137649590b755372b040afad/0Qs2-blogmaking.chili.with.samantha_600.jpg)
Downtime Is Uptime: Making Chili With Samantha as the Snow Falls in Rochester
A podcast series that spotlights the humans behind Equinix Metal and their lives outside of work. This week we introduce Samantha Licata.![Downtime Is Uptime: Growing Up as a Restaurant Kid Serving Rusty Nails](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/6cdd60ea0045eb7a6ec44c54d29ed402/NXGp-bloggrowing.up.restaurant.kid_600.jpg)
Downtime Is Uptime: Growing Up as a Restaurant Kid Serving Rusty Nails
A podcast series that spotlights the humans behind Equinix Metal and their lives outside of work. This week we introduce George Karidis, our VP of Operations.![Downtime is Uptime: With the Waves: JC Boliek on Submarine Life](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/38af86134b65d0f10fe33d30dd76442e/Nxh8-blogwith.the.waves_600.jpg)
Downtime is Uptime: With the Waves: JC Boliek on Submarine Life
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, JC Boliek shares a peek into his life.![Downtime is Uptime: Watermelons, Socks, and Computer Science](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/a4a042cf4fd6bfb47701cbc8a1653ada/olRd-blogdowntime.watermelon_600.jpg)
Downtime is Uptime: Watermelons, Socks, and Computer Science
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Zak Ziiaidin shares a peek into his life.![Downtime Is Uptime: Choose Your Own Toppings: The Joys of Remote Pizza Making](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/006f52e9102a8d3be2fe5614f42ba989/tMZ0-blogthe.joys.of.remote.pizza.making_600.jpg)
Downtime Is Uptime: Choose Your Own Toppings: The Joys of Remote Pizza Making
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Shweta Saraf shares a peek into her life.![Downtime Is Uptime: A Cue Stick and a Boom Mic: A Conversation on Pool](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/0777d5c17d4066b82ab86dff8a46af6f/TSFm-blogdowntime.cue.stick_600.jpg)
Downtime Is Uptime: A Cue Stick and a Boom Mic: A Conversation on Pool
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Enkel Prifti shares a peek into his life.![Downtime Is Uptime: That Sizzling Sound: On Grilling, Cooking and Good Company](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/bd4c9ab730f5513206b999ec0d90d1fb/YaWV-blogthat.sizzling.sound_600.jpg)
Downtime Is Uptime: That Sizzling Sound: On Grilling, Cooking and Good Company
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Ben Holton shares a peek into his life.![Downtime is Uptime: Hole in the Wall: On Food, Travel and Human Connection](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/140f6969d5213fd0ece03148e62e461e/KBgQ-bloghole.in.the.wall_600.jpg)
Downtime is Uptime: Hole in the Wall: On Food, Travel and Human Connection
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Sasha Lee Jonnalagadda shares a peek into her life.![The Wind on your Back: On Biking, Clearing the Mind, and Letting Go](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/1d7f7abc18fcb43975065399b0d1e48e/WDbf-blogthe.wind.on.your.back_600.jpg)
The Wind on your Back: On Biking, Clearing the Mind, and Letting Go
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Linda Hemerik shares a peek into her life.![Kitty-boom-bah-kitty-BAH: On Colombian Dance and Heritage](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/8d5e957f297893487bd98fa830fa6413/fpVe-blogkitty.boom.bah.kitty.bah_600.jpg)
Kitty-boom-bah-kitty-BAH: On Colombian Dance and Heritage
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Jayson Durango shares a peek into his life.![It’s Good Stuff: On Biking, Traveling, and Not Being Scared of Sheep](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/069059b7ef840f0c74a814ec9237b6ec/GFWZ-blogits.good.stuff_600.jpg)
It’s Good Stuff: On Biking, Traveling, and Not Being Scared of Sheep
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Cristina Buendia shares a peek into her life.![Big Ambitions, Small Details](https://deploy.equinix.com/media/blog/images/698d51a19d8a121ce581499d7b701668/NGZt-yxxe.blogbig.ambitions.small.details_600.jpg)