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· 83 MIN
How France Ditched Microsoft - Samuel Paccoud
Samuel is the project lead of La Suite Numérique, a French government open source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Zoom. We discuss building alternatives for messaging, video, collaborative docs, file storage, and …
· 51 MIN
Deploy on Day One - Calvin Hendryx-Parker
Calvin is the co-founder and CTO of the consultancy SixFeetUp. We discuss developer experience from day one, Kubernetes as a feature, real-world usage of AI and agentic tooling, typing in Python, the …
· 24 MIN
EuroPython 2026 - Mia Bajić
Mia is Vice Chair of the EuroPython society, a regular conference speaker, podcast host, and software engineer. We discuss what to expect at this year’s event in Krakow, Poland in July this …
· 67 MIN
DjangoCon Europe Recap + Other News - Jeff Triplett
Jeff is President of the Django Software Foundation and a partner at REVSYS. We discuss the recently held DjangoCon Europe conference, existing Django news, and then share notes on current AI-powered workflows.
· 78 MIN
Django Tasks - Jake Howard
Jake is a Senior Systems Engineer at Torchbox and the author of DEP 14, django.tasks, the highlight feature in Django 6.0. We discuss his work on the Django security team, work with …
· 55 MIN
Boost Your GitHub DX - Adam Johnson
Adam is a prolific Django contributor and author of a new book, Boost Your GitHub DX. We discuss how to get the most out of GitHub (or any Git-based platform), as well …
· 57 MIN
PyCon US 2026 - Elaine Wong & Jon Banafato
Elaine and Jon are the chair/co-chair respectively of PyCon US, the largest Python conference in North America, happening this May in Long Beach, CA. We discuss what to expect at the conference, …
· 78 MIN
From Kenya to London with Django - Velda Kiara
Velda is a software engineer at RevSys based in London and an extremely active member of the Python and Django communities. She is a PSF Fellow, former Djangonaut, co-maintainer of `django-debug-toolbar`, regular …
· 60 MIN
Freelancing & Community - Andrew Miller
Andrew is a prolific software developer based out of Cambridge, UK. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton …
· 60 MIN
Improving Django - Adam Hill
Adam is the co-host of the Django Brew podcast and prolific contributor to the Django ecosystem with author of a multitude of Django projects including django-unicorn, coltrane, dj-angles, and many more.
· 44 MIN
Inverting the Testing Pyramid - Brian Okken
Brian is a software engineer, podcaster, and author. We discuss recent tooling changes in Python, using AI effectively, inverting the traditional testing pyramid, and more.
· 58 MIN
Building a Django API Framework Faster than FastAPI - Farhan Ali Raza
Farhan is a software engineer from Pakistan who added template partials to Django 6.0 as part of a Google Summer of Code project. These days he is pushing the boundaries of what …
· 72 MIN
From Bootcamp to Project Manager - Keanya Phelps
Keanya is a project manager at Caktus Group and Chair of DjangoCon US. We discuss her transition into coding via a bootcamp, working as a software engineer, using AI on the job, …
· 53 MIN
Django 6.0 - Natalia Bidart
Natalia is a Django Fellow and the release manager for the just-released 6.0 version. We talk about the new release, major features including template partials that Carlton helped usher in, queues, CSP …
· 72 MIN
AI in the Real World - Marlene Mhangami & Tim Allen
Marlene and Tim both gave talks on AI at the recent DjangoCon US conference, but with very different angles. In this episode, we discuss the real-world strengths and weaknesses of AI, how …
· 68 MIN
Django 20 Years Later - Adrian Holovaty
Adrian Holovaty is one of the original creators of Django. We discuss Django design decisions with twenty years of hindsight, why modern JavaScript is so complicated, coding with LLMs, and more.
· 67 MIN
Django Survey 2025 - Jeff Triplett
Django Board Member Jeff Triplett joins us to discuss the results from the Django Survey, highlighting key trends, packages, and actionable ideas.
· 43 MIN
Django on the Med - Paolo Melchiorre
Paolo and Carlton are just returned from the inaugural Django on the Med event and here to discuss how it came to pass, the code improvements from just three days, and plans …
· 58 MIN
Django Fellow - Jacob Walls
Jacob is the newest Django Fellow and we talk about his background, transitioning from music to programming, what to expect in Django 6.0 this December, and more.
· 59 MIN
DjangoCon US 2025 Recap
We're back after the summer break, discussing DjangoCon US last week, Django 6.0 feature freeze, adding APIs to core Django, and Django on the Med next month.