Bending Spoons is perhaps the most disliked company in tech right now. They lay off staff, raise prices, and try to extract every last dollar from the products they take over. In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, Steve Burge talks with Nick Taylor, co-founder of Livid.com. Nick and his teammates loved working for a…
This episode is a recording of an October 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this meetup, Courtney Robertson shared a practical case study of running Equalize Digital’s Accessibility Checker Pro across her long-running WordPress site (including a large archive of older posts), then feeding those scan results into Claude Code…
Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminuteBecome a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support This episode of The WP Minute takes a closer look at the state of WordPress security with Robert Abela, founder and CEO of Melapress, who joins Eric Karkovack to discuss the findings from…
Faster security scans reveal new software issues yet patching and project upkeep require committed maintainers and company contributions.
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a funny bad guy who's been married twice – so far. Raitis Sevelis joins Bud from Riga, Latvia, for a candid, humorous conversation about travel, family, and the experiences that shaped him. He shares stories of hiking in Iceland, exploring Spain, and growing up during Latvia’s transition…
In this episode, Rob Cairns dives into recent major tech disruptions—including the European Google Cloud outage and the widespread PHP vulnerability fallout ("PHP Armageddon")—to highlight a critical vulnerability facing businesses today: the absence of a proactive backup and contingency plan. Rob explains the real business costs when websites are taken offline or crash, how customer…
Shifting barriers in tech reveal new questions about trust, safety, and sustainability in software.
Bowe Frankema shares how digital creation affects daily life and what bringing weirdness back to the internet means.
In this milestone 700th episode of The SDM Show, host Rob Cairns sits down with longtime friend, agency owner, and digital strategist Cami MacNamara. Rob and Cami look back at how podcasting and client work have evolved since the show's humble beginnings during COVID-19 lockdowns. They dive into the critical discipline required to run a…
Munich’s shift to practical open source, Meta and Apple’s AI partnership, and NVIDIA’s hardware-driven open AI models
Data migration is under discussion in this episode thanks to Chris Huber, who brings tales from Automattic’s front lines. We explored how Data Liberation and the Static Site Importer give WordPress users the power to ‘liberate’ their sites from other platforms, any platform. One concept discussed was transforming any static HTML or existing site into…
A commentary on building meaningful online communities that prioritize value and listening over constant activity.
Is there such a thing as practical accessibility magic? Inspired by October, Practical Magic, and a “Lime in the Coconut” Milkshake Sour DIPA from Blue Owl Brewing, Amber, Chris, and Steve open their “spellbooks” and dive in… They’re looking for the changes that can make a real difference to a website’s accessibility conformance. Speaking of…
Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminuteBecome a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support This episode of The WP Minute follows Eric Karkovack through his first experience releasing a WordPress plugin with a little help from AI. Eric joins Matt to talk about Karks CRM, an open-source…
The SDM Show: Closing the Brand Narrative Gap with Todd JonesIn this monthly segment of The SDM Show, host Rob Cairns sits down with regular co-host and copywriter Todd Jones to break down the concept of the Brand Narrative Gap.They explore how the explosion of AI, rising paid acquisition costs, and shifts in organic visibility…
