A weekly podcast featuring an unexpected conversation from someone in the WordPress Community.
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with an ambassador of tourniquets and lover of combat medicine. Please follow, rate, and review my podcast if you love it too! The podcast features Yulia “Jules” Kovtun, a Ukrainian marketing professional at Crocoblock, who shares her experiences living and working in Mykolaiv during the war while reflecting…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a man who makes a lasting difference with everything he does. Please Follow, Rate and Review Seriously, BUD? In this episode of *Seriously, Bud*, host Bud Kraus talks with WordPress educator and YouTube creator Imran Siddiq about the experiences and values that have shaped his life and…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who rode his bike every day in the shadows of the Acropolis while he was growing up. Gerasimos (Makis) Mourelatos is a self-taught entrepreneur, cybersecurity professional, and WordPress advocate whose journey from Montreal to Athens has been defined by curiosity, resilience, and a passion for…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman who manages to smile and laugh in the middle of a war and inspires us all. Lana Miro (Svitlana Miroshnychenko), a content marketer from Mykolaiv, Ukraine, shares her experiences of living through the ongoing war while continuing to build a successful career in the WordPress…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman whose husband suggested she give WordPress a try, and a new career was born. Lumi Ciobanu shares her remarkable journey from Romania's world of classical music to a career in WordPress. After spending more than two decades as a pianist, musicologist, university professor, and earning…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who might just be the only organizer at WordCamp US 2026 who speaks fluent Gujarati.Arpit G. Shah shares an unexpected conversation that goes far beyond WordPress, reflecting on the loss of his father, the meaning behind the "G" in his name, his childhood in Gujarat,…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who fortunately wore the green sticker at his college's Kissmass party. Chris Reynolds reflects on a life shaped by curiosity, family, and a passion for technology. He recounts growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, meeting his wife Erin in college, and building a…
Send us Fan Mail I'm taking a 3-week break as my wife Arlene and I are traveling to Prague, Krakow, Paris, and Portugal. WOW. That is enough. And I need a break. Europe, here we come!
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a man who has 20,000 connections on LinkedIn and knows what to do with them. In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Jagadish “Jaggy” Tulagapu from India – an international recruiter for WPMU DEV who has built a global network of more than 20,000 LinkedIn…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman who wants to be a rabbit farmer, should she decide to grow up. In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with AmyJune Hineline about her unusual journey from growing up on a rural Northern California farm to working in engineering, nursing, open-source technology, and…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who reads 75 books a year and enjoys the window seat on an airplane. In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Kevin McGillivray from Pressable about books, music, travel, AI, WordPress, and life on Vancouver Island. Kevin shares how Goodreads helped fuel his…
Send us Fan Mail This is the last day of my 17-day journey to Hawaii with 2 stops in San Francisco. Back next time with a new episode of Seriously, BUD?
Send us Fan Mail I'm taking a little break from my normal routine as I am in Hawaii attending a wedding. This is a perfect time to catch up on all 104 episodes that you may have missed. Of course, you can do that from wherever you get your podcasts or just by going to…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman whose radiant smile goes with her when she's bungee jumping In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud sits down with Mumtahina Faguni for a warm and engaging conversation that blends humor, culture, and personal storytelling. Speaking from Bangladesh, Faguni shares her background growing up in…
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a world traveler who knows a good cigar when he smokes one. In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with James, a WordPress developer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in a relaxed, wide-ranging conversation that starts with cigars and unfolds into a deeper look at life, work,…
