Whacking trees, conference operations, and AI tests
In this episode, Jake and Michael discuss the value of consistency, the final preparations for Laracon AU, and how AI is changing the econom...
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North Meets South Web Podcast
Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda conquer a 14.5 hour time difference to talk about life as web developers
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20 of 203 episodesHome renos, networking the future, and AI software factories?
Michael and Jake celebrate episode 200 in the most outlandish way possible: with no special plan whatsoever. Michael shares an update on his...
Cash Money AI Power Hour
Jake and Michael are joined by TJ Miller, David Hemphill, and Chris Gmyr to talk about the realities of working with non-technical stakehold...
Lobster rolls, boom parties, and crashed workers
In this episode, Michael and Jake recap Laracon US Boston, from Malaysian food and an undefeated dodgeball run to Laraprom, the great nachos...
Wildfires, Fitness Tracking, and CCTV
Michael and Jake catch up ahead of Laracon in Boston, beginning with Michael's increasingly complicated home extension. Jake shares a family...
Better API docs, customer support lessons, and cannoli
Jake shares lessons from rebuilding a permissions system around flexible roles, temporary permission leases, and delegated user management....
Ten years of the show, conference ticketing, and database access
In this milestone 10-year anniversary episode of North Meets South, Michael and Jake reflect on a decade of podcasting, from their first awk...
Fast Laravel with Jason McCreary
Michael and Jake are joined by Jason "JMac" McCreary to talk the impact of AI on Laravel Shift and modern upgrade workflows, and his latest...
Laracon AU CFP, developer storytelling, and audience engagement
Michael shares a behind-the-scenes look at organising Laracon AU 2026, including the new committee-based CFP review process, the tooling bui...
Unused APIs, Passport testing traps, and local AI bottlenecks
In this episode, Michael shares details from a major internal platform shift at work, including the decision to completely remove an underus...
Gents on Gent with David Hemphill
Michael and Jake are joined by David Hemphill to discuss David's macOS app Gent, a task runner built on the "Ralph loop" pattern for AI-powe...
Flight booking mistakes, Laracon AU, and dead letters
In this episode, Michael and Jake catch up ahead of Laracon and share a wild travel story involving flight changes, third-party booking head...
OIDC, bastion hosts, and production safety
In this episode, Jake and Michael dive into modern infrastructure security practices, sparked by an annual audit and the painful process of...
Worktree structures, workflow events, and enum metadata
In this episode, we discuss using `claude --worktree` to spin up parallel feature work, and the unexpected friction that can arise when your...
Charging chaos, corona discharge, and vector embeddings
Michael and Jake discuss Jake's device charging chaos, household optimisation, international power outlets, and vector embeddings. Show link...
OpenClaw, Arbor, and horseless carriages
Michael and Jake catch up on what’s been occupying their time lately, from AI tooling experiments to new developer workflows, before closing...
When AI clicks, automation at home, and developer workflows
Jake and Michael return for 2026 and talk about their evolving experiences with AI; what it’s good at, what it’s not, and how it’s changing...
Choose your hard
Michael and Jake open with retro arcade serendipity (a Mortal Kombat cabinet sighting!) and tumble into family bowling, kid-approved card ga...
Controllers and Middleware, Grok vs. Claude, and Developer Value
Jake and Michael dive into a wide range of topics, from coding practices in Laravel to the evolving role of AI in software development. They...
LawnHub, Saloon, and Salesforce
In this episode, Michael and Jake catch up on life and code. They talk about fatigue, seasonal shifts, lawn adventures, and the return of ha...