Podcast Episodes
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Episode 197
Michael and Jake catch up ahead of Laracon in Boston, beginning with Michael's increasingly complicated home extension. Jake shares a family trip to …
6 hours ago
Better API docs, customer support lessons, and cannoli
Episode 196
Jake shares lessons from rebuilding a permissions system around flexible roles, temporary permission leases, and delegated user management. He also d…
2 weeks ago
Ten years of the show, conference ticketing, and database access
Episode 195
In this milestone 10-year anniversary episode of North Meets South, Michael and Jake reflect on a decade of podcasting, from their first awkward reco…
4 weeks ago
Fast Laravel with Jason McCreary
Episode 194
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 Fast Lara…
1 month, 1 week ago
Laracon AU CFP, developer storytelling, and audience engagement
Episode 193
Michael shares a behind-the-scenes look at organising Laracon AU 2026, including the new committee-based CFP review process, the tooling built to man…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Unused APIs, Passport testing traps, and local AI bottlenecks
Episode 192
In this episode, Michael shares details from a major internal platform shift at work, including the decision to completely remove an underused public…
2 months, 1 week ago
Gents on Gent with David Hemphill
Episode 191
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-powered codin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Flight booking mistakes, Laracon AU, and dead letters
Episode 190
In this episode, Michael and Jake catch up ahead of Laracon and share a wild travel story involving flight changes, third-party booking headaches, an…
3 months, 1 week ago
OIDC, bastion hosts, and production safety
Episode 189
In this episode, Jake and Michael dive into modern infrastructure security practices, sparked by an annual audit and the painful process of rotating …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Worktree structures, workflow events, and enum metadata
Episode 188
In this episode, we discuss using `claude --worktree` to spin up parallel feature work, and the unexpected friction that can arise when your editor d…
4 months, 1 week ago