# michael discuss (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover michael discuss. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lobster rolls, boom parties, and crashed workers](https://share.transistor.fm/s/526103db) _2026-08-13 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ In this episode, Michael and Jake recap Laracon US Boston, from Malaysian food and an undefeated dodgeball run to Laraprom, the great nachos-with-rice debate, conference logistics, Aaron Francis stepping into Laravel’s VP of Marketing and Community role, and a reminder to make room for silly software. Jake shares his work rebuilding Boom Party , the fast-paced Bomberman clone his team used to play… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/526103db/28ac27a0.mp3) ## [How AI Affects Everything (with Chase Tremaine)](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/how-ai-affects-everything-with-chase-tremaine/) _2026-07-23 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Chase Tremaine joins Michael to discuss recent developments in AI, discussing the potential of an imminent AI bubble bursting. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/RTA78.mp3) ## [Wildfires, Fitness Tracking, and CCTV](https://share.transistor.fm/s/627c0a3e) _2026-07-17 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ Michael and Jake catch up ahead of Laracon in Boston, beginning with Michael's increasingly complicated home extension. Jake shares a family trip to Cedar Point, then the conversation moves to how a Laravel Cloud weekend challenge inspired Michael to build Fitrack, a personal app for coordinating training around a single fitness goal. We then move on to home network and security upgrades,… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/627c0a3e/90835c17.mp3) ## [Better API docs, customer support lessons, and cannoli](https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa9c2d2e) _2026-07-02 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ Jake shares lessons from rebuilding a permissions system around flexible roles, temporary permission leases, and delegated user management. He also discusses adding Apple Pay and Google Pay, plus designing automated text-message payment flows that use numbered choices instead of complicated keywords. Michael talks about building lender integrations, the importance of adding real context to API… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/aa9c2d2e/467c6247.mp3) ## [On the Craft of Songwriting and Authentic Pop (with Aryn Michelle)](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/on-the-craft-of-songwriting-and-authentic-pop-with-aryn-michelle/) _2026-06-25 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael is joined by songwriter and songwriting teacher Aryn Michelle to discuss both her new songwriting textbook, Play Shape Create, and her new album, Bloodline, set to release in July 2026. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/RTA77.mp3) ## [Ten years of the show, conference ticketing, and database access](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f8c0e0a0) _2026-06-18 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ In this milestone 10-year anniversary episode of North Meets South, Michael and Jake reflect on a decade of podcasting, from their first awkward recordings and early Laravel community connections to the friendships, conferences, and recurring topics that have shaped the show over nearly 200 episodes. A large part of the episode focuses on Michael's work-in-progress event ticketing platform… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/f8c0e0a0/31167a3a.mp3) ## [Fast Laravel with Jason McCreary](https://share.transistor.fm/s/18a3394c) _2026-06-04 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ 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 Laravel course focused on edge caching and application performance. Jason shares how Laravel Shift has evolved alongside AI-assisted development, why recent Laravel releases have changed the upgrade landscape, and why he still believes there's value in… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/18a3394c/11e4f2a9.mp3) ## [Bless Your Limitations: A Talk About AI with Rusty Hein](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/bless-your-limitations-a-talk-about-ai-with-rusty-hein/) _2026-05-29 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael is joined by long-time friend and Renew the Arts Creative Director, Rusty Hein, for a different take on AI and related topics. LINKS Chatbot Thinks Upside-Down Cup is Prank Steve McDonald (artist who collaborates with AI) Elon Musk on AI surgeons Audiofeed Music Festival 2026 Porchlight Festival Save the Date! [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RTA76.mp3) ## [Laracon AU CFP, developer storytelling, and audience engagement](https://share.transistor.fm/s/96637d14) _2026-05-21 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ Michael shares a behind-the-scenes look at organising Laracon AU 2026, including the new committee-based CFP review process, the tooling built to manage the talk submissions, and how AI-assisted workflows helped shape the final conference schedule. The conversation dives into balancing technical depth with audience engagement, designing conference cadence to avoid cognitive overload, and why… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/96637d14/05ebfb95.mp3) ## [Unused APIs, Passport testing traps, and local AI bottlenecks](https://share.transistor.fm/s/c187c971) _2026-05-07 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ In this episode, Michael shares details from a major internal platform shift at work, including the decision to completely remove an underused public JSON API and rebuild integrations around real customer needs instead of hypothetical use cases. The conversation dives deep into Laravel Passport, Sanctum, OAuth flows, request authorisation, and some tricky edge cases around testing authenticated… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/c187c971/08feb303.mp3) ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J3IAhj37AdZl) _2026-05-07 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Gents on Gent with David Hemphill](https://share.transistor.fm/s/320d0c83) _2026-04-23 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ 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 coding workflows. The conversation covers how Gent takes a project requirements document (PRD), breaks it into small tasks that fit within a single context window, and runs them sequentially or in parallel using copy-on-write clones and Git worktrees. We… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/320d0c83/232a37f0.mp3) ## [How Art Bots and AI Slop Will Rehumanize the Arts](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/how-art-bots-and-ai-slop-will-rehumanize-the-arts/) _2026-04-23 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael continues his exploration of AI, focusing on its impact on the arts and the hopeful conditions this could produce. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RTA75.mp3) ## [Flight booking mistakes, Laracon AU, and dead letters](https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b8e2253) _2026-04-09 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ In this episode, Michael and Jake catch up ahead of Laracon and share a wild travel story involving flight changes, third-party booking headaches, and expensive rebooking. Jake then shares a fun personal highlight: attending the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship and watching Michigan win. The conversation shifts into development work, where Jake dives into building a centralised system for… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/3b8e2253/4bfd8fa3.mp3) ## [Rich Kid Syndrome and the Decadent Empire of AI](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/rich-kid-syndrome-and-the-decadent-empire-of-ai/) _2026-03-26 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael explores the benefits and costs of technology and what that means for the coming crisis of adopting AI. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RTA74.mp3) ## [OIDC, bastion hosts, and production safety](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f6e205ec) _2026-03-19 · Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda · North Meets South Web Podcast_ In this episode, Jake and Michael dive into modern infrastructure security practices, sparked by an annual audit and the painful process of rotating AWS IAM tokens. That experience leads into a broader discussion on why long-lived credentials in GitHub Actions are risky, and how OIDC (OpenID Connect) enables a more secure, short-lived, role-based alternative. Show links Scout Suite OpenID Connect… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/f6e205ec/9eb5acfd.mp3) ## [2025 Mailbag Full of Explicit Content, What Makes Art Good, and Unstrange Fire](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/2025-mailbag-full-of-explicit-content-what-makes-art-good-and-unstrange-fire/) _2025-12-18 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael answers an international mailbag full of great questions to close out 2025 on the Renew the Arts podcast. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ep-73_2025-Mailbag.m4a) ## [Top 5 Things Churches Should Communicate to Their Artists](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/top-5-things-churches-should-communicate-to-their-artists/) _2025-11-20 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael collects together the top five things he thinks churches should communicate to their artists. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/RTA72.mp3) ## [The Use and Abuse of Fiction](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/the-use-and-abuse-of-fiction/) _2025-10-16 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael explains the popular dismissal of fiction and the imagination, and explores the edifying uses of fiction. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/RTA71.mp3) ## [The Little Things are the Great Things](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/the-little-things-are-the-great-things/) _2025-09-18 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael compares and contrasts the great way that seeks first worldly prominence with the little way of the cross that seeks God’s kingdom. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RTA70.mp3) ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RcQvB7yvmsxW) _2025-09-18 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Exploited Art: Propaganda, Pornography, Pomp, and Product](https://renewthearts.org/podcast/exploited-art-propaganda-pornography-pomp-and-product/) _2025-08-21 · Renew the Arts · Renew the Arts Podcast_ Michael explores the way the true purpose of art is undermined when we make exploited art—art made subject to an agenda. [Listen](https://renewthearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RTA69.mp3)