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The Laravel Podcast

The Laravel Podcast

Matt Stauffer 154 Episodes Jun 23, 2026

The Laravel Podcast brings you Laravel and PHP development news and discussion. Hosted by Matt Stauffer, it covers topics relevant to Laravel developers.

Episodes

Inside Laravel's Starter Kits with Wendell Adriel Jun 23, 2026 2647 The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. In this episode, Matt Stauffer sits down with Wendell Adriel, senior software engineer on the Laravel team, to trace his path from a small town in Brazil to working on open source full time.They dig i
Abby Gilson on Laravel’s Events & Laracon US Boston Jun 9, 2026 2489 The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. In this episode, Matt Stauffer talks with Abby Gilson — Laravel's recently promoted field marketing manager, better known in the community as "Gen Z Abby" — about the winding path that took her from s
Marketing Developer Tools with Cynthia McGillis, VP of Marketing May 26, 2026 2982 The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. In this episode, Matt Stauffer is joined by Cynthia McGillis to talk about her unlikely path from English major and nonprofit fundraiser to leading marketing at Laravel.They discuss what it’s like to
Building the Business Side of Laravel with Tom Crary May 12, 2026 2910 The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. In this episode, Matt Stauffer talks with Tom Crary, President and COO at Laravel, about the path that took him from a Big Four CPA firm to running the business side of one of the most loved framework
Design Engineering at Laravel: Jason Beggs on Building Laravel Cloud Apr 28, 2026 1975 The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. Matt Stauffer talks with Jason Beggs, staff software engineer at Laravel and the design engineer behind the Laravel Cloud front end. Jason shares how he unexpectedly became “the Tailwind guy”—and how
The Future of Laravel Partnerships with Dave Hicking Apr 14, 2026 3471 The Laravel Podcast is brought to you by Tighten, your friendly neighborhood Laravel experts. Check us out at tighten.com and also by other sponsors you will hear about later in the episode. Matt Stauffer sits down with Dave Hicking, Laravel's Agency Partnership Manager, to trace his winding path into the Laravel world — from a UConn IT library to Tighten (twice), Yale's rare books collec
A Laravel Conference in Japan with Ryuta Hamasaki Dec 16, 2025 1884 In this episode, Matt Stauffer interviews Ryuta Hamasaki, a senior software engineer at Laravel, who shares his journey from discovering Laravel to becoming a key player in the Laravel community. Ryuta discusses his experiences attending international conferences, his motivations for organizing Laravel Live Japan, and his day-to-day work at Laravel, particularly on the Nightwatch team. Th
From Tire Shop to Solutions Engineer with Devon Garbalosa Dec 1, 2025 2718 In this conversation, Devon Garbalosa shares his journey from working in a tire shop to discovering his passion for web development, highlighting a pivotal moment when he discovered Laravel. He discusses the ease of connecting to databases and implementing authentication, emphasizing how frameworks can significantly enhance development efficiency and effectiveness.Matt Stauffer on Twitter
From Math Teacher to DevRel with Leah Thompson Nov 17, 2025 2559 In this episode, Matt Stauffer interviews Leah Thompson, a DevRel engineer at Laravel, who shares her unique journey into tech, transitioning from a mathematics background and teaching to web development. Leah discusses her experiences in the Laravel community, the importance of networking, and her role in building marketing websites. She emphasizes the value of public speaking, building
The Architecture Behind Laravel Cloud with Chris Fidao Nov 3, 2025 2232 In this episode of the Laravel Podcast, host Matt Stauffer chats with Chris Fidao, Team Lead of Laravel’s Infrastructure Cloud Team. They talk about Chris’s journey from his first experience with Laravel to creating educational content and eventually leading an engineering team. Chris shares what it takes to build and maintain Laravel’s Cloud infrastructure, his approach to leadership and
The Art of Teaching Laravel with Christoph Rumpel Oct 20, 2025 1827 In this episode of the Laravel Podcast, host Matt Stauffer speaks with Christoph Rumpel, a DevRel Engineer at Laravel. They discuss Christoph’s journey to joining the Laravel team, the evolution of Laravel’s learning resources, and the launch of Laravel’s new learning platform, Laravel Learn. Christoph shares what it’s like to shape educational content for developers, how he balances crea
TypeScript, Wayfinder, and Ranger with Joe Tannenbaum Sep 22, 2025 2499 In this episode, Matt Stauffer chats with Joe Tannenbaum about Wayfinder, a tool that generates TypeScript for Laravel routes to improve type safety and developer experience. They dive into the advantages of TypeScript, the unique features of Wayfinder, and how static analysis can boost performance. Joe also shares tips for writing Laravel code that pairs seamlessly with Wayfinder and int

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