Django Chat Podcast

A podcast on the Django web framework by Will Vincent (npub1mjx…httg) and Carlton Gibson 🇪🇺 (npub1xj9…yv56)

Website: https://djangochat.com

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2026-05-20 17:53:53 CEST

Ep204 How France Ditched Microsoft with Samuel Paccoud is live!
Samuel is the project lead of La Suite Numérique, a French government open source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Zoom. We discuss building alternatives for messaging, video, collaborative docs, file storage, and more that already serve millions of customers.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/how-france-ditched-microsoft-samuel-paccoud-r3W5E2Oa
🎥 https://youtu.be/b_yUHCXv8ZI?si=I-bWxfe7tKele85R
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2026-05-13 14:00:33 CEST

Ep203 Deploy on Day One w/Calvin Hendryx-Parker is live!
@npub1dxr…decy is the co-founder and CTO of the consultancy SixFeetUp. We discuss developer experience from day one, Kubernetes as a feature, real-world usage of AI and agentic tooling, typing in Python, the junior developer pipeline problem, and more.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/deploy-on-day-one-calvin-hendryx-parker
🎥 https://youtu.be/zCCdNkHjwy4?si=N220VQkjYuiIElDy
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2026-05-06 15:12:16 CEST

Ep202 EuroPython 2026 with Mia Bajić is live!
Mia is Vice Chair of the EuroPython society, a regular conference speaker, podcast host, and software engineer. We discuss what to expect at this year’s event in Krakow, Poland in July this summer.
🎤 https://django-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/europython-2026-mia-baji
🎥 https://youtu.be/2XIrNwSm-ao
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2026-04-29 13:02:02 CEST

Ep201: DjangoCon Europe Recap + Other News with Jeff Triplett is live!
@npub1nsp…ahke is President of the Django Software Foundation and a partner at REVSYS. We discuss the recently held DjangoCon Europe conference, existing Django news, and then share notes on current AI-powered workflows.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/djangocon-europe-recap-other-news-jeff-triplett
🎥 https://youtu.be/e3cqPjpkZ2c?si=rnjLuHPeUYdnmzr2
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2026-04-15 15:07:00 CEST

Ep200 Django Tasks with Jake Howard is live!
Jake is a Senior Systems Engineer at Torchbox and the author of DEP 14, django.tasks, the highlight feature in Django 6.0. We discuss his work on the Django security team, work with Wagtail, AI dabblings, and more.
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-tasks-jake-howard
🎥 https://youtu.be/6rwlhrXb_sQ?si=jDWdQXjTiYvW4-_I
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2026-03-11 13:41:06 CET

Ep197: From Kenya to London with Velda Kiara is live!
Velda is a software engineer at RevSys based in London and an extremely active member of the Python and Django communities. She is a PSF Fellow, former Djangonaut, co-maintainer of django-debug-toolbar, regular conference speaker, and Microsoft MVP.
https://youtu.be/iAWYYj3uOvg?si=i82QgkH0EHedIxrY
https://djangochat.com/episodes/from-kenya-to-london-with-django-velda-kiara
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2026-02-11 14:48:15 CET

Ep195 Improving Django w/ @npub1dyk…hxet is live!
Adam is the co-host of the Django Brew podcast and prolific contributor to the Django ecosystem with author of a multitude of Django projects including django-unicorn, coltrane, dj-angles, and many more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/improving-django-adam-hill
https://youtu.be/n9UMdWk3nj0?si=lEOAHd_p3NMrCM9V
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2026-01-28 15:26:42 CET

Ep 194 Inverting the Testing Pyramid with Brian Okken is live!
Brian is a software engineer, podcaster, and author. We discuss recent tooling changes in Python, using AI effectively, inverting the traditional testing pyramid, and more.
Audio: https://djangochat.com/episodes/inverting-the-testing-pyramid-brian-okken
Video: https://youtu.be/cBAOmlbZVww?si=Xdt7t_HVtIoGRfer
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2026-01-15 14:40:32 CET

Ep193 is live: Building a Django API Framework Faster than FastAPI - Farhan Ali Raza
Farhan is doing truly exciting work pushing the boundaries of what's possible with Django. He helped add template partials to Django 6.0 and since then has been working on `django-bolt` which is a fully typed Django API framework faster than FastAPI, amongst many other projects.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/building-a-django-api-framework-faster-than-fastapi

2025-12-11 18:09:58 CET

Ep191 Django 6.0 with Natalia Bidart is live!
Natalia is a Django Fellow and the release manager for the just-released 6.0 version. We talk about the new release, major features including template partials that Carlton helped usher in, queues, CSP support, modern email API, and the current work on Django 6.1.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-60-natalia-bidart
Natalia's photo is by Bartek Pawlik - bartpawlik.format.com
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2025-11-12 16:06:19 CET

Django 20 Years
Later with co-creator Adrian Holovaty is now live! This episode was so much fun to record. I hope you all enjoy it 😀
🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exdtx2kXcHk
🎤 https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-20-years-later-adrian-holovaty-g7z78kc0
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2025-10-27 15:45:14 CET

The 2025 Django Survey is live! Episode 188 with @npub1nsp…ahke is now out where we discuss it all.
If you're short on time, there is also a blog post with highlights, a good entry point to the full survey results.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-survey-2025-jeff-triplett
https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/10/the-state-of-django-2025/

2025-10-21 14:01:18 CEST

Ep187 Django on the Med with Paolo Melchiorre is live!
Paolo and Carlton are just returned from the inaugural Django on the Med event and here to discuss how it came to pass, the code improvements from just three days, and plans for the future.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-on-the-med-paolo-melchiorre
https://youtu.be/2eBNSsnEXPM?si=d5773Zr9ayurVhz4

2025-10-01 16:40:48 CEST

Episode 186 with Django Fellow Jacob Walls is now live!
We talk about his background, transitioning from music to programming, what to expect in Django 6.0 this December, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-fellow-jacob-walls
https://youtu.be/P-D7DtGJqzY?si=qMPKm7pRDPxGMBlw
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2025-09-30 16:42:29 CEST

Just recorded another episode that's coming out tomorrow. This one features our newest Django Fellow, Jacob Walls.
Quite fun for me (Will) to listen to two Philosophy PhDs turned Fellows discuss all the things.
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2025-09-18 04:20:17 CEST

Ep185 - DjangoCon US Recap is out!
We're back after the summer break, discussing DjangoCon US last week, Django 6.0 feature freeze, adding APIs to core Django, and Django on the Med next month.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/djangocon-us-2025-recap

2025-09-17 02:13:29 CEST

We are back tomorrow... new video format (and audio still), spicy hot takes courtesy of @npub1mfs…ngvj , and back to our regular fortnightly schedule going forward. 🎤
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2025-06-06 13:18:05 CEST

Ep #184: PHP Frameworks with Roman Pronskiy is live!
Roman Pronskiy is the Executive Director of the The PHP Foundation and a Developer Advocate at JetBrains. We discuss PHP’s evolution over the years, Laravel vs Symfony, and what hashtag#Python can learn from the PHP ecosystem.
https://django-chat.simplecast.com/episodes/php-web-frameworks-roman-pronskiy

2025-05-28 13:05:58 CEST

Ep183: Django Deployments in 2025 with Eric Matthes is now live!
Eric is the author of Python Crash Course, the Mostly Python newsletter, and the django-simple-deploy package. We talk about rewriting the Django deployment story, different hosting providers, and teaching Python & Django to newcomers.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-deployments-in-2025-eric-matthes-hdOwWv2h
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2025-05-14 14:47:11 CEST

Ep182: Event Sourcing with Chris May is now live!
[@_chrismay](https://fosstodon.org/@_chrismay ) is a Senior Staff Engineer at WellSky, a software company in the health industry. We discuss his background as a graphic designer, learning #Python (and #Django as an adult, his multiple conference talks on #HTMX, why he’s a fan of event sourcing, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/event-sourcing-chris-may
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2025-04-30 13:11:03 CEST

Ep181: DjangoCon Europe 2025 recap is now live!
A quick recap episode sharing thoughts and highlights from attending DjangoCon Europe last week in Dublin, Ireland. We both gave talks and shared favorites from the official schedule, social events, and hallway track highlights.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/djangocon-europe-2025-recap

2025-04-02 13:08:01 CEST

New podcast with the Chairs of PyConUS Elaine Wong and Jon Banafato, taking place in Pittsburgh, PA, this May.
Learn how to make the most of the conference, what to wear, and more.
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2025-03-19 15:10:08 CET

Django Chat Podcast #178, Django and Rust Tooling with Lily Foote, is now live!
Lily joins us again to talk about the new Steering Council, composite primary keys in Django 5.2, working with uv package manager, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-and-rust-tooling-lily-foote

2025-03-05 15:23:15 CET

Episode 177: Sticking with Django w/ Florian Apolloner is live!
@npub14v6…6y6m is a long-time Django contributor who previously served on the Steering Council and Security Team. We discuss changes to Django over the last 20 years, switching over to `uv`, why he’s not a fan of environment variables, and drawing inspiration from other frameworks.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/sticking-with-django-florian-apolloner-owRfF4PN

2025-02-21 13:28:41 CET

Django Chat #176: Official Django MongoDB Backend with Jib Adegunloye is now live!
Jib is a Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB working on the newly-released official Django MongoDB backend. We discuss building out this new support, future plans, and his previous career at Meta.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/official-django-mongodb-backend-jib-adegunloye

2025-02-05 13:06:49 CET

Episode 175: The Future of Django - Emma Delescolle is now live!
Emma is a longtime Django community member and newly elected member of the Django 6.x Steering Council. We discuss the future of Django, what it can learn from the Ember community, class-based views, django-ninja, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/the-future-of-django-emma-delescolle

2025-01-22 20:17:54 CET

Django Chat #174: Beyond Golden Pathways - Teaching Django with Sheena O’Connell
Sheena is a long-time Django developer and teacher currently focused on Prelude Tech, small workshops focused on topics like Django, HTMX, and Git.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/beyond-golden-pathways-teaching-django-with-sheena-oconnell

2025-01-08 13:45:29 CET

Ep 173: Django in 2025 is live!
Carlton and Will catch up after the holidays and look ahead to Django news in 2025, new tools, new roles, launching the LearnDjango.com site, upcoming Django events, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-in-2025

2024-12-11 16:36:37 CET

Ep170: pretix with Raphael Michel is now live!
@npub1v0n…mstd is the founder of @npub1a62…whsq an open-source ticketing platform. We discuss its early iterations, the technical challenges of ticketing, using Celery and Django REST Framework, DecimalField vs IntegerField for currency, and more. #django #python
https://djangochat.com/episodes/pretix-raphael-michel

2024-11-28 18:56:20 CET

Ep171: Python Tooling with Hynek Schlawack is now live!
@npub1zgm…dan3 is a core Python contributor, author of the popular attrs library, and an engineer at Variomedia, a Germany-based web hosting company. We discuss Python performance, tooling (especially uv), and more. #python #django
https://djangochat.com/episodes/python-tooling-hynek-schlawack

2024-11-13 14:31:56 CET

Ep170: Django for the Meat Industry with Bryton Wishart is now live!
Bryton is the co-founder of Cured Compliance, an Australia-based startup providing compliance software for butchers. We discuss the inspiration behind the product, building it from scratch with Django, multitenancy, using Django Q, managing iOT with temperature gauges, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-for-the-meat-industry-bryton-wishart

2024-10-30 14:12:55 CET

Ep169: Python Core Developer - Mariatta Wijaya is live!
@npub1qtw…umz5 is a #Python Core Team member, Python podcaster, and former #PyCon Chair. We discuss her work with Python over the years, using #Django in her day job, and her new consultancy, CMD Limes.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/python-core-developer-mariatta-wijaya

2024-10-16 14:33:42 CEST

Ep168: Thibaud Colas - 2025 DSF Board Nominations is out!
@npub100a…cegl is a Django Software Foundation Board Member (Secretary) and serves on the #Django accessibility team. He is also on the core team for Wagtail and works at Torchbox. We discuss the current status of Django, the upcoming DSF Board elections, opportunities available for community members, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/thibaud-colas-2025-dsf-board-nominations

2024-10-02 20:15:44 CEST

Ep167: DjangoCon US 2024 Recap with Tim Schilling is live!
@npub17me…svzl is the Secretary of DEFNA, the organization that runs #DjangoconUS each year. He is also a founder of Djangonaut.space, maintainer of django-debug-toolbar, Google Summer of Code mentor, and more. We discuss last week’s conference, current changes afoot in the Django community, his day job working at an education analytics company, and more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/djangocon-us-2024-recap-tim-schilling

2024-09-24 16:58:43 CEST

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2024-09-18 22:10:22 CEST

Ep166: Django Fellows with Sarah Boyce and Natalia Bidart is live!
https://djangochat.com/episodes/django-fellows-natalia-bidart-sarah-boyce-L15rTBwK
Our two Django Fellows join us to discuss new features in the Django 5.1 release, major improvements to accessibility, future updates in Django 5.2 and 6.0, and more.
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2024-09-11 20:00:25 CEST

We're back! This special relaunch episode covers what's happened in Django since the spring, upcoming new features, DjangoCon talks, and much more.
https://djangochat.com/episodes/fall-2024-podcast-relaunch