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Behind the Screens

25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

Chris "KeyboardCowboy" Albrecht goes behind the screens with members of the Drupal community and others to learn about the goings on in the land of open source and the people who make it happen.

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Episodes

Behind the Screens with Matt Westgate

October 21, 2019 07:00 - 15.5 MB

For 13 years, Matt Westgate has been at Lullabot's helm, and though both Drupal and Lullabot have evolved, the spirit of community remains. Matt shares his insights on the past, future, and ferrets.

Behind the Screens with Amitai Burstein

October 07, 2019 07:00 - 19.6 MB

How do you maintain one of Drupal's most prolific modules, run a business, have a family, and stay balanced? Amitai Burstein spills his secrets to success and how you can join him! Also, sushi!

Behind the Screens with Cristina Chumillas

September 09, 2019 07:00 - 9.28 MB

Why spend time on Drupal's UI? New Lullabot, Cristina Chumillas, tells us about the UI initiative and why it's important, the new Claro theme, and strangest thing she's ever eaten.

Behind the Screens with Sean Dietrich

August 12, 2019 07:00 - 16.9 MB

Docksal co-maintainer and BADCamp co-organizer, Sean Dietrich, talks about what it takes to run a camp website, why he became a Docksal co-maintainer, and why we could all use a little more time.

Behind the Screens with Brendan Blaine

August 05, 2019 07:00 - 18.7 MB

I catch up with Brendan Blaine, a developer for the Drupal Association, to find out what it takes to run events.drupal.org, why the conferences run so smoothly, and always remember to use a coaster.

Behind the Screens with Kevin Thull

July 22, 2019 07:00 - 10.9 MB

Can't make a Drupal camp? Kevin Thull has you covered! Kevin donates his time recording sessions at most North American Drupal camps. I find out why, and what food to bribe him with.

Behind the Screens with Rachel Lawson

July 08, 2019 07:00 - 10.6 MB

Developer turned Community Liaison for the Drupal Association, Rachel Lawson fills us in on why this is an important role for her and the Drupal project. Plus, a motorbike tour of Europe and Asia?

Behind the Screens with Hussain Abbas

June 10, 2019 07:00 - 17.4 MB

Bangalore to Seattle is no short trip, but Hussain Abbas made the journey, stopping at many Drupal camps along the way. He tells us why DrupalCon is so important, and where to find the best biryani.

Behind the Screens with Karl Kedrovsky

June 03, 2019 07:00 - 17.4 MB

Fresh off the inaugural Flyover Camp, co-organizer Karl Kedrovsky talks organizing local user groups, what it means to give back to the community, and why some furniture is timeless.

Behind the Screens with Cathy Theys

May 27, 2019 07:00 - 18.2 MB

Cathy Theys could often be found roaming contribution days at DrupalCons organizing people, but she's recently switched gears back to development. I caught up with her in Seattle to find out why.

Behind the Screens with Adam Bergstein

May 20, 2019 07:00 - 22.3 MB

For years, SimplyTest.me has provided a once-and-done tool for testing Drupal, and Adam Bergstein has recently taken over maintainership. In this episode we find out why, how you can help, and coffee!

Behind the Screens with Leslie Glynn

April 23, 2019 07:00 - 9.86 MB

Recent Aaron Winborn Award winner, Leslie Glynn, talks about what keeps her coming back to DrupalCon, her love for illuminating people, and when the heck will Tom Brady retire?

Behind the Screens with Jim Smith

March 11, 2019 07:00 - 16.9 MB

From Drupal experimentalist, to migrating the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's website, to thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Jim Smith is bridging communities and sharing his story.

Behind the Screens with Suzanne Dergacheva

February 25, 2019 08:00 - 11.4 MB

EvolvingWeb Co-Founder Suzanne Dergacheva spills on why she recently joined the Drupal Association, what's happening with Drupal in Montreal, and the Oboe.

Behind the Screens with Tom Sliker

January 16, 2019 14:36 - 13.6 MB

Tom Sliker started Broadstreet Consulting more than a decade ago, and has made Drupal a family affair. We dragged Tom out of the South Carolina swamps and into DrupalCamp Atlanta to get the scoop.

Behind the Screens with Amy Loudermilk

January 14, 2019 14:28 - 13.1 MB

I caught up with Turner's Global Tech & Ops Lead Recruiter, Amy Loudermilk, at DrupalCamp Atlanta. Amy dishes on Turner's employee culture, why the local DrupalCamp is so important, and chickens.

Behind the Screens with Jacob Rockowitz

December 03, 2018 08:00 - 18.7 MB

From YAMLForm to WebForm, Jacob spearheaded the port of Drupal's most popular form builder into D8. Why take on such a task? When is the first stable release? All that and more as BTS returns!

Behind the Screens with Matthew Saunders

September 03, 2018 07:00 - 13.9 MB

Matthew Saunders, the Engineering Lead for various programs at Pfizer, talks about managing a distributed team of developers across the globe, his work with the Colorado Drupal Community, and theater!

Behind the Screens with Preston So

August 27, 2018 07:00 - 13.3 MB

Acquia's Director of Research and Innovation, Preston So, dishes about delivering keynote presentations on diversity and inclusion, the state of decoupled Drupal, and the Travel Channels newest star.

Behind the Screens with Jeff Vargas

July 30, 2018 07:00 - 11.3 MB

Senior Director of Technology for USA and Syfy, Jeff Vargas talks managing two high-traffic TV brands, how NBCUniversal has adopted Drupal as its go-to CMS, and what the heck is a library card?

Behind the Screens with Nicolas Grekas

July 23, 2018 07:00 - 8.72 MB

Drupal relies on Symfony, and Symfony relies on Nicolas Grekas. Nicolas takes us behind the scenes of the project, tells us how Drupal and Symfony work together, and explains why he loves DrupalCon.

Behind the Screens with Elli Ludwigson

July 16, 2018 07:00 - 9.24 MB

Elli Ludwigson fills us in on how a DrupalCon sprint day comes together and how you can participate, either as a mentor, sprinter, or planner. And, always put up some flowers to appease the neighbors.

Behind the Screens with Joshua Solomon

July 09, 2018 07:00 - 12.7 MB

Lingotek's Director of Integrations, Joshua Solomon, tells us how Lingotek can translate your site into any language using real people, how to get it running in Drupal 8, plus bees and chickens.

Behind the Screens with Bikino Ildephonse

July 02, 2018 07:00 - 12 MB

Bikino Ildephonse came to DrupalCon Nashville to soak up as much Drupal knowledge as possible to take back to his community in Rwanda, from translating to Kinyarwanda to running Drupal 8 locally.

Behind the Screens with Agustin Casiva and Marcos Ibañez

June 25, 2018 07:00 - 13.4 MB

Marcos and Agustin from 42Mate discuss how a small Argentinian company got a booth at DrupalCon, what Drupal can learn from other tech communities and vice versa, plus motorcycles and fish.