MageTalk: A Magento Podcast
255 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsThe Magento Podcast. Reboot Season 3 coming soon. Brought to you by Hyvä.
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This one's dedicated to Phil
December 09, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MB00:00 Welcome to MageTalk #240 - You have now listened to Kalen for 10 days straight! 02:49 Kalen judges Willem’s character 05:10 Mathias Schreiber becomes new MA Director - replacing Smith Bucklin 10:39 To Rant or Not To Rant, that’s the question 13:18 MageOs representation at Meet Commerce Madrid - Going all-in on MageOS 15:31 Rant on new Magento brand guidelines 18:50 What’s the MA’s trajectory going forward? 25:38 How do we transition from Magento to MageOS? 33:12 Where’s the lin...
Walking Cats & Composable Commerce
October 31, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBRecorded on October 24, 2022 Link to the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEe3tf1xUYo -- 00:00 Intro to Episode 239, warm welcome to Filip Rakowski and Bartek Igielski 00:28 Filip and Barteks relationship to Magento 02:31 The many Magento frontends Bartek made 06:16 How much Filip changed after Forbes 30 under 30 10:33 VSF "the company" is doing good and the cats are healthy 15:39 Forbes selection process 17:35 How VSF became independent company from Divante / Y Combi...
A Touch Of Urgency Is Needed
October 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB00:00 Welcome to MageTalk ep.238 01:02 Magento Swag through the MA? 07:24 Magento Branding / OS Task Force 10:59 A year ago Kalen didn't care 12:38 Magento businesses hurt with Adwords from Adobe 15:16 Is Willem prepared to walk from the MA? 22:00 What do we need from Adobe (reg. Magento brand)? 26:38 Does Adobe need the community? 28:24 Google performance metrics on Hyvä sites 35:33 MageChat updates 41:27 Giphy or Jiffy 51:52 Meet Magento Thailand coming up 55:56 MageTalk (or Ma...
Stop Saying "Magento is now Adobe Commerce"
October 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB00:00 Intro 01:55 MM22NYC - The history of the event and why Kalen only brought home socks 07:18 Meet Commerce, the bring-your-wife conference in Madrid December 2022 09:31 Mingling with other platforms at conferences, are we allowing ourselves? 18:57 The uniqueness of MageUnconference in Germany 21:28 Jisse pulling back to Magento roots 25:14 The community needs to represent Magento brand 28:43 Kalen goes awkward for a minute 30:40 Harrison Loveall got the Magento Magic experience ...
#236 Everyone Loves A Good Slack Rant
September 24, 2022 13:36 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIn this episode, Kalen announces his new product – MageChat – a private invite-only Slack for the Magento community. We talk about the line between being toxic and being honest & direct in a Slack....
Everyone Loves A Good Slack Rant
September 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB[00:01:25] Kalen: We’re finally in a good, uh, 2 36. So episode 2 36. So the last one was bringing amnesty into the fold 2 35 and [00:01:36] Willem: we’re finally episodes 236. [00:01:40] Kalen: 2 36. We’re getting into a pretty, pretty steady schedule here. I think this is, uh, you know, we, we said, Hey, let’s, let’s, uh, let’s test the waters with this whole idea of rebooting ma talk. And, um, you don’t know until, you know, but I think [00:02:00] it seems it’s happening. It seems this...
Bringing Amasty Into The Fold
September 14, 2022 16:04 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this episode, Willem and I talk a little bit about some of the pain Amasty extensions have caused to Magento developers but also try to provide some constructive criticism to an extension company that...
#235 Bringing Amasty Into The Fold
September 14, 2022 16:04 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode, Willem and I talk a little bit about some of the pain Amasty extensions have caused to Magento developers but also try to provide some constructive criticism to an extension company that...
The Roast Of The Gartner Magic Quadrant
September 05, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Isaiah Bollinger to review (and roast!) some of the interesting and absurd bits about the Magic Quadrant. Isaiah is the CEO of Trellis Commerce – a leading ecommerce...
Magetalk 234 – The Roast Of The Gartner Magic Quadrant
September 05, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Isaiah Bollinger to review (and roast!) some of the interesting and absurd bits about the Magic Quadrant. Isaiah is the CEO of Trellis Commerce – a leading ecommerce...
#234 The Roast Of The Gartner Magic Quadrant
September 05, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Isaiah Bollinger to review (and roast!) some of the interesting and absurd bits about the Magic Quadrant. Isaiah is the CEO of Trellis Commerce – a leading ecommerce...
#233 Willem Hasn’t Trained His Algorithm At All
August 27, 2022 11:26 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB[00:00:00] Willem: Welcome to Mitch talk. This is episode 233 and my name is venom [00:00:09] Kalen: and I’m Kalin. That was that. That was, that sounded extraordinarily professional, like very. Very slow, calm, confident....
Willem Hasn’t Trained His Algorithm At All
August 27, 2022 11:26 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB[00:00:00] Willem: Welcome to Mitch talk. This is episode 233 and my name is venom [00:00:09] Kalen: and I’m Kalin. That was that. That was, that sounded extraordinarily professional, like very. Very slow, calm, confident....
#232 Kiel Is A Super Saiyan Version Of Kalen
August 20, 2022 12:34 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Willem Wigman. — [00:00:00] Kalen: all right, man, should we do the intro? You want to clap? Let’s clap. Like [00:00:04] Willem: when we just landed the airplane....
Kiel Is A Super Saiyan Version Of Kalen
August 20, 2022 12:34 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Willem Wigman. — [00:00:00] Kalen: all right, man, should we do the intro? You want to clap? Let’s clap. Like [00:00:04] Willem: when we just landed the airplane....
Magetalk 232 – Kiel Is A Super Saiyan Version Of Kalen
August 20, 2022 12:34 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Willem Wigman. — [00:00:00] Kalen: all right, man, should we do the intro? You want to clap? Let’s clap. Like [00:00:04] Willem: when we just landed the airplane....
Magento Is Being Strangled But Don’t Worry Everything Is Fine
August 12, 2022 16:17 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBIn this interview, Kalen sits down with Damien Retzinger, the Founder of Graycore, a software engineering firm specializing in ecommerce, as well as a member of the Magento Open Source Task Force.
Magetalk Episode 231 – Magento Is Being Strangled But Don’t Worry Everything Is Fine
August 12, 2022 16:17 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBIn this interview, Kalen sits down with Damien Retzinger, the Founder of Graycore, a software engineering firm specializing in ecommerce, as well as a member of the Magento Open Source Task Force.
#231 Magento Is Being Strangled But Don’t Worry Everything Is Fine
August 12, 2022 16:17 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBIn this interview, Kalen sits down with Damien Retzinger, the Founder of Graycore, a software engineering firm specializing in ecommerce, as well as a member of the Magento Open Source Task Force.
Magetalk Episode 230: One Magento Generation Ahead Of Me
July 29, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Willem Wigman, the Executive Director at Hyva Themes. [00:00:00] Willem: If you ask me, we’ve been doing that for 10 years, Magento always has been composable a lot...
#230 One Magento Generation Ahead Of Me
July 29, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Willem Wigman, the Executive Director at Hyva Themes. [00:00:00] Willem: If you ask me, we’ve been doing that for 10 years, Magento always has been composable a lot...
One Magento Generation Ahead Of Me
July 29, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIn this episode, Kalen sits down with Willem Wigman, the Executive Director at Hyva Themes. [00:00:00] Willem: If you ask me, we’ve been doing that for 10 years, Magento always has been composable a lot...
Magetalk Episode 229: Phillip Jackson Owes Me An Apology
October 02, 2021 12:17 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIn this episode, we sit down and talk about a little bit of everything – from advertising to Kalen’s track record on predictions, a little bit of Magento, and moaar. Kalen has launched a new...
MageTalk Episode 228: “Trying Not To Use Profanity”
August 20, 2021 14:13 - 1 hour - 101 MBIn this episode, we sit down and talk with Willem Wigman, the inventor of the Hyva Frontend Magento Development framework.
MageTalk Episode 227: “12 Hours of Silence”
April 22, 2021 02:49 - 12 hours - 164 MBPer Kalen’s suggestion, this episode will be in Memorium to the passage of the Magento brand, now renamed Adobe Commerce. It is also, definitely, totally not in any way in relation to the 12 hours...
MageTalk Episode 226: “It’s Pronounced ‘Hyva'”
February 18, 2021 23:27 - 58 minutes - 55.8 MBPhillip and Kalen are trying to do the oft-attempted, rarely accomplished Reverse Podfade. Will they succeed? Only time will tell.
MageTalk Episode 225: “Coffee by the River” (with David Manners)
September 18, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBNo longer coming to you live from his kitchen table, David Manners joins us for his FIFTH appearance on MageTalk, an-all time guest record. Kalen sits down with David to discuss some of the finer...
MageTalk Episode 224: “Living the PWA Dream” (with Damian Retzinger, CEO of Graycore)
September 11, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBKalen finally convinced Damian to join Twitter in March. Things are looking up! Building on PWA is all too common for Graycore, and Damian shares his experience in delivering the next generation of headless commerce...
MageTalk Episode 223: “Death by a 1000 Pings” (feat. Eric Hileman, CEO at MageMojo)
September 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBEric Hileman sits down with Kalen to discuss team remote culture, how to maintain open communication in Slack, and how to balance technical discussion in meetings with non-technical contributors. Listen now!
MageTalk Episode 222: “An Overheated Dutch Guy” (feat. Guido Jansen)
September 01, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBWhat happens when a Dutchman with no air conditioning meets a Texan who sits mere inches away from an industrial chiller? Hijinx and hilarity! In this episode of Magetalk, Kalen sits down with Guido Jansen,...
MageTalk Episode 221: “Woken Up by Blinking Lights” (feat. Riccardo Tempesta)
August 28, 2020 13:52 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBKalen is joined by the venerable Riccardo Tempesta (a.k.a THE RICK) – CTO at MageSpecialist. They discuss the separation between a company and a personal brand, and Kalen’s forever stan of PHP as a coding...
MageTalk Episode 220 – Budgets: Healthy at Every Size
August 10, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBHow do you create an accurate budget? Is there a difference between a good agency or a bad agency – and is there a correlation between developer happiness and their fit; and what about factors...
MageTalk Episode 219 – Creating Healthy Daily Habits
August 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBHow do you create better habits? How do you do more creative work? Does your day have a predictable structure and are you trying to optimize that for productivity or for happiness? Kalen and Phillip...
MageTalk Live Episode 218 – “Content Security Policy is Dead”
August 04, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBIs Content Security Policy dead? Magento security mastermind Willem Degroot thinks so. We delve into a bunch of topics and have a rousing debate around the future of security and – of course – Magento’s...
MageTalk Classic: “A Little Bit Fiddly” with Joseph McDermott, Klevu
July 17, 2020 20:45 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBRecorded before COVID-19, Phillip interviews Joseph McDermott of Klevu, a search solution provider for Magento
MageTalk Classic: “Vinai the Verizon Guy” (w/ Peter Manijak)
July 13, 2020 21:36 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBFrom the archives – a never-before-released PRE-COVID interview recorded in Early Feburary 2020. We sit down with Peter Manijak from Magento Certification to talk about the forthcoming Magento Imagine at Adobe Summit. Listen now!
MageTalk Classic: “I’ve Never Understood What Over/Under Means”
June 30, 2020 03:24 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBFrom the archives – a previously unpublished episode! Recorded January 8, 2020. Kalen and Phillip perform the first live stream of 2020 and recount some of the happenings over the break, and predictions for the...
Magetalk Episode 215 – “Beef Marketing”
June 24, 2020 02:38 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBPoor Apple getting picked on by two very successful millionaires. Tiny houses, RV’s, the call of the open road, and Meet Magento UK 2020. Listen now!
MageTalk Episode 214 – “Don’t Call it a Comeback”
June 11, 2020 17:21 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB“Agencies are auto dealers and Adobe is the manufacturer… wait.” We’re back. And we’re (somehow still) talking about Magento 1 EOL.
MageTalk Episode 213 – “I’ve Lost 3 Stone of Stress this Week” w/ Rebecca Brocton
February 03, 2020 16:35 - 1 hour - 60 MBThe boys are joined in today’s episode by Rebecca Brocton and they discuss mental health, how to battle impostor syndrome, and how to overcome social anxiety when attending community events. Listen now!
MageTalk Episode 212 – An Interview with Mage One
January 31, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBIn today’s episode, the boys are joined by Rico Neitzel and Fabian Blechschmidt from Mage One to discuss how Mage One is keeping Magento 1 alive even after its end of life. Listen now! Show...
MageTalk Episode 211 – Interview with Phil Hanson, Queue-It
November 22, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBPhillip is joined on today’s episode by his name twin Phil Hanson and they discuss virtual queue technology, how to handle massive traffic on your website, and of course, their sneaker obsessions. Listen now! Show...
MageTalk Episode 210 – An Interview with Ampjar Founder Pete Davis
November 15, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBIn today’s episode, the boys mix up the format a bit by starting with a recap of MagentoLive Europe and then moving into an interview with Ampjar’s Pete Davis in which they discuss social media...
MageTalk Episode 209 – “Just-in-Time-Doc’ing”
November 01, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBThe boys are very energetic in today’s episode where they talk about the future of the world as we know it, what they would do with a billion dollars, and the spooky Magento 1 end...
MageTalk Episode 208 – “The Pillow of Authority”
November 01, 2019 13:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIn a particularly spicy episode, the boys are joined by Weidenhammer’s Aaron Sheehan and they discuss eCommerce costs in 2019, problems in the Magento community, and how product copy is so important. Listen now! Watch...
MageTalk Episode 207 – An Interview with Rick Willet
November 01, 2019 13:00Kalen is joined by Rick Willet on today’s episode and they talk about the state of Magento in Japan, Rick’s programming journey, and Rick’s performance career as a member of STOMP. Listen now!
MageTalk Episode 207 – An Interview with Rick Willett
November 01, 2019 13:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBKalen is joined by Rick Willett on today’s episode and they talk about the state of Magento in Japan, Rick’s programming journey, and Rick’s performance career as a member of STOMP. Listen now!
MageTalk Episode 206 – Brazilian Blowout
October 04, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIn today’s episode, Kalen and Phillip introduce the MageTalk Fitness Challenge, review a lot of Magento Community events, hate on PWA, and get into some of the philosophy of eCommerce Platform Selection. Listen now! You...
MageTalk Episode 205 – Humming Makes Your Voice Better
October 02, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIn a surprise mid-week episode, the boys talk about the disruptive power of marketplaces, sustainable initiatives, and predict how AI might bring about the end of the world. Listen now! Watch the video live stream...
MageTalk Episode 204 – What is the Future of Adobe Open Source?
September 27, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBKalen and Phillip get into some serious gossip about the future of Adobe Open Source as they dive into the truth behind some high-level employee departures from Adobe. What does the future of open source...