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113: 2026 Predictions30 Dec 202501:23:21

Ian and Aaron are answering your questions about what's coming in 2026, covering everything from AI shrinking dev teams to Elon becoming a trillionaire and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii

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  • (00:00) - No Rest For The Weary
  • (03:39) - Manager of Agents
  • (14:44) - Predictions!
  • (30:57) - Ian's Personal Productivity System
  • (40:17) - More Predictions!
  • (58:02) - Vibe Code vs. Buying
  • (01:03:17) - Even More Predictions!
  • (01:17:15) - Christmas Presents

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112: Token Machine23 Dec 202500:57:07

Ian and Aaron talk about Santa (obviously), do you still need an MBA (maybe not so obvious), why Ian isn't burning as many tokens as possible to get Outro out the door, what people are building with the Telegram API, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii

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  • (00:00) - Magically Better
  • (08:59) - Pre-Holiday Adventures
  • (17:17) - Burning The Midnight Tokens
  • (25:35) - Outlasted By AI Agents
  • (38:06) - Thinking Businessy
  • (44:34) - Advent of SQL Update
  • (50:39) - Telegram Bots

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111: Hearts & Minds16 Dec 202501:05:41

Ian and Aaron discuss how Aaron's orchestrating fly.io boxes for Database School, why sometimes you need to use AI to help AI, and why Costco is truly a great place.  Plus an all-time Ian resume rant and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii

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  • (00:00) - Classic Little Kid Disease
  • (04:14) - Weekend Update
  • (18:29) - Ian's Resume Rant
  • (33:57) - Advent of SQL
  • (46:50) - Using AI to Help AI

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110: The Big Boy Plan09 Dec 202501:19:13

Ian and Aaron discuss all things AI this week - from Claude Max to pairing Gemini with Claude to why people want to code but they don't want to sell and so much more.  Plus Aaron's secret soccer past and why the game (of getting a job) isn't fair.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii

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  • (00:00) - OD on AI
  • (09:40) - Product vs Distribution
  • (15:29) - Alcove
  • (21:21) - What's Ian Building With AI?
  • (27:18) - Using Claude With Gemini?
  • (37:38) - Google or ChatGPT?
  • (46:51) - Old Puritan Aaron
  • (58:21) - The Game Is Unfair
  • (01:03:20) - What's New With Database School?
  • (01:07:13) - Sportsball!

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109: AI Bro02 Dec 202501:00:17

Ian and Aaron discuss Claude vs. Gemini, *another* Laravel New idea, drama on Thanksgiving, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii

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  • (00:00) - Happy Cyber Monday!
  • (01:39) - Follow Up
  • (07:24) - AI Update: Claude vs. Gemini
  • (24:43) - Laravel New, Again, Again?
  • (36:30) - Ian's 🐕 Drama
  • (43:25) - Kids & Parks
  • (48:47) - A Childlike Server
  • (52:50) - Even More Follow Up

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108: Database School Launch 🚀25 Nov 202501:09:24

Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Database School - the branding, everything he did the morning of the launch, building the site with Gemini, and so much more.  Plus the world championship of….bagels?

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.

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  • (00:00) - Every Second Mattered
  • (08:40) - The Morning Of
  • (15:30) - The Last Launch?
  • (18:07) - Walking With Adam
  • (20:01) - Pricing
  • (28:28) - Doing It Live
  • (36:21) - We're Talking Logos
  • (44:14) - Closing Thoughts On The Launch
  • (49:21) - Built With Gemini
  • (01:06:23) - World Championship of Bagels

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Sweet Hang #3: Matching Tattoos w/ John O'Nolan20 Nov 202501:13:14

Ian and Aaron are joined by John O'Nolan, creator of Ghost, to talk about double Laravel New'ing, side projects for your side projects, building an RSS reader, mastering Claude Code, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.

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  • (00:00) - Double Laravel New'd
  • (08:52) - Claude Code Power User
  • (21:26) - Queues!
  • (32:58) - Your Side Project Has A Side Project
  • (48:37) - All About Ghost
  • (58:12) - Advice for Laravel New Believers

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107: A Ruthless Capitalist18 Nov 202500:52:33

Ian and Aaron discuss screen time for kids, the impending launch of Database School, why Ian acquired Bootstrapped.fm, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.

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  • (00:00) - The Screen Time Conundrum
  • (12:56) - Public Service Announcement
  • (23:18) - Database School Is Launching Next Week!
  • (32:26) - Thanksgiving Plans
  • (38:29) - Acquiring Bootstrapped.fm

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106: We've Got ARR!11 Nov 202501:14:09

Ian and Aaron talk about 20 years of HelpSpot, Aaron's big week on Twitter, and....talk about burying the lede....Aaron's got ARR!  Subscription revenue!  It's happening!

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit.

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  • (00:00) - A Weekend Story
  • (15:25) - Sick Kids
  • (20:12) - Laravel New Update
  • (22:40) - 20 Years of HelpSpot
  • (37:27) - Ian's Hiring
  • (43:03) - Aaron's Big Week on Twitter
  • (53:20) - Database School Update

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105: Laravel New, Again04 Nov 202501:20:20

Ian and Aaron talk about the first ever Wire:live conference, what's new in Livewire 4, the best book Aaron's ever read, and....oh no.  Oh no.  Ian decided to `laravel new`.  Again.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit.

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  • (00:00) - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
  • (01:52) - Wire:live
  • (10:54) - Livewire 4
  • (27:49) - Poker Day
  • (34:45) - Aaron MC
  • (36:40) - We Musn't Ship
  • (48:54) - Best Book I've Ever Read
  • (57:07) - Update On New Videos
  • (01:10:44) - Advent of SQL
  • (01:14:18) - 🐴 Update

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104: Cash Cow Mode22 Oct 202501:19:50

Ian and Aaron talk about everything from leasing horses to Aaron's new studio addition to what comes next for Database School and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.

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  • (00:00) - Low Energy Aaron
  • (02:01) - Downtime & Expensive Horses
  • (19:15) - Aaron's Giant Chalkboard
  • (31:56) - Chalk Guy
  • (49:36) - It's Time To Eat Glass
  • (01:06:39) - The Plan

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Sweet Hang #2: Humans Still Required w/ Jeffrey Way16 Oct 202501:25:07

Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Jeffrey Way, creator of Laracasts, to talk about everything from their opinions about JavaScript to the evolution of Laracasts to modeling behavior for your kids and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.

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  • (00:00) - Optimizing Everything
  • (07:41) - Social Media, Kids, & Modeling Behavior
  • (21:42) - Vision Quest Deep Dive
  • (34:46) - Switch to Subscription?
  • (39:48) - The Evolution of Laracasts
  • (50:03) - Opinions About JavaScript
  • (57:00) - Deciding What To Teach
  • (01:02:59) - Chess
  • (01:07:47) - YouTube & AI's Impact

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103: Developer Dad14 Oct 202501:08:08

Ian and Aaron talk about how Outro is shaping up, why we all need a handyman, why Ian is bullish on Sora, what's happening with Aaron's next batch of courses, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.

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102: Vision Quest07 Oct 202501:11:36

Ian and Aaron talk about Aaron's recent "Vision Quest", accidentally inventing transcendental meditation, realizing he's addicted to Twitter, and the reaction he got online.  Plus Ian went to Philly to play poker & more.

Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.

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101: Infinite Feed of Content30 Sep 202501:05:14

Ian and Aaron recap Commit Your Code 2025, dive into the business of Aaron Francis, and wonder what we're all going to do with this AI slop.

Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger

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  • (00:00) - 36 Hour Adventure
  • (10:46) - Commit Your Code Reacp
  • (23:01) - Higher Rungs of This Ladder
  • (26:12) - Ian's Getting Scooped
  • (29:50) - Aaron's Acting Debut
  • (37:52) - The Business of Aaron Francis
  • (47:26) - Sweet Hang Followup
  • (49:49) - Meta's AI Slop

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Sweet Hang #1: Fever Dream w/ Michele Hansen25 Sep 202500:58:12

Ian and Aaron are joined by Michele Hansen, CEO of Geocodio, for the first in a series of Sweet Hangs to talk about everything from Aaron's upcoming vision quest to beard oils to why you need to interview your customers (and potential customers) and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger

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  • (00:00) - The Quintessential Laravel Company
  • (09:19) - Aaron's Vision Quest
  • (15:41) - Dewy Fresh
  • (19:52) - Customer Interviews for Outro
  • (35:34) - What Makes Somebody Switch?
  • (41:40) - The Missing Link
  • (48:21) - What's Geocodio Up To?

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100: Bury The Hatchet23 Sep 202501:00:22

Ian and Aaron talk about PlanetScale, launching Aaron's new YouTube channels, traction tables that will change your life, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger

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  • (00:00) - Aaron Wanted It All
  • (05:39) - YouTube Channel Launch
  • (17:17) - Production Snafus
  • (27:16) - Recreate The Magic
  • (30:40) - Revamping MySQL for Developers
  • (38:50) - Subscription Pricing
  • (41:02) - Gotta Dream Big
  • (50:55) - Traction Table Time

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99: Laravel New16 Sep 202501:11:39

Ian and Aaron talk about adventures with TypeScript, huge updates re: Outro & Database School, and revisit exactly what happened with Once.com.

Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger

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  • (00:00) - Follow Up
  • (04:44) - Adventures With TypeScript
  • (12:56) - Introduction to Postgres
  • (15:11) - Getaway
  • (18:31) - Update on Outro
  • (31:08) - Precipice of a Mistake
  • (38:51) - Railsworld Recap
  • (50:17) - RIP Once.com
  • (01:05:02) - This One's For The Girls

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98: Inventing The Wheel09 Sep 202501:17:10

Ian and Aaron dive deep into what's cooking with Database School and discuss everything from upcoming videos to the correct business model to Aaron's wild fly.io setup and a lot more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Bifrost for NativePHP, and Honeybadger

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  • (00:00) - Outside of Technical
  • (01:22) - Database School Update
  • (37:12) - Code Editors In The Browser
  • (45:45) - When Will This Launch?
  • (51:38) - Pushing Uphill
  • (53:47) - The Successful Mindset
  • (01:07:38) - It Shouldn't Be This Difficult

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97: Young Forever02 Sep 202500:59:14

Ian and Aaron talk about being in the pocket of big moisturizer, taking Mostly Technical to the next level of domination, Ian's "stable of horses", and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento and Bifrost for NativePHP

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  • (00:00) - Aging In Reverse
  • (05:16) - Nighttime Shower Man
  • (11:30) - Ian's School of Poker for Women
  • (16:13) - Outro Update
  • (26:25) - Level 2 Domination
  • (54:02) - Becoming A Nerd

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96: No More Amateur Hour27 Aug 202501:24:30

Ian and Aaron talk about Aaron's mysterious trip to Boise, Ian's investment in Tiny Seed, wire:live, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, and Laracon AU.

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  • (00:00) - Super Fast & Basically Free
  • (06:58) - Aaron Flew To Boise
  • (19:12) - First Class
  • (26:27) - A New Routine
  • (36:51) - Planning for the 100th Episode
  • (38:58) - TinySeed
  • (44:46) - The Boost
  • (55:02) - Fake Date Follow up
  • (01:04:22) - Aaron's Adventures in Hiring
  • (01:12:19) - Wire:live

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95: Face Man of the Empire19 Aug 202501:12:47

Ian and Aaron discuss sleep, what's next for Database School, the "Fake Date", and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, and Laracon AU.

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  • (00:00) - So Freakin Tired
  • (08:26) - On The Horizon
  • (16:37) - Aaron's Business Journey
  • (23:55) - The Death March
  • (39:16) - A Thought Exercise
  • (44:56) - Follow Up
  • (46:31) - Ian's AI Adventure
  • (57:19) - The Fake Date

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94: Full Sleazy Lock In12 Aug 202501:27:10

Ian and Aaron discuss pricing for Outro.fm, what kind of sponsors Aaron should have on Database School, trips vs. vacations, GPT-5, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, and Laracon AU.

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  • (00:00) - Trip vs. Vacation
  • (05:46) - First Real School
  • (12:23) - An Update on Satisficing
  • (14:00) - Polls in Outro.fm
  • (23:11) - Outro.fm Pricing
  • (42:44) - GPT-5
  • (59:10) - Sponsors for Database School?
  • (01:09:40) - Ian's Getting Organized
  • (01:23:15) - LifeOS Update

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93: Laracon US Recap06 Aug 202501:35:57

Ian and Aaron recap everything that happened during Laracon US 2025 - the Mostly Technical parties, highlights from the conference, the "longest night in a decade", and so much more.  Oh, and Aaron also MC'd another conference?!

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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  • (00:00) - Where Is Ian?
  • (02:59) - Travel Issues + Golf
  • (10:11) - MT Parties!
  • (20:28) - The Hot Take Game
  • (36:11) - Future Laracon Ideas
  • (40:03) - Aaron On Stage
  • (56:04) - Laracon Highlights
  • (01:08:41) - The Longest Night In A Decade
  • (01:27:02) - Big Sky Dev Con

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92: Hot Takes!22 Jul 202501:24:15

Ian and Aaron discuss timezones, visiting the rodeo, the Hot Takes Game, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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  • (00:00) - Mile High Windy City
  • (04:10) - Aaron Francis, Texan
  • (11:02) - Follow Ups
  • (22:13) - Dangerous Professionals
  • (38:35) - A Side Tangent About Support
  • (44:54) - Outro.fm Update
  • (01:05:21) - The Hot Takes Game
  • (01:15:02) - One Week To Laracon

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91: Up & To The Right15 Jul 202501:21:33

Ian and Aaron discuss haters on the internet, doing more with AI, why Aaron is automating as much as possible with Telegram, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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  • (00:00) - Weekends Are Hard
  • (09:30) - Haters & Social Media
  • (21:23) - Scope Explosion
  • (27:47) - Ultra Think
  • (42:43) - Course Platform Update
  • (47:16) - It's Called Marketing
  • (01:01:12) - Fun With Telegram

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90: So Overpowered08 Jul 202501:10:28

Ian and Aaron talk about what's going on with Outro, building slip & slides, Aaron's Mac Studio wizardry, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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  • (00:00) - Ian Builds A Slip & Slide
  • (05:12) - A Long Weekend
  • (12:30) - A Story About Eric Barnes
  • (17:07) - Broccoli-headed YouTuber Update
  • (18:18) - Mac Studio Update
  • (30:58) - Local LLMs
  • (34:21) - Ian Needs A Photo Album
  • (38:58) - All About Outro

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89: Money Mindset01 Jul 202501:11:05

Ian and Aaron talk about what’s new with Outro.fm, why Aaron suddenly has an embarrassment of Mac hardware riches, and what’s new with Aaron after last week’s dramatic episode.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Garage Trouble
  • (02:54) - Chaos In The Studio
  • (20:34) - Outro.fm Update
  • (24:33) - Broccoli-headed YouTuber
  • (30:54) - Outro.fm Update Take 2
  • (55:18) - Newsletter Feedback
  • (01:00:53) - These Guys
  • (01:04:22) - Aaron Francis Update

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88: Steve's Leaving Try Hard?!24 Jun 202501:44:05

Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new side project….which already has a domain name (!?!) before digging deep into an even bigger bombshell: Steve is leaving Try Hard?

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Ian's Side Project
  • (30:27) - The Reveal
  • (39:34) - The Business Side
  • (52:57) - Setting Sail...
  • (01:03:22) - Digging Into The Past
  • (01:24:04) - What's Next for Screencasting
  • (01:28:26) - Digital Land
  • (01:40:18) - Solo Lunches

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87: No Sparkle Buttons17 Jun 202501:02:21

Ian and Aaron talk about UI Kits in the era of AI, dreams of being at Laracon, Aaron’s next steps, Ian’s mysterious side project, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Father's Day
  • (10:49) - The New Focus
  • (16:53) - UI Kits in the AI Era
  • (23:12) - A Tailwind UI Story
  • (35:51) - What's Next For Try Hard
  • (42:32) - Dreams of Laracon
  • (45:13) - Ian's Tinkering
  • (57:38) - What Time Is It?

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86: Focus Hard10 Jun 202501:10:15

Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new love of Codex, what happened after “panic mode”, Aaron’s weekend with the guys, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Table Captaining
  • (11:49) - Ads Work!
  • (13:42) - Panic Mode Update
  • (27:48) - Make It Recurring
  • (35:12) - Irons In The Fire
  • (42:20) - Ian ❤️ Codex
  • (54:58) - Aaron's Weekend With Humanity
  • (01:07:01) - The Ultimate Satisficer

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85: Screencasting.com Launch Failure03 Jun 202501:06:05

Ian and Aaron talk about the disastrous Screencasting.com launch and what’s next for Aaron, Steve, and Try Hard.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - AI Aaron Follow Up
  • (02:51) - Existential Crisis Mode
  • (24:35) - A Concept of a Plan
  • (42:25) - What's The Prescription?
  • (54:12) - Other Ideas
  • (01:01:06) - A Callback

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84: Fabricated Hype27 May 202501:07:15

Ian and Aaron discuss the need for an AI Newsletter, being beamed up to the mothership, web components, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Cushy W-2's
  • (03:29) - New Madness
  • (15:28) - Aaron's Very Good Tweet
  • (22:50) - AI Newsletter
  • (33:40) - A Theory About The World
  • (39:28) - A Love Letter To....Rails?
  • (48:05) - Weekend Breakfast
  • (56:49) - A New Practice

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83: Use Your Brain20 May 202501:06:06

Ian and Aaron discuss a certain viral tweet about Livewire, the benefits of being a regular, Aaron's video about Cloudflare, & more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Ian's New Toy
  • (02:40) - Weekend Update
  • (16:37) - Being a Regular
  • (29:09) - The Viral Livewire Tweet
  • (46:46) - Aaron's Cloudflare Interview
  • (52:26) - Affiliates

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82: Peak Bubbly13 May 202500:57:52

Ian and Aaron talk about getting feisty on Twitter, a possible AI bubble, NativePHP, an awesome game idea for Laracon, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - 93 Degrees
  • (06:39) - Aaron Gets Feisty
  • (18:19) - AI Bubble?
  • (24:56) - Vector Follow Up
  • (35:26) - Party Follow Up
  • (41:38) - Native PHP Revenue
  • (48:58) - Aaron's Platform Overhaul

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81: Nothing Ever Happens06 May 202501:23:51

Ian and Aaron give updates on the Mostly Technical Party & what's new with Try Hard Studios before talking a little bit about politics (tariffs!), using AI, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, Native PHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025

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  • (00:00) - Hanging In There
  • (06:53) - Twin Dad Meetup Update
  • (15:28) - Mostly Technical Party Update
  • (24:27) - Try Hard Studios Update
  • (31:28) - Mini Package
  • (37:04) - AI Pricing
  • (46:38) - Aaron's Hobby Horse
  • (55:23) - A Little Politics Segment
  • (01:10:44) - Course Update
  • (01:17:29) - HelpSpot Update

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80: The Big Announcement w/ Taylor Otwell29 Apr 202501:17:06

Ian and Aaron are joined by Taylor Otwell to discuss the Mostly Technical Party at Laracon, what exactly Taylor does on a day-to-day basis, how they all use AI, and so much more.

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  • (00:00) - Revenge of the Sith
  • (09:18) - The Big Announcement
  • (12:00) - Laracon US
  • (14:57) - Taylor's Day-to-Day
  • (21:57) - Forge Updates
  • (28:00) - Starter Kits & WorkOS
  • (36:35) - Using AI
  • (55:11) - You Still Need Good Ideas
  • (01:05:28) - Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
  • (01:10:48) - Aaron's Climbing Wall

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79: Super Ultra Tilted23 Apr 202501:05:06

Ian and Aaron discuss their respective trips to Vegas and Miami, Aaron's latest video, making new friends in real life, & more.

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  • (00:00) - Back from Vegas
  • (17:26) - Marker 237
  • (17:26) - Mostly Technical Day Zero Party
  • (21:38) - React Miami
  • (39:49) - Fusion Follow Up
  • (43:11) - Aaron's New Video
  • (57:00) - Twin Dads

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78: The Haters Were Right15 Apr 202501:23:43

Ian and Aaron discuss upcoming travel to Miami & Vegas, Aaron's new 'Dead Drop" command, the future of Fusion, & more.

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  • (00:00) - Rebounding
  • (11:46) - Heading To React Miami
  • (16:01) - Vegas Baby, Vegas
  • (22:56) - Dead Drop
  • (32:15) - Update on Fusion
  • (57:58) - Ian's Computer Follow Up
  • (01:02:46) - Projects, Hobbies & Time

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77: Eye on the Future08 Apr 202501:14:58

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to PHP x NYC, Aaron's new art, how to try to thrive if you think a recession is coming, and so much more.

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  • (00:00) - A Billionaire Sighting
  • (06:22) - PHP × NYC
  • (14:25) - Follow Up
  • (18:28) - Aaron's Art
  • (27:51) - Ian's New Computer
  • (39:34) - Screencasting.com
  • (45:23) - Adapting to a Recession
  • (01:03:20) - Conference Talk

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Bonus Episode: PHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™07 Apr 202501:11:21

Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum.

Considering we're all podcasters, we decided to sit down and discuss the most important issues of the day: Trader Joe's in basements, Poker, Day 2 Soup, Chess.com, something called "The Pizza Belt", and so much more.

76: Distribution & Taste w/ Adam Wathan01 Apr 202501:27:52

Aaron is joined this week by Adam Wathan to talk about everything from Disney Cruises to what he wants to do on YouTube and a whole lot more.

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  • (00:00) - The Disney Debate
  • (03:27) - Zero MRR
  • (05:15) - YouTube Stuff
  • (13:38) - Course Talk
  • (23:33) - Competitive Advantage
  • (42:48) - Building A Course Platform
  • (52:59) - Tailwind's YouTube Strategy
  • (01:23:31) - Nanny Talk

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75: Mob Mentality25 Mar 202501:24:48

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to Disney World, Aaron's adventures with Reddit & Hacker News, building a new billing system, and so much more.

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  • (00:00) - Disney World
  • (17:01) - Follow Up
  • (22:03) - Aaron's Newsletter
  • (25:59) - Bookmarking Situation
  • (40:02) - Reddit & Hacker News
  • (52:29) - Building A Billing System
  • (01:17:40) - Monarch Follow Up

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74: The Hourglass w/ Jordan Gal18 Mar 202502:04:28

Aaron is joined this week by Jordan Gal (Ian's off at Disney World) to discuss everything from finding product market fit for his new product Rosie to the Try Hard business model and so much more.

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  • (00:00) - #1 Topic
  • (02:47) - What Makes A Podcast Compelling?
  • (33:43) - Early Product Market Fit
  • (57:06) - Fighting The Bootstrap Ideology
  • (01:15:58) - The Try Hard Business Model
  • (01:30:24) - It's Business Time
  • (01:48:22) - Making Friends
  • (02:02:55) - Disneyland vs. Disney World

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73: Explore vs. Exploit11 Mar 202500:56:21

Ian and Aaron talk about scheduling your day, Aaron's newsletter, setting big goals, and a whole more.

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72: The Big Tweet04 Mar 202501:24:02

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's viral tweet, more problems with HVAC, accountability for your own time, and so much more.

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  • (00:00) - Video Game Historian
  • (14:01) - Do Up A Prototype
  • (19:38) - A Little Business Dad
  • (29:32) - Will AI Destroy SaaS?
  • (39:09) - Follow Up & Feedback
  • (44:36) - New York Muscle
  • (01:03:32) - Talking vs. Doing

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71: Laravel's Big Day27 Feb 202501:17:17

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's day off, 90s news anchors, Laravel's Big Day, and so much more.

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70: Robber Baron Mentality18 Feb 202501:12:41

Ian and Aaron discuss why Aaron needs a hobby, HelpSpot's new logo & 20 year (!) revenue graph, microwave power settings, the release of Fusion, and so much more.

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69: Don't Be A Dummy11 Feb 202500:52:22

Ian and Aaron discuss the release date of Fusion, winning money at poker, ideas for Laracon swag jackets, and a whole lot more.

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68: Right Off The Stage04 Feb 202500:40:19

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's reveal of Fusion at Laracon EU, the new Backstage Pass concept, the Laracon US announcement, and more.

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