Django Chat Podcast

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

Ep196: Freelancing & Community with Andrew Miller is live!

@nanorepublica@indiehackers.social is a prolific software developer based out of Cambridge, UK. He runs the solo agency Software Crafts, writes regularly, is a former Djangonaut, and co-founder of the AI banking startup Hamilton Rock.

https://djangochat.com/episodes/freelancing-community-andrew-miller-seDEJ66s

Ep195 Improving Django w/ @adamghill@indieweb.social 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

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

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

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

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

The 2025 Django Survey is live! Episode 188 with @webology@mastodon.social 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/

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

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

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.