The PowerShell Podcast From NoWayShell to PowerShell: A Coding Transformation

In this episode, host Andrew Pla converses with coding enthusiast Josh Hendricks (@joshooaj) about his transformative PowerShell journey - a pathway that led him from avoidance to adoration. The discussion delves into the intricacies of Joshua’s PSPushover and MilestonePSTools projects, developing an understanding of their creation process. Additionally, Josh recounts his captivating experience of giving a talk on “Docs” at the prestigious PowerShell Summit. This riveting dialogue remarkably encapsulates a personal journey blending skepticism, discovery, and innovation at the heart of coding.

The PowerShell Podcast Andrew Celebrates & Previews psconf.eu with Christian & Björn

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew starts things off by celebrating his new Microsoft MVP. Then, we hear about all things psconf.eu and what to expect from Christian Ritter and Björn Sundling at PSConf EU. We hear some of the juicy details and key takeaways from their sessions. Then we get an update on some of their projects like PSClippy, AzDM, PSSecretScanner, and much more!

Guest Bio and links: 
Christian Ritter - He/Him | Father of two | PowerShell aficionado | Blog author | Speaker

The PowerShell Podcast PipeScript, Formatting, and Docker: An In-Depth Conversation with James Brundage

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we are joined by Microsoft MVP, former PowerShell team member, and module maker extraordinaire James Brundage. We hear about his experience at Microsoft Build, learn all docker and kubernetes while discussing his Rocker module, UserGroup updates, implicit interpretation in Pipescript, formatting and types, and so much more. Strap in because we go deep in this one.

Guest Bio and links:

James Brundage is a Microsoft MVP who has been heavily involved in PowerShell for over 17 years. He is a former member of the PowerShell team, working there during v2 and v3. He now works as a consultant with Start-Automating, applying his PowerShell expertise to organizations to help solve large-scale problems all around the world. He also has a lot of great projects on GitHub and regularly shares his knowledge at user groups and conferences.

The PowerShell Podcast Breaking Down ModuleFast and More with Justin Grote

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, host Andrew Pla interviews Microsoft MVP and PowerShell aficionado Justin Grote. They delve into an issue in the Az.Accounts 3.0.0 module, with Justin offering insights and a workaround (use an earlier version of the module). Justin also discusses his innovative ModuleFast project, explaining its architecture and his approach to writing PowerShell scripts and modules. The conversation highlights Justin’s passion for APIs and celebrates his contributions as an official PowerShell project contributor. Listeners get a glimpse into Justin’s workflow working at a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and how he writes to much PowerShell. He offers valuable advice for those early in their careers. Additionally, Justin shares updates on his PowerHTML (1.2m downloads) project, which originated from a GitHub pull request, showcasing his continuous contributions to the PowerShell community.

The PowerShell Podcast PowerShell on Linux and Beyond with Steven Judd

In this celebration-themed episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Steven Judd makes his long-awaited return. We announce the first PowerShell Podcast MVP winner. We share tips about regex and URL encoding and dive deep into PowerShell on Linux, CloudShell, and becoming a lifelong learner. All this and more!

Guest Bio and links: 

Steven Judd is a 25+ year IT Pro and most recently an Infrastructure Engineer at Tenstreet LLC.
His previous recent experience includes Enterprise Email Administrator, Digital Security Analyst, and Cloud and DevOps Advisor for cloud-focused solutions and infrastructure.
He has been using PowerShell since 2010 and co-developed a custom training program for PowerShell. Most recently, he was a Senior Editor for the Modern IT Automation with PowerShell book. He is also a co-author and co-editor of the PowerShell Conference Book 3
He loves to help people learn and recognize the value of automation.
He spends his free time learning more about PowerShell, digital security, and cloud technologies, along with creating and telling Dad jokes. 
You can find him hanging out on the PowerShell Discord Server, running marathons, playing the cello, plus a handful of other hobbies he can’t seem to quit. Please follow him on Twitter, @stevenjudd, read his blog, and review, use, and improve his code on GitHub.

The PowerShell Podcast PowerShell on the road at MMS-MOA with Sven De Groote and Chris Thomas

On this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew is back on the road, attending the MMS 2024 at MOA conference. Andrew catches up with Sven De Groote and Chris Thomas. Andrew and Sven take a dive into the PSAppDeployToolkit. Later in the episode, Andrew and Chris chat about PSADT, Chris’ PowerShell journey, his talk at MMS-MOA, and more.

Links:

https://x.com/automatemystuff

http://psadt.training

PowerShell Podcast Home page: https://www.pdq.com/resources/the-powershell-podcast/

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBAkXMC4sc

The PowerShell Podcast For the love of PowerShell and Curling with Frank Lesniak

In this special MMSMOA episode of the PowerShell Podcast, Andrew is joined by Frank Lesniak. We touch base after PowerShell Summit, hear about tracking airplanes with ADS-B and raspberry pi’s. Frank talks about classes and how they almost caused him to fall out of love with PowerShell. We also recount what most be the most brutal display of athleticism, curling.

Guest Bio and links:

https://github.com/franklesniak/ads-b-setup

https://twitter.com/FrankLesniak

PowerShell Podcast Home page: https://www.pdq.com/resources/the-powershell-podcast/

The PowerShell Podcast PowerShell Perspectives: Ryan Lancial on Company Culture and Authentic Careers

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, I’m joined by Ryan Lancial - Security Engineer at Red Canary. We talk about our shared history, his journey to security, what makes a good company culture, succeeding with no degree, the value of authenticity, and more!

Guest Bio and links: 

Ryan Lancial hates bios, used to Powershell and admin and now talks about security.

PowerShell Podcast Home page: https://www.pdq.com/resources/the-powershell-podcast/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanlancial/

PowerShell Pro Tips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K95ovoMh170

The PowerShell Podcast The PowerShell & Global DevOps Summit 2024 Bar session 4

In this episode, we have 2 interviews: Danny Stutz and Carrie Cargil. We start things off chatting with Danny and hearing about his first time speaking at Summit and how his career has gone. He shares some of his keys to success and he is someone to keep your eye out for.

Guest Bio and links: 
Danny Stutz is a passionate technologist who helps his clients with AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365/Entra ID, and IAM services. He thrives on learning new technologies to support his clients and loves automating as much as he can, especially with PowerShell.

The PowerShell Podcast The PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit 2024 Bar session 3

In this episode of the PowerShell Podcast, we continue with our “bar sessions” from the PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit. We gain interesting insights into PowerShell, the Summit, career, and more. Our guests include Chris Masters, Joe Gasper, Rob Derickson, Chris Nguyen, Fred Weinmann, Merill Fernando, Clayton Tyger, Mike F. Robins, Sean Wheeler, Prasidh Arora, and Danny Maertens.

Guest Bio and links:

https://powershellsummit.org

The Powershell Podcast Home page: PowerShell Podcast Home page: https://www.pdq.com/resources/the-powershell-podcast/