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North Meets South Web PodcastLaracon AU, queued batches, and leveraging AIIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss the ramp up of Laracon AU planning, touch base on Jake's unorthodox usage of Laravel Horizon, and Michael finally coming around to using AI.2025-04-2436 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastNew setups, Saloon SDKs, and configuring HorizonIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael's new recording gear, building integrations with external APIs using Saloon, and configuring Laravel Horizon.2025-04-1040 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastLarge file uploads, scrambled spotlights, and preparing for Laracon AUIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss large file uploads without double-handling them, generating API documentation for your app, and the mad rush of the last two weeks before this year's Laracon AUShow linksRodecaster DuoMichael's tattooStoplightScrambleVitepressLaracon AU2024-10-2426 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastDynamic images, Livewire slots, and API-based file uploadsIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss (clever?) ways to generate dynamic images for OpenGraph purposes, how a missing slot variable sent Michael mad, Jake's adventures with API-based file uploads, and some more details about Laracon AU.2024-10-1045 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastThe one with Ripples, Forge previews, and LaraconJake and Michael discuss another of Michael's podcasts, Ripples, setting up review sites on Laravel Forge with Ryan Chandler's Forge Previewer, and speaking and attending Laracon(s).Show linksRipplesRyan ChandlerForge PreviewerLaracon USPHPTekHere’s why you should attend Laracon2024-02-2142 min
The Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 50: The Final Message of The Two Spies Report on WRFNThis recording is of the final episode (for now) of the Two Spies Report on WRFN, 107.1/103.7 FM in the greater Nashville TN area. Dr. Bennett expresses his gratitude to the community, all-volunteer non-profit radio station WRFN, or Radio Free Nashville, for its support for himself and his messages of The Two Spies Report and earlier (going back to 2005), and salutes their tireless mission of truly independent, non-corporate broadcasting, and impresses upon the listener of the vital importance of such outlets and their support in this era of the information wars. Dr. Bennett explains that in his limited resources and...2024-02-1158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 49: The Final Disclosures of the Mystical Players, Nashville Connections and Descent of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground RailroadThis episode comprises an expanded "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" that provides a final summary and adds additional developments about the Greek tragedy of the fall of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad, and his new embodiment in The SPEAR Fund, and new players that shared his apocalyptic views and shared veneration of the end times visions of Thom Harrison and his Mormon best-seller Visions of Glory, and a new, celebrity player from the Nashville area who assisted Ballard in his operations that comprised the "couples ruse" with women who would later sue him for sexual assault and grooming...2024-02-1158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 48: The Darker Occult Recesses of Gerald Heard Acolyte Bill Wilson/The Ballard-Operation Underground Railroad Scandal Envelops Utah's State Attorney GeneralThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode delves deeper into the occult spiritual pursuits of Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson, the eventual disciple (and LSD psychonaut) under Gerald Heard, including his regular Ouija board and seance sessions, and communication with spirits, such as those who dictated the Twelve Steps to Wilson, according to him and his primary biographers. The "Conte...2024-02-1058 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 47: Conservative Christian Influencer Gerald Heard Joins the Esoteric California Scene/Beck's Investigation and Lawsuits about "Child Rescuer" Tim BallardThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode provides greater details of the adventures of Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard in their migration to America in 1937, and their involvement in Hollywood and the new alternate and esoteric religion scene at the time, before Heard's influence on conservative Christianity. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" continues the saga of the...2024-02-0958 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 46: The Early Formative Experiences of Christian Influencer Gerald Heard and Aldous Huxley/The Crisis of Intervention or Departure of Tim Ballard's Child-Rescue FriendsThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode reveals further biographical details of the metaphysicist and psychedelics explorer who was the advisor to conservative Christians in the 1950s, Gerald Heard, and his compatriot, Brave New World author Aldous Huxley, including both their early dysfunctional childhoods, Heard's early struggles with his homosexuality, and his forays in psychedelic drugs, eventually invo...2024-02-0158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 45: The Metaphysical Journey of 1950s Christian Whisperer Gerald Heard/The Rats Flee the Sinking HMS Tim Ballard Anti-Trafficking ShipThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode provides more details on one of the Twentieth Century's most influential but little-known persons in the West - the Brit Gerald Heard - from a website dedicated to him, and that of the second leader of the Christian Spiritual Mobilization, James Ingebretsen, and his impact in introduction mysticism and the huma...2024-01-2558 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 44: Live Surveillance Field Report w/Agent Adam - The Myth of the Widespread $16 Big Mac Meal, and PragerU and the Fringe Religious Gas Tycoons Bankrolling ItThis episode is recording of the Live Surveillance Field Report Contemporary Case Files edition of the show in the underground classified SCIF studios of The two Spies Report, joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. The contemporary reports include Adam's reflection on the viral $16 Big Mac meal story online being indicative of the spread of fake news and lack of context in the online media world, and Dr. Bennett shares on the explosive growth of Dennis Prager's conservative media empire and Prager U, its cynical and incestuous relationship of Orthodox Jews and Christians who find comm...2024-01-2358 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 43: The Legend of Gerald Heard Begins, and its Transformation of “Christian” Media/Many Exploit the Child-Exploitation Racket, While Domestic Incidents Remain UnmolestedThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode continues reviewing a 1956 edition of Spiritual Mobilization's Faith and Freedom newsletter, and its profile of its new guru Gerald Heard, his syncretic spiritual beliefs that bedazzled many within his circles, including his best friend Aldous Huxley of Brave New World, and illustrates the "modern" psychoanalysis and Gnostic mystical sla...2024-01-2358 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 42: The Mystical Second-Generation Path of Christian Libertarianism/The Ballard Affair Leads To Crises for Others In their Sphere of InfluenceThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode discusses the replacement of James Fifield Jr. both in Spiritual Mobilization and his church pastorate in the mid-1950s with James Ingebretsen, who had a mystical experience in hearing the voice of his dead infant daughter, and thus took the conservative Christian media outlet Spiritual Mobilization in a...2024-01-2358 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 41: The Gnostic Spiritual Mindset of the Corporate Conservative Christian Media Founders/The Bizarre and Disconcerting Unraveling of Operation Underground RailroadThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. The episode introduces a subsequent chapter from this book, which begins by defining and revealing facets of the Gnostic religious worldview we will see present in the philosophers writing for the newly emerging Religious Right audience of the mid-Twentieth century. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" reviews early findings from jou...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 40: The Miserly, Wicked Servant of the Religious Right/Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad Reach Their Peak, but Old Critics Gather the Smoking Gun EvidenceThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode concludes the summary analysis of the chapter documenting the historical founding of wealth-class Religious Right Christian media, by use of the Parable of the Talents to review the biblical roles of government in society, and the miserly and cynical heart of the Religious Right adherent. The "Contemporary Intellige...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 39: A Reflection on the Spiritual Foundations Exposed of Religious Right Media/The Alternate Reality of Operation Underground RailroadThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode summarizes the overall mindset and significance of the rise of wealth-class Christian libertarian mass media in the Twentieth century and beyond, and particularly the spiritual significance of what it reveals of the modern American Christian community spiritual state. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" reviews media mogul Glenn B...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 38: The Legacy of William Dudley Pelley/Q Anon, Child Trafficking Mania Preys on Mentally Fragile MothersThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. In this report we consider further the historical and cultural legacy of pro-Nazi William Dudley Pelley, as told by modern-day America neo-Nazi leaders, and his lesser known role as a founder of a Gnostic UFO cult religion. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" focuses on how the current child-trafficking mania and...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 37: Live Surveillance Field Report w/Agent Adam - Conservative Secessionists in the West, More Operation Underground Railroad Scandal, and a Nazi-Satanic Terror Group RisesThis episode is recording of the Live Surveillance Field Report Contemporary Case Files edition of the show in the underground classified SCIF studios of The two Spies Report, joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. The contemporary reports include a report by Adam of a legitimate movement by citizens in Idaho and eastern Oregon to form their own conservative state entity, details from a June 2021 VICE article noted a whistleblower letter of Operation Underground Railroad inside malfeasance to high level donors, secret payouts to victims of their operations, and military infiltration and recent terror attack...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 36: An Old Warning About Wealth-Class Christian Libertarianism/ Operation Underground Railroad Q Anon, Money Making and Mormon Conversion AgendasThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. We conclude our review of Rev. Ralph Lord Roy's work, "Apostles of Discord," and his final critique of the "Christian libertarianism" that was birthed in his day, and its affiliation with the wealthy and powerful, mentioning James Fifield, Kershner, and J. Howard Pew as culprits. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 35: The Anti-Semitic Fascism of 1950s Christian Leaders/The Vetting of Wannabee Child Rescue Reality TV Hero VolunteersThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode digs in to the narrative of Rev. Ralph Lord Roy's 1953 book "Apostles of Discord," providing reports of that time of the thriving fascist Christian media that dominated the airwaves, including Gerald Winrod, Gerald L. K. Smith, and his affiliation with William Dudley Pelley and his "Silver Shirts" paramilita...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 34: The Tragic Legacy of Fascist Gerald L. K. Smith/The Earlier Roots of Tim Ballard's Operation, and Later Big SurprisesThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode concludes the amazing but sad story of fascist Gerald L. K. Smith, who found some redemption at the hands of some "long hairs," and introduces Rev. Ralph Lord Roy and his 1953 book, "Apostles of Discord," beginning with its discussion of the "Nazi Jayhawk" Gerald Winrod. The "Contemporary Inte...2024-01-2258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 33: The Dark Legacy of Gerald L. K. Smith/The Dark Legacy of Utah, LDS and Child Sex AbuseThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This Episode gets into the background of one of the important but long-forgotten conservative Christian media figures in America - the man who cemented fascism in Christian media - the unique Gerald L. K. Smith. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" reviews the strange history of the Utah Mormon culture of Ti...2024-01-2158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 32: Live Surveillance Field Report w/Agent Adam - Tim Ballard's Friends in High Places, Baphomet for Sale at Hobby Lobby?This episode is recording of the Live Surveillance Field Report Contemporary Case Files edition of the show in the underground classified SCIF studios of The two Spies Report, joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. The contemporary reports include Dr. Bennett's continuing investigation of Tim Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad, and his connections to President Trump, Glenn Beck, and stars Montel Williams and Ashton Kutcher, and Agent Adam shares with us deep fakes that have scared Christians online about the alleged selling of Baphomet statues at Hobby Lobby. This episode was originally broadcast on Aug...2024-01-2158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 31: The Intoxicating Financiers of the Reagan Revolution/Disturbing Initial Revelations of Operation Underground RailroadThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode reviews a 1988 LA Times interview with the Coors family - the primary financiers of Ronald Ronald Reagan's political career, and a microcosm of the contradictions of the Religious Right: a family whose patriarchs are open adulterers, yet also apocalyptic fundamentalist extremists, a Colorado horror story to their wor...2024-01-2158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 30: The Growth of Evangelical "Robber Baron" Media/Skeptical Inquiries about Operation Underground Railroad EmergeThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It picks the review of the mid-century Christian Economics newsletter from the CIA vaults, which illustrated the new Christian mass media message with its calls to reduce worker wages and benefits, while showing polls of how it was changing the minds of Christians (who were unimpressed with Ronald...2024-01-2158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 29: Live Surveillance Field Report w/Agent Adam - Government-Defying Christian Nationalism Movement in Michigan, and The First Conspiracies in the Sound of Freedom Movie ScandalThis episode is recording of the Live Surveillance Field Report Contemporary Case Files edition of the show in the underground classified SCIF studios of The Two Spies Report, joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. Amongst the contemporary reports includes Adam's report on government-defying Christian nationalism getting a foothold in western Michigan, and he opens a can of worms by discussing a conspiracy claimed by Christian disciples of the new blockbuster film Sound of Freedom, and the topic of child sex trafficking, which will send Dr. Bennett on a subsequent odyssey in the months ahead...2024-01-2058 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 28: A Glimpse into Mid-Century Wealth Class Christian Teaching/The Patriot Front and Their Fight Clubs Take Root in TennesseeThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. We continue reviewing Christian Economics newsletters from the mid-century in the CIA vaults, including glorifying exploitative colonist nations (calling them "investor nations") and its blatant racism. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" revealed the centralization of fascist Patriot Front in Middle Tennessee, including new "fight clubs" for street f...2024-01-1958 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 27: The Religion of Wealth Obsession and Greed, Christian Style/The Dire, Directionless State of Today's Young MenThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode reviews the two major Christian wealth-class parachurch organizations of the mid-Century, Spiritual Mobilization and Christian Economics, coming together in Southern California, and refining their pro-business, anti-poor and immigrant gospel, as taken from their newsletters secured within the vaults of the CIA files. The "Contemporary Intelli...2024-01-1958 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 26: Billy Graham Colludes with Fascist Pew to Found Christianity Today, William F. Buckley and Billy James Hargis/Southern Baptists Fight Pressing Threat of Women PastorsThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It discusses the meddling of financier J. Howard Pew in Christian Economics, his Faustian pact with Billy Graham to found Christianity Today, his corporate control over academic freedom, and the rise of Christian media fundamentalist (and trainer of Jerry Falwell) Billy James Hargis. The "Contemporary Intell...2024-01-1858 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 25: Live Surveillance Field Report w/Agent Adam - New Racist Pagan Churches Growing in Tennessee/The Adderall GenerationThis episode is recording of the Live Surveillance Field Report Contemporary Case Files edition of the show in the underground classified SCIF studios of The two Spies Report, joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. Amongst the contemporary reports includes reports of the growing national addiction of generations to Adderall and its consequences, an update on the neo-pagan revival with new racists "churches" finding a home in the fertile fields of Middle Tennessee, and other jabbering. This episode was originally broadcast on June 29, 2023. (c) Joseph Michael Bennett 2023
2024-01-1858 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 24: New Christian Hard Right Media in the 1950s/60s and the Dark Side of J. Howard Pew/Religious Charities Smuggling Money to Holy WarriorsThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It introduces additional national Christian players promoting Christian big-business capitalism in the 1950s and 60s, such as media mogul Carl McIntire, alongside oil man J. Howard Pew, whose legacy of overt fascist insurrection involvement in the 1930s is briefly discussed. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case F...2024-01-1857 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 23: Christian Economics and Its Spiritual Implications/The Cultish Superstitions of the Russian Orthodox Church and Its National DecayThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It looks further into Howard Kershner and his Christian Economics party organ, financed by J. Howard Pew, followed by an external spiritual consideration and critique of Christian libertarianism and its real values. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" of this episode delves further into the strange, ba...2024-01-1858 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 22: The Timeless Faith and Freedom Newsletters of Christian Libertarianism/The Russian Orthodox Anti-LGBTQ War with Ukraine and the WestThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. This episode discusses the evolution of Fifield's Spiritual Mobilization organization with the mass-release of its most lasting contribution, its Faith and Freedom newsletters which are still preserved today, and the rise of a similar organization and its publication, Christian Economics, also bankrolled by oil man J. Howard Pew...2024-01-1858 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 21: The Early Theocratic, Homeschool Connection to "Christian Libertarianism"/"Freedom Cities" and The VillagesThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It reviews the early days of Rousas Rushdoony, Christian Reoncstructionism and the modern founding of homeschooling, and its connections to a more severe Christian libertarianism, and the role of Francis Schaeffer. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" of this episode introduces Donald Trump's presidential...2024-01-1858 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 20: The Ideology of the New "Christian Libertarianism" of the 1950s/The Rise of Floridian DeSantis FascismThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It discusses how Big Business built founding documents and tenets of "Christian libertarianism," better known as "Christian wealth class-ism" and a fight against the restraining force of government, or "pagan stateism," and turning pastors into paid-for Balaam guns for hire. The "Contemporary Intelligence Bri...2024-01-1858 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 19: James Fifield and Corporate America Exploits American Religious Fervor/New Data and Tools to Characterize DMT Trip EncountersThis episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It discusses the new schemes of Rev. Fifield, Spiritual Mobilization and their corporate henchmen in the 1950s to create extravaganza events to galvanize support and associate big business as saviors over "tyrannical" government. The "Contemporary Intelligence Briefing Case File" of this episode cites brand...2024-01-1458 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 18: Big Business Christianity Invented by Rev. Fifield and Spiritual Mobilization/This episode continues a lengthy series reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It documents the rise of the "Apostle to the Millionaires", Rev. James Fifield Jr., who combined a pseudo Christianity with the government-hating big business value system that began the Spiritual Mobilization parachurch media empire and the origins of the modern Religious Right. The "Con...2024-01-1458 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 16: The Transition of America's Religious Heritage Exploitation from Govt. to Industry/Religious Right Media Migrating to NashvilleThis episode continues a lengthy series of reviewing a key historical section of the founding of conservative Christian media from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. It discusses groups like the Foundation for Religious Action in Social and Civil Order, involving Billy Graham, Henry Ford and Herbert Hoover, the Crusade for Freedom, Radio Free Europe and other techniques for the government and industry together to fool the publ...2024-01-1358 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 15: /The Govt. Use of Organized Religion to Win the Cold War/Stats on Changing US Religious AffiliationsThis episode begins a lengthy series of reviewing a key historical section from Dr. Bennett's last book, "Two Masters and Two Gospels, Vol. 1: The Teaching of Jesus Vs. the "Leaven of the Pharisees" in Talk Radio and Cable News," of which more about it and its availability can be found here. He begins by recounting the historical narrative of how the US government sought to win the Cold War under Truman and Eisenhower by making it a "holy war," and inventing terms like "One Nation Under God" and back-filling a spiritual heritage we all think has always existed, all...2024-01-1358 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 14: The Dawn of the New Era of Online Mind ManipulationIn this episode we consider some of the more common innovations recently created within the online community to alter our sense of reality, without our knowledge or consent. The include the more recently-commonly known "deepfakes" to fool our eyes, ChatGTP and artificial intelligence to confuse the source of facts we know or the origins of their analysis, the Neuralink external control of our very brain functions, the implantation of false memories and recollections, and Herbert Krugman's academic experiments showing that print media activates our discerning aspects of our minds and brainwaves, while visual media like TV or online activate...2024-01-1358 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 13: Live Surveillance Report with Agent Adam - "Witchfinder General" Kirk Cameron and His LGBTQ Persecution RoadshowThis episode is an edited recording of the Live Surveillance Contemporary Case Files live broadcast of the show in the studios of Radio Free Nashville (WRFN-LP, 107.1/1037 FM), joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast, along with friends Don and Ben in the studio. Yet again, this broadcast in the WRFN local studio encountered numerous audio and technical difficulties, in the supporting tracks and studio mic malfunctions, but has been post-processed to minimize difficulties in listening, with the theme and break music unavailable. In the informal, laid back discussion, we review the saga of Kirk...2024-01-1355 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 12: The Darkest Occult Nature of Government Science, and Old Ways to Control Our MindsThis episode packs a lot of information - first, the exposure of occult research confirmed in the CIA's COINTELLPRO program, followed by purported defense department occult rituals and documents exposed and provided to a minister and esteemed UFO investigator, and later expanded in a book FINAL EVENTS, and concluding with the tricks of old-school but effective stage hypnotism, which can mimic the physical attributes of many charismatic religious experiences and worship techniques, and its own occult interests and underpinnings by its masters and main promoters. This episode originally aired on WRFN on March 23rd, 2023. (c) Joseph Michael Bennett 2023 2024-01-1258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 11: The Astral Plane Battle of a Rescued Rock Star, and Darker Occult Military ActivitiesThis information-packed episode concluded discussions in the astral projection activities of the US Army at the Monroe Institute, and transitioned to reviewing and playing clips from a 2011 interview on my Future Quake show I conducted with the "father of garage rock" and writer and lead singer of the rock hit "Talk Talk," Sean Bonniwell of the Music Machine, who engaged in astral projection and advanced further in their version of "soul travel" in Eckankar, until a fateful astral plane encounter with their demonic overseer led him to secure rescue in Jesus Christ. A detailed review of Eckankar and its...2024-01-1258 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 10: The Reckless Mind Voyage of the Monroe Institute and Its Hemi-Sync ProcessThis episode primarily comprises research presented by Dr. Bennett at the 2021 Strange Realities Conference, and supplemented by new findings. It briefly reviews a history of military involvement in paranormal studies and remote reviewing for their exploitation. It then discloses declassified military documents from Army's Ft. Meade not long ago that revealed their earlier foray into the Monroe Institute's technique of binaural beats auditory stimulation to reliably create out of body experiments, travel forward and back in time, and contact with non-human entities, which the Army report confirms based upon experiences of their platoons of intelligence officers trained in such...2024-01-1158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 9: The Effects of the Electronic Age and Memes on the Inner Mind, and Occult WorkingsThis episode explores the impact of electronic online media on the fundamental processes of the human mind, by its mechanisms and basic structure regardless of content, and the particular reality-defining nature of the simple meme images and phrases of social media, based upon careful scientific studies, as well as the exploitation of such who pursue occult magical activities today, who construct memes as a magical working to successfully alter the world to the will of the magician as a kind of sorcery, based upon the testimony of practitioners, and their techniques. This radio program was original broadcast by WRFN...2024-01-1157 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 8: Live Surveillance Report with Agent Adam - Religious Family Suicide Pact, Studies of Mental Illness Increase in Youth, Legit Threats to Humanity, ReAwaken America, Prophetess Julie GreenThis episode is an edited recording of the Live Surveillance Contemporary Case Files live broadcast of the show in the studios of Radio Free Nashville (WRFN-LP, 107.1/1037 FM), joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. Again, this broadcast in the WRFN local studio encountered numerous audio and technical difficulties, particularly in the first few minutes, but has been post-processed to minimize difficulties in listening. In another informal, laid back discussion, we review recent stories about a tragic religious family suicide pact, new studies of increased mental illness and violence in teens, consideration of legi...2024-01-1154 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 7: A Brief History of Individual and Mass Mind ControlThis episode considers a detailed world history of techniques of individual and mass mind control and perception of reality, from entheogens and shamanistic experiences, through religious ritual, mesmerism/hypnosis, Freudian psychoanalysis, and new techniques of electronic stimuli via the Computer and Internet Age, the latter of which control our impulses and perceptions of our world and issues today, in more dominant fashion than ever, including another Pew study in a Contemporary Case file showing the degradation of mental and social skills resulting today, as a precursor to a future show exploring a disturbing case study. This episode was originally...2024-01-1158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 6: The Purpose of the Two Spies Report, and the Crisis to be AddressedSix shows into this series, we finally divulge the perceived current spiritual state of affairs of our society that warranted the creation of the Two Spies Report radio series, and the strategy and messages it employs. It includes the "'Five Pillars' of My Discontent with the Current Conservative Religious Culture." In addition to some selections for Music for Meditation, it also includes a Contemporary Case File of recent Pew Trust survey findings of the erosion of public support for organized religion. This episode was originally broadcast on Feb. 9, 2023. (c) Joseph Michael Bennett 20232024-01-1158 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 5: The Dark Spiritual Lesson of "The Minister's Black Veil"This episode reviews another short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that may be more disturbing than the previously-reviewed "Young Goodman Brown," at least to a spiritual-minded person. "The Minister's Black Veil" recounts the reaction a pious Puritan community has to the sudden and unexplained appearance of a "black veil" covering their parson's face one Sunday, and thereafter. The reactions of all parties to its sinister effect reveal their inner thoughts and guilt, group think, paranoia and repressed secrets, and the gravity of lives and communities lived behind veils. These ideas will be considered, and their relevance today. This episode was...2024-01-1157 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 4: Live Surveillance Report w/Agent Adam - Greg Locke's Global Vision Church, Reawaken America Tour, Cookeville Drag Queens, Christian School Molesters and Putin the Chief ExorcistThis episode is an edited recording of the inaugural live Contemporary Case Files broadcast of the show in the studios of Radio Free Nashville (WRFN-LP, 107.1/1037 FM), joined by good friend "Agent" Adam Sayne of the popular and venerable Conspirinormal podcast. In an informal, laid back discussion, we review recent stories about local problems with Greg Locke and his Global Vision Bible Church, the Reawaken America Tour, the Cookeville drag show protests, a Christian school sex abuse scandal, and Russian Orthodox Church pronouncement of Putin as Chief Exorcist in his "desatanization" work. This live recording was edited due to in-studio...2024-01-1156 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 3: The Relevance of "Young Goodman Brown" to Today's Alienated Person of FaithThis episode explores a 14-page 1835 short story by the author of The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne - a story which author Stephen King described as "one of the ten best stories written by an American." This chilling story, which can still keep people today awake at night, through its narrative of deep occult doings in a sleepy "Christian" town, reveals a loss of spiritual innocence and trust in community and its religious institutions and leadership. Dr. Bennett summarizes the cogent elements of this tale, and how he and possibly many others now relate to the spiritual alienation Goodman Brown...2024-01-1058 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 2: The Historical Account Behind The Two Spies ReportAlthough broadcast on a secular radio station, this episode recounts the historical narrative from the Bible that gave the Two Spies Report blog, and subsequent radio show and podcast its inspiration, of the children of Israel on their Exodus from Egypt, culminating in their decision whether to enter a foreign land and culture, with the fearsome "giants in the land." After pointing out key details of the events, it ruminates on its relevance to people of faith today, and whether they will believe the "minority report" of "two spies" to enter a secular culture with faith in God for...2024-01-1058 minThe Two Spies Report - The Original WRFN Broadcast ArchivesEpisode 1: The Genesis of WRFN, and Prelude to the Two Spies Report ShowThis kickoff episode, in which Mike Bennett (formerly known as Dr. Future) kicks the rust off the rails of his fledgling show production skills (having produced his last show in February 2012) and with new primitive production tools at his disposal, cobbles together an introduction show that describes himself, his role in the origins of WRFN Nashville community radio, how it changed him as a person, what he has been up to since being gone from the airwaves for eleven years, and he feels it is necessary to renew a public discussion on WRFN once again. This episode originally aired...2024-01-0858 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastThe one with the LumberjackJake and Michael get a sneak peek into Laracon AU 2024, discuss Michael's migration to Snowflakes, and Jake's challenge around preventing multiple windows open for the same application page.Show linksSnowflakesJavaScript doesn’t like large numbersLumberjack Song2023-12-1349 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastUpgrading Laravel, static analysis, and speeding up testsJake and Michael discuss the very, very, very momentous occasion of Michael finally getting to work both a modern version of Laravel and PHP, some of the twists and turns along the way, difficulties in testing multi-database multi-tenancy, and dissecting PDFs.2023-03-0928 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastDeveloper's Minifesto, agile theatre, and misccellaneous ramblingJake and Michael discuss the developer's minifesto, some of the theatre that goes into organisational Agile, and Michael goes off on some incoherent rambling about all manner of different topics.This episode is sponsored by Workvivo.Show linksOnly solve one problem at a timeManifesto for minimalist software engineersManifesto for agile software developmentAgile anti-patterns2022-11-1136 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastA boy's first footy game, scheduling Vestaboard messages, and a thenping.me updateIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael taking his son to his first game of footy, approaches to handling variable message scheduling for Jake's Vestaboard, and a long overdue thenping.me update.Show linksVestaboardthenping.me - hands-free scheduled task monitoring for Laravel2022-04-2554 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastVim throwdown, Part 1In this episode, Jake and Michael are joined by Jesse Leite, and kick off a mini-series on using Vim for PHP development.This episode is sponsored by Workvivo and Makeable.dk and was streamed live.Show linksVimNeovimWhy Vim uses hjkl as arrow keysMichael's (Neovim) dotfilesJesse's (Neovim) dotfilesVim Support Group on Discord2022-02-281h 11North Meets South Web PodcastNew year, new job, new startIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael's new job, YAGNI, and approaches to working your way into a new codebase and a new industry.This episode is sponsored by Workvivo and Makeable.dk and was streamed live.Show linksLaravel TransporterSaloonYAGNIClickUpAllen Holub on building software better and building better software 2022-01-171h 03North Meets South Web PodcastIndustrial shifts, polymorphism, and single table inheritanceIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael's change in job (again), and when you might choose single table inheritance over polymorphism.This episode is sponsored by Workvivo and Makeable.dk and was streamed live.Show linksNo CompromisesLaravel test generatorParentalPushing polymorphism to the database2021-12-0651 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastConquering completion, Vim, and IntelephenseIn this episode, Jake and Michael dive into Michael's Vim and his attempts to #DispelTheMyth around how much work is required to make it a solid option for working with PHP.Show linksPEBKAC, but it's AustralianVimcoc.nvimphpactorVim's autocompletion for PHPMichael's not trying to convince you to change what works for youvim-plugMake VS Code awesomeBen Orenstein on VimOnramp to VimMastering Vim has never been easierIntelephenseLaravel Idealaravel-ide-helperVim Support Group on Discord2021-05-3053 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastJunior tech support agents, modern PHP complexities, and Pi-holesIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss Michael's new role as a junior tech support agent, whether or not modern PHP development is too complex, and the power and majesty of Pi-hole.This episode was streamed live and sponsored by thenping.me - hands-free scheduled task monitoring for Laravel.Use coupon code NMSPING to get 5% off launch pricing for your first three months.2021-02-0752 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastNew year, new job, and developer salariesJake and Michael ring in 2021 with discussions of Michael's new job and developer salaries.This episode was streamed live and sponsored by thenping.me - hands-free scheduled task monitoring for Laravel.Use coupon code NMSPING to get 5% off launch pricing for your first three months.2021-01-2549 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastTeams, Billing, and Parades of NinjasJake and Michael are joined by Yaz, to talk about approaches to managing teams in Laravel applications, as well as Stripe Checkout.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses and Workvivo, the employee communication platform for the modern workplace.You can catch the live stream of this episode on YouTube.Show linksYazContestKitthenping.me - hands-free scheduled task monitoring for LaravelAwesome TALL stackStripe CheckoutLaravel Worldwide Meetup2020-08-2358 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastCloudFlare, launch plans, and handling complex data flowsJake and Michael discuss some of the great, free tooling from CloudFlare, launch and pricing plans for thenping.me, and handling complex data flows with data pipelines.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses - and was streamed live.Show linksCloudflareCloudflare Web Application FirewallFree wildcard SSL using Forge + CloudflareApple strong-arms entire CA industry into one-year certificate lifespanszaengle/pipelineHandling complex data flowsFull Stack Radio - Alex DeBrie - DynamoDB for relational database diehards2020-07-2658 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastHandling alerts, command pipelines, and (un)masked passwordsJake and Michael discuss how they're tackling alerts and customer notifications in thenping.me, command pipelines, and the curious case of (un)masked password fields.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses - and was streamed live.Show linksthenping.meStop password masking2020-07-1253 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastScheduled tasks alerts, edge casees, and honing your messageJake and Michael talk through the final stages of preparation to unleash their Laravel scheduled task monitoring SaaS thenping.me to people signed up for the beta.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses - and was streamed live.thenping.meMarketing for developers2020-06-2847 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastThe Nine Nine, HTTP Gateways, and calculated mutexesJake and Michael discuss whether or not Brooklyn Nine-Nine should become a show about the USPS, approaches to testing HTTP endpoints, and resolving issues in Thenpingme when identifying tasks.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses.Show linksWorkvivoSet the next season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine in a post office?Run scheduled tasks in the backgroundLaravel CashierStripePaddleMollie2020-06-1649 min
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael GervaisIt's Time for America to Look in the Mirror | Former NFL Player, Michael BennettThis week’s conversation is with Michael Bennett, a defensive end in the National Football League.Michael signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and was an instrumental member of the 2013 team that won the Super Bowl. He's also a 3x Pro-Bowler.While Michael’s craft is football, there is so much more to Michael the human being.He’s an advocate for social justice and after the events of the last week and the ongoing protests, I wanted to have him on the podcast to more than anything else j...2020-06-0350 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastMikado, Refactoring Gurus, and ArgoJake and Michael discuss the Mikado Method, the refactoring guru, and the magic of Cloudflare Argo.This episode was sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses, and was streamed live.Show linksUse the Mikado Method to do safe changes in a complex codebaseRefactoring GuruEloquent Performance PatternsLaunch detailsCloudflare Argo2020-05-3149 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastDTOs, Enums, and DivinationsJake and Michael discuss the use of DTOs and Enums in their upcoming SaaS, thenpingme, and catch up with Caneco to discuss the design work he's been doing for the community.This episode was sponsored by Fathom Analytics, simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses, and was streamed live.Show linksspatie/data-transfer-objectspatie/enumGitHub SponsorsCaleb PorzioJonathan ReininkDries VintsNuno MaduroSpatieUpcoming Laravel merch2020-05-0445 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastPayment processing, when to extract classes, and failure alertsJake and Michael discuss the joys of payment processing, when to extract methods to dedicated classes, and handling failure alerts in thenping.meThis episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics - simple, privacy-focused website analytics for bloggers & businesses, and was streamed live.Check out our upcoming Laravel scheduled task monitoring platform, thenping.me2020-04-1950 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastStreaming, working from home, and trapping mailJake and Michael discuss their foray into streaming, what it's like working from home (and staying there!), and some of their favourite tooling for local mail testing.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics and was streamed live.Show linksStreamlabs OBSEcamm LivePHPCompatibilityRectorTailwind CSS Tips, Tricks & Best Practices by Sam SelikoffLose It!NotionServerless LaravelTechSoupMinioMailtrapMailHogHeloHeadwindVSCodePhpStormvim2020-04-0558 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastHoarding toilet paper, project health, and staying homeJake and Michael share how their lives have changed in the two weeks since the last episode thanks to the state of the world, and brainstorm how they plan on managing project health in their upcoming SaaS, thenping.me.Jake and Michael discuss vehicle insurance, health insurance, validation outside of HTTP requests, event sourcing, and more!This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics; the simple, privacy-focussed analytics for bloggers & businesses and was streamed live.Show linksHow much toilet paper do you need?thenping.me2020-03-2253 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastInsurance, validation outside of HTTP requests, and event sourcingJake and Michael discuss vehicle insurance, health insurance, validation outside of HTTP requests, event sourcing, and more!This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics; the simple, privacy-focussed analytics for bloggers & businesses and was streamed live.Show linksServerless Laravel Coursecoc.vim2020-03-081h 03North Meets South Web PodcastHiding magic strings, leveraging language files, and reaching for vendor librariesJake and Michael discuss using enums to hide away magic strings and numbers, leveraging language files for communication with app users, and when to reach for vendor libraries.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics; the simple, privacy-focussed analytics for bloggers & businesses and was streamed live.Show linksLaracon OnlineTailwind CSS presetJack EllisServerless Laravel Course2020-02-2345 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastTracking task executions, identifying missing tasks, and long episode namesJake and Michael get deep into discussion on approaches to tracking scheduled tasks, identifying when tasks go missing, and talk about varying task states.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics; the simple, privacy-focussed analytics for bloggers & businesses and was streamed live.Show linksthenPingMe()Laravel model statesJack EllisServerless Laravel CoursePaul Jarvis2020-02-0955 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastPrivacy focus, email woes, and too much loggingJake and Michael return to discuss focusing on privacy, sending LOTS of email quickly, and how much logging is too much logging.This episode is sponsored by Fathom Analytics; the simple, privacy-focussed analytics for bloggers & businessesShow links I was Google's Head of International Relations. Here's why I left.FBI 'persuaded Apple to halt iCloud encryption'Paul JarvisJack EllisServerless Laravel; a video course for Laravel Developers who want to scale their applications using Laravel VaporAbove Board, a podcast from Fathom AnalyticsBuild your SaaSJustin JacksonCaleb PorzioSponsor Caleb on GitHub to get early access to Sushi2020-01-2755 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastBarbara Walters, queue woes, and email processingJake and Michael return for 2020 to discuss all things Barbara Walters, Redis queues, processing email in Laravel, and an overdue update on thenping.meBe sure to check out our show sponsor, Fathom Analytics - a simple, privacy-focused website analytics platform for bloggers & businesses - to get $10 of your first month of service.Show linksBarbara WaltersLaracasts Snippet - A brain dump on fatherhoodRedisLaravel HorizonLaravel Mailboxspatie/pdf-to-textspatie/pdf-to-imagethenping.me2020-01-1256 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastReviewing code with new developersIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss reviewing code with new or junior developers, answering a question from Twitter.This episode is sponsored by Makeable and was streamed live.Show linksJefe's questiontlint - an opinionated code linter from TightenStyleCI - The web coding style fixerLaravel coding style ruleset for php-cs-fixer by Jason McCreary of Laravel ShiftMichael's Laravel style guideSpatie's development guidelinesVue style guideMichael reviewing large pull requests2019-11-1758 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastLaracon AU retro, working with third-party auth providers, and thenping.meMichael provides a retrospective on Laracon AU 2019, Jake discusses working with third-party auth providers, and we discuss the ongoing development of our SaaS, thenping.meThis episode is sponsored by CTO Sumo and was recorded live.* Laracon AU* Thenping.me2019-11-0353 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastMC'ing events, testing .test domains, and shaping thenping.meJake and Michael discuss MC'ing events, the perils of testing between Valet sites on .test domains, and shaping their upcoming SaaS, thenping.me.This episode is sponsored by Workvivo and was streamed live.2019-10-211h 02North Meets South Web PodcastTracking bugs in releases, upgrading to Laravel 6, and highly available databasesJake and Michael discuss approaches to tracking releases in bug tracking software, upgrading apps to Laravel 6, highly available databases with ProxySQL and HAProxy, and building responsive apps with Tailwind CSS and Sizzy.
This episode was streamed live.
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Sentry
ProxySQL
Issues with Laravel's use of prepared statements with ProxySQL
HAProxy
laravel-rate-limited-job-middleware
Tailwind CSS
Sizzy
Tailwind UI
Julia Evans on Twitter
2019-10-0753 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastRefactor a legacy UI, then ping meJake and Michael discuss the perils of refactoring the UI of a legacy app, and the SaaS they've been working on; thenping.meThis episode is sponsored by Makeable.This episode was streamed live.Show linksRefactoring UISelling stuff on a busy beach by Justin JacksonMonitoring Laravel scheduled tasks with thenping.me2019-09-1546 minNorth Meets South Web PodcastDecision folders, escalating AWS bills, and building a SaaSJake and Michael discuss the inclusion of a decision folder in your project repo, quickly escalating AWS bills, and building a SaaS.
Thanks to this episode's sponsor, CTO Sumo.
This episode was streamed live.2019-08-251h 00
North Meets South Web PodcastGetting Shifty with JMacIn this episode, Jake and Michael are joined by JMac to discuss maintainable code, keeping your Laravel codebase up to date, and more.
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JMac (Jason McCreary)
Laravel Shift
BaseCode
Laravel by the numbers
Practicing YAGNI
Shift like a pro
Shifty Coders
Workshops by JMac
Jesse Schutt
YouTube
Website
Michael's Laravel style guide
2019-04-071h 04
North Meets South Web PodcastLogging stacks, proxying SQL, and database clustersIn this episode, Jake and Michael discuss logging stacks in Laravel, ProxySQL and Galera Cluster, and state machines (which have started to grow on Michael)
Thanks to this episode's sponsor, Andreas Hubenthal!
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Logging stacks
Galera Cluster
ProxySQL
MySQL binary logging
2019-02-171h 14
North Meets South Web PodcastReconstructive surgery, time management, and scaling infrastructureJake and Michael catch up for the 50th episode and discuss Michael's ACL reconstruction, time management, and scaling infrastructure.
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SoundStripe
Spindrift sparkling water
The Defined Dish
Greg Baugues
Jocko WIllink
Apple Screen Time
Vuex
Adam's Tailwind/vue-cli starter
Refactoring UI
jsonbin
2018-11-1855 min
North Meets South Web PodcastNova, bootleg live streams, and static site hostingMichael and Jake return just in time to talk about the upcoming secret Laravel project, Nova, Laracon US 2018, static site hosting, and more!
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Nova
Freek's live Nova stream
Laracon prizes
Tighten coding challenge
Laracon 2017 talk recaps
Jigsaw
GitHub Pages
Netlify
Michael's Laravel style guide
Netlify forms
Dads in Dev
Laracon AU 2018
2018-07-2441 min
North Meets South Web PodcastMechanical keyboards, shared databases, and code thoughtsJake and Michael discuss their new keyboards, Michael tells us about an app using shared database models and migrations he got into production, and we both discuss the code thoughts experiment on Telegram.
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Apple Magic Keyboard 2
CODE Clear
Anne Pro
Etymology of alumin(i)um
Sharing databases between Laravel applications
Code Thoughts
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2018-04-0844 min