Shows
Christian Challenge at K-StateLetter to LaodiceaShawn McCool wraps up our series in Revelation 1-3. "Fear Not". Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.
2025-11-1952 min
Compiled ConversationsBuilding on the BEAM: Exploring Erlang and Elixir, Part 2 with Shawn McCoolWe continue our exploration of Erlang and Elixir with Shawn McCool, diving deep into the Elixir ecosystem and its powerful tools and frameworks.
From Phoenix’s revolutionary LiveView approach to Ecto’s composable database queries, we examine how Elixir’s design enables building sophisticated systems with less complexity.
Shawn shares practical examples from his experience, including building home automation systems with Nerves for monitoring energy usage.
We explore LiveBook’s potential for executable documentation and collaborative development, and dive into how Tidewave enables AI agents to interact with running Elixir applications.
The conversation also covers when to leverage...
2025-11-0240 minCompiled ConversationsBuilding on the BEAM: Exploring Erlang and Elixir, Part 1 with Shawn McCoolShawn McCool joins us to explore the unique and powerful world of Erlang and Elixir.
With 27 years of industry experience spanning system administration, web development, payment processing systems, and conference organisation (including DDD Europe) - Shawn shares how discovering Erlang changed his perspective on building distributed systems.
We dive deep into what makes Erlang and the BEAM virtual machine special, exploring how its process-based concurrency model and “let it crash” philosophy enable building highly reliable systems.
Shawn explains how Erlang’s origins in telecom shaped its design for handling millions of concurrent connections with near real-time guarantees.
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2025-10-241h 12
Christian Challenge at K-StateGod at the CenterShawn McCool continues our summer series on the life of David. Wednesday, July 2, 2025
2025-07-0344 min
Christian Challenge at K-StateDavid & GoliathShawn McCool continues our Series on the Life of David. Wednesday June 6, 2025.
2025-06-1241 min
The Outta Nowhere PodcastWrestleMania 41 PT 2 : The Highs and Lows of the MatchesThe primary focus of this podcast episode is a detailed recap of the second night of WrestleMania 41, wherein we meticulously analyze the various matches and their implications within the broader narrative of professional wrestling. We commence our discussion by reflecting on the notable performances and outcomes, particularly emphasizing the emergence of potential new factions and the evolving dynamics among established wrestlers. Throughout our discourse, we provide critical evaluations of each match, offering grades that encapsulate our sentiments regarding their execution and overall impact. The nuances of character development and storytelling are examined, particularly in relation to CM Punk's ongoing...
2025-04-2116 min
The Shining WizardsEpisode 729: Barbarian DescentA absolutely stacked show Kyle from the Apron Bump Podcast joins us for his monthly segment HJC. We talk about Ricky Starks arriving in NXT & the reaction from the wrestling community. We transition that conversation into NXT Vengeance Day & our thoughts on the show. We are then joined by the King of Kingsport, author, wrestler, promoter and podcaster Beau James. We talk about the independents, the outlaws, his upcoming book & much more. Beau is Professional Wrestling & this is a must listen to interview. We drop a clip from our latest Patreon show, then...
2025-02-182h 26
Hypno-Travelers on the Magical Psyche HighwayEpisode 57 - Melanie McCool and Shawn Bray of 'Hypnobiz-in-a-Box'Melanie McCool, C.Ht, and Shawn Bray are a powerhouse duo in the world of hypnosis, combining innovation, expertise, and passion to transform lives and elevate the hypnosis profession.Melanie McCool, C.Ht, is the owner of Mindworx Hypnotherapy, where she helps high-achieving women overcome burnout and rediscover balance to thrive in their careers and personal lives. She is also the co-founder of HypnoBiz-in-a-Box™, an all-in-one business solution designed to simplify operations, attract steady clients, and secure reliable income for hypnosis professionals. Melanie is driven by a passion to empower both her clients and fellow practitioners, enabling them to cr...
2024-12-1430 min
Over EngineeredEvent Sourcery w/ Shawn McCoolShawn McCool has been talking about event sourcing for years, and recently started a new series of streams on the topic. In this episode, Chris and Shawn talk about event sourcing, Verbs, and community (among other things).Links:Shawn on TwitchEvent SourceryVerbs
2024-11-261h 52Over EngineeredEvent Sourcery w/ Shawn McCoolShawn McCool has been talking about event sourcing for years, and recently started a new series of streams on the topic. In this episode, Chris and Shawn talk about event sourcing, Verbs, and community (among other things).Links:Shawn on TwitchEvent SourceryVerbs
2024-11-261h 52
The It Doesn’t Matter PodcastSurvivor Series 08: Edge’s Shocking Win!
Experience the shocking moment when Edge made his surprise return at Survivor Series 2008, stealing the WWE Championship in an unforgettable twist! Watch as the Rated-R Superstar crashes the Triple H vs Vladimir Kozlov championship match, changing the landscape of WWE in Boston's TD Garden. This historic night also featured John Cena's emotional hometown return against Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship, plus intense traditional Survivor Series elimination matches with legends like Shawn Michaels, Batista, and Randy Orton. From the high-stakes championship matches to The Undertaker's eerie casket showdown with Big Show, witness every dramatic moment that made this...
2024-11-181h 07
HypnoGeeks PodcastHypnoGeeks Episode 16 with Melanie McCool and Shawn Bray🎙️ Hypnogeeks Podcast: Episode 16 🎙️Get ready for a game-changing episode of Hypnogeeks, your go-to podcast for hypnotherapists looking to level up their business! In Episode 16, host Amanda Joy dives deep into the often overlooked but critical aspect of building a successful hypnotherapy practice—the business side. Joined by the powerhouse duo Melanie McCool and Shawn Bray, co-creators of HypnoBiz in a Box, this episode is a treasure trove of insights on how to avoid burnout, stay organized, and streamline your operations using smart tech solutions. Whether you're a seasoned hypnotherapist or just starting out, Melanie and Shawn share t...
2024-10-1253 min
50+ & Unfiltered105. Maria McCool - Discovering ConfidenceHost Shawn Killinger and award-winning hair stylist Maria McCool discuss Maria's career, mental health trials, and more.
2024-08-191h 08
The PHP Roundtable92: PHPRoundtable Aug 2024 - Event SourcingShow LinksEvent Sourcery: Event Sourcery is a video course created by Shawn McCool that covers the fundamentals of reactive systems and event sourcing, both theoretical and practical. The course combines carefully produced video lectures and real source code examples to show how the ideas translate into working code. The code is written in PHP by a polyglot developer, and developers familiar with C#, Java, and other similar programming languages will feel at home. Download the code examplesVerbs: Verbs is a Laravel package that allows you to derive the state of your application from the events that have...
2024-08-121h 12
Christian Challenge at K-StatePatience in SufferingShawn McCool finished up our Living Faith series in the book of James. Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
2024-08-0145 minChristian Challenge at K-StatePlaying FavoritesShawn McCool continues our series in the book of James. James 1:26-2:13. Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
2024-06-2046 min
Tony's Irish Country and Craic PartyTony's Irish Country and Craic Party Friday 9th February 2024The Happiest Podcast on The Net.Tony's Irish Country and Craic Party Featuring this week the music of Gary Gamble, Olivia Douglas, Shawn Cuddy, Shaun Loughrey, Thomas Maguire, Kathy Durkin, Paddy O'Brien, Gene Stuart, Logue and McCool, Dickie Rock, Val Doonican, Foster and Allen, Mary Duff, Dominic Kirwan, Isla Grant, Mike Denver, Declan Nerney, Philomena Begley, Sean Wilson, Larry Cunningham, Gavin Gribben, Kelan Brown, David James, Clodagh Lawlor, Nathan Carter, Ceol band, The Tumbling Paddies, All Folk'd Up, The Whistlin Donkeys.
2024-02-092h 00
Don Tony And Kevin Castle ShowFlashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E18 (4/30 – 5/6)Back by Popular Demand! This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony aired back in 2018-2019 and spanned two seasons. These retro episodes return remastered and will be posted every Tuesday at 4PM EST. These episodes are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. SYNOPSIS: S2 E18 (04/30 - 05/06) Superstar Billy Graham def Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF Championship Infamous Pat Patterson vs Sgt Slaughter Alley Fight takes place at MSG Manny Fernandez stabbed outside TX restaurant Looking back: Von Erich Memorial Parade Of Champions 1984-1987 Audio...
2023-05-023h 21
DON TONY AND KEVIN CASTLE SHOWFlashback: This Week In Wrestling History S2 E18 (4/30 – 5/6)Back by Popular Demand! This Week In Wrestling History hosted by Don Tony aired back in 2018-2019 and spanned two seasons. These retro episodes return remastered and will be posted every Tuesday at 4PM EST. These episodes are filled with hundreds of hours of original wrestling clips & stories. Enjoy this deep dive into pro wrestling's awesome history. SYNOPSIS: S2 E18 (04/30 - 05/06) Superstar Billy Graham def Bruno Sammartino to win the WWWF Championship Infamous Pat Patterson vs Sgt Slaughter Alley Fight takes place at MSG Manny Fernandez stabbed outside TX restaurant Looking back: Von Erich Memorial Parade...
2023-05-023h 21
The Laravel PodcastCashier, with Dries VintsIn this episode we talk with Dries Vints about the first-party Laravel package Cashier, which provides an easy, fluent interface to Stripe's subscription billing services. We discuss the two different versions of this package and how to determine which one is best for your needs.Dries Vints' Twitter - https://twitter.com/driesvintsDries Vints' Github - https://github.com/driesvintsDries Vints' Website - https://driesvints.comCashier Course - https://learn-laravel-cashier.comCashier Stripe - https://github.com/laravel/cashier-stripeCashier Paddle - https://github.com/laravel/cashier-paddleLaravel Telegram Notification Channels - https://github.com/laravel-notification-channels/telegramStripe Treasury - https://stripe...
2022-04-2930 min
North Meets South Web PodcastEvent sourcing, auditing, and finite state machinesJake and Michael make their return to discuss event sourcing, auditing and reporting, and finite state machines after a busy real life schedule kept them away from recording for a month!
Show links
Deep Work
A package that makes event sourcing in Laravel a breeze
Event Sauce
That Podcast: The one where we talk to Shawn about Event Sourcery, CQRS, Event Sourcing and GDPR
Full Stack Radio: Frank de Jonge - Event sourcing for beginners
Frank de Jonge
Shawn McCool
Laravel activitylog
Finite-state machine
2018-05-3053 min
Torqd004 - Laracon US 2017 Recap: Day 1Day 1 of Laracon US 2017 is a wrap and the after party is well underway. We grabbed a few developer friends for a quick recap of the day’s events.
Links and resources:
Laracon US 2017 in New York City: goo.gl/rMKE6A
Science Fair at Laracon: goo.gl/Xx7kSj
“Introducing Laravel Horizon” blog post from Taylor Ottwell: goo.gl/GK9Lda
Jesse O’Brien on Twitter: goo.gl/z4i42G and Github: goo.gl/orDGuJ
Ben Corlett on Twitter: goo.gl/PQQqf6 and Github: goo.gl/6Vma3G
Tom Schlick on Twitter: goo.gl/mTgzFo a...
2017-07-2611 min
2017-03-2400 min
Laravel News PodcastLaracon EU Special EditionThis week we are joined by Shawn McCool and Freek Van der Herten to talk about LaraconEU happening next. This episode is sponsored by Shippo - If you are shipping products Shippo will save you a ton of time.
Show Links
Shawn McCool
SPATIE
SPATIE's Laravel Packages
Freek's Blog
Interview with Freek about his talk
Gearing up for Laracon.eu
2016-08-1942 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 11 - Developing the Game KingdomI had the great honor of sitting down with Thomas Van Den Berg, the creator of the video game Kingdom to discuss how he approaches programming, architecture, deployment, and other technical aspects related to building his fantastic strategy game.
Learn more about the game on the website http://www.kingdomthegame.com/
Follow Thomas directly on Twitter.
Get Unity for Free and Start Making Games
2016-07-2100 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 10 - Modeling Complexity with CynefinThis episode we talk about something a little different. Programming is a technical art. But, building usable software tends to be much more social in nature. I got a chance to corner James O'Brien to discuss Cynefin, a model for understanding and acting upon complexity as well as anti-patterns in communication.
Join us as we dive into understanding a model of meta analytical thinking about complexity as well as communication anti-patterns.
James' book, "Communicating the UX Vision: 13 Anti-Patterns That Block Good Ideas."
Liz Keogh with more information about Cynefin.
2016-07-1100 min
Laravel News PodcastInterview with Shawn McCool about Laracon EU and Laravel SparkIn this episode, we talk with Shawn McCool about Laracon.eu and latest Spark news, my new dotdev.co project, and painless switching to mariadb.
Show Links:
dotdev.co
Laracon EU
Composer Hits Beta 1
2016-03-0859 min
The Sports Courier - TSC NewsWWE TLC 2009 Retro Review: Sheamus Stuns CenaTSC's Fred Richani reviews the first ever WWE TLC PPV from Dec. 2009, featuring three title changes! Stay tuned for more WWE TLC reviews! Check out the TSC podcast:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tsc-news/id1061475388
For more info: https://twitter.com/SportsCourier
https://www.facebook.com/TheSportsCourier
Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/TheSportsCourier
http://instagram.com/tscnews
WWE TLC 2009 Results:
D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) def. Chris Jericho & Big Show in a TLC - Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match (New Unified WWE Tag Team Champions)
Sheamus def. John Cena in a Tables Match (New WWE Champion)
ECW Champion...
2015-12-0717 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 9 - Tales of Event-SourcingAn Introduction to Event-Sourcing - Probably wise to have the basics before listening to this episode.
A discussion about Command Bus
Event Sourcery: An Introductory Course into DDD, CQRS, and Event Sourcing
2015-11-2700 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 8 - Game DevelopmentShawn and Matt have a conversation about their game development projects, development tools, design patterns, and more.
Podcasts
5 Minute Geek Show
Mildly Alarming Podcast
Game Development Tools
Game Programming Patterns
Unity 3D
Game Maker Studio
Corona SDK
2015-06-1800 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 7 - Domain-Driven DesignShawn speaks to two consultants, Mathias Verraes and Ross tuck, about Domain-Driven Design (skipping the introductory parts). We discuss temporal modeling, functional modeling, process modeling, and much more.
Event Sourcery: An Introductory Course into DDD, CQRS, and Event Sourcing
2015-06-0800 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 6 - Functional ProgrammingI talk with Matt Stauffer about learning programming languages and functional programming.
Erlang:
Erlang: The Movie
Erlang: The Movie II - The Sequel
Learn You Some Erlang
Scala:
Free Course on Functional Programming in Scala
Reading Material in Order:
Scala for the Impatient (Free chapters available)
Programming in Scala
Functional Programming in Scala (Learn Scala Before Reading)
2015-03-3000 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 5 - Event SourcingMatt Stauffer and Shawn McCool have a conversation about Event Sourcing.
Event Sourcery: An Introductory Course into DDD, CQRS, and Event Sourcing
Broadway on GitHub
Shawn's Scala Event Sourcing Learner Project
Robin Malfait's Event Sourcing Learner Project
Coursera Functional Programming Course (Free, you can start at any time)
Errata: Shawn mentioned that Beau wrote the Qandidate project. The project is Broadway from Qandidate Labs. Beau did not, although he has contributed.
2015-03-1600 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 4 - The Business of Development with TightenI talk with Matt Stauffer and Dan Sheetz from the web-agency Tighten about what developers should know about business.
2015-01-2100 min
Full Stack Radio7: Shawn McCool - BDD and DDDThey talk about how you can use these ideas to better understand your clients' needs and to build software that closely models their business. They also talk about where these ideas don't work so well, and some of the challenges and trade-offs you face when trying to build software this way.Shawn's blogThe RSpec Bookeverzet's Introduction to BDDeverzet on Modelling by ExampleDomain Driven Design Quickly"Domain Driven Design" by Eric Evans"Implementing Domain Driven Design" by Vaughn VernonRoss Tuck's blog
2015-01-191h 01
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 3 - The Command BusRoss Tuck, Jesse O Brien, and I discuss the command bus and application service layers.
Watch the original live video recording.
2015-01-0600 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 2 - ActiveRecord and DatamapperIn this episode, I talk with Mitchell van Wijngaarden, Davzie, N0xie, and Rafael Dohms about ActiveRecord, DataMapper, Doctrine, and Value Objects.
Watch the original live video recording.
2014-12-3100 min
Dev DiscussionsEpisode 1 - Test-Driven DevelopmentIn this episode, Adam Wathan and Shawn McCool discuss the discipline of test-driven development. Just a heads up, we pulled this audio from a live video discussion.
Watch the original live video record.
2014-12-3000 min
The Five-Minute Geek Show4 | To Docblock or Not to DocblockTo Docblock or Not to Docblock
Schmiffling
“PHPDoc”, docblocks in PHP
TypeHinting in PHP
Return Type Hinting RFC
Jesse O’Brien
Introduction to PHP Value Objects
YouTube Comment from Shawn McCool that describes exactly how I feel about DocBlocks
Y’all
Oh Davey Commercial
Youtube Link
2014-12-1100 min
Full Stack Radio3: Matt Machuga - Ruby, PHP, object oriented design, testing and other crapThey also talk about common struggles when learning new things, and trying to remain pragmatic while still pushing the boundaries of what you know.Matt's personal websiteMatt's courses at TutsPlusDHH's "Why Ruby?" TalkArray#forty_twoGiant Robots PodcastDHH on Dependency Injection"Too Far Is Just Enough" by Shawn McCoolDomain Driven DesignmoriImmutable JS
2014-11-171h 02
The Laravel PodcastEpisode 11 - A/B Testing and Niel Patrick HarrisIs this episode the cast discusses Laracon NYC, Laracon EU, the Laravel package Dispatcher, Hack, DDD, A/B Testing, the next version of Laravel.IO, Niel Patrick Harris, and PHPStorm for Sublime Text users. Hosted by Shawn McCool. Edited by Mitchell van Wijngaarden.
2014-04-0153 min
The Laravel PodcastEpisode 5 - Laracon and ActionscriptIn this episode Shawn McCool discusses Laracon, OOP, ActionScript and Chris' new Laravel 4 practical implementations book.
2013-09-0751 min
The Laravel PodcastEpisode 4 - War StoriesIn this episode Shawn McCool, Taylor Otwell, and Matthew Machuga discuss the upcoming Laravel conference in Amsterdam, code-base complexity and they share war stories.
2013-08-2459 min
The Laravel PodcastEpisode 2 - Testing Testing TestingIn this episode Shawn McCool, Taylor Otwell and Jeffrey Way discuss Laracon, architecture, testing and more. Enjoy!
2013-08-0451 min
The Laravel PodcastEpisode 1 - Hello WorldIn this first episode we're joined by Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel to discuss Laravel 4, and Shawn McCool to discuss Laracon EU taking place in August, 2013. Enjoy!
2013-05-2353 min