Tammie Lister joins Luke and Jonathan to discuss vibe coding, product thinking, and breaking free from a designer typecast into a reputation for product engineering. They also discuss the importance and relevance of WordPress, themes, and cricket.
Season 10
Season 10 kicks off with coverage of WordCamp US and is scheduled to go through the release of WordPress 6.9. We’ll have 12 regular episodes, generally one per week, as well as 6 “Perspective” episodes with surprise guests both from inside and outside the community.
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Perspectives with Rae Morey
Luke and Jonathan enjoy a conversation with Rae Morey, publisher of The Repository. Rae shares her origin story and they discuss the top stories of 2025. We discuss 2026, Luke expresses his optimism, and Jonathan asks Rae about the sustainability of The Repository itself. Oh, and AI, of course.
New Year
Luke kicks off Crossword with a surprise and Jonathan rolls with it. They discuss fresh WordPress drama, the plugin review team’s use (or non-use) of AI, and Luke shares his take on AI in WordPress plugins.
Perspectives with Jeff Paul
Luke and Jonathan catch up with Jeff Paul, VP of Open Source Solutions at Fueled and an active contributor to the WordPress project for the past decade. They discuss Jeff’s contribution journey, their shared agency experiences, and thoughts on the upcoming 7.0 release. Luke introduces the concept of cool and dodgy versions of WordPress and Jeff shares guidance for newcomers to contribution.