Django Chat
William Vincent and Carlton Gibson · Will Vincent
Show overview
Django Chat has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 205 episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 1h 4m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 12 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2019, with 45 episodes published. Published by Will Vincent.
From the publisher
A biweekly podcast on the Django Web Framework by Will Vincent and Carlton Gibson.
Latest Episodes
View all 205 episodesHow France Ditched Microsoft - Samuel Paccoud
Deploy on Day One - Calvin Hendryx-Parker
EuroPython 2026 - Mia Bajić
DjangoCon Europe Recap + Other News - Jeff Triplett
Django Tasks - Jake Howard
Ep 199Boost Your GitHub DX - Adam Johnson
🔗 Links Adam's Books Introducing tprof Introducing icu4py Carlton's keynote at DjangoCon Europe Recent trends in the work of the Django Security Team 📦 Projects dj-urls-panel Hornbeam Tachyon 📚 Books The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman The BEAM Book: Understanding the Erlang Runtime — Erik Stenman The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel 🎥 YouTube YouTube Channel: @djangochat Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Six Feet Up, the Python, Django, and AI experts who solve hard software problems. Whether it’s scaling an application, deriving insights from data, or getting results from AI, Six Feet Up helps you move forward faster. See what’s possible at https://sixfeetup.com/.
Ep 198PyCon US 2026 - Elaine Wong & Jon Banafato
🔗 Links PyCon US website Volunteer mailing list Elaine on LinkedIn and Jon's personal site 🎥 YouTube YouTube Channel: @djangochat Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Six Feet Up, the Python, Django, and AI experts who solve hard software problems. Whether it’s scaling an application, deriving insights from data, or getting results from AI, Six Feet Up helps you move forward faster. See what’s possible at sixfeetup.com.
Ep 197From Kenya to London with Django - Velda Kiara
🔗 Links Velda at RevSys Velda’s Substack: The Storyteller's Byte Tales Velda on GitHub Optimal Performance Over Basic as a Perfectionist with Deadlines More about me Neapolitan 📦 Projects django-linkcheck adamghill/django-lsp django-debug-toolbar 📚 Books A History of the Bible by John Barton Python Mastery, a course from David Beazley Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 🎥 YouTube YouTube Sponsor This episode was brought to you by Buttondown, the easiest way to start, send, and grow your email newsletter. New customers can save 50% off their first year with Buttondown using the coupon code DJANGO.
Ep 196Freelancing & Community - Andrew Miller
🔗 Links Personal website GitHub, Mastodon, and LinkedIn In Progress podcast Hamilton Rock Comprehension Debt Builder Methods 📦 Projects django-prodserver django-health-check Online Community Working Group 📚 Books How to Build a LLM From Scratch by Sebastian Raschka World of Astrom Rob Walling books Jonathan Stark books David Kadavy books Manifesto of winning without pitching 🎥 YouTube YouTube Channel: @djangochat Sponsor This episode is brought to you by Six Feet Up, the Python, Django, and AI experts who solve hard software problems. Whether it’s scaling an application, deriving insights from data, or getting results from AI, Six Feet Up helps you move forward faster. See what’s possible at sixfeetup.com.
Ep 195Improving Django - Adam Hill
🔗 LinksAdam’s Personal WebsiteDjango Brew podcastAdam’s GitHub profileRedesigned Django HomepageAllDjango.comnew-featuresdjango-api-frameworks📦 Projectsdjango-taskssuitenumeriqueDjango Rapid Architecture📚 BooksA River Runs Through It by Norman MacleanNightmare Alley filmLondon Review of Books & Le Monde Diplomatique🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode was brought to you by Buttondown, the easiest way to start, send, and grow your email newsletter. New customers can save 50% off their first year with Buttondown using the coupon code DJANGO.
Ep 194Inverting the Testing Pyramid - Brian Okken
🔗 LinksPythonTest website pytest book and Lean TDDPython Bytes podcastTest and Code podcastPython People podcast Django Packages websitedjango-msgspec-fieldRuff rules How to Hide an Empire bookPython Polars — The Definitive GuideLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow + There There by Tommy Orange🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode is brought to you by Six Feet Up, the Python, Django, and AI experts who solve hard software problems. Whether it’s scaling an application, deriving insights from data, or getting results from AI, Six Feet Up helps you move forward faster.See what’s possible at sixfeetup.com.
Ep 193Building a Django API Framework Faster than FastAPI - Farhan Ali Raza
🔗 LinksFarhan's personal site and GitHubdjango-boltdjango-replturbo-orm bombardierRobyn web frameworkReddit thread on Django Bolt vs Django Ninja vs FastAPIDeveloper Productivity AI Arena🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode is brought to you by Six Feet Up, the Python, Django, and AI experts who solve hard software problems. Whether it’s scaling an application, deriving insights from data, or getting results from AI, Six Feet Up helps you move forward faster.See what’s possible at sixfeetup.com.
Ep 192From Bootcamp to Project Manager - Keanya Phelps
🔗 LinksBehind the Curtain as a Conference Chair blog postDjangoCon US Conference Chair Opening Remarks and Closing Remarks at DjangoCon USPG Data 2026 ConferenceDjangoCon US: Call for Venue Proposals 2027-28📦 Projectsdjango-crontask📚 BooksJust Use Postgres bookUntil the End of Time book🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode was brought to you by Buttondown, the easiest way to start, send, and grow your email newsletter. New customers can save 50% off their first year with Buttondown using the coupon code DJANGO.
Ep 191Django 6.0 - Natalia Bidart
Django 6.0 Released blog post and release notesDeprecations Don't Work for Python LibrariesDjango Forum - Should We Adjust Django's Versioning?django-repl and django-boltTemplate Fragments essay on HTMX.orgdjango-tasksWhat's New in Django 6.0 by Adam JohnsonDjangoCon Europe 2024 | Empowering Django with Background WorkersSponsorThis episode was brought to you by HackSoft, your development partner beyond code. From custom software development to consulting, team augmentation, or opening an office in Bulgaria, they’re ready to take your Django project to the next level!
Ep 190AI in the Real World - Marlene Mhangami & Tim Allen
Marlene’s personal website and Tim’sKeynote: Django Reimagined For The Age of AI by Marlene at DjangoCon US and GitHub repoWhat a Decade! by Tim at DjangoCon USDjango Girls OfflineSponsorThis episode was brought to you by HackSoft, your development partner beyond code. From custom software development to consulting, team augmentation, or opening an office in Bulgaria, they’re ready to take your Django project to the next level!
Ep 189Django 20 Years Later - Adrian Holovaty
🔗 LinksAdrian’s personal websiteSoundsliceDjango BookMusicXMLMNX specification🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode is brought to you by Six Feet Up, the Python, Django, and AI experts who solve hard software problems. Whether it’s scaling an application, deriving insights from data, or getting results from AI, Six Feet Up helps you move forward faster.See what’s possible at sixfeetup.com.
Ep 188Django Survey 2025 - Jeff Triplett
🔗 LinksThe State of Django blog post with highlightsDjango Survey ResultsDjango Fundraising pageDjango Ecosystem PageDEFNA Call for 2027 Venue ProposalsLaravel MCP and Laravel BoostRevSys, Jeff's personal website, and micro blogDjango News newsletterDjango TVDjango Packages📦 Projectsdjango-prodserverAtuin Desktopenvirons📚 BooksWhy Machines LearnEfficient Linux at the Command LineJessie Sima books🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode was brought to you by Buttondown, the easiest way to start, send, and grow your email newsletter. New customers can save 50% off their first year with Buttondown using the coupon code DJANGO.
Ep 187Django on the Med - Paolo Melchiorre
🔗 LinksDjango on the Med and #DjangoOnTheMed hashtagPaolo Melchiorre’s Website and LinkedInMy Django on the Med postDjango GitHub Issues for Django on the Meddjango-rapid and django-boltDjango: One ORM to Rule Them All📦 Projectsdjango-http-compressionbasedpyrightPython 3.14 uuid📚 BooksHow Infrastructure Works by Deb ChachraDjango for Professionals by William VincentMore Everything Forever by Adam Becker🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode was brought to you by HackSoft, your development partner beyond code. From custom software development to consulting, team augmentation, or opening an office in Bulgaria, they’re ready to take your Django project to the next level!
Ep 186Django Fellow - Jacob Walls
🔗 LinksJacob’s websiteDjango 6.0 Release NotesWhat skills does SWE-bench Verified evaluate?Django on the Me📦 Projectsdjango-watchfilesdjango-admin-keyshortcutsdjango-sql-migrate-deux📚 BooksSoftware Design by Example - Greg WilsonAmerica Day by Day - Simone de BeauvoirThe Hunting Gun - Yashushi Inoue🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode was brought to you by HackSoft, your development partner beyond code. From custom software development to consulting, team augmentation, or opening an office in Bulgaria, they’re ready to take your Django project to the next level!
Ep 185DjangoCon US 2025 Recap
🔗 LinksDjango on the MeDjango for AI talk notesDjangoCon US 2025 Recap:Talk Python: Django’s 20th Birthday Paneluv Livestream with Michael KennedyDjango Roadmap Session January 2024📦 ProjectsNanodjangoDj-liteDjango Formset📚 BooksEmpire of AI by Karen HaoRefactoring to Rust by Lily Mara & Joel Holmes🎥 YouTubeYouTube Channel: @djangochatSponsorThis episode was brought to you by HackSoft, your development partner beyond code. From custom software development to consulting, team augmentation, or opening an office in Bulgaria, they’re ready to take your Django project to the next level!