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**Mostly Technical**

Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.

Latest Episodes:

96: No More Amateur Hour Aug 27, 2025

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Ian and Aaron talk about Aaron's mysterious trip to Boise, Ian's investment in Tiny Seed, wire:live, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, andLaracon AU.

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(00:00) - Super Fast & Basically Free
(06:58) - Aaron Flew To Boise
(19:12) - First Class
(26:27) - A New Routine
(36:51) - Planning for the 100th Episode
(38:58) - TinySeed
(44:46) - The Boost
(55:02) - Fake Date Follow up
(01:04:22) - Aaron's Adventures in Hiring
(01:12:19) - Wire:live

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95: Face Man of the Empire Aug 19, 2025

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Ian and Aaron discuss sleep, what's next for Database School, the "Fake Date", and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, andLaracon AU.

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(00:00) - So Freakin Tired
(08:26) - On The Horizon
(16:37) - Aaron's Business Journey
(23:55) - The Death March
(39:16) - A Thought Exercise
(44:56) - Follow Up
(46:31) - Ian's AI Adventure
(57:19) - The Fake Date

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94: Full Sleazy Lock In Aug 12, 2025

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Ian and Aaron discuss pricing for Outro.fm, what kind of sponsors Aaron should have on Database School, trips vs. vacations, GPT-5, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, andLaracon AU.

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(00:00) - Trip vs. Vacation
(05:46) - First Real School
(12:23) - An Update on Satisficing
(14:00) - Polls in Outro.fm
(23:11) - Outro.fm Pricing
(42:44) - GPT-5
(59:10) - Sponsors for Database School?
(01:09:40) - Ian's Getting Organized
(01:23:15) - LifeOS Update

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93: Laracon US Recap Aug 06, 2025

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Ian and Aaron recap everything that happened during Laracon US 2025 - the Mostly Technical parties, highlights from the conference, the "longest night in a decade", and so much more. Oh, and Aaron also MC'd another conference?!

Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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(00:00) - Where Is Ian?
(02:59) - Travel Issues + Golf
(10:11) - MT Parties!
(20:28) - The Hot Take Game
(36:11) - Future Laracon Ideas
(40:03) - Aaron On Stage
(56:04) - Laracon Highlights
(01:08:41) - The Longest Night In A Decade
(01:27:02) - Big Sky Dev Con

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92: Hot Takes! Jul 22, 2025

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Ian and Aaron discuss timezones, visiting the rodeo, the Hot Takes Game, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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(00:00) - Mile High Windy City
(04:10) - Aaron Francis, Texan
(11:02) - Follow Ups
(22:13) - Dangerous Professionals
(38:35) - A Side Tangent About Support
(44:54) - Outro.fm Update
(01:05:21) - The Hot Takes Game
(01:15:02) - One Week To Laracon

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91: Up & To The Right Jul 15, 2025

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Ian and Aaron discuss haters on the internet, doing more with AI, why Aaron is automating as much as possible with Telegram, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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(00:00) - Weekends Are Hard
(09:30) - Haters & Social Media
(21:23) - Scope Explosion
(27:47) - Ultra Think
(42:43) - Course Platform Update
(47:16) - It's Called Marketing
(01:01:12) - Fun With Telegram

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90: So Overpowered Jul 08, 2025

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Ian and Aaron talk about what's going on with Outro, building slip & slides, Aaron's Mac Studio wizardry, and so much more.

Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.

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(00:00) - Ian Builds A Slip & Slide
(05:12) - A Long Weekend
(12:30) - A Story About Eric Barnes
(17:07) - Broccoli-headed YouTuber Update
(18:18) - Mac Studio Update
(30:58) - Local LLMs
(34:21) - Ian Needs A Photo Album
(38:58) - All About Outro

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89: Money Mindset Jul 01, 2025

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Ian and Aaron talk about what’s new with Outro.fm, why Aaron suddenly has an embarrassment of Mac hardware riches, and what’s new with Aaron after last week’s dramatic episode.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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(00:00) - Garage Trouble
(02:54) - Chaos In The Studio
(20:34) - Outro.fm Update
(24:33) - Broccoli-headed YouTuber
(30:54) - Outro.fm Update Take 2
(55:18) - Newsletter Feedback
(01:00:53) - These Guys
(01:04:22) - Aaron Francis Update

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88: Steve's Leaving Try Hard?! Jun 24, 2025

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Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new side project….which already has a domain name (!?!) before digging deep into an even bigger bombshell: Steve is leaving Try Hard?

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2025

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