Episode 199: Shlomit Lir
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 11 minutes Shlomit Lir is a writer, editor, and researcher at the University of Haifa, specializing in the politics of knowledge. Since 2024, she has been a public critic of Wikipedia, especially relating to its coverage of Israel. Links for some of the topics discussed: (2024 report for the World Jewish Congress) " (response post by several Wikimedians) (2024 Pirate Wires article by Ashley Rindsberg) (2025 document for the World Jewish Congress)
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Episode 198: Brian Wolff
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 35 minutes Brian Wolff is a longtime MediaWiki and Wikimedia developer. He returns to the podcast for (maybe) one last in-person discussion before his move to Calgary, Alberta. We talk about political goings-on at the Wikimedia Foundation, developments in the software world, and random thoughts on classic sci-fi. Links for some of the topics discussed: (Wikimedia Foundation press release, December 2025) (March 2006 article in El Tiempo about Bernadette's brief kidnapping) , October 2025 project Wikipedia article Wikipedia article
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Episode 197: Between the Brackets 2025 Holiday Special
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 58 minutes It's the holiday special! Special guests, a musical performance (all from the MediaWiki world), and a tale of a life-changing encounter.
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Episode 196: Stephen Harrison
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 37 minutes Stephen Harrison is a tech lawyer and journalist who has been writing about Wikipedia since 2018, including for Slate and The New York Times. He joins us to talk about all the Wikimedia-related events of the crazy month of October 2025, including the release of Jimmy Wales' book, Larry Sanger's "nine theses", some near-violence in New York City, and the launch of the site Grokipedia. Links for some of the topics discussed: by Larry Sanger (The Wikipedian blog post) (Slate article by Stephen Harrison, October 2025) Yaron's about Grokipedia by Jimmy Wales (New...
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Episode 195: BTB Digest 31
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 28 minutes Clips from five recent episodes! Dan Andreescu considers a new "Datawiki" project, Wojciech PΔdzich makes use of the Wikipedia sound logo, Thomas Chin retells a piece of Wikimedia development lore, SJ Klein contemplates the use of "Abstractese", Matt Latourelle explains Ballotpedia's neutrality, and more!
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Episode 194: Vera de Kok
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 57 minutes Vera de Kok is a freelance photographer, developer and wiki consultant who was named Media Contributor of the Year at the 2025 Wikimania conference for her contributions to both Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. Links for some of the topics discussed: (September 2025 blog post by Vera) (Vermeer painting) tool tool Wikimedia Commons gadget Wikidata gadget Wikipedia article Wikipedia article essay on Wikipedia Wikipedia article episode of Autistic Culture podcast (December 2024 Diff blog post) (September 2025 Diff blog post) Wikipedia article Wikipedia...
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Episode 193: Cormac Parle
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 17 minutes Cormac Parle is a principal software engineer in the Product & Tech team at the Wikimedia Foundation. Links for some of the topics discussed: (2021 talk by Cormac)
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Episode 192: Matt Latourelle
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 52 minutes Matt Latourelle is director of technology operations for the wiki-based website Ballotpedia. Links for some of the topics discussed: (talk by Matt Latourelle and Joseph Sanchez, MediaWiki Users and Developers Workshop Spring 2025) (Ballotpedia essay)
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Episode 191: SJ Klein
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 25 minutes Samuel J. "SJ" Klein is an affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. He co-founded the Knowledge Futures project, served as director of content for One Laptop Per Child, and was on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees from 2009 to 2015. Links for some of the topics discussed:
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Episode 190: Thomas Chin
Between the Brackets: a MediaWiki Podcast
π 1 hour 34 minutes Thomas Chin is a software engineer in the Data Platform Engineering team at the Wikimedia Foundation. Links for some of the topics discussed: podcast on mediawiki.org in MediaWiki code (provided by the MediaWikiServices class) (2009 blog post by Domas Mituzas about Michael Jackson-related Wikipedia crash) (August 2025 article) (June 2025 article)
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π 1 hour 37 minutes
Stephen Harrison is a tech lawyer and journalist who has been writing about Wikipedia since 2018, including for Slate and The New York Times. He joins us to talk about all the Wikimedia-related events of the crazy month of October 2025, including the release of Jimmy Wales' book, Larry Sanger's "nine theses", some near-violence in New York City, and the launch of the site Grokipedia.
Links for some of the topics discussed:
- Nine Theses on Wikipedia by Larry Sanger
- "October Surprise: The 2025 Wikimedia Elections Fall into a Transparency Trap" (The Wikipedian blog post)
- WikiConference North America
- "Why Editing Wikipedia Is Becoming More Dangerous" (Slate article by Stephen Harrison, October 2025)
- Grokipedia
- Yaron's LinkedIn post about Grokipedia
- The Seven Rules of Trust by Jimmy Wales
- "Wikipedia co-founder slams βGaza genocideβ page over βegregiousβ anti-Israel claims" (New York Post article, November 2025)
- Jimmy Wales interview on Jung & Naiv podcast, November 2025