Episode 458: Learning new things with Ulrik Aabye-Hansen
Release Date: 04/21/2026
Episode 473: Erin Merchant on IT Hiring in the age of AI
Mac Admins Podcast
The world is changing, often violently, and maybe not for the better? The move toward LLMs and artificial intelligence is definitely doing a number on the profession and this week, we’re talking with Erin Merchant from Risotto about her 2026 Mac AD talk on the state of hiring and jobs in the IT industry. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Erin Merchant - Links: Erin’s Talk at Mac AD: Puddles Pity Party: Sponsors: If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email for more information. Get the latest about the Mac...
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Episode 472: Just Us
Mac Admins Podcast
This week, it’s just us hosts! We’re catching up on everything that’s come down the pike during beta season: new payloads, new DDM functionality, and bugs of course. We’ll also talk about how Siri might be good now, how everything’s more expensive, and more. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Links: X World - PSU Mac Admins Arek’s Talk: Sponsors: If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're ! The Mac Admins Podcast has...
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Episode 471: Mac Admins LATAM
Mac Admins Podcast
Anyone who has spent any time in our Apple world knows that the Mac Admins Community is a unique and special place for us to collectively celebrate our wins, mourn our lows, and help each other out when we are faced with a tricky problem. Within that community there are user groups that are all over the world - these are community run and led by volunteers focussed on fostering a sense of togetherness near and far. For this episode we wanted to highlight one of the community user groups and welcome Juan and Cesar to tell us more about Mac Admins Latin America. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus...
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Episode 470: What identity does an Agent have?
Mac Admins Podcast
A few weeks back, we talked with Jamf about identifying hallmarks of AI Use on device. However, on-device AI use is only part of the story these days. We welcome back Joel Rennich from JumpCloud to talk about what agent identity looks like in July of 2026. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Joel Rennich - Matt Slocum - Links: https:// RFC-8693 Sponsors: If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're ! The Mac Admins...
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Episode 469: PSSO Updates with Okta
Mac Admins Podcast
Platform Single Sign-on comes in several different flavours, and each of them offers a different user experience, and solves for Identity Security in a different way. Password Sync, Secure Enclave, and don’t forget Smart Card (can anyone who manages them ever forget Smart Card?). There are very strict delineations between features available for one type, and not for another. How do we work out what method is appropriate for our use case, and what settings we should be attempting to configure? Arki and Dan from Okta are back again today to discuss what the current PSSO landscape looks...
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Episode 468: AI Governance
Mac Admins Podcast
AI has been a constant in tech buzzword bingo for some time now, and the tide has very much changed from “how do we block this” to “how do we use it for the things that make sense”. As the constraints have been loosened, and the token costs go up… how do we get a clear understanding of exactly what is being used in our environment, what the AI agents and harnesses are doing, and ensuring we are meeting the expectations of the people who are held accountable? Matt Vlasach is back to talk to us about AI Governance and how Jamf is tackling this in an authentically Apple way. Hosts: Tom...
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Episode 467: Trust but Verify
Mac Admins Podcast
It seems like every day there is a new tool or product out there that is promising our end users abilities on par of turning lead into gold. With just this one tool, our end users can do anything! If only their pesky IT team would let them install it, then they could generate endless shareholder value, become super efficient, and actually this exact tool is critical for their job and how dare you question it! When end users are requesting new tools that will lead them to the promised lands, how can we as IT teams ensure that the tools are actually what they say they are, and how can we...
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Episode 466: WWDC Wrap Up
Mac Admins Podcast
This week, we learned a lot about the 2027 series of releases from Apple. We’ve been testing and exploring since the events of the Keynote, and here’s everything we’ve got so far… Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Anthony Reimer - Links: Apple Developer Q&A for Business and Education Jamf DDM Explorer Socceroos: Football is for everyone Sponsors: If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're ! The Mac...
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Episode 465: WWDC 2026 Flashcast
Mac Admins Podcast
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference covers all new things Apple, and we’re here to talk you through everything announced at WWDC 2026! Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Links: Sponsors: If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email for more information. Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're ! The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a ! Our named patrons this month include Weldon Dodd, Damien Barrett, Justin Holt, Chad Swarthout, William Smith, Stephen Weinstein, Seb Nash, Dan McLaughlin, Joe...
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Episode 464: DMARC, BIMI, and Email in 2026
Mac Admins Podcast
Brands are things that I never really thought about when I was younger. I knew and trusted certain brands based on some reputation that I subliminally learned from…somewhere. Sure I've set up non profits, I've represented businesses professionally around the world, I have been a part of a larger brand that someone worked hard to create. But as someone with zero marketing finesse, I was shocked when I was interviewing for a job internally years ago, and someone mentioned that I had a strong brand. Me? Anti Marketing - having a brand? We all have a brand, whether it’s literally a...
info_outlineUlrik Aabye-Hansen has made a career by teaching people in the Mac Admins Community, and his conference talks are both education and culture. This week, we’re talking with him about learning philosophy and how he approaches this critical topic, so we can all learn just a bit more from him as well.
Hosts:
- Tom Bridge - @tbridge@theinternet.social
- Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
- Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:
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Ulrik Aabye-Hansen - LinkedIn
Links:
- Friday the JQth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5uCXY21DAs
- jsonlives.com
Sponsors:
- Iru
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