Mac Admins Podcast
A rotating panel of Mac admins and consultants are joined by members of the Mac admin community to discuss the latest news, issues, and challenges of managing Apple devices. New episodes weekly. Join the community at macadmins.org.
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Episode 473: Erin Merchant on IT Hiring in the age of AI
08/05/2026
Episode 473: Erin Merchant on IT Hiring in the age of AI
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 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 472: Just Us
07/28/2026
Episode 472: Just Us
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 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 471: Mac Admins LATAM
07/22/2026
Episode 471: Mac Admins LATAM
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 Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Juan Taveras, IT Leader - Cesar Santana, Sys Admin, Karat - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 470: What identity does an Agent have?
07/17/2026
Episode 470: What identity does an Agent have?
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 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 469: PSSO Updates with Okta
07/11/2026
Episode 469: PSSO Updates with Okta
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 like Hosts: Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Arki Krowczynski Dan Hefley - Links: Okta Blog: Arki’s Blog: 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 468: AI Governance
06/30/2026
Episode 468: AI Governance
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 Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Matt Vlasach - Links: Clankers: The Talk Show at WWDC: 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 467: Trust but Verify
06/23/2026
Episode 467: Trust but Verify
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 measure their risk in our environments? Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Alex Smith - Links: Apparency, Suspicious Package & Archaeology: Otool Man Page: Alex’s Presentation at Mac Admins Europe: LaunchControl: Mac Monitor: DBVisualizer: Apple Github: Jonathan Levin’s books at Amazon: Tyrrell P34 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 466: WWDC Wrap Up
06/16/2026
Episode 466: WWDC Wrap Up
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 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 465: WWDC 2026 Flashcast
06/09/2026
Episode 465: WWDC 2026 Flashcast
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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 464: DMARC, BIMI, and Email in 2026
06/02/2026
Episode 464: DMARC, BIMI, and Email in 2026
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 company that we own or a company we represent, or figuratively as one we put out in the world. And if you’re like me, someone who hasn't put much thought into what having a brand means, and why you should care about protecting it - this episode is for you. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Guests: Rolf Woodward - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 463: 2026 Apple Enterprise Report Card
05/27/2026
Episode 463: 2026 Apple Enterprise Report Card
This year’s Apple Enterprise Report Card is out, and we’re talking with Jason Snell and someone from Iru! Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Jason Snell - Weldon Dodd - Links: Report Card Link: Full Comments: 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 462: Live at Mac Admins Europe 2026
05/20/2026
Episode 462: Live at Mac Admins Europe 2026
This episode is a little bit different than our usual live recordings. Usually our live recordings are on stage, in front of an audience- with guests that follows a very similar format to what we usually do. This episode is not that - it has many guests- who will introduce themselves, a hazy plotline, and was recorded with a stolen microphone, unofficially, guerilla style at the first ever MacAdmins Europe conference. Follow me throughout the day as I accost victims- I mean guests- on the spot and ask questions about the conference, their perspectives, and what they've enjoyed most. Hosts: 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 461: Apple Business 2026
05/13/2026
Episode 461: Apple Business 2026
This week we're talking about Apple Business and all the changes that Apple's made of late! We're deep into the APIs and promises that exist in this critical platform. 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 460: Live at MacAD.UK 2026
05/05/2026
Episode 460: Live at MacAD.UK 2026
Live at MacAD! We’re talking about Apple Business, the MacBook Neo, and hopes & dreams going into WWDC Hosts: Tom Bridge - Selina Ali - Guests: Cat MacDonald David Starr - Rolf Woodward - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 459: MacDevOps YUL 2026
04/28/2026
Episode 459: MacDevOps YUL 2026
Mac Devops YVR becomes MacDevOps YUL this year as the popular conference makes a move to a new city thanks to the World Cup. We're here with conference founder Mat X to talk about what to expect, what's on tap, and who should make the trek to Montreal Hosts: Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Mat X - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 458: Learning new things with Ulrik Aabye-Hansen
04/21/2026
Episode 458: Learning new things with Ulrik Aabye-Hansen
Ulrik 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 - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Ulrik Aabye-Hansen - Links: Friday the JQth: Sponsors: Iru 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 457: Consulting Conferences with Justin Esgar
04/14/2026
Episode 457: Consulting Conferences with Justin Esgar
The ACES conference enters its 12th year this spring with a May event in Minneapolis. Targeted at those people who manage Macs as consultants and at managed service providers, this year’s conference has a bunch of new events. Here to tell us all about it is conference founder and longtime Mac Admin Justin Esgar. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Justin Esgar - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 456: Patrick Wardle on iOS Security
04/08/2026
Episode 456: Patrick Wardle on iOS Security
iOS security is an important topic that we don’t talk about nearly enough. The current moment is driving a lot of people to understand it better, though! Let’s dive in on iOS Security! We wanted to talk about iOS security. There’s been a lot of conversations lately about how our personal devices can sell us out, and how attackers can come after your mobile devices, both personal and corporate. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Selina Ali - Guests: Patrick Wardle - Links: Kung Fury- 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 455: Encyclopedia Bufftanica
04/01/2026
Episode 455: Encyclopedia Bufftanica
There are some people in the workplace that you know you can always count on to have an answer for a really obscure question or a tool to point you in the right direction for finding those esoteric bits of knowledge. Someone where every time you talk to them they absolutely blow your mind with some new piece of information or fun new tool in the workplace. Today’s guest is one of those people- someone whose every response prompts immediate note taking and bookmarking because some day - we’ll need those obscure facts while troubleshooting a problem and they will have it. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Mark Buffington - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 454: Ten Year Podiversary
03/23/2026
Episode 454: Ten Year Podiversary
It was March 2016 when the first episode of the Mac Admins Podcast dropped, lead by the theme song that Adam Codega composed the first time he opened garage band. Hard to believe it! What’s changed since 2016? What’s the same? What do we think will be the same in 2036 if we’re still doing this? Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - James Smith - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 453: Mac Admins Europe
03/18/2026
Episode 453: Mac Admins Europe
This April 30th, Mac Admins Europe launches for the first time in Leiden, Netherlands. Mischa van der Bent is here to tell us all about why this event exists, what to expect at the very first instance, and how the world is changing for Mac Admins. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Mischa van der Bent - Armin Briegel - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 452: ICEout.tech
03/11/2026
Episode 452: ICEout.tech
JR Rasberry and Adam Solove on ICEOut.tech Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: JR Rasberry - Adam Solove - Links: Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (https://www.ilcm.org/) and Unidos MN (). Both orgs are providing critical support to low-income immigrants in MN Minnesota Mutual Aid directory - local gofundmes and mutual aid Stand by Me x The People United Singing Resistance : Cameron McCloud (Artist): 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 451: MacAD.UK 2026
03/04/2026
Episode 451: MacAD.UK 2026
Liam Donnelly from Jigsaw24 joins us to talk about MacAD 2026! Hosts: Tom Bridge - Selina Ali - Guests: Liam Donnelly - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 450: Device Attestation and CAs in 2026
02/26/2026
Episode 450: Device Attestation and CAs in 2026
PKI can be a real adventure, from dealing with minting certificates, to their whole lifecycle, all the way down to who trusts what and why. We’re here this week with Smallstep’s CEO Mike Malone to talk about device attestation, their latest projects, and everything about how we learn to better trust each other when we can, and what to do when we can’t. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Guests: Mike Malone - Links: Apple JNUC 2025 Presentation on Apple Platform Security 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 449: Just Us: Ai Ai Ai...
02/19/2026
Episode 449: Just Us: Ai Ai Ai...
It’s just us this week, and we’re talking about AI - Apple Intelligence, “Apple” Intelligence, and Apple “Intelligence” - as we dive into a few key developments. The 26.3 group of releases is upon us, along with new Gemini models coming to Siri, and the hopes of new hardware! Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Links: Restricting the upgrade dialog: 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 448: Ben Greiner on smplify
02/11/2026
Episode 448: Ben Greiner on smplify
Everyone wants to manage devices these days, and not just Macs. Being able to embed device management into the platform you’re already building can provide a seamless experience for your users. Open source projects like NanoMDM are free, but the resources required to set them up and maintain them are not. Smplify is a new player on the market who provides the infrastructure to manage devices so you can build MDM directly into your own solution. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Selina Ali - Guests: Ben Greiner - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 447: pseudo and super in 2026
02/04/2026
Episode 447: pseudo and super in 2026
Kevin White is here with a bucket of spackle and some know how to make Platform Single Sign On a better experience. Plus, he's got updates for us on Super. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Kevin White - Links: Apple BSI (née RSR) 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 446: Creating an App for Admins
01/28/2026
Episode 446: Creating an App for Admins
MDM, DDM, VPP, ABM, even MSCP - all the acronyms that help us to manage devices the way that we need to, providing the amazing end-user experiences that the macadmin community is so conscious of. But what do we do when the tools provided by Apple or our device management service don’t provide the capabilities we need? That’s right, we build it ourselves! Michael Page is going to talk us through Dock Composer, one of these very tools that he has built to solve his own problem and help others solve the same problems in their environments Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Selina Ali - Guests: Michael Page - Links: Dock Master Dock Composer on the Mac App Store Dockutil - Docklib - Git Kraken: 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 445: Observability and the Mac Admin
01/21/2026
Episode 445: Observability and the Mac Admin
As managing Macs evolves, it’s no longer enough to just configure the devices we are responsible for. What happened after we configured them, are they still configured that way, has the user managed to get around the controls we put in place. Eric Metzger joins us to discuss the different tools that we as Mac Admins can use to keep an eye on our fleet without making them slow and stop the users from doing their jobs. Hosts: Tom Bridge - Marcus Ransom - Guests: Eric Metzger - 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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Episode 444: Just Us - 2026 Predictions
01/12/2026
Episode 444: Just Us - 2026 Predictions
2026 has begun. Lets look forwards and no backwards and talk about what we have in hope for the year. What are we hoping to see from a hardware perspective? What are we hanging out for at WWDC this year? What predictions do we have for our favourite community projects, conferences, vendors and integrations? What do we resolve to do more, of, less of or to just keep doing? 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 Sfarra, Nate Cinal, Jon Brown, Dan Barker, Tim Perfitt, Ashley MacKinlay, Tobias Linder Philippe Daoust, AJ Potrebka, Adam Burg, & Hamlin Krewson
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