Mac Admins Podcast

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 - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:
Mischa van der Bent - LinkedIn
Armin Briegel - LinkedIn
Links:


https://macadmins-eu.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterballen
https://github.com/Jamf-Concepts/setup-checklist
https://modernismweek.com/
Sponsors:
Iru
Fleet Device Management
Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] for more information.
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The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! 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

JR Rasberry and Adam Solove on ICEOut.tech
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:

JR Rasberry - LinkedIn
Adam Solove - LinkedIn
Links:
https://www.404media.co/marc-benioff-jokes-ice-is-watching-salesforce-employees-who-traveled-to-the-u-s/
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (https://www.ilcm.org/) and Unidos MN (https://unidos-mn.org/). Both orgs are providing critical support to low-income immigrants in MN
https://www.mnmad.org/ Minnesota Mutual Aid directory 
https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ - local gofundmes and mutual aid
Stand by Me x The People United https://bsky.app/profile/taylordahlin.com/post/3mdeijmip522z
Singing Resistance : https://linktr.ee/singingresistance 
Cameron McCloud (Artist): https://www.instagram.com/cureforparanoia/#
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management

Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] for more information.
Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast!
The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! 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

Liam Donnelly from Jigsaw24 joins us to talk about MacAD 2026!
Hosts:
Tom Bridge - @[email protected]
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Guests:
Liam Donnelly - LinkedIn

Links:

https://www.macad.uk/
https://www.jigsaw24.com/
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management
Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] for more information.
Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast!
The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! 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

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 - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Guests:
Mike Malone - LinkedIn

Links:
https://smallstep.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Certificate_Management_Environment
https://letsencrypt.org/docs/client-options/
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/30/3124136/0/en/Smallstep-and-Jamf-Partner-to-Deliver-Hardware-Backed-Device-Identity-for-Enterprise-Managed-Apple-Fleets.html
Apple JNUC 2025 Presentation on Apple Platform Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wj2Oc-LUMQ
https://smallstep.com/product/ai-and-mcp/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooko_Wilcox-O%27Hearn
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management
Meter
Primo
Watchman Monitoring
 

If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] for more information.
Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast!
The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! 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

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 - @[email protected]
Marcus Ransom - @marcusransom
Selina Ali - LinkedIn
Links:

https://kitzy.com/blog/openclaw-security-dangers/ 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126101 
Restricting the upgrade dialog: https://soundmacguy.org.uk/2026/01/29/suppress-the-upgrade-dialog-for-keynote-numbers-and-pages.html
https://education.apple.com/story/250015008
Sponsors:
Iru

Fleet Device Management

Meter
Primo
If you're interested in sponsoring the Mac Admins Podcast, please email [email protected] for more information.
Get the latest about the Mac Admins Podcast, follow us on Twitter! We're @MacAdmPodcast!
The Mac Admins Podcast has launched a Patreon Campaign! 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