Brian Coords
Developer Advocate

Currently working as a Developer Advocate for WooCommerce, podcasting at 🧙‍♂️Webmasters.fm, and creating video on YouTube.

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Podcast: Webmasters.fm ↗

Practical conversations for WordPress professionals navigating AI, block development, WooCommerce, and the changing open web.

Building show.fm: Podcasting, AI, and Open RSS ft. Nathan Wrigley and Dan Maby – Webmasters.FM

Brian Coords talks with Nathan Wrigley and Dan Maby, co-founders of show.fm, about building a platform that brings podcast planning, booking, publishing, and related workflows together. They explain their human-first approach to AI, commitment to open RSS and creator ownership, and how customer feedback is shaping studio, editing, and distribution features. Links show.fm Nathan Wrigley on WordPress.org WP Builds Dan Maby on WordPress.org Dan Maby’s website Chapters 00:00 Meet Nathan Wrigley and Dan Maby 01:16 The podcast workflow problem behind show.fm 04:20 Helping podcasters get beyond episode three 06:16 Planning and architecture before scaling the product 08:49 How AI fits into development, with human oversight 13:48 AI that supports podcast makers, not replaces them 18:38 Podcasting, WordPress, and open publishing 22:01 RSS, ownership, and the video-versus-audio debate 24:45 Audio-first studio plans and customer feedback 29:29 WordPress distribution, the rebrand, and show.fm’s guest network
  1. Building show.fm: Podcasting, AI, and Open RSS ft. Nathan Wrigley and Dan Maby
  2. Modern WordPress Theme Development with WP Rig ft. Rob Ruiz
  3. WordPress and Woo Themes with Ollie and AI/MCP ft Mike McAlister
  4. Fostering Healthy Conversations around Contribution ft. Nik McLaughlin
  5. Vibe Coding for 100k Users & WordPress’s AI Roadmap ft. Matt Medeiros