Open Channels FM: Open Tabs: Lists Over Grids, AI-Assisted Content & A Global Tech Read

Bob Dunn launches « Open Tabs, » sharing business insights while discussing his new design preferences, the importance of human touch in podcasting, efficient content repurposing with AI, and recommending restofworld.org.​ 

Open Channels FM: How to Make Your Case Studies Stand Out: The Power of Storytelling

Effective case studies focus on storytelling, positioning the customer as the hero. They highlight challenges, solutions, and outcomes, blending engaging narratives with measurable results to build trust.​ 

Matt: Bee Champion

Spelling bees have gotten a lot more intense. How many of these do you know? torrone, enthymeme, iguape, Denebola, fais-dodo, cywyddau, pohutukawa, monadnock, émeute, nannofossil, tongkang, Natchitoches, flaith, semele, rusell, sawder, campernelle, Nicol, Zamenis, Tharparkar, tlachtli, madoqua, retiarius, balintawak, tessaraconter, taurokathapsia, rapakivi, uayeb, paroemia, melengket, teraglin, homelyn, chikungunya, bromocriptine (cashaw) Check out the first 90 […]

How to Find and Fix Duplicate Content Issues in WordPress

Did you know that WordPress can create duplicate versions of your content without you ever realizing it? Every blog post you publish can spawn several extra URLs, which are near-identical copies you never meant to create. And over time, they hurt your SEO by splitting your ranking signals across pages you don’t even want to […]

Akismet: Introducing the official Akismet Drupal module

For two decades, Akismet has done one thing exceptionally well: keep spam out of WordPress. Now we’re bringing that protection to Drupal. The official module is here, built by the team behind Akismet as a native Drupal module. It guards your site with the same spam-fighting service that keeps comments, contact forms, and signups clean […]

Matt: Maybe

I think I heard this parable somewhere in the 14 hours of Alan Watts lectures someone recommended to me in 2017, but here’s a beautiful 2-minute version I’d love to share for everyone going through something. I really appreciate the love and support I received after the WP23 post, and I do want to tell […]

Greg Ziółkowski: Research: The Workspace Boundary for Agent Memory

A clear pattern is emerging in how major AI and workspace platforms handle long-term agent memory. The core idea is simple: store memory in the smallest durable workspace that users already recognize, such as a project, repository, document, workspace, namespace, or site. Then, rely on the platform’s existing permission system to decide who can access […]

WordPress Foundation: Open Horizons in Action: What Our First Cohort Has Been Up To

A scholarship is supposed to do more than cover a flight. Here’s what the first round of Open Horizons recipients have done since they came home from WordCamp US 2025. When we launched the Open Horizons Scholarship in May 2025, the goal was simple: help WordPress contributors get to the events that would otherwise be […]

Open Channels FM: Solving the Identity Challenge in Decentralized Social Networks

Decentralized social networks face challenges in identity resolution, complicating user interactions across platforms. Ensuring seamless experiences without centralization is the key to mainstream adoption.​ 

Open Channels FM: The Human Touch in a Podcast

In this commentary Bob emphasizes the importance of blending human creativity with AI tools in content creation, advocating for authentic, human-driven commentary in their work.​