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The PowerShell Podcast

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The PowerShell Podcast is a weekly show about building your career with PowerShell. Each episode features the tips, tech, and modules that make PowerShell the premier automation and scripting tool for IT professionals. Join us as we interview PowerShell experts to discover what makes PowerShell and its community so amazing and awesome.

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Andrew Pla sits down with TJ Turner at Microsoft’s TechMentor conference @ Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Washington, for a conversation about PowerShell, career growth, and the parts of working in IT that don’t show up in the documentation. TJ traces his ... more

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Fred Weinmann is back, and this time he's walking us through the PowerShell Framework Collective – his personal answer to the age-old problem of building the tools that build the tools. The core idea is simple but powerful: if you invest in the scaff... more

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Andrew sits down with Evgenij Smirnov, a Berlin-based IT veteran with 30 years of experience in Active Directory and security consulting, to dig into what actually gets organizations popped. Evgenij walks through the most common escalation paths he s... more

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Andrew sits down with Fred Weinmann, one of the most prolific PowerShell module authors in the community, for part one of a multi-episode series covering his projects. This episode focuses on the Active Directory Management Framework, or ADMF, a conf... more

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Recent Guests

Evgenij Smirnov
Principal Solutions Architect at Semperis
Semperis
Episode: Engineering AD from the Ground Up So Security Is Not an Afterthought with Evgenij Smirnov
Fred Weinmann
Prolific PowerShell module author and maintainer of ADMF1 (Active Directory Management Framework 1)
Independent/ADMF project
Episode: Active Directory Meets Source Control with Fred Weinmann
Robert Prust
PowerShell MVP and speaker
MVP community
Episode: Write the Test First - Robert Prüst on Pester, PSConf, and Learning in Public
Dan Adams
SharePoint and M365 expert, developer of a custom PowerShell module for M365 automation
Episode: Building Better SharePoint with PowerShell with Dan Adams
Don Jones
Pillar of the PowerShell community, author and speaker
Sapien Technologies (historical) / PowerShell community
Episode: Encore presentation: Lessons in Leadership from PowerShell Pioneers Jeffrey Snover & Don Jones E235
Jeffrey Snover
Creator of PowerShell, Microsoft technical fellow
Microsoft
Episode: Encore presentation: Lessons in Leadership from PowerShell Pioneers Jeffrey Snover & Don Jones E235
Leo D'Arcy
Cloud Solution Architect
Stakeholder advisory firm
Episode: Certificates Are Not Optional with Leo D'Arcy
Adriano Carollo
PowerShell enthusiast
PSU Conf attendee
Episode: PowerShell Universal and the Joy of Building with Adriano Carollo
Miriam Wiesner
Security research PM at Microsoft
Microsoft
Episode: Cookie Monster Has Entered the Teams Chat with Miriam Wiesner

Host

Andrew Pla
Host of The PowerShell Podcast

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 99 ratings
  • An Excellent Resource for PowerShell Professionals

    I’ve learned so much from this PowerShell podcast! It’s very enjoyable to listen to and a great way to stay updated on what’s new in the PowerShell world. Thank you for all the effort and for sharing your knowledge with the community. Please continue this podcast—it’s truly appreciated and highly recommended

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Djad Aloui
    United States8 months ago
  • So far… meh

    I came here looking for details and information about how to use power shell and so far all I have found is cheerleading. And that is ok, but what I wanted was to dig into the substance of this tool.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    -CCDeYapp
    United States2 years ago
  • Fansastic podcast

    It is the gitf for all powershell fans!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    맨드레이
    South Korea3 years ago
  • Inspiring, Helpful, and Exciting

    Very polished and interesting podcast.

    Inspired me to get new tools and books that have made a huge difference in my work.

    May never have found these resources without this podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    skalleluia
    United States3 years ago
  • The Best Podcast for Powershell and Personal Development

    I’ve been listening to the Powershell Podcast for a few months now and I’m absolutely loving it! I’m always learning something new, and the conversations are always engaging. I highly recommend this podcast for anyone interested in Powershell and the Microsoft ecosystem (and beyond).

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GNVpwsh
    United States4 years ago

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Listener insights consistently praise practical PowerShell tips and community focus.
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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Active Directory Meets Source Control with Fred Weinmann
Q: Is ADMF the latest and greatest solution for managing large Active Directory environments?
The guest explains that ADMF is a comprehensive approach built to tackle the realities of large AD deployments, offering componentized management, state validation, and security-focused features that go beyond the limitations of traditional AD tooling.
Building Better SharePoint with PowerShell with Dan Adams
Q: What's the plan for your project and its open-source potential?
The project is moving toward open-sourcing to invite community participation, with a focus on documentation and governance, while gradually releasing core capabilities and inviting feedback from users and contributors.
Building Better SharePoint with PowerShell with Dan Adams
Q: What would be your starter pack for interacting with SharePoint?
Use PNP PowerShell as a go-to starting point for bulk operations, then layer in a module approach for parallelization and scale; start with templated sites and assets to demonstrate bulk provisioning.
Building Better SharePoint with PowerShell with Dan Adams
Q: So is SharePoint like your baby, but you just also have to do M365 like in your brain? Where does that fall?
SharePoint is central but intertwined with the broader M365 ecosystem; the key is understanding its architecture and how it underpins Copilot, Purview, and retention while leveraging PowerShell as the automation layer.
PowerShell Universal and the Joy of Building with Adriano Carollo
Q: How did you get into IT?
I started at a young age due to family and life needs, earned foundational IT certifications, then gradually moved into PowerShell and scripting, which set the course for my career and led me to PSU and PowerShell community work.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The PowerShell Podcast

What is The PowerShell Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers PowerShell enthusiasts around career advancement, practical tooling, and community engagement. Episodes pair deep technical discussions with personal journeys, mentorship stories, and conference culture, often highlighting real-world automation, scripting practices, and Open Source contributions. Guests range from longtime PowerShell experts and MVPs to developers, educators, and PDQ community members, with recurring sponsor spots and tactical tips you can apply in enterprise IT environments. The format often blends hands-on techniques (scripting patterns, modules, event logs, secure workflows) with community-building themes, making it useful for listeners aiming to level up technically while growing their professional netw... more

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