Best Mathias Hansen Podcasts (2025)

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Rob Britton’s Unbound Gravel XL win and the types of rides he wants to do next 1:03:42

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A run-in with a badger, a gentlemanly pee break, a spectacular sunset and some amazing competition—those were just a few of the features of Rob Britton’s record-breaking Unbound Gravel XL win. It set his rough gravel season right, even if after more than two weeks following the race, the Victoria rider was still not fully recovered. Before the big …

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The art of saying no with Jakob Steinn 16:27

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In this episode of Countdown to Laravel Live, Mathias Hansen interviews Jakob Steinn, who shares his journey into the tech world, his experiences in the Laravel community, and his upcoming talk at Laravel Live. Jakob discusses the importance of addressing mental health and boundaries in the tech industry, as well as his passion for music and commun…

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From Code to Hardware with Dan Johnson 13:29

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In this conversation, Dan Johnson shares his journey from early programming experiences to becoming the head of engineering. He discusses his passion for building things, the challenges of imposter syndrome, and his innovative work with the Pinout library that allows Laravel developers to interact with hardware. Dan also shares his excitement for r…

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Digging into the debates that shaped Shimano’s wireless XTR groupset 1:02:51

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Shimano has released the latest version of its long-running, iconic XTR group, the brand’s flagship mountain bike set. XTR Di2 M9200 finally brings Shimano into the age of wireless shifting for mountain bikes. Anytime Shimano releases a new top-end group, it’s big news. But the Japanese brand’s mountain bike groups have, historically, foreshadowed …

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How rising star Mara Roldan went from a nomadic lifestyle to a home on a WorldTeam 1:01:17

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You’ve seen Mara Roldan in the mix at some of the biggest races this year. She was in the breakaway at her first Amstel Gold Race and managed to finish in top 10. She recently completed her first Grand Tour, the Vuelta España Femenina. Despite a few crashes and injuries, Roldan not only made it to the end of the seven-stage event, she helped her te…

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Two riders go DIY to race gravel (and more) at the highest level 51:09

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Recently, Andrew L’Esperance and Alexis Cartier kicked off their North American race season. At the Sea Otter Classic gravel race, L’Esperance finished 13th, making him the top Canadian at the first event in the Life Time Grand Prix series. Cartier had a tough race. “It was fun, but I didn't perform at all,” he says in this episode. “I kind of expe…

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How did so many Canadians end up on a French ProTeam? 1:13:52

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Winspace Orange Seal is a Women’s Pro Team based in France. Yet, it has a rider from Alma, Que., one from Vancouver, one from Guelph, Ont., and a rider from Edmonton. They are Florence Normand, Nadia Gontova, Kiara Lylyk and Jenaya Francis. Currently, they are all based in Europe attending races, such as the Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina, Omloop Ni…

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World championship medallist Emilly Johnston leaps to the next level with her dream team 43:31

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Two days before Emilly Johnston won the Argentario instalment of the Internazionali d'Italia Series, she chatted about all the new changes that have occurred in the past seven months. As the 2024 mountain bike world championships began at the end of this past August, Johnston signed with the team she’d race with in 2025, Scott-SRAM MTB Racing, the …

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From MTBer to pro roadie: How Toronto’s Noah Ramsay won Zwift Academy 54:49

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Sprinting against Jasper Philipsen, navigating a slippery go-kart track, powering up a climb in Spain trying to put out more watts than three other finalists—those were some of the challenges Noah Ramsay faced this past December as he competed in Zwift Academy for its prize of a spot on the Alpecin-Deceuninck development team. In the end, Ramsay wo…

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Track cycling star Mathias Guillemette sets his own route on the road 59:46

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As a kid, Mathias Guillemette would get stuffed into the back seat of his parents car, wedged between a cooler and luggage, bikes all around, his older brother crammed in there too on their way to a Quebec race anywhere from three to seven hours away from their home in Trois-Rivières. There was also time on the velodromes in Bromont and Milton, Ont…

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Tales of mud, crashes and celebrations at the Canadian cyclocross championships 47:03

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Recently, the country’s top cyclocross riders took on a slick, muddy course in Lévis, Que., site of the 2024 national cyclocross championships. Just past the finish line, Canadian Cycling Magazine was there to capture the reactions of six new champions. Regular contributor Jake Williams was at the event, not only racing in the relay and the champio…

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Trash talk and disses from the cyclocross sidelines 49:35

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A mother tells her son that he sucks. A pro, on his way to a race win, lobs a retort revealing local knowledge. A masters rider can’t stop thinking about a burn yelled at him across a field years ago. A course designer screams platitudes with the frightening intensity of a death metal singer. These are all part of the world of cyclocross heckles, w…

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Woods, Gee, Leonard and more—Interviews from the biggest road cycling events in Canada 1:28:37

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How long will Michael Woods continue to race? What was it like for Michael Leonard in the breakaway in Montreal? Is Derek Gee giving up birding? Each year, the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec et de Montréal bring the world’s best riders to Canada. In 2024, mixing it up with Tadej Pogačar, Biniam Girmay and Julian Alaphilippe, were most of the top C…

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Becoming legendary: The evolving influence of Micayla Gatto in mountain biking 1:04:23

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This past August, the day after Micayla Gatto’s 36th birthday, the freerider, filmmaker and artist was at a boatyard in Squamish. She was there to fix up the family’s sailboat. Her goal is not only to get the craft seaworthy, but to use it to travel to new riding destinations—another chapter in the varied career of the rider-Renaissance woman. In t…

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AI and training insights from a Toronto cyclist working to make riders stronger 58:25

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Years ago, Armando Mastracci got a recumbent bike that could provide him with heart rate, cadence and power data. As Mastracci trained on the bike indoors throughout one winter, the graduate of engineering science at the University of Toronto recorded his training data on spreadsheets. He also started performing his own experiments. What happened i…

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The What, Why, & How of Data Modeling with Dan Singerman 48:16

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Today, we’re joined by Dan Singerman, founder and director of Reason Factory. He talks to us about why you should consider the user’s mental model when creating software, why it’s important to have consistent vernacular across your system, and more. Reason Factory Follow Dan on Twitter Chapters (00:36) - Dan’s background and what his consultancy do…

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The cloak-and-dagger story of how mountain biking became an Olympic sport 1:01:11

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In March 1993, four men met in secret on a beach in Cuba. The topic of discussion was mountain biking. Could they take the still-young cycling discipline to the Olympic Games in Atlanta within three years? One of the men, the one who’d been helping to build the sport for years, figured it could be done, but they’d have to continue to operate withou…

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Simplifying Developers’ Lives with Ivar Østhus 44:14

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Today, we’re joined by Ivar Østhus, CTO and co-founder of Unleash. He talks to us about the inspiration behind Unleash, why they have two different APIs in their platform, and more. Unleash Check out Unleash on GitHub Follow Ivar on Twitter Follow Unleash on Twitter Chapters (00:33) - What is Unleash? (01:05) - Tall tale about the inspiration behin…

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Podcast: How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion 45:19

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This past spring, Ashlin Barry won two junior national championship titles: one in the time trial and one in road race. The Toronto rider snagged the victories south of the 49th parallel, so he pulled on the stars and stripes each time he stood on the podium. Since the beginning of the year, Barry—son of Michael and Dede Barry—has been racing with …

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Demystifying DNS with Anthony Eden 42:07

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Today, we’re joined by Anthony Eden, co-founder of DNSimple. He talks to us about the difference between DNS and domain registration, what ephemeral data is, and more. DNSimple How DNS Works Follow Anthony on Twitter Connect with Anthony on LinkedIn Chapters (00:35) - What is DNSimple? (01:24) - DNS versus domain registration (02:44) - DNSimple’s t…

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Riding in the heat: What you need to know 55:18

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Recently, Environment and Climate Change Canada delivered its summer seasonal forecast. It looks like things will be hot, or at least most of the country will experience above average temperatures. These temperatures will mostly be seen in the North, across most of Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces. While we don’t know things like how many…

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Navigating Geodata with Mathias Hansen 46:10

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Today, we’re joined by Mathias Hansen, co-founder of Geocodio. He talks to us about the challenges of dealing with geodata, how opening up data helps improve accuracy for everyone, and more. Geocodio Follow Mathias on Twitter Chapters (00:52) - What is Geocodio? (04:01) - Geocodio’s tech stack (06:46) - Data models and flexible pricing (10:13) - Ch…

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How a pair of mountain biking siblings became front-runners for the Olympics in one weekend 53:13

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At the recent cross country World Cup in Nové Město, Isabella Holmgren had her one shot to qualify for the Olympics. Her brother Gunnar also had to do well if he wanted to get the single spot Canada has for the men’s XC race in Paris. Isabella won the under-23 women’s XCO event, finishing 2:05 ahead of the second-place rider. Almost 24 hours later,…

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The Two Hard Things in Software Development with Benedikt Deicke 47:33

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Today, we’re joined by Benedikt Deicke, co-founder and CTO of Userlist. He talks to us about why naming things and cache invalidation are hard, why it’s a good idea to denormalize your data sometimes, and more. Userlist Real Time Analytics with PostgreSQL Follow Benedikt on Twitter Follow Userlist on Twitter and LinkedIn Visit Benedikt’s website Ch…

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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset 59:59

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Bike component maker Shimano has launched its new GRX Di2 groupset, which features 12-speed cassettes and semi-wireless shifting. On this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, Dave Lawrence and Nick Legan of Shimano talk about how the latest version of their gravel group came to be, its features and what still might lie ahead for GRX. L…

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Two-sided Marketplaces with Anna Maste 38:49

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Today, we’re joined by Anna Maste, exited founder of Boondockers Welcome and current founder of Subscribe Sense. She talks to us about what you need to be mindful of when building two-sided marketplaces, why it’s important to make many-to-one relationships from the get go, and more. Boondockers Welcome Subscribe Sense Check out Anna’s Christmas son…

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia 1:14:07

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This episode was just getting polished up as both Michael Woods and Riley Pickrell were involved in crashes in Stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. Before the start of Stage 6, Woods presented symptoms of a mild concussion. The team made the decision that he should leave the race, head home and recover fully. Even though Pickrell was feeling well, he, too…

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SaaS Pricing and Data Models with Pierre de Wulf 25:54

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Today we talk to Pierre de Wulf, the technical co-founder of ScrapingBee. He talks to us about how they arrived at 36 different pricing data types, the difference between plans and subscriptions, and more. ScrapingBee Follow Pierre on Twitter Follow ScrapingBee on Twitter Chapters (00:44) - What is ScrapingBee? (03:56) - The evolution of ScrapingBe…

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds 1:10:26

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Stephen Roche has accomplished what only one other rider has done: won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and the road world championships in one year. (The other is Eddy Merckx.) This season, it seems Tadej Pogačar could match the Irish rider’s feat from 1987. In this episode, Roche looks back at the challenges he faced during that historic season:…

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Permissions, Scopes & Roles with Monica Lent 30:44

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Today, we’re joined by Monica Lent, founder of Affilimate. She talks to us about why you should always start with an array, the importance of storing data in the right format and database from the beginning, and more. Affilimate Check out Monica’s website Follow Monica on Twitter and LinkedIn Follow Affilimate on Twitter and LinkedIn Chapters (00:2…

Mathias Hansen Podcasts

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Countdown to Laravel Live Denmark

Laravel Live Denmark

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Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast

Matthew Pioro, Adam Killick, Terry McKall, Matt Hansen

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Exponential Growth Podcast

Gabriel Murillo

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Data in the Wild

Queen Raae

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Rob Britton’s Unbound Gravel XL win and the types of rides he wants to do next 1:03:42

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The art of saying no with Jakob Steinn 16:27

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From Code to Hardware with Dan Johnson 13:29

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Digging into the debates that shaped Shimano’s wireless XTR groupset 1:02:51

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How rising star Mara Roldan went from a nomadic lifestyle to a home on a WorldTeam 1:01:17

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Two riders go DIY to race gravel (and more) at the highest level 51:09

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How did so many Canadians end up on a French ProTeam? 1:13:52

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World championship medallist Emilly Johnston leaps to the next level with her dream team 43:31

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From MTBer to pro roadie: How Toronto’s Noah Ramsay won Zwift Academy 54:49

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Track cycling star Mathias Guillemette sets his own route on the road 59:46

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Tales of mud, crashes and celebrations at the Canadian cyclocross championships 47:03

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Trash talk and disses from the cyclocross sidelines 49:35

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Woods, Gee, Leonard and more—Interviews from the biggest road cycling events in Canada 1:28:37

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Becoming legendary: The evolving influence of Micayla Gatto in mountain biking 1:04:23

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AI and training insights from a Toronto cyclist working to make riders stronger 58:25

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The What, Why, & How of Data Modeling with Dan Singerman 48:16

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The cloak-and-dagger story of how mountain biking became an Olympic sport 1:01:11

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Simplifying Developers’ Lives with Ivar Østhus 44:14

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Podcast: How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion 45:19

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Demystifying DNS with Anthony Eden 42:07

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Riding in the heat: What you need to know 55:18

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Navigating Geodata with Mathias Hansen 46:10

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How a pair of mountain biking siblings became front-runners for the Olympics in one weekend 53:13

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The Two Hard Things in Software Development with Benedikt Deicke 47:33

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New Shimano GRX Di2: A deep drive into the electronic, 12-speed gravel groupset 59:59

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Two-sided Marketplaces with Anna Maste 38:49

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Behind the scenes at the Giro d’Italia 1:14:07

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SaaS Pricing and Data Models with Pierre de Wulf 25:54

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Stephen Roche discusses Tadej Pogačar's chances of winning the Giro, Tour and worlds 1:10:26

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Permissions, Scopes & Roles with Monica Lent 30:44