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Certificates Are Not Optional with Leo D'Arcy
Jun 22, 2026
33m 16s
PowerShell Universal and the Joy of Building with Adriano Carollo
Jun 15, 2026
36m 16s
Cookie Monster Has Entered the Teams Chat with Miriam Wiesner
Jun 8, 2026
41m 39s
Betting on Yourself with Frank Lesniak
Jun 1, 2026
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Solving Problems at the Root with Mark Littlefield
May 25, 2026
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() Certificates Are Not Optional with Leo D'Arcy | Andrew sits down with Leo D'Arcy, cloud solutions architect and PSConfEU speaker, to talk certificates, PKI infrastructure, and why so many organizations get it so spectacularly wrong. Leo shares how a decade of consulting work in remote access solutions pulled him into the world of Active Directory Certificate Services whether he liked it or not, and how that hands-on experience turned into conference talks and a genuine specialty. The conversation covers the difference between self-signed certs and proper CA infrastructure, why code signing deserves more attention than it gets, and how integrating signing into a CI/CD pipeline is less painful than it sounds. They also get into the "developer-ization" of IT, the underrated value of consulting experience for career growth, and why communicating across teams is just as important as knowing your PowerShell. Key Takeaways: Code signing through a CI/CD pipeline is a practical, scalable alternative to constrained language mode. By adding a signing step to your build process, you get cryptographic proof that scripts haven't been tampered with, without giving up flexibility in what you can run. Self-signed certificates are essentially the same as having no certificate at all. A proper PKI means having a chain of trust, a policy behind how certs are issued, and infrastructure that your organization actually manages and maintains. Technical depth only gets you so far. The people who advance in IT are the ones who can talk networking with network engineers, infrastructure with server teams, and business outcomes with leadership. Soft skills aren't a bonus, they're a multiplier. Guest Bio:Leo D'Arcy is a UK-based cloud solutions architect with nearly a decade of consulting background in Microsoft technologies, including Azure, remote access solutions, PKI, and Active Directory Certificate Services. He's a repeat speaker at PSConfEU and runs the Remote Access User Group community on Discord. He's currently focused on Azure landing zone architecture and large-scale PowerShell automation at a stakeholder advisory firm. Resource Links: Leo on GitHub: github.com/ld0614 PSConfEU: psconf.eu Leo on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/leodarcy.bsky.social Leo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leodarcy/ Connect with Andrew: https://andrewpla.tech/links Microsoft Remote Access User Group Discord: https://discord.aovpndpc.com/ The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BidUaXtwUNM | 33m 16s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() PowerShell Universal and the Joy of Building with Adriano Carollo | In this episode, Andrew chats with Adriano Carollo at PSConfEU about community, PowerShell Universal, AI, and what happens when you stop lurking and start talking to people. Adriano shares how PowerShell helped him grow from sysadmin into web apps, automation, and open source-style contribution, while Andrew reflects on learning, AI, and why enthusiasm still matters. Key Takeaways: · Community accelerates growth. Adriano came to PSConfEU after hearing Andrew encourage listeners to engage, and the payoff was immediate. · PowerShell Universal can open unexpected doors. Adriano describes using it daily to learn web development concepts like JavaScript, HTML, and React through PowerShell. · AI is most useful when it supports learning instead of replacing it. Both Andrew and Adriano talk about using AI for research, syntax help, documentation, and personal workflows while still valuing hands-on problem solving. Guest Bio: Adriano Carollo is a Berlin-based system administrator and PowerShell enthusiast who uses PowerShell Universal daily. He is active in the PowerShell Universal Discord community and is exploring automation, web apps, self-hosting, and entrepreneurship. Resource Links: PDQ Connect:https://www.pdq.com/pdq-connect/ PowerShell Scanner for PDQ Connect:https://www.pdq.com/blog/the-powershell-scanner-has-arrived-in-pdq-connect/ PowerShell Universal:https://powershelluniversal.com/ PSConfEU:https://psconf.eu/ PDQ Community Discord:https://discord.gg/pdq Adriano C. https://linkedin.com/in/adriano-c-501203213 The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qLYqUF9gD9s | 36m 16s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | ![]() Cookie Monster Has Entered the Teams Chat with Miriam Wiesner✨ | PowerShell securitycookie-based attacks+4 | Miriam Wiesner | Microsoft TeamsSharePoint+3 | — | PowerShellsecurity+7 | — | 41m 39s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Betting on Yourself with Frank Lesniak✨ | PowerShellMicrosoft MVP+4 | Frank Lesniak | MicrosoftDuPage Animal Friends+1 | — | PowerShellMicrosoft MVP+5 | — | 1h 07m 05s | |
| 5/25/26 | ![]() Solving Problems at the Root with Mark Littlefield✨ | product managementPowerShell community+4 | Mark Littlefield | PDQ ConnectPDQ+1 | — | PowerShellproduct management+5 | — | 50m 56s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() PowerShell After Dark: OnRamp, IoT, and Finding Your People.✨ | PowerShellcommunity+4 | Josh GrattonMark Go+2 | PowerShell & DevOps Global SummitOnRamp | Bellevue, Washington | PowerShellcommunity+5 | — | 1h 04m 57s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() Splatting, Automation, and Chasing the Sun with Jess Pomfret✨ | PowerShellsplatting+4 | Jess Pomfret | Momentum in Fitness | UKcoast-to-coast | PowerShellsplatting+7 | — | 42m 53s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() From ISE Anxiety to VS Code Every Day with Paula Kingsley✨ | PowerShellVS Code+5 | Paula Kingsley | VS CodeISE+3 | — | ISEVS Code+7 | — | 1h 13m 04s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit Bar session with Josh & Jeff✨ | communitycareer growth+4 | Josh DearingJeff Wardlaw | PowerShell PodcastPDQ.com | — | PowerShellDevOps+5 | — | 51m 10s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() From Event Logs to AI Workflows with Lucas Allman✨ | PowerShellAI workflows+4 | Lucas Allman | PowerShell SummitPDQ.com | — | PowerShellevent logs+6 | — | 1h 01m 01s | |
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| 4/23/26 | ![]() PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit Bar session with Brian Quinn & Scott✨ | PowerShellDevOps+4 | Brian QuinnScott Lemonde | PowerShell PodcastPDQ.com | — | PowerShellDevOps+5 | — | 37m 03s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() The PowerShell Summit Hallway Track with Gilbert Sanchez and Joshua Dearing✨ | PowerShell Summitopen source maintenance+5 | Gilbert SanchezJoshua Dearing | TeslaPowerShell+1 | — | PowerShellcommunity+5 | — | 1h 00m 27s | |
| 4/13/26 | ![]() PowerShell Wisdom from 35 Years in the Trenches with Jeff Hicks✨ | PowerShellDevOps+4 | Jeff Hicks | PowerShell + DevOps Global SummitPowerShell+2 | — | PowerShellDevOps Summit+5 | — | 45m 36s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() Intune Stack and the Art of Showing Up with Hailey Phillips✨ | Intune managementDevOps principles+4 | Hailey Phillips | IntuneStackMicrosoft+2 | — | IntuneDevOps+6 | — | 56m 06s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() Poking Around Until Something Breaks (And Then Reporting It to Microsoft) with Morten Mynster✨ | PowerShellcybersecurity+3 | Morten Mynster | LeastPrivilegedMSGraphMicrosoft+1 | — | PowerShellcybersecurity+3 | — | 55m 18s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() From School IT Intern to Systems Architect with Chris Thomas✨ | educational technologyPowerShell automation+4 | Chris Thomas | PDQ.com | MichiganK-12 | PowerShellautomation+5 | — | 1h 04m 44s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Start Small and Keep Building in PowerShell with Mason Moser✨ | PowerShellautomation+5 | Mason Moser | PDQ.comLearn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches | Oklahomaelectric utility industry | PowerShellautomation tools+5 | — | 58m 29s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Zero Trust and PowerShell in K12 with Jim Tyler✨ | Zero Trust securityK-12 IT leadership+4 | Jim Tyler | Ghost moduleYou Shall Not Pass+3 | Michigan | Zero TrustPowerShell+5 | — | 56m 13s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() PowerShell Tools for PKI and Secure Boot with Richard Hicks✨ | PKISecure Boot+5 | Richard Hicks | LocksmithGet-UEFICertificate+4 | — | PKIPowerShell+6 | — | 59m 12s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Escaping Tutorial Hell with Pablo Correchel | In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla sits down with Pablo Correchel, an early-career IT professional who is publicly documenting his PowerShell and learning journey. Just one year into his first help desk role while studying cybersecurity, Pablo shares how consistent practice, sharing what you learn, and embracing beginner questions have accelerated his learning.The conversation explores escaping “tutorial hell,” using AI as a learning tool instead of a shortcut, understanding objects and the pipeline, and why putting yourself out there is one of the fastest ways to grow in tech. This episode is a reminder that you don’t have to be an expert to contribute... You just have to start.Key Takeaways:• Learning in public accelerates growth – Sharing small wins and exercises builds confidence, invites mentorship, and creates unexpected opportunities.• Understand the fundamentals deeply – Concepts like objects, the pipeline, Get-Help, Get-Member, and Get-Command form the foundation for long-term PowerShell success.• Use AI strategically – Treat AI as a tutor that challenges you, not a script generator that robs you of learning.Guest Bio:Pablo Correchel is an IT support professional based in Florida and a cybersecurity student at St. Petersburg College. With interests spanning cybersecurity, coding, cloud, and Windows environments, Pablo represents the next generation of IT professionals building skills through curiosity, consistency, and community.Resource Links:• Pablo Correchel on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablocorrechel • Connect with Andrew - https://andrewpla.tech/links • PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ• Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches – https://www.manning.com/series/learn-powershell-in-a-month-of-lunches• PowerShell Wednesdays – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdV6Qecn9v0&list=PL1mL90yFExsix-L0havb8SbZXoYRPol0B • The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube – https://youtu.be/JXgEwLfvwkk | 58m 47s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | ![]() Learning PowerShell in 2026 with Tara | In this episode of The PowerShell Podcast, Andrew Pla is joined by Tara, a longtime IT professional who has officially started her PowerShell learning journey. Tara shares her honest experience transitioning from a GUI-first mindset to learning PowerShell fundamentals, including objects, verb-noun commands, variables, pipelines, and error messages. The conversation captures the real emotions of learning something new later in a career—confusion, frustration, breakthroughs, and growing confidence. The episode also explores learning strategies like daily practice, flashcards, typing commands instead of copying, and asking “beginner” questions without fear. Andrew and Tara emphasize the importance of community, mentorship, growth mindset, and psychological safety, encouraging listeners that learning PowerShell doesn’t require perfection—just consistency, curiosity, and support.Key Takeaways: Learning PowerShell deepens your understanding of IT as a whole, not just scripting, especially through concepts like objects, properties, and methods. Consistency beats intensity — small daily practice, repetition, and typing commands manually build real confidence over time. Community changes everything — asking questions, sharing struggles, and learning publicly makes progress faster and far more enjoyable. Guest Bio:Tara Sinquefield is an experienced IT professional and PDQ team member who is publicly documenting her PowerShell learning journey. Known for her honesty, curiosity, and willingness to ask the questions others may be afraid to ask, Tara represents the many IT pros who are discovering PowerShell later in their careers. Her journey highlights how learning fundamentals can unlock deeper technical understanding, confidence, and new opportunities. She is also a host of PDQ Live every weekResource Links:PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQTara's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-sinquefield-894a1a215/Connect with Andrew - https://andrewpla.tech/linksTara Writes Her First Script: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa0GYX9_vj8PowerShell Conference Europe – https://psconf.euPowerShell + DevOps Global Summit – https://powershellsummit.org The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZaPoS4mGW7s | 1h 03m 44s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() PowerShell Is Fun mkay with Harm Veenstra | Microsoft MVP Harm Veenstra, creator of PowerShellIsFun.com, joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about productivity, consistency, and why PowerShell really is fun. Harm shares how blogging regularly helped accelerate his learning, improve his workflow, and deepen his connection to the community. He also discusses his recent transition to macOS, how he uses PowerShell across Mac, Linux, and Windows, and why modern PowerShell is far more cross-platform than many people realize.The conversation dives into VS Code extensions, GitHub Codespaces, WSL, Nerdfonts, and practical terminal setups, along with honest thoughts on AI-generated scripts, learning the hard way, and why asking questions publicly is one of the fastest paths to growth.Key Takeaways: Consistency beats perfection – Having a repeatable workflow for writing, scripting, or learning makes long-term progress almost automatic. PowerShell is truly cross-platform – Running PowerShell on macOS, Linux, WSL, and containers unlocks powerful workflows beyond Windows-only thinking. Community accelerates everything – Asking questions, sharing small discoveries, and contributing publicly leads to faster learning, confidence, and career growth. Guest Bio:Harm Veenstra is a Microsoft MVP, consultant, blogger, and community contributor best known for PowerShellIsFun.com, where he publishes frequent, practical PowerShell content. He is an active participant in the PowerShell community and a regular conference attendee and speaker.Resource Links: PowerShell Is Fun – https://powershellisfun.com Connect with Andrew - https://andrewpla.tech/links Install Nerdfonts with PowerShell – https://powershellisfun.com/2026/01/30/install-nerdfonts-using-powershell/ GitHub Codespaces – https://github.com/features/codespaces PowerShell Conference Europe – https://psconf.eu PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ Fred's Module Building PS Wednesday – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAjtbZktL8w The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V6kWnmrHOms | 53m 54s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() Owning Your Career and Your Time with Don Jones | Recently retired PowerShell icon Don Jones joins The PowerShell Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on career ownership, community leadership, and building a life that aligns with what you actually value. Don reflects on the difference between your job and your career, why investing in yourself pays off, and how asking better questions can change the way you influence decisions at work. The episode also dives into Don’s journey as a fiction author, his role in shaping the PowerShell community and Summit culture, and why real success comes from clarity, kindness, and helping others win. Key Takeaways:• Your employer owns your job, but you own your career—define your destination and build the skills to get there.• Strong careers are built on outcomes, not tools—focus on saving time, reducing errors, and delivering measurable business value.• Community scales when you empower others—create space for people to contribute, own wins, and multiply the impact beyond yourself. Guest Bio:Don Jones is a foundational figure in the PowerShell community, known for his decades of teaching, writing, and advocacy for automation and professional growth. A former Microsoft MVP, Don co-authored the widely influential Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches series and helped shape community culture through conferences, mentorship, and leadership. Now retired from full-time work, Don continues writing and publishing fiction, bringing the same clarity and craft to storytelling that made his technical teaching so impactful. Resource Links:• Don Jones Website and Books – https://donjones.com Andrew's links: https://andrewpla.tech/links • PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit – https://powershellsummit.org• Tech Impact (nonprofit mentioned) – https://techimpact.org• PowerShell.org – https://powershell.org• PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ• PowerShell Wednesdays – https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=PowerShell+Wednesdays The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xKh8rqCqMQg | 1h 49m 53s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Stop Trying So Hard and Start Automating Smarter with Jake Hildreth | Principal Security Consultant and community favorite Jake Hildreth returns to The PowerShell Podcast to talk about building smarter automation, leveling up through community, and creating tools that solve real problems. Andrew shares his “stop trying so hard” theme for the year, how working smarter applies directly to scripting and security, and why getting involved with others is one of the fastest ways to grow in your career. The conversation dives into Jake’s recent projects including Deck, a Markdown-to-terminal presentation tool built on Spectre.Console, and Stepper, a resumable scripting framework designed for long-running workflows that can’t be fully automated end-to-end. They also explore presentation skills, avoiding “death by PowerPoint,” and why security work requires constantly re-checking assumptions as threats evolve. Key Takeaways:• Work smarter, not harder — Whether you’re scripting or building a career, small sustainable improvements beat grinding yourself into a corner.• Resumable automation is a game changer — Stepper helps scripts safely pause and resume, making real-world workflows more reliable when humans or flaky APIs are part of the loop.• Community turns into real momentum — Contributing, asking questions, and sharing feedback builds skills, friendships, and opportunities faster than trying to learn alone. Guest Bio:Jake Hildreth is a Principal Security Consultant at Semperis, Microsoft MVP, and longtime builder of tools that make identity security suck a little less. With nearly 25 years in IT (and the battle scars to prove it), he specializes in helping orgs secure Active Directory and survive the baroque disaster that is Active Directory Certificate Services. He’s the creator of Locksmith, Stepper, Deck, BlueTuxedo, and PowerPUG!, open-source tools built to make life easier for overworked identity admins. When he’s not untangling Kerberos or wrangling DNS, he’s usually hanging out with his favorite people and most grounding reality check: his wife and daughter. Resource Links:• Jake Hildreth’s Website – https://jakehildreth.com• Jake's GitHub - https://github.com/jakehildreth Andrew's Links - https://andrewpla.tech/links • PowerShell Spectre Console – https://pwshspectreconsole.com/• PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ• PowerShell Conference Europe – https://psconf.eu• PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit – https://powershellsummit.org• Jake's PowerShell Wednesday – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdV6Qecn9v0 The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rFeoTKLerkA | 55m 21s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() From SharePoint to Security with David Sass | Newly minted Microsoft MVP David Sass joins The PowerShell Podcast to talk about PowerShell notebooks, terminal tooling, and making automation approachable for teams that are hesitant to touch the console. David shares how he uses Jupyter/PowerShell notebooks as a practical “click-to-run” interface for colleagues, helping them safely run approved automation while keeping the logic documented, repeatable, and under source control. The conversation also dives into incident response automation, David’s journey from SharePoint engineering into security, and the surprising ways PowerShell can be used across Windows, cloud, and even Raspberry Pi lab clusters—while still staying focused on knowledge-sharing and building systems that don’t depend on one person. Key Takeaways:• Notebooks can remove friction for teams — combining documentation, code, and saved output creates a safer way for others to run automation without needing deep PowerShell confidence.• PowerShell scales incident response workflows — David explains how notebooks can log in, pull incidents, enrich data, and even auto-close noise, reducing UI-click fatigue for analysts.• Teaching makes you promotable — sharing knowledge reduces dependency on you, strengthens the team, and makes it easier for a business to grow your role without risk. Guest Bio:David is a Microsoft MVP and highly skilled SharePoint Guy who is focusing on Automation, Compliance, Security, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance and hacking the unexpected out from the technology stack. Resource Links: David’s link hub – https://davidsass.io/ Andrew's links - https://andrewpla.tech/links PowerShell Spectre Console – https://pwshspectreconsole.com/ PowerShell Wednesdays – https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=PowerShell+Wednesdays PDQ Discord – https://discord.gg/PDQ ClockworkPi (the handheld device shown/discussed) – https://clockworkpi.com The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y03EJYpZczo | 49m 55s | ||||||
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