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Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who is the help desk for organizers of WordCamp Europe.  Steve Mosby joins Bud from Manchester, England, for a conversation about family, relationships, career changes, and the friendships that make the WordPress community special. Raised in a small Yorkshire village, Steve shares stories about his childhood, his love of cooking and gardening,...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman who is not a very structured person but is good at organizing things. Don't forget. Please subscribe or follow to Seriously, BUD?  Anchen le Roux joins host, Bud Kraus, from Tauranga, New Zealand, for an engaging conversation about family, creativity, entrepreneurship, and the power of bringing people together. Originally from Pretoria,...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a funny bad guy who's been married twice - so far.  Raitis Sevelis joins Bud from Riga, Latvia, for a candid, humorous conversation about travel, family, and the experiences that shaped him. He shares stories of hiking in Iceland, exploring Spain, and growing up during Latvia’s transition from Soviet rule, reflecting on how happy childhood memo...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a first-rate multimedia artist who brought a traditional touch to cross-stitched QR codes. Please follow, rate, and review my podcast to make it easier for everyone to find it! Eleonora Anzini joins Bud to talk about a creative life spanning music, graphic design, photography, and contemporary art. A longtime brand designer and WordCamp Europe contr...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a trustworthy hombre who prefers no drama when it comes to romance. Please follow, rate, and review my podcast to make it easier for everyone to find it! In Episode 123 of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Jos Velasco, a fellow WP Credits mentor from Guadalajara. Jos explains the university-based program, which guides students into the WordPress commu...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with an 8th-generation Texan who hangs around the WordPress Community because she loves it.  Bud finally lands Charleen Mullenweg after two years of asking, and it's her first podcast ever. A professional genealogist and lifelong database enthusiast, Charleen explains how feeling like the odd one out in her mother's family led her to research h...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation about resilience - across countries, careers, cultures, and whatever comes next.  Please follow Seriously, BUD? and don't forget to rate and review my show.  Robert Abela traces his journey from growing up on the small island of Malta to eventually settling in the Netherlands, with stops in Cyprus (where he reconnected with his now-wife Charlene) an...

Send us Fan Mail Please follow, rate, and review my podcast to make it easier for everyone to find it! Vancouver-based Jill Binder shares highlights from her pre-COVID life as a digital nomad who traveled to 10 countries in 11 months, tracing her parallel passions for coding and poetry back to a 1990 teacher strike in 10th grade. She talks candidly about choosing to stay single, her deep ties to t...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a rock climber who was pulled to the Philippines for a very good reason.  Casey Burridge joined Seriously, BUD? to share his globetrotting background, winding career trajectory, and "go with the flow" philosophy on life. Driven to indoor rock climbing in Manila to relieve screen-induced migraines, Casey approaches the sport as a strategic...

Send us Fan Mail Louise Towler’s lifelong curiosity began with childhood books about scientists such as Marie Curie and Charles Darwin, leading her to excel in mathematics and science, study mathematics at Durham University, and build an unconventional career in software development. While living in Washington, D.C., as a stay-at-home mother, she taught herself HTML and later discovered WordPress...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation about a guy leaving the agency life behind and running toward something new. Please follow, rate, and review Seriously, BUD? wherever you get your podcasts. Adam Silver is at a turning point, stepping away from actively pursuing WordPress client work after years of running an agency and redirecting his energy toward running, health, entrepreneurship, and...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman who was born as a social worker, giving people the best opportunities to live their best possible lives.  Hey there, friend, please follow, rate, and review my show so others can find it. Laura Sacco reflects on a life centered around helping people, first through roughly 30 years in Italy’s social-services sector and later through communica...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy whose joie de vivre sings through his voice. Please follow, rate, and review my podcast so more people can know about it. Jimmy Tavares is a former competitive figure skater and performer who transitioned into choreography after injuries and the physical demands of touring, and he now finds fulfillment helping young skaters turn their determin...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with an ambassador of tourniquets and lover of combat medicine.  Please follow, rate, and review my podcast if you love it too! The podcast features Yulia “Jules” Kovtun, a Ukrainian marketing professional at Crocoblock, who shares her experiences living and working in Mykolaiv during the war while reflecting on her career, relationships, and involvement...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a man who makes a lasting difference with everything he does.  Please Follow, Rate and Review Seriously, BUD? In this episode of *Seriously, Bud*, host Bud Kraus talks with WordPress educator and YouTube creator Imran Siddiq about the experiences and values that have shaped his life and career. Imran shares stories about growing up in England, meeti...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who rode his bike every day in the shadows of the Acropolis while he was growing up.  Gerasimos (Makis) Mourelatos is a self-taught entrepreneur, cybersecurity professional, and WordPress advocate whose journey from Montreal to Athens has been defined by curiosity, resilience, and a passion for lifelong learning. Choosing practical experience...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman who manages to smile and laugh in the middle of a war and inspires us all.  Lana Miro (Svitlana Miroshnychenko), a content marketer from Mykolaiv, Ukraine, shares her experiences of living through the ongoing war while continuing to build a successful career in the WordPress community. She discusses her role at MelaPress, her passion for boo...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman whose husband suggested she give WordPress a try, and a new career was born.  Lumi Ciobanu shares her remarkable journey from Romania's world of classical music to a career in WordPress. After spending more than two decades as a pianist, musicologist, university professor, and earning a PhD in musicology, she made the difficult decision...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who might just be the only organizer at WordCamp US 2026 who speaks fluent Gujarati. Arpit G. Shah shares an unexpected conversation that goes far beyond WordPress, reflecting on the loss of his father, the meaning behind the "G" in his name, his childhood in Gujarat, India's love of cricket, and the country's rich cultural...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who fortunately wore the green sticker at his college's Kissmass party.  Chris Reynolds reflects on a life shaped by curiosity, family, and a passion for technology. He recounts growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, meeting his wife Erin in college, and building a lasting marriage rooted in a chance encounter that became a lifelong pa...

Send us Fan Mail I'm taking a 3-week break as my wife Arlene and I are traveling to Prague, Krakow, Paris, and Portugal. WOW. That is enough. And I need a break. Europe, here we come! 

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a man who has 20,000 connections on LinkedIn and knows what to do with them. In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Jagadish “Jaggy” Tulagapu from India – an international recruiter for WPMU DEV who has built a global network of more than 20,000 LinkedIn connections and actually knows how to use them. The conversation moves from India’s...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a woman who wants to be a rabbit farmer, should she decide to grow up.  In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with AmyJune Hineline about her unusual journey from growing up on a rural Northern California farm to working in engineering, nursing, open-source technology, and the Linux Foundation. The conversation explores hearing loss and acce...

Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who reads 75 books a year and enjoys the window seat on an airplane.  In this episode of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Kevin McGillivray from Pressable about books, music, travel, AI, WordPress, and life on Vancouver Island. Kevin shares how Goodreads helped fuel his goal of reading about 75 books a year, leading into a larger conversation a...

Send us Fan Mail This is the last day of my 17-day journey to Hawaii with 2 stops in San  Francisco. Back next time with a new episode of Seriously, BUD?