The DradCast Hosts Ben Metcalfe

http://youtu.be/VZ3Jbf2IuAA

Yesterday, one of WP Engine’s founders, Ben Metcalfe appeared on the quickly rising DradCast, hosted by the dynamic duo, Brad Williams and Dre Armeda. Ben appears on the DradCast along with the likes of Chris Lema, Cory Miller, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, and Matt Mullenweg himself.  The DradCast is a new video podcast getting plenty of positive attention with its first 10 episodes. If you haven’t checked the podcast out yet, this is a great one to get your feet wet for the first time.

Topics on this episode on the DradCast included:

• Ben’s background in WordPress and as an engineer
• WordCamp Miami Wrap-Up
• The removal of Social Media Widget from the WordPress.org repository
• The question of security scans of all the plugins in the repository
• Managed WordPress security
• WP Engine’s recent growth and involvement in the Community
• WordPress Community growth and business growth
• PressGram’s Kickstarter campaign (Open until 4/15!)
• WordPress.org’s redesign
• WordPress 3.6 Beta 1 is out!