Riff & Refine Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/riff-refine A podcast for makers. Get behind the scenes on process, tooling, and techniques that will inspire new ideas for your projects. Hosted by Josh Cirre and Will King, two fellas whose favorite thing to do is make and talk about it. 2025 Riff & Refine f33e3f71-eca8-5faa-8f61-c5b20e5c757d yes en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:17:27 -0500 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:18:24 -0500 https://www.riffandrefine.fm/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/BtL8QR8F0AJyLvFQrV7GuAn9aDC3wx_YWb36CCkr3mo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYWZj/ODAzMTU1ODM5MTY1/ZDVmMzI5YTlhOGE4/ZTVkNy5wbmc.jpg Riff & Refine https://www.riffandrefine.fm/ serial Josh Cirre & Will King A podcast for makers. Get behind the scenes on process, tooling, and techniques that will inspire new ideas for your projects. Hosted by Josh Cirre and Will King, two fellas whose favorite thing to do is make and talk about it. A podcast for makers. maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business Will King contact@wking.dev No No S0E1: The Initial Commit 1 1 S0E1: The Initial Commit full 3175e3ec-f46f-4c82-acd4-6b1a82ca8389 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8cb07c1b What are we doing here? What are our goals? Isn't this just another podcast? Join Will and Josh as they figure it out together and with you. 

Introducing the Riff & Refine podcast.

]]> What are we doing here? What are our goals? Isn't this just another podcast? Join Will and Josh as they figure it out together and with you. 

Introducing the Riff & Refine podcast.

]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4191 What are we doing here? What are our goals? Isn't this just another podcast? Join Will and Josh as they figure it out together and with you. 

Introducing the Riff & Refine podcast.

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S0E2: The Rough Draft 2 2 S0E2: The Rough Draft full c7566a40-c05c-4f01-b53e-a0207d753848 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5fc866b8 The shape of a podcast, er... show is really coming together. But this is still the rough draft. So what has been going on last week and what's coming up in the lives of Will and Josh? Let's figure it out together.

Introducing the Riff & Refine SHOW.

]]> The shape of a podcast, er... show is really coming together. But this is still the rough draft. So what has been going on last week and what's coming up in the lives of Will and Josh? Let's figure it out together.

Introducing the Riff & Refine SHOW.

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:50:06 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4346 The shape of a podcast, er... show is really coming together. But this is still the rough draft. So what has been going on last week and what's coming up in the lives of Will and Josh? Let's figure it out together.

Introducing the Riff & Refine SHOW.

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E1: Aim Small, Miss Small 3 3 S1E1: Aim Small, Miss Small full 00eac64f-5072-47b8-af29-d7702487652b https://share.transistor.fm/s/63402035 The show is just getting started. Welcome to the Riff & Refine show. This week, Josh and Will take a look at some links, talk about some topics, and how design can be just as clear as it is fun. Will also shares a sneak peek at his Laracon talk. 👀

]]> The show is just getting started. Welcome to the Riff & Refine show. This week, Josh and Will take a look at some links, talk about some topics, and how design can be just as clear as it is fun. Will also shares a sneak peek at his Laracon talk. 👀

]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 3910 The show is just getting started. Welcome to the Riff & Refine show. This week, Josh and Will take a look at some links, talk about some topics, and how design can be just as clear as it is fun. Will also shares a sneak peek at his Laracon talk. 👀

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E2: Some of that Quality Quantity 4 4 S1E2: Some of that Quality Quantity full 3f21a700-e1c2-4d68-97ba-d5f2a19e916c https://share.transistor.fm/s/c2492065 Join us for the latest episode of the Riff & Refine show, where Will and Josh discuss topics ranging from nostalgia versus excellence in 1997 computer games, the importance of quantity versus quality in creative work, and then a couple sidequests through the fields of music and dealing with imposter syndrome. This show is PACKED with some of that quality quantity.

Live every Friday at 11:30AM PST/2:30PM EST

00:00 Happy Friday When This Show is Live Every Week
00:34 This Week
03:16 AI is Still Winning
04:11 Life Always Finds a Way
09:05 Nostalgia vs. Excellence
20:01 Creating Impactful Content
32:09 B-Roll
36:52 Gotta Have a Good Base
38:19 Consistency Wins
39:46 Imposter Syndrome
40:00 Quick Scorpion Story
43:01 Music is Crazy
49:48 Is it Quality or Quantity?
59:52 Making Friends as Adults at Conferences
01:04:40 Next Week
01:10:18 See Ya

]]> Join us for the latest episode of the Riff & Refine show, where Will and Josh discuss topics ranging from nostalgia versus excellence in 1997 computer games, the importance of quantity versus quality in creative work, and then a couple sidequests through the fields of music and dealing with imposter syndrome. This show is PACKED with some of that quality quantity.

Live every Friday at 11:30AM PST/2:30PM EST

00:00 Happy Friday When This Show is Live Every Week
00:34 This Week
03:16 AI is Still Winning
04:11 Life Always Finds a Way
09:05 Nostalgia vs. Excellence
20:01 Creating Impactful Content
32:09 B-Roll
36:52 Gotta Have a Good Base
38:19 Consistency Wins
39:46 Imposter Syndrome
40:00 Quick Scorpion Story
43:01 Music is Crazy
49:48 Is it Quality or Quantity?
59:52 Making Friends as Adults at Conferences
01:04:40 Next Week
01:10:18 See Ya

]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4256 Join us for the latest episode of the Riff & Refine show, where Will and Josh discuss topics ranging from nostalgia versus excellence in 1997 computer games, the importance of quantity versus quality in creative work, and then a couple sidequests through the fields of music and dealing with imposter syndrome. This show is PACKED with some of that quality quantity.

Live every Friday at 11:30AM PST/2:30PM EST

00:00 Happy Friday When This Show is Live Every Week
00:34 This Week
03:16 AI is Still Winning
04:11 Life Always Finds a Way
09:05 Nostalgia vs. Excellence
20:01 Creating Impactful Content
32:09 B-Roll
36:52 Gotta Have a Good Base
38:19 Consistency Wins
39:46 Imposter Syndrome
40:00 Quick Scorpion Story
43:01 Music is Crazy
49:48 Is it Quality or Quantity?
59:52 Making Friends as Adults at Conferences
01:04:40 Next Week
01:10:18 See Ya

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E3: It All Works Out in the End ft. John O'Nolan 5 5 S1E3: It All Works Out in the End ft. John O'Nolan full 08a917f4-d417-4274-b9ee-6127315dcef2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3e6d03cc This episode, Josh and Will are joined by John O'Nolan, the founder and creator of Ghost. Ghost is the independent technology for modern publishing. He's been building it for the last 10 years and shows no signs of stopping. So what can his constant riffing and refining teach us all? John also shared some fantastic tips about working with AI to build things FAST.

]]> This episode, Josh and Will are joined by John O'Nolan, the founder and creator of Ghost. Ghost is the independent technology for modern publishing. He's been building it for the last 10 years and shows no signs of stopping. So what can his constant riffing and refining teach us all? John also shared some fantastic tips about working with AI to build things FAST.

]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4035 This episode, Josh and Will are joined by John O'Nolan, the founder and creator of Ghost. Ghost is the independent technology for modern publishing. He's been building it for the last 10 years and shows no signs of stopping. So what can his constant riffing and refining teach us all? John also shared some fantastic tips about working with AI to build things FAST.

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E4: Leaving Your Fingerprint 6 6 S1E4: Leaving Your Fingerprint full 4435fe27-ad34-4e55-a170-17677d8d57ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/24958859 What can you do that no one else can? And just what does that look like from a practical sense? Josh and Will are back chatting about that magical intersection where frequency, skills, passion, and time collide.

]]> What can you do that no one else can? And just what does that look like from a practical sense? Josh and Will are back chatting about that magical intersection where frequency, skills, passion, and time collide.

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4142 What can you do that no one else can? And just what does that look like from a practical sense? Josh and Will are back chatting about that magical intersection where frequency, skills, passion, and time collide.

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E5: It Was Made to Be Used ft. Rob Hope 7 7 S1E5: It Was Made to Be Used ft. Rob Hope full 4efc25b5-c53a-4903-a6ee-d2041c026a10 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2be7a062 Josh and Will are joined by none other than THE Rob Hope. The gang chats about Rob's transition from freelancing to launching his course 'Show Them', what the artist or creator's intent is for projects, products, and more. And then Rob shares the success of his 100 landing page tips campaign and how audience feedback led to his ebook. They also discuss balancing passion projects with essential work and the value of unscalable efforts. Rob also hints at an exciting upcoming announcement.

]]> Josh and Will are joined by none other than THE Rob Hope. The gang chats about Rob's transition from freelancing to launching his course 'Show Them', what the artist or creator's intent is for projects, products, and more. And then Rob shares the success of his 100 landing page tips campaign and how audience feedback led to his ebook. They also discuss balancing passion projects with essential work and the value of unscalable efforts. Rob also hints at an exciting upcoming announcement.

]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4728 Josh and Will are joined by none other than THE Rob Hope. The gang chats about Rob's transition from freelancing to launching his course 'Show Them', what the artist or creator's intent is for projects, products, and more. And then Rob shares the success of his 100 landing page tips campaign and how audience feedback led to his ebook. They also discuss balancing passion projects with essential work and the value of unscalable efforts. Rob also hints at an exciting upcoming announcement.

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E6: Ambitious Projects and Finding Criticism 8 8 S1E6: Ambitious Projects and Finding Criticism full 3ec6d8ae-8bf1-4666-8578-16daaa90fb0f https://share.transistor.fm/s/46abfcb2 Josh and Will discuss their recent experiences at Laracon, including Will's first big-stage talk and the dynamics of attending tech conferences. They touch on topics such as the challenges of handling negative feedback, balancing personal projects with public opinion, and the unique aspects of Laravel community events. Additionally, they share funny anecdotes from the conference and outline their upcoming plans, including vacation and new tech projects.

]]> Josh and Will discuss their recent experiences at Laracon, including Will's first big-stage talk and the dynamics of attending tech conferences. They touch on topics such as the challenges of handling negative feedback, balancing personal projects with public opinion, and the unique aspects of Laravel community events. Additionally, they share funny anecdotes from the conference and outline their upcoming plans, including vacation and new tech projects.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4494 Josh and Will discuss their recent experiences at Laracon, including Will's first big-stage talk and the dynamics of attending tech conferences. They touch on topics such as the challenges of handling negative feedback, balancing personal projects with public opinion, and the unique aspects of Laravel community events. Additionally, they share funny anecdotes from the conference and outline their upcoming plans, including vacation and new tech projects.

]]> maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E7: He Spent SIX Years on This... 9 9 S1E7: He Spent SIX Years on This... full 54297661-1fe9-496d-a6be-bf3e91af4f94 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f50fbb88 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 3842 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E8: Change Is a Good Thing 10 10 S1E8: Change Is a Good Thing full 16316541-d4cc-45ea-b3b5-17a37dae6303 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b37c1aee Fri, 22 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4309 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E9: PHP Isn't Just for the Browser Anymore 11 11 S1E9: PHP Isn't Just for the Browser Anymore full 775d7bfb-52d1-483f-a903-47085fc186cb https://share.transistor.fm/s/a8dc4c3a Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4892 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E10: When Is This Good Enough 12 12 S1E10: When Is This Good Enough full b8c50ee0-85a7-40a1-9bc9-d0f810708744 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fec635a0 Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4503 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E11: A Dopamine Detox? ft. Joe Previte 13 13 S1E11: A Dopamine Detox? ft. Joe Previte full 317e6eee-54dd-40f6-9a54-4d4eb7c692a7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c8112584 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5131 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E12: Should We Catch People Up? 14 14 S1E12: Should We Catch People Up? full 67487f8f-0fc6-452f-af5b-ae00ae1af231 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b8c4d532 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4977 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E13: Just Take It Serious ft. Business Dad (Ian Landsman) 15 15 S1E13: Just Take It Serious ft. Business Dad (Ian Landsman) full b1da36bf-661d-446b-a5ca-fc0079da02f4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/deb1c8be Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5389 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E14: Time to Get Started 16 16 S1E14: Time to Get Started full e1a69522-2d38-4770-a8fa-f4edd5c5ecc4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/adeab626 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4909 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E15: What Can't We Build? 17 17 S1E15: What Can't We Build? full a77e134f-477a-4a0d-baa4-6961c73bd42c https://share.transistor.fm/s/5faa68e9 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 3711 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E16: Choosing Change ft. James Long 18 18 S1E16: Choosing Change ft. James Long full e4c051cf-33b6-4167-b227-b1cf3fbbcb2b https://share.transistor.fm/s/573d8de7 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4875 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E17: Diving Deep in Craft & Taste 19 19 S1E17: Diving Deep in Craft & Taste full acbfaeb5-690f-407c-a2cb-322d9fc866aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/7ecf1089 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4657 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E18: Roots 20 20 S1E18: Roots full fcd53f15-529d-46c5-828e-56b5d43751f3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8e1d66b7 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4704 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E19: Too Much? 21 21 S1E19: Too Much? full adfaa6b3-18e2-47be-91a1-3591e2e2b349 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8ea07f69 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4900 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E20: You Made What Only Vibing? 22 22 S1E20: You Made What Only Vibing? full 7cef4243-2c90-4758-ba16-327105160ef3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/67cad771 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4160 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E21: Projects. Prints. Presents. 23 23 S1E21: Projects. Prints. Presents. full fd049b4d-0258-459e-905e-b652e2e2da97 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9d1a2790 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4421 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E22: 2025 Riffed and Refined | The End of the Year Episode 24 24 S1E22: 2025 Riffed and Refined | The End of the Year Episode full 4e60c5a9-026e-4f77-a612-e0cb157f5328 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5f41f53e Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4332 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E23: Back at It Again 25 25 S1E23: Back at It Again full 22a37e01-7a9b-4ed3-bf71-fedd1ce970f0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8c366f20 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5087 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E24: He's Going to Solve All Our Problems ft. Tommy Geoco 26 26 S1E24: He's Going to Solve All Our Problems ft. Tommy Geoco full f223be0a-840e-4da2-8b84-47c11db951da https://share.transistor.fm/s/11c7819d Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4791 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E25: Let's Build This in Remix 3 27 27 S1E25: Let's Build This in Remix 3 full e4173030-4ec5-41b8-a17d-4332fde92bb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/50e09da2 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5994 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E26: Whimsy, Architecture, and Pixels 28 28 S1E26: Whimsy, Architecture, and Pixels full 65c6a90c-3868-4489-9733-b84dca621520 https://share.transistor.fm/s/43570f20 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5239 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E27: Gotta Have Taste 29 29 S1E27: Gotta Have Taste full 451dbd39-0b58-4ef4-8968-261038bcea6c https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c8a8a92 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4435 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E28: Is the Honeymoon Over? 30 30 S1E28: Is the Honeymoon Over? full d9a2ac58-2441-4936-af7d-51847901ab4e https://share.transistor.fm/s/ac1e5ddf Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5426 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E29: I Think I'm Done 31 31 S1E29: I Think I'm Done full df1874ac-2d1e-4062-a9e1-5a301763243b https://share.transistor.fm/s/94f95323 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5404 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E30: Curiosity is Currency? ft. Corey Haines 32 32 S1E30: Curiosity is Currency? ft. Corey Haines full 7196b509-6bf2-4ec8-bbfa-38cd55640543 https://share.transistor.fm/s/27a95403 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5063 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E31: Am I a Joke to You? | Riff & Refine 33 33 S1E31: Am I a Joke to You? | Riff & Refine full 802cc33b-80c0-48b7-a148-3232e0a622bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0e1a6a7 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 5183 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No S1E32: Trust the Process | Riff & Refine 34 34 S1E32: Trust the Process | Riff & Refine full 96e6134c-55e8-4cec-ab2c-2f292c3d0def https://share.transistor.fm/s/ffd58b22 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Josh Cirre & Will King Josh Cirre & Will King 4423 maker, process, behind the scenes, creativity, AI, project update, creative technology, creator business No