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Latest episodes
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48 min
Thundercast - S3E5 - All About Thundermail
ThunderCast, the official Thunderbird podcast is back for another season! In this episode we're joined by Philipp, the Director of Services, as we discuss everything about Thunderm…
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52 min
Thundercast - S3E4 - Half Year Review
ThunderCast, the official Thunderbird podcast is back for another season! In this episode we focus on our half year mark review (unbelievable that is already August), going through…
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47 min
Thundercast - S3E3 - Thunderbird ESR 153
ThunderCast, the official Thunderbird podcast is back for another season! In this episode we focus on the upcoming ESR 153 release, codename Meadow.Roadmaps: https://roadmaps.thund…
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45 min
Thundercast - S3E2 - Contributor journey
ThunderCast, the official Thunderbird podcast is back for another season! In this episode we focus on the contributor journey, analyzing what we currently have and what are our pla…
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54 min
ThunderCast - S3E1 - Roadmaps
ThunderCast, the official Thunderbird podcast is back for another season! Let's kick things off with some insights on our roadmaps and what's ahead for our desktop and email client…
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44 min
State of the Thunder 14: The 2026 Mobile Roadmap
As 2025 winds down, its time to start thinking of what we want to achieve for our Android AND iOS apps next year. Alessandro walks us through the 2026 mobile roadmap, covering our…
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56 min
Bonus Episode: An Android Retrospective
If you can believe it, Thunderbird for Android has been out for just over a year! In this episode of our Community Office Hours, Heather and Monica check back in with the mobile te…
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53 min
State of the Thunder 13: How the Roadmap Gets Made
Welcome back to another State of the Thunder! In this episode, Managing Director Ryan Sipes is leading us through how the Thunderbird roadmap. Unlike other companies where roadmaps…
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40 min
State of the Thunder 12: Community, Android, and Mozilla Connect
We're back with our twelfth episode of the State of the Thunder! In this episode, we're talking about community initiatives, filling you in on Android development, and finishing ou…
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54 min
State of the Thunder 11: Mozilla Connect Updates
State of the Thunder is back after a short hiatus for a new season of answering questions and providing our community with updates on all our products, from mobile and desktop clie…
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53 min
State of the Thunder 10: Answering Community Questions!
Welcome back to State of the Thunder! In this edition, we're taking more community questions on a range of topics. From improving Settings to the role of Add-ons and more, the Thun…
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56 min
State of the Thunder 9: Answering Your Thunderbird Pro Questions
In the latest State of the Thunder, we're answering your questions about the upcoming Thunderbird Pro offerings and introducing our new head of Community Programs. Michael Ellis is…
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45 min
State of the Thunder 8: Eating Frogs, Roadmap Progress, and Fundraising
Welcome back to the latest State of the Thunder! In this recording, we're eating frogs (metaphorically) and checking in on our roadmap progress, sharing our tips and tricks for Thu…
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56 min
State of the Thunder 7: Extended Support Release 140 (and explaining our four channels)
In this latest State of the Thunder, we're discussing the upcoming yearly ESR, 140.0, which is due out June 24, 2025. We explain our numbering convention and our different channels…
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56 min
State of the Thunder 6: Release on Snap and flatpak, Accessibility, Mozilla, and building Thunderbird
We're back with another State of the Thunder! In Volume 6, we're discussing the complexities bringing the monthly Release channel to snap and flatpak, increasing accessibility for…
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59 min
State of the Thunder 5: Setting Roadmap Priorities
In the fifth volume of State of the Thunder, we're focusing on priorities. How do we begin on a priority roadmap project? How do we decide what to release and when to release it? A…
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56 min
State of the Thunder 4: 2025 Roadmap Priorities
Previously on State of the Thunder, we talked about how we created our desktop roadmap for 2025 and 2026. In this installment, we're diving into how we prioritize work on the deskt…
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53 min
State of the Thunder 3: Our Mobile Roadmap (Android AND iOS!)
In the latest State of the Thunder, we're talking all about our mobile apps, currently on Android and coming soon to mobile. Sr. Manager of Mobile Engineering Philipp Kewisch leads…
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56 min
State of the Thunder 2: Bugzilla backlog, stability, and collaborating with the Council
In our second State of the Thunder, we expand on the purpose of these meetings and go back to our roadmap. From there, we talk about bugs and stability, discussing how to tackle th…
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57 min
State of the Thunder 1: Working in the open on the 2025 roadmap
In our inaugural State of the Thunder, Alessandro Castellani, Director of Desktop and Mobile apps, leads a discussion on the 2025 desktop roadmap with members of the Thunderbird te…