{"id":107600,"date":"2025-09-04T09:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=107600"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:32:27","slug":"coffee-chat-with-jeff-foster","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/podcasts\/coffee-chat-with-jeff-foster\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee chat with Jeff Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"mb-2xl\">\n            <button data-youtube-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXQQa9g-7EA?si=GNF1Ao_mcIedf_21\" id=\"podcastModalButton\" class=\"relative aspect-[16\/9] bg-gray-900 flex items-center justify-center flex-col gap-md w-full p-md\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-Foster-ST-YT-Cover-Image-1024x576.png\" class=\"object-cover absolute inset-0 w-full h-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeff Foster Coffee Chat YouTube cover image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-Foster-ST-YT-Cover-Image-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-Foster-ST-YT-Cover-Image-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-Foster-ST-YT-Cover-Image-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Jeff-Foster-ST-YT-Cover-Image.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                        <svg class=\"w-12 h-auto absolute m-auto text-base-white\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                <path d=\"M10 0C3.5 0 0 3.5 0 10C0 16.5 3.5 20 10 20C16.5 20 20 16.5 20 10C20 3.5 16.5 0 10 0ZM11.47 12.71C10.08 13.51 8.64 14.11 7.25 14.5C7.06 13.13 6.95 11.61 6.95 10C6.95 8.39 7.06 6.87 7.25 5.5C8.64 5.89 10.08 6.49 11.47 7.29C12.86 8.09 14.06 9.02 15.05 10C14.07 10.98 12.87 11.9 11.47 12.71Z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n\n        <\/button>\n    \n    <dialog id=\"podcastModal\" class=\"\">\n        <div class=\"bg-base-black bg-opacity-80 fixed inset-0 z-10 h-full w-full max-w-full max-h-full flex items-center justify-center\">\n            <div class=\"mx-auto relative w-full container\">\n                <div class=\"flex overflow-hidden rounded-xs bg-base-black\">\n                    <div class=\"relative aspect-[16\/9] w-full\">\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podcastYoutubeVideo\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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