ThunderCast
Episodes
ThunderCast - S3E1 - Roadmaps
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 fo...
State of the Thunder 14: The 2026 Mobile Roadmap
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bonus Episode: An Android Retrospective
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ch...
State of the Thunder 13: How the Roadmap Gets Made
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another State of the Thunder! In this episode, Managing Director Ryan Sipes is leading us through how the Thunderbird roadmap. Unlike ...
State of the Thunder 12: Community, Android, and Mozilla Connect
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
State of the Thunder 11: Mozilla Connect Updates
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
State of the Thunder 10: Answering Community Questions!
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
State of the Thunder 9: Answering Your Thunderbird Pro Questions
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest State of the Thunder, we're answering your questions about the upcoming Thunderbird Pro offerings and introducing our new head of Commun...
State of the Thunder 8: Eating Frogs, Roadmap Progress, and Fundraising
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the latest State of the Thunder! In this recording, we're eating frogs (metaphorically) and checking in on our roadmap progress, shari...
State of the Thunder 7: Extended Support Release 140 (and explaining our four channels)
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 convent...
State of the Thunder 6: Release on Snap and flatpak, Accessibility, Mozilla, and building Thunderbird
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
State of the Thunder 5: Setting Roadmap Priorities
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 rel...
State of the Thunder 4: 2025 Roadmap Priorities
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
State of the Thunder 3: Our Mobile Roadmap (Android AND iOS!)
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Eng...
State of the Thunder 2: Bugzilla backlog, stability, and collaborating with the Council
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 stabilit...
State of the Thunder 1: Working in the open on the 2025 roadmap
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our inaugural State of the Thunder, Alessandro Castellani, Director of Desktop and Mobile apps, leads a discussion on the 2025 desktop roadmap with...
ThunderCast #6: Office Hours Q&A
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Thunderbird team has resumed our monthly Community Office Hours sessions, and the most recent was an open forum Q&A that focused largely on K-...
ThunderCast #5: Remote Work 101
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Thunderbird team is a remote-first, globally distributed group, so it made perfect sense to devote an episode to Remote Work! Join Heather, Chris,...
ThunderCast #4: Will The Real moz://a Please Stand Up?
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Thunderbird team is back from the Mozilla All-Hands event, and we're overwhelmed in the most positive way. In addition to the happy vibes we're al...
ThunderCast #3: Behind The Scenes of Supernova
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Thunderbird family, and welcome back to a long-overdue episode of the ThunderCast! Ryan, Alex, and Jason get together to talk about the new feat...
ThunderCast #2: Mozilla's Mike Conley & The Retro Internet Retreat
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the ThunderCast, the official podcast of Mozilla Thunderbird! In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome our first special guest: Mike...
ThunderCast #1: Origin Stories
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the debut episode of the Thunderbird podcast, which we're affectionately calling the ThunderCast! It's an inside look at the making of Thun...