Domain Name Wire Podcast

38:51

Democratization, compression, and delegation – DNW...

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2026/10/05

How AI is changing all businesses. AI changes everything, and that includes domain names and the web presence business. As Wall Street tries to figure out the winners and losers, many incumbent large tech companies, including GoDaddy, have seen their share prices fall. This week, I chat with Vinod Suresh, VP of Product Management at […]Post link: Democratization, compression, and delegation – DNW Podcast #606 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS

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34:05

Web3 and new top level domains – DNW Podcast #605

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2026/09/28

A discussion about integrating existing web3 namespaces with new top level domains. Many top level domains applied for this year have a connection to web3: think .crypto and .nft. But for many years, web3 companies have offered alt-root “domains” matching these top level domains on blockchain-based systems. What happens if one of those alt-root systems […]Post link: Web3 and new top level domains – DNW Podcast #605 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text

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33:39

It’s a long story: from .web to .epic – DNW Podcast...

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2026/09/21

Chris Ambler won’t end up running .web, but perhaps .epic. Verisign is introducing .web this year, but the idea for the domain dates back more than three decades. Today’s guest was there at the beginning. Chris Ambler, Director of Domains for Registered Agents, Inc., discusses the long and winding history of .web and his role […]Post link: It’s a long story: from .web to .epic – DNW Podcast #604 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made

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33:17

Australian domain alert – DNW Podcast #603

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2026/09/14

New registration rules for .com.au domains could cause chaos. The board of auDA, the group that oversees the .au namespace, just voted to make a sweeping change to registration rules for .com.au domains. It could mean a million or more domains lose their eligibility in a namespace of 3.3 million. On today’s show, Erhan Karabardak, […]Post link: Australian domain alert – DNW Podcast #603 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available

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32:40

My domain investing year so far – DNW Podcast #602

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2026/08/31

The numbers behind my record year. Two-thirds of the year is in the books, and what a year it has been. Technology is changing quickly, and this is impacting the domain business. On today’s show, I discuss my domain results so far this year and dig into some of the changes I’m making to my […]Post link: My domain investing year so far – DNW Podcast #602 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not

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32:01

.Ai end user domain stories – DNW Podcast #601

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2026/08/24

These two entrepreneurs moved their websites to .AI domains. .AI is hot, but what do business owners think about them? On this show, I speak with two business owners who switched their businesses to .ai domains. One started with a .so and quickly realized the extension’s limitations. The other started on a .com domain that […]Post link: .Ai end user domain stories – DNW Podcast #601 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for

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41:12

Inside LFG’s big bet on top level domains – DNW...

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2026/08/17

ICANN received 1,600 TLD applications, and one company was behind a lot of them. Welcome to episode #600! The deadline to apply for a top level domain with ICANN was last Wednesday, and one company went big. Really big. Link Freedom Group (LFG), a company associated with the team behind .link, followed through on its […]Post link: Inside LFG’s big bet on top level domains – DNW Podcast #600 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made

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33:16

NamesCon is changing in 2026 – DNW Podcast #599

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2026/08/10

A look at what to expect at this year’s show. Last year, NamesCon moved to Miami for its first conference under new ownership. There were a lot of cool changes to the conference…as well as some things that could be improved. Today, I’m joined by Anthony Pomball, managing director of NamesCon and CloudFest Americas, and […]Post link: NamesCon is changing in 2026 – DNW Podcast #599 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for

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40:50

Trust and identity with AI agents – DNW Podcast #598

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2026/08/03

Elliot Noss explains his vision for using DNS with agents. Is the DNS the perfect backbone for a future full of agents? I previously talked to GoDaddy about Agent Name Service and Identity Digital about DNSid. Former Tucows CEO Elliot Noss has another vision: Groundmark. On today’s show, Elliot talks about the idea behind Groundmark […]Post link: Trust and identity with AI agents – DNW Podcast #598 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made

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35:23

This year’s top domain sales

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2026/07/27

DNJournal editor Ron Jackson joins me to discuss this year’s top sales so far. Half of 2026 is in the books, so I invited DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson on the show this week to talk about the top sales so far. We discuss the top 15 sales and how the domains are being used, and […]Post link: This year’s top domain sales © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without

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37:39

The new top level domain playbook – DNW Podcast #596

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2026/07/20

What new top level domain name applicants should know about running a TLD. The clock is ticking down if you want to apply for a top level domain name. Applications close on August 12. On today’s show, I talk with someone who has launched a top level domain name to better understand the business. Colin […]Post link: The new top level domain playbook – DNW Podcast #596 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use

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34:26

Class is in session – DNW Podcast #595

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2026/07/13

Stu Maloff talks about his journey in domain investing. Most people who have a full-time job and invest in domains count on their full-time job for their income. Today’s guest is different: domain investing makes much more than his regular job. So why keep the regular job? Well, it’s not so regular, and it’s quite […] Post link: Class is in session – DNW Podcast #595 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only,

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31:45

Gold, a cop, and domain shenanigans – DNW Podcast #594

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2026/07/06

Rob Schutz went to great lengths to close this domain deal. We all have our war stories about trying to acquire domains from stubborn sellers. But Rob Schutz of Snagged has a story that might just top them all. Rob helped a company acquire a name from a domain seller who was, let’s just call […] Post link: Gold, a cop, and domain shenanigans – DNW Podcast #594 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and

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36:21

Artificial intelligence and the .AI namespace – DNW...

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2026/06/29

Digging into .AI and how artificial intelligence is changing how people build on the web. On this week’s show, Nadya Frost of domain and hosting analytics company ShareShift shares interesting data about the .AI namespace, as well as other trends related to artificial intelligence. We discuss how AI is changing the technologies people use for […] Post link: Artificial intelligence and the .AI namespace – DNW Podcast #593 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire

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34:22

Leading the ICA Forward – DNW Podcast #592

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2026/06/22

A chat with Internet Commerce Association’s leadership. Last week, Internet Commerce Association announced changes to its board. Longtime board member Nat Cohen stepped up to the role of president, and Ryan McKegney is the new vice president. On today’s show, both Nat and Ryan will join me, along with executive director Kamila Sekiewicz. We discuss […] Post link: Leading the ICA Forward – DNW Podcast #592 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds

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35:11

Anand Vora, Namecheap and Spaceship – DNW Podcast #591

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2026/06/15

Anand Vora explains why he joined Namecheap and what to expect from the company going forward. Anand Vora, who oversees Namecheap’s and Spaceship’s domain businesses, joins me on the show this week. We discuss Anand’s history in the domain business, what it’s like to move from the registry side to the registrar side, and what’s […]Post link: Anand Vora, Namecheap and Spaceship – DNW Podcast #591 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made

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36:18

Damming a river to catch a fish – DNW Podcast #590

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2026/06/08

A discussion about using domain suspensions to censor online speech. Human rights organization Article19 recently released a report titled Damming a river to catch a fish, examining how governments and other entities are increasingly turning to the DNS layer to censor content. On today’s show, Michaela Nakayama Shapiro of Article19 explains what the organization found […] Post link: Damming a river to catch a fish – DNW Podcast #590 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name

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22:18

Domains in Stockholm – DNW Podcast #589

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2026/06/01

Hear from five people who were at Nordic Domain Days last week. Nordic Domain Days took place in Stockholm, Sweden, last week. It was my first time attending the event, and the trip was very worthwhile. Not only was the content good, but the networking was solid as well, with many people I had never […]Post link: Domains in Stockholm – DNW Podcast #589 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not

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35:22

Full-time domain investing – DNW Podcast #588

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2026/05/25

A full-time domain investor talks about his experience and what he’s doing to adapt with the market. Very few domain name investors ever reach the point where they do it full-time. It’s even rarer when they primarily invest in non-.com domains. One investor who went full-time is Nikul Sanghvi. He was a part-time investor when […] Post link: Full-time domain investing – DNW Podcast #588 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for

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35:21

Birth certificates for AI agents – DNW Podcast #587

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2026/05/18

How the DNS can play a role in AI agent identity. Artificial intelligence is having a huge impact on the domain name industry. One area it could help grow the business is if agents use the DNS for identity. Today, Identity Digital CEO Akram Atallah discusses the company’s new DNSid, which it bills as “birth […]Post link: Birth certificates for AI agents – DNW Podcast #587 © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use

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