# entra-chat

Source: https://startwithidentity.com/podcasts/entra-chat/
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## What it is

Entra.Chat is a weekly podcast from Merill Fernando, published through his entra.news newsletter since March 2025. Each episode pairs an Entra practitioner or Microsoft Entra team member with a specific operational topic: [passkey](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/passkey/) rollouts, dynamic group changes, [conditional access](https://startwithidentity.com/guides/implementation/conditional-access-policies-guide/), and Active Directory testing with the open-source Maester tool.

## Who it suits

Administrators and architects running [Microsoft Entra ID](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/iam/microsoft-entra/) or hybrid Active Directory. If your estate is not Microsoft-centred, most episodes will be of limited use.

## Editor note

It is the most practical Microsoft identity show available, and it moves fast on change notices and research: the August 2026 episodes on General Motors' 200,000-user passkey rollout and on the Pass-the-Passkey research from Black Hat are both on our [passkeys learning path](https://startwithidentity.com/podcasts/learn/passkeys-fido/). The trade-off is scope and vantage point. The host works at Microsoft, so expect Microsoft's framing of Microsoft's products.