As part of the November issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Sarah Hiles (University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia), Peter Gibson (University of Newcastle, Callaghan, and John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, Australia) and Guy Brusselle (Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, and Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) about their individual patient data meta-analysis of the use of azithromycin in severe asthma published in this issue.