The regular podcast PHP Roundtables latest episode takes a good look at Laravel, and includes on the panel Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel, and others involved in the community including Jeffrey Way (The creator of Laracasts), Mohamed Said (Laravel employee number 1) and also Adam Wathan and Dries Vints. If you're new to this podcast I highly recommend you subscribe, it's very informative and a great listen for PHP developers.
If you're new to Laravel this is a great overview and introduction from those involved with its development, and if you're seasoned with the framework then you'll get a good insight into its development workflow and principles. You can watch the video below.