By John Gruber
The Talk Show
‘Getting the Snack Right’, With Chance Miller
Monday, 10 August 2026
Chance Miller returns to the show. Topics include iOS 27’s progress over summer, live baseball in Vision Pro, the RAM crisis, Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI and io, and the EU/DMA situation.
‘What’s in Louie’s Wallet’, With Louie Mantia
Friday, 31 July 2026
Louie Mantia returns to the show to talk about the state of UI and icon design on Apple’s platforms, and some speculation on Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI.
‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Quinn Nelson returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex “native” app migration fiasco, Siri AI in Apple’s OS 27 betas, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and the hottest new cell phone of the year, the Trump T1.
‘Taking Drugs to Get Fat’, With John Moltz
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
The great John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s hardware price hikes in response to the global RAM/SSD shortage, and some spitballing on what we like about the UI changes in the MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta.
‘Perp Walk for Selfies’, With Jason Snell
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Jason Snell returns to the show for a look back at WWDC 2026, and a look ahead to Designed in California, his and Myke Hurley’s upcoming 50-episode Apple history podcast.
‘Live From WWDC 2026’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose on Tuesday 9 June 2026, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join John Gruber to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2026.
‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Stephen Hackett returns to the show to help me make sense of a problem that is hard even to describe, let alone solve, regarding Apple One, family sharing, a separate Media & Purchasing account, and iCloud storage space. Also: what we’re expecting from WWDC 2026.
‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor
Friday, 15 May 2026
Adam Lisagor returns to the show to talk about Hovercraft, his new virtual presentation camera app for Mac, and how he’s developing it with AI coding tools. Also, delicious Japanese spite sandwich cookies.
‘Food and Beverage Director’, With MG Siegler
Thursday, 30 April 2026
MG Siegler returns to the show to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping aside (into the role of executive chairman) and John Ternus will become CEO.
‘Apple at 50’, With John Siracusa
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Who better to join the show to commemorate Apple’s 50th anniversary than John Siracusa?
‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren
Sunday, 29 March 2026
Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s big month of product announcements — in particular, the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo. And we pour one out for the Mac Pro.
‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, Apple: The First 50 Years.
‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell
Saturday, 28 February 2026
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the 2025 Six Colors Apple Report Card, MacOS 26 Tahoe, Apple Creator Studio, along with what we expect/hope for in next week’s Apple product announcements.
‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple’s version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the new Unified view in the Phone app, and the Filter pop-up menu in both the Phone and Messages apps. Also: a shoutout to Balloon Help.
‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons
Saturday, 31 January 2026
Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.
‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut
Monday, 26 January 2026
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.
‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie0
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
Special guest Quinn Nelson returns for a two-topic holiday spectacular: the iPad in the wake of iPadOS 26, and Apple’s executive changes as Tim Cook seemingly nears the end of his time as CEO.
‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes
Sunday 30 November, 2025
Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations.
‘Lincoln Bio Services’, With Stephen Robles
Friday, 21 November 2025
Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.
‘Knee-Jerk Contrarian’, With Dan Frommer
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include the indie media business, the iPhone Pocket, the iPhone Air (including rumors about the second generation model), AI “personalities”, and five years of Apple Silicon Macs. Also, six years of Dan’s site, The New Consumer.
‘Meat Bags’, With Brian Mueller
Friday, 31 October 2025
Special guest Brian Mueller, developer of Carrot Weather, joins the show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his utterly ridiculous but totally serious weather app.
‘You and Frank Sinatra’, With Dan Moren
Sunday, 26 October 2025
Dan Moren returns to the show. Topics include Atlas, ChatGPT’s new web browser (or anti-web browser) for the Mac; Apple’s loss in a “landmark” regulatory lawsuit in the UK regarding App Store commission rates; multiple reports of poor sales for the iPhone Air; and Apple’s M5 product announcements: MacBook Pro, iPads Pro, and Vision Pro.
‘Iconic Pig Lipstick’, With John Moltz
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one word about baseball, but some Star Wars talk may or may not have snuck in.
‘Ersatz PopSocket’, With Andru Edwards
Sunday, 31 August 2025
Special guest Andru Edwards joins the show. Topics include Google’s Pixel 10 event and the Pixel 10 family of devices, AI’s effect on computational photography, foldable phones, and some speculation on Apple’s September 9 “Awe Dropping” event.
‘Weird Turtle Fake Out’, With Matthew Panzarino
Monday, 25 August 2025
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include 007 logo creator Joe Caroff’s death at 103, Google’s weird “Made by Google” event hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the UK supposedly dropping its demand for an iCloud encryption backdoor, and Apple’s workaround for the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor patent stalemate.
‘Michigan-Starred Fine Dining’, With Louie Mantia
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Special guest Louie Mantia joins the show to talk about Liquid Glass, the various OS 26 updates, and the worrisome state of Apple’s UI design overall. Also: sandwiches.
‘The Shift-2 Crowd’, With Jason Snell
Friday, 25 July 2025
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the early PC platform rivalries of the 1980s, iOS 26 leaks (and Apple suing YouTuber Jon Prosser), the various Apple OS 26 public betas and the state of Liquid Glass, and more. (Where by “more” I mean a little baseball and keyboard nerdery.)
‘The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel’, With David Smith
Monday, 30 June 2025
Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer’s perspective look at WWDC 2025.
‘Through the Wall Like Kool-Aid Man’, With Chance Miller
Thursday, 26 June 2025
Chance Miller returns to the show to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2025.
‘Live From WWDC 2025’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join me to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2025.
‘Sewing Machine Repair Shop’, With Patrick McGee
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Patrick McGee joins the show to discuss his must-read new book, Apple in China — one of the best books about Apple anyone has ever written.
‘A Monkey on a Rock’, With Stephen Hackett
Sunday, 25 May 2025
Stephen Hackett, proprietor of 512 Pixels and co-founder of Relay.fm, joins the show. Topics include: IO (or if you will, io), the new joint venture of OpenAI and Jony Ive’s LoveFrom; the sheer fantasy of “Made in America” iPhones; and Fortnite’s return to the US App Store.
‘The Ratchet of Flippancy’, With Craig Mod
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Craig Mod returns to the show to discuss his splendid new book, Things Become Other Things. Other topics include creating with AI tools (including programming), social media permanence vs. ephemerality, and more.
‘The Best Hatched Plan’, With Glenn Fleishman
Sunday, 20 April 2025
Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show for episode 420 on 4/20, but everyone’s sober, I swear. Topics include Trump’s dumb tariffs and Glenn’s smart new edition of his book Six Centuries of Type & Printing.
‘Podcasting Technology Cadence’, With MG Siegler
Sunday, 23 March 2025
MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about the drama surrounding Siri and Apple Intelligence.
‘Putting a Stink on the Letter X’, With Craig Hockenberry
Saturday, 8 March 2025
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s new hardware this week — M3 iPad Airs, A16 regular iPads, M4 MacBook Airs, and the M4 Max and surprising M3 Ultra Mac Studios. And we go deep on The Iconfactory’s years-in-the-making new app, Tapestry — a universal timeline for the Internet.
‘Nothing Is Possible’, With Paul Kafasis
Monday, 24 February 2025
Special guest: Paul Kafasis. Special topics: Siri/Super Bowl nonsense, “Gulf of Mexico/America” nonsense, the iPhone 16e gets announced, and a veritable Bond villain buys the rights to the James Bond movie franchise.
‘A Professional Internet User’, With Vlad Prelovac
Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Kagi founder and CEO Vlad Prelovac joins the show to talk about the business of web search, the thinking behind Kagi’s own amazing search engine, and their upstart WebKit-based browser Orion.
‘A Good Duck Butt’, With Allen Pike
Monday, 2 December 2024
Special guest Allen Pike joins the show to talk about the state of generative AI and how Apple Intelligence measures up (so far). Also: some speculation on Apple’s pending acquisition of the ever-difficult-to-pronounce Pixelmator.
‘Annoying Friendliness’, With Joanna Stern
Monday, 18 November 2024
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about our new best friends, AI chatbots, and I chime in with how the Voight-Kampff test got it all wrong.
‘Holiday Party 2024’, With Merlin Mann
Saturday, 9 November 2024
This again. Jiminy. Well, once more, let’s talk around another election, and try, by doing so, to maybe express something about it.
‘His Most Pro Shirt’, With Dan Moren
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Dan Moren returns to the show to discuss this week’s introductions of the first M4 Macs: iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pros.
‘An Acoustic Nightmare’, With Tyler Stalman
Monday, 7 October 2024
Tyler Stalman joins the show to discuss the iPhone 16 lineup’s cameras, and the state of iPhone photography.
‘Shipping vs. Shipping’, With Jason Snell
Monday, 30 September 2024
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss Apple’s September product announcements, and Meta’s Orion prototype AR glasses. Absolutely no baseball talk, almost.
‘The Dynamic Paradox’, With Nilay Patel
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Nilay Patel returns to the show to consider the iPhones 16.
‘Good Enough to Be Pesky’, With Taegan Goddard
Saturday, 31 August 2024
Special guest Taegan Goddard, longtime writer and founder of Political Wire, joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of independent media.
‘Pinkie Swear’, With Chance Miller
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Chance Miller, ace reporter (and editor-in-chief) for 9to5Mac, joins the show to talk about the latest changes to Apple’s DMA compliance plans with iOS, expectations for the September Apple event, and more.
‘Hock TUAW’, With Christina Warren
Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Christina Warren (a.k.a. “Mary Brown”) returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s new iOS 18.1 and MacOS 15.1 betas (featuring Apple Intelligence), a little reminiscing about Gil Amelio and Steve Jobs, and the bizarre saga of TUAW, resurrected as a zombie AI slopsite.
‘Chutes and Ladders’, With Hunter Hillegas
Sunday, 28 July 2024
Special guest Hunter Hillegas, author of the excellent Vegas Mate app, joins the show to discuss euphemistic emoji, the CrowdStrike fiasco, and the closing of the iconic Mirage resort in Las Vegas.
‘Curiously Short Episodes’, With John Moltz
Sunday, 30 June 2024
John Moltz returns to the show for a holiday-week look at the best of recent prestige streaming content, particularly Apple TV+. And, yes, a bit on the latest Apple/EU/DMA drama.
‘150 Million Calculator Apps’, With Quinn Nelson
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Quinn Nelson, renowned host of Snazzy Labs, returns to the show to recap the highlights of WWDC: Apple Intelligence, platform updates, and the latest salvos from the EC regarding Apple’s compliance with the DMA.
‘Live From WWDC 2024’, With John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Recorded in front of a live (and lively) audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2024.
‘Chockdingus’, With Craig Hockenberry
Friday, 31 May 2024
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include the upcoming Daylight DC-1 monochrome “e-paper” tablet, more thoughts on the new iPad Pros, and what we expect/hope for from Apple at WWDC. Also: a one-button keyboard.
‘Canadian Girlfriend Vibes’, With M.G. Siegler
Friday, 24 May 2024
Special guest M.G. Siegler returns to the show to talk about the new iPad Pros, the iPadOS/MacOS functional gulf, the OpenAI/Scarlett Johansson controversy, and M.G.’s new blog Spyglass.
‘I Decapitated the MacBook Air’, With Federico Viticci
Monday, 29 April 2024
Federico Viticci returns to the show to discuss MacStories’s 15th anniversary, Apple’s upcoming “Let Loose” keynote for new iPad hardware, and more.
‘You’ve Never Seen Email Like This Before’, With John Moltz
Saturday, 30 March 2024
The one and only John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the relative dearth of original content for Vision Pro, WWDC rumors and guesses, and, yes, a wee bit about Apple’s regulatory/antitrust tribulations.
‘Less Space Than a Nomad? Lame’, With Jason Snell
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple. And sports gambling.
‘The Essence of Stealing’, With David Barnard
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Special guest David Barnard joins the show. Topics include the App Store — past, present, and post-DMA future — and the excellent new update to his app Weather Up.
‘I’m a Real-World Man’, With Adam Lisagor
Monday, 12 February 2024
Adam Lisagor returns to the show to discuss, while wearing, Apple Vision Pro.
‘An Impossible Balcony’, With Matthew Panzarino
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Matthew Panzarino — proprietor of the excellent new website/newsletter The Obsessor — returns to the show to talk about — what else? — the Vision Pro.
‘An Asterisk on the Bento Box’, With Marco Arment
Thursday, 25 January 2024
Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include the Apple-Masimo patent dispute over Apple Watch blood oxygen sensors, the new External Payment Links entitlement for the App Store, and more.
‘Halos and Harps’, With Casey Liss
Sunday, 31 December 2023
Apple’s 2023 year in review, with Callsheet developer Casey Liss.
‘Error -37’, With John Siracusa
Saturday, 23 December 2023
Special holiday guest: John Siracusa. Special holiday topics: the Apple/Masimo patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensors in Apple Watches, the ongoing Beeper Mini/iMessage saga, iOS 17.3’s upcoming Stolen Device Protection feature, Apple’s new Journal app. Also, an ode to big-ass tower desktops.
‘The Blurry Edge of Acceptable’, With Nilay Patel
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Nilay Patel returns to the show. Topics include the iPhones 15, journalism in the age of AI, and what it’s like to have Barack Obama on your podcast.
‘Two-Legged Stool’, With Gabe Rivera
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Special guest Gabe Rivera, founder of the indispensable news aggregator Techmeme, joins the show to talk about the state of news and social media.
‘What the Actual’, With Christina Warren
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Christina Warren joins the show to talk about Apple’s “Scary Fast” event, introducing the new M3 MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac.
‘Are There Ever Too Many Love Songs?’, With Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky
Friday, 27 October 2023
Special guests Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky, co-founders of Lux, join the show to talk about their apps (Halide, Spectre, and Orion) and speculate about next week’s “Scary Fast” Apple event.
‘Gate Number Two’, With John Moltz
Saturday, 30 September 2023
Special guest John Moltz joins the show to discuss the various iPhone 15 “-gates”, rumors of Jony Ive working with OpenAI on an “AI device”, and more.
‘Who’s Heef?’, With Matthew Panzarino
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 15.
‘Pleading the Fifth’, With Michael Simmons
Thursday, 31 August 2023
Flexibits co-founder Michael Simmons returns to the show to talk about his experience at Apple’s developer lab for Vision Pro, and his enthusiasm for the future of spatial computing.
‘A Photocopy of a Fax’, With Jason Snell
Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Jason Snell, come on down. You’re the next contestant on The Talk Show. Special topics: John Warnock and Adobe, Disney and Apple, the iMac’s 25th anniversary, and more.
‘What’s Happening‽’, With Craig Hockenberry
Monday, 31 July 2023
Craig Hockenberry, the special guest with the special fleshy palms, returns to the show. Topics include Twitter/X, foldable phones, and our favorite features in iOS 17 now that it’s in public beta.
‘Tape Deck Dongle’, With Joanna Stern
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include the launch of Threads, Apple’s Vision Pro, and iPhone/iCloud device security.
‘The M Is for Magnificent’, With Matthew Panzarino
Friday, 30 June 2023
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show for a post-WWDC discussion about Vision Pro and VisionOS.
‘An Extra Kick in the Nuts’, With Christian Selig
Saturday, 17 June 2023
Christian Selig, developer of the excellent apps Apollo and Pixel Pals, joins the show to talk about Reddit’s Twitter-fication, along with highlights from WWDC 2023.
‘Live From WWDC 2023’, With John Ternus, Mike Rockwell, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Back in San Jose’s historic California Theatre for the first time since 2019, special guests John Ternus, Mike Rockwell, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2023.
‘guyenglish.zip’, With Guy English
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Guy English returns to the show to talk about the live show from WWDC, Mac Pros past and future, Marathon and Mac gaming, and Apple’s seemingly imminent XR headset. And definitely not to talk about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
‘One True HIG’, With Neil Jhaveri
Monday, 29 May 2023
Neil Jhaveri, founder and lead developer of Mimestream, the terrific new native Mac email client for Gmail, joins the show to talk about email, Mac apps, and indie software development.
‘No False Humidity’, With Jason Snell
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Special guest: Jason Snell. Topics: Headset, headseat, headset. And no baseball talk other than how games might look in VR. Also: Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, and GM’s dumb decision to drop CarPlay.
‘The Paul McCartney of Car Salesmen’, With John Moltz
Sunday, 30 April 2023
John Moltz, ace reporter from The Daily Planet, returns to the show. Topics include Apple pushing ads through its own built-in apps, car shopping, and the burgeoning Twitter alternative Bluesky.
‘This Guy Reads a Lot Better’, With Quinn Nelson
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Special guest Quinn Nelson joins the show to talk about Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset, Apple silicon, and more.
‘$8 Billion in Late Fees’, With Rene Ritchie
Friday, 21 April 2023
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to discuss generative AI (and what Apple might soon do with it), iPhone passcodes and iCloud device security, HBO Max turning into just plain Max, and Make Something Wonderful — one more thing from Steve Jobs.
‘The Skin of Your Pants’, With Daniel Jalkut
Friday, 31 March 2023
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show to talk about AI chat, new emoji, and Apple Music Classical.
‘Fine Hypertext Products’, With Jason Kottke
Saturday, 11 March 2023
Jason Kottke returns to the show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kottke.org.
‘18-Hour Bombing Mission’, With Marco Arment
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Marco Arment returns to the show to discuss some genuinely startling revelations regarding iPhone and Apple ID security; the new HomePod 2; and our favorite electric vehicle maker. Also: coffee.
‘Tweeter and the Monkey Man’, With Dan Moren
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Special guest Dan Moren joins the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Pros and Mac Minis, and the triumphant return of the full-sized HomePod.
‘Slow-Moving Hurricane’, With Craig Hockenberry
Thursday, 19 January 2023
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show to talk about the demise of third-party Twitter clients, the overall Twitter shitshow, touchscreens on the Mac, and the perils of autocorrect when you have a clever username.
‘Measure Seven Times, Cut Once’, With Glenn Fleishman
Saturday, 31 December 2022
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about reported setbacks in Apple’s silicon division, the LastPass vault leak and password management, and the frontiers of social networking. Also, the joys of modern air travel during the holidays.
‘Permanent September’, With Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 22 December 2022
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about recent news (Twitter, Freeform, iCloud Advanced Data Protection, the EU’s new Digital Markets Act) and Apple’s 2022 year in review.
‘Spooky Hole’, With John Moltz
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Friend of the show John Moltz returns to talk about Elon Musk steering Twitter into a multi-issue spat with Apple, Mastodon, and some streaming TV recommendations.
‘Deliberately Churned’, With Christina Warren
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about the drama at Disney, tumult at Twitter, and how the hell to score Taylor Swift tickets.
‘Grand Scale Foot-Shooting’, With Anil Dash
Friday, 18 November 2022
Special guest: Anil Dash. A little about last week’s U.S. midterm elections, and a lot about what’s going on at Twitter under Elon Musk.
‘A Fit of Pique’, With Federico Viticci
Monday, 31 October 2022
Federico Viticci returns to the show to talk about iPads, Stage Manager, and Apple’s ill-considered foray into expanding ads in the App Store.
‘Neither Fish Nor Fowl’, With Jason Snell
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new 10th-gen iPad and M2 iPads Pro.
‘Big Booger Came After You’, With Merlin Mann
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about AI image generation (along with a few asides).
‘Double-Digit Domains’, With Paul Kafasis
Friday, 30 September 2022
Paul Kafasis returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro, and Rogue Amoeba’s 20th anniversary.
‘Fluent Cupertinoese’, With Nilay Patel
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about Apple’s “Far Out” event, the iPhones 14, and The Verge’s redesign.
‘An Unranted Rant’, With Rosemary Orchard
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Special guest Rosemary Orchard joins the show to talk about her new book, Take Control of Shortcuts, and the state of automation on iOS and MacOS.
‘The Creaturest of Habits’, With Daniel Jalkut
Friday, 26 August 2022
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show. Topics include a serious discussion about CSAM detection at major cloud storage providers and messaging services. Also, a deep dive regarding the new iOS-UI-style rewrite of System Settings on the still-in-beta MacOS 13 Ventura, and thoughts on SwiftUI in general.
‘Get Me to the Fainting Couch’, With John Moltz
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to talk about Center Stage, Stage Manager, and all the other stages.
‘Shop Different’, With Michael Steeber
Sunday, 31 July 2022
Special guest Michael Steeber joins the show to discuss his new project, The Apple Store Time Machine — an intricately-detailed explorable walkthrough of four of Apple’s original retail stores.
‘I’ve Kissed That Mouse’, With Marco Arment
Monday, 25 July 2022
Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Air and stuff.
‘Here You Go, Cheapskate’, With Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Rene Ritchie returns to the show for more on Apple’s announcements from WWDC 2022, locking devices out of Face ID and Touch ID, passkeys, and more.
‘Your Sack of Meat With Teeth’, With Jason Snell
Monday, 27 June 2022
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the biggest threads from WWDC 2022 — in particular, Stage Manager and the M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook “Pro”. No sports talk (unless you count soccer).
‘Live From WWDC 2022’, With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Special guests Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss the news from WWDC 2022, in front of a live audience at the new Apple Developer Center at Apple Park.
‘Joe Biden’s Gum’’, With John Moltz
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Very special guest: John Moltz. Very special topics: flat Apple Watches, USB-C iPhones, and more.
‘After Steve’, With Tripp Mickle
Sunday, 15 May 2022
Special guest Tripp Mickle joins the show to talk about his new book, After Steve, reporting on the last decade at Apple.
‘Like Neo Dodging Bullets’, With Zach Gage
Monday, 9 May 2022
Zach Gage joins the show to talk about game design and creativity, including his new game Knotwords.
‘A Fake Crank on the Web’, With Michael Simmons
Saturday, 30 April 2022
Michael Simmons returns to the show to talk about the Studio Display’s camera (and this week’s beta firmware update to tweak its quality), how things have gone two years into Flexibits’ move to subscription pricing for Fantastical and Cardhop, and Panic’s now-shipping Playdate.
‘Devastation, Pessimism, and Rage’, With Glenn Fleishman
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about Elon Musk’s impending acquisition of Twitter, Apple’s credibility problem when arguing against being required to allow sideloading on iOS, and Glenn’s new (and much-needed) book, Take Control of Untangling Connections.
‘Fussy Typography Improvements’, With Paul Kafasis
Friday, 15 April 2022
Paul Kafasis returns to the show to talk about Friday Night Baseball, Rogue Amoeba’s new Audio Hijack 4 release, and a bit of speculation on WWDC.
‘Doggy Lake’, With Matthew Panzarino
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about Apple’s new Mac Studio and Studio Display.
‘A Cold Glass in Hell’, With Casey Liss
Saturday, 26 March 2022
Special guest Casey Liss joins the show to talk about Apple’s new Studio Display and what makes a good martini.
‘Billionaires Have Beefs’, With Tom Watson and Daniel Agee
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Special guests Tom Watson and Daniel Agee join the show to talk about Glass, their upstart photo sharing app and community.
‘2006: Hard Work’, With Ken Kocienda
Monday, 28 February 2022
Special guest Ken Kocienda, author of Creative Selection, joins the show to talk about his years at Apple and the creation of the original iPhone.
‘That’ll Pivot His Tables’, With Rene Ritchie
Friday, 25 February 2022
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about unwanted AirTag tracking, and what we expect from Apple’s rumored March product event.
‘See Me After Class’, With Jason Snell
Monday, 14 February 2022
Jason Snell returns to the show to dissect the Six Colors 2021 Apple Report Card. Also: the care and feeding of mechanical keyboards.
‘He Looked Like a Fred’, With John Moltz
Monday, 31 January 2022
Special guest: John Moltz. Special topics: Apple’s record-breaking but somehow yawn-inducing quarterly results, new features in the upcoming releases of MacOS 12.3 and iOS 15.4, the Neil Young–Joe Rogan Spotify saga, and more.
‘Blofeld-69-420’, With Guy English
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Guy English returns to the show to talk about video games, the cold, the Heat, and the state of streaming video services.
‘High-Margin Candy Bar’, With Dieter Bohn
Saturday, 8 January 2022
Dieter Bohn joins the show to talk about his excellent new documentary, Springboard: The Secret History of the First Real Smartphone — a history of Handspring and the creators of the original PalmPilot.
‘Schrödinger’s Feature’, With Rene Ritchie
Friday, 31 December 2021
Apple’s 2021 year in review, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
‘The Post-Doom Era’, With Joanna Stern
Thursday, 23 December 2021
Emmy Award-winning Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include: Apple’s new iCloud “legacy contact” feature, the current state and future of VR headsets, Elon Musk, and more.
‘John Was the Problem’, With Merlin Mann
Saturday, 11 December 2021
Merlin Mann returns to the show to discuss two brief topics (with a few asides): my dream of opening a steakhouse, and Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary Get Back.
‘Headline Goes Here’, With Jim Dalrymple
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show to discuss the past and future of Apple-centric reporting.
‘The Scotland Board of Tourism’, With David Smith
Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Special guest David Smith returns to the show to talk about Apple Watch Series 7 and the state of WatchOS, Apple suing NSO Group, and more.
‘The Warden’s Dilemma’, With Ben Thompson
Saturday, 13 November 2021
Dithering CEO Ben Thompson returns to the show to go deep on the concept of the metaverse.
‘Giddy With Mac-Ness’, With Daniel Jalkut
Sunday, 31 October 2021
Special guest Daniel Jalkut returns to the show to talk about the new MacBook Pros.
‘A Very Large Nap’, With John Moltz
Friday, 29 October 2021
Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to discuss the products Apple has released this week.
‘The Negative Version of Icing on the Cake’, With Nilay Patel
Saturday, 16 October 2021
Special guest: Nilay Patel. Special topics: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, kids today and the file system, the Lightning / USB-C debate, and, of course, our speculation about next week’s “Unleashed” Apple event.
‘A Pretty Generic Thing You Stick in a Hole’, With Jason Snell
Thursday, 30 September 2021
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13, new iPad Mini, Safari 15’s craptacular new tab UI, and the insightful questions posed to Kevin Durant on the Brooklyn Nets’ media day from Basketball Digest’s best NBA reporter.
‘Skeptical Not Cynical’, With Matthew Panzarino
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13 and their camera systems.
‘It Was More Arial Than Helvetica’, With Rene Ritchie
Saturday, 18 September 2021
Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a recap of this week’s “California Streaming” Apple Event: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and new iPads. Also, last week’s decision in the Apple v. Epic lawsuit.
‘Just a Standard Bird’, With MG Siegler
Tuesday, 31 August 2021
MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about last week’s surprise announcement from Apple settling a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of U.S. App Store developers, and the various reactions to it. Also, a bit on App Store payment processing, and some speculation on who might succeed Tim Cook.
‘Paper Floor Mats’, With Christina Warren
Monday, 23 August 2021
Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s controversial child safety initiatives, the tumultuous summer of Safari 15 beta UI designs, and a bit more on MagSafe battery packs.
‘You Called Him Pixel Mature’, With John Moltz
Friday, 30 July 2021
Special guest: John Moltz. Special topics: Playdate preorders, MagSafe battery packs, iPad keyboard covers, Facebook and NSO Group, Safari 15 betas, and Loki.
‘Holes in the Blast Door’, With Matthew Panzarino
Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include: Apple’s new MagSafe Battery Pack, the Amnesty-International-Led exposé of NSO Group’s state-sponsored phone hacking, Safari 15’s controversial new UI and Apple’s response, and a look back at year one of Apple silicon for Macs. Also: pizza.
‘The NOC List’, With Rene Ritchie
Sunday, 27 June 2021
Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about the nuances of sideloading, Apple’s antitrust pressures, and a look back at the announcements from WWDC 2021.
Remote From WWDC 2021 With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak
Friday, 11 June 2021
Special guests Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss the news from WWDC 2021: the all-new multitasking interface in iPadOS 15, on-device Siri, new privacy controls in Safari and Mail, MacOS 12 Monterey, and more.
‘I Don’t Know How to Read’, With Joanna Stern
Saturday, 29 May 2021
Special guest: the one and only Joanna Stern. Topics: new iMacs, Touch ID vs. Face ID, remote controls, surveillance advertising, and people who want to make everything a video call when a good old-fashioned voice call would do.
‘Obviously Tier One’, With Marco Arment
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new Apple TV remote control. (Also, the new M1 iMacs and iPad Pros.)
‘The Sour Grapes Commission’, With Glenn Fleishman
Friday, 30 April 2021
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about last week’s “Spring Loaded” product announcements from Apple: subscription podcasts, AirTags, Apple TV, colorful Apple Silicon iMacs, and the M1 iPad Pros.
‘Not to Get Zealotrous’, With Craig Mod
Sunday, 11 April 2021
Craig Mod joins the show to talk about writing, designing, filmmaking, what makes for good software, and building a successful membership program to support independent art. And: pizza toast.
‘Toaster Fridgey’, With Rene Ritchie
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to speculate about pending Apple product announcements and events. Lots of guessing, no wagering.
‘Russian Nesting Doll Code’, With Jason Snell
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Special guest Jason Snell joins the show to reminisce over 20 years of Mac OS X. I mean OS X. Sorry, MacOS. Also: HomePod, Apple TV, and Intel’s awkward new ad campaign.
‘Pinkies on the Semicolon’, With John Siracusa
Saturday, 27 February 2021
The state of the Mac, with special guest John Siracusa.
‘Peak Hubris’, With Christina Warren
Friday, 19 February 2021
Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about Apple Car, Apple TV, Clubhouse, and Bloomberg hamfistedly revisiting “The Big Hack”.
‘Soviet Toilet Paper’, With John Moltz
Sunday, 31 January 2021
John Moltz returns to the show to give stock market investment advice.
‘A Total Landscaping’, With Mike Monteiro
Saturday, 16 January 2021
Mike Monteiro returns to the show to talk about the Capitol insurrection and riot, Twitter and Facebook permanently banning Donald Trump, the shutdown of Parler, the fate of liberal democracy, and Mike’s new book, The Collected Angers.
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa
Thursday, 31 December 2020
As per holiday tradition at The Talk Show, a brief chat about Star Wars: The Mandalorian, with a cavalcade of special guests, including, but not necessarily limited to, Guy English and John Siracusa.
‘2020 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 24 December 2020
A look back at one hell of a year.
‘Half of the Bikini Emoji’, With Matthew Panzarino
Friday, 11 December 2020
Matthew Panzarino joins the show to talk about Apple’s new AirPods Max headphones and the future of the Mac on Apple Silicon.
‘Camera Beer Belly’, With Nilay Patel
Monday, 30 November 2020
Nilay Patel returns to the show and we have nothing to talk about. You know, other than the M1 Macs and entire iPhone 12 lineup.
‘A Craptastic Craptacular’, With Joanna Stern
Monday, 23 November 2020
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the new M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
‘Holiday Party 2020’, With Merlin Mann
Saturday, 7 November 2020
Another election. A different result. Let’s talk around it.
‘Sounds Like a Good Red Sauce Place’, With Jason Snell
Saturday, 31 October 2020
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the new iPad-Pro-style iPad Air, the remarkable state of the Mac, and David Letterman’s battery-shopping trip to CVS.
‘I’m Expecting Led Zeppelin IV’, With MG Siegler
Friday, 9 October 2020
MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about Apple Watch, the future of premium TV and movies, and a preview of next week’s “Hi, Speed” Apple event.
‘Subscribed to a Hamburger’, With David Smith
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Special guest “Underscore” David Smith joins the show to talk about iOS 14 widgets, WatchOS complications, sleep tracking, and his App Store chart-topping hit Widgetsmith.
‘Cameras Every Single Where’, With Michael Simmons
Saturday, 26 September 2020
Special guest Michael Simmons joins the show. Topics include the release of iOS 14, widgets and home screen customization, pricing models for indie apps in the App Store era, and, of course, flying robot cameras.
‘Signing Up to Take Some Vitamins’, With Peter Kafka
Thursday, 17 September 2020
Peter Kafka returns to the show to discuss the news from Apple’s “Time Flies” event — new Apple Watches, new non-Pro iPads, and particularly the Apple One services bundle.
‘DOS Rot’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Monday, 31 August 2020
John Moltz returns to the show. Poodles are great dogs. Windows stinks worse than ever. Everyone should watch Ted Lasso.
‘I’m More of a Porkins Guy’, With Anil Dash
Thursday, 27 August 2020
Special guest Anil Dash joins the show. Topics include the 25th anniversary of Windows 95, and the parallels between the cyber era of computing and today’s App Store controversies.
‘Not the Batman We Want or Need’, With Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 20 August 2020
Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include Phil Schiller advancing to Apple Fellow, Microsoft’s simmering spat with Apple over Xbox Game Pass and the App Store’s ban on game streaming services, and Epic’s sizzling spat with Apple over, well, the entire concept of iOS as we know it.
‘Algorithms, How Do They Work?’, With Nilay Patel
Friday, 31 July 2020
Nilay Patel returns to the show to discuss this week’s House antitrust hearing featuring testimony from Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Mark Zuckerberg.
‘The Least Worst’, With Special Guest Christina Warren
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Special guest Christina Warren joins the show. Topics include the App Store and antitrust, the general crumminess of video streaming service UIs, and historical examples of when Apple gets something wrong.
‘I’m Batman. America. Freedom.’ With Special Guest Adam Lisagor
Thursday, 23 July 2020
Adam Lisagor returns to the show. Topics include the cinematic and presentation style of Apple’s WWDC keynote, some post-production details on The Talk Show’s WWDC episode, the tribulations of producing professional videos during COVID-19, and the new sounds of MacOS 11 Big Sur.
‘It Shouldn’t Be Hard to Get a Smoothie’, With Special Guest Dan Frommer
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Dan Frommer returns to the show for more analysis of WWDC 2020, including App Clips and the Mac’s transition to Apple silicon.
‘Patina of Usefulness’, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
Friday, 26 June 2020
Special guest Matthew Panzarino joins the show to talk about WWDC 2020.
Remote From WWDC 2020 With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak
Wednesday, 24 June 2020
John Gruber is joined by Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak to discuss the news from WWDC 2020: the Mac’s transition to Apple Silicon, MacOS 11 Big Sur, iOS and iPadOS 14, and more.
‘Fahrenheit Truthers’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
Friday, 22 May 2020
Ben Thompson returns to the show and there’s no sports talk because there’s no sports. Instead: temperature scales, Joe Rogan and Spotify, and Dithering.
‘30 Years of TidBITS’, With Special Guest Adam Engst
Friday, 8 May 2020
Special guest Adam Engst joins the show to celebrate 30 years of TidBITS — the only publication going strong today that started as a weekly HyperCard stack.
‘Some Kind of Sandwich’, With Special Guest Dieter Bohn
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Dieter Bohn joins the show to talk about the iPad Magic Keyboard, the new iPhone SE, and the state of Android flagship phones.
‘Everybody Is an Expert’, With Special Guest Joanna Stern
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about working from home, the utter suckitude of laptop webcams, the new MacBook Air, and Face ID in our new world of face-mask-wearing.
‘A Kryptonian Baby’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about going independent after 11 years at iMore. Topics include the new MacBook Air and iPad Pros, and we answer questions sent by listeners.
‘The Subtle Difference Between Hand Sanitizer and Vodka’, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include the brand new MacBook Air and iPad Pros, and, you know, global pandemics in the internet age.
‘Chain of Precision’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Jason Snell returns to the show. Life during the COVID-19 pandemic, WWDC going online-only, Apple’s in-person on-campus workplace culture, speculation on upcoming Apple product releases, and more.
‘Dot Net Party’, With Special Guest Federico Viticci
Saturday, 29 February 2020
First-time guest Federico Viticci joins the show. Topics include how the coronavirus outbreak might affect WWDC, speculation on a possible March Apple event, the state of iPad keyboard (and trackpad) support, and iPadOS multitasking.
‘Polish Stink Eye’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:05:34 EDT
Special guest John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Larry Tesler and his “no modes” mantra for UI design, the state of malware on the Mac, third-party default apps on iOS, Apple and the coronavirus outbreak, and a record number of tips and tricks.
‘Bring It On, Haters’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
Friday, 31 January 2020
Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iPad, and pay tribute to Kobe Bryant and Clayton Christensen.
‘Fake Faces’, With Special Guest Glenn Fleishman
Thursday, 23 January 2020
Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include iPhone encryption, the privacy implications of widely-available reverse image search for faces, deep-learning-powered algorithmically-generated faces, and Jeopardy’s “Greatest of All Time” tournament.
‘Sport Mode’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann
Friday, 17 January 2020
Special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include the renewal of U.S. law enforcement officials’ disingenuous campaign against iPhone encryption, the Houston Astros cheating scandal, how that cheating scandal relates to the Trump impeachment saga, and Catalyst and the art of Mac software design. But mostly we talk about finding a good pair of slippers.
‘My Cousin Hans’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Tuesday 31 December 2019
It’s the last show of the decade. Special guest: Rene Ritchie.
‘The Save Twitch’, With Special Guest Rich Siegel
Tuesday, 24 December 2019
For your holiday listening enjoyment, very special guest Rich Siegel joins the show to talk about BBEdit’s past, present, and future, the state of developing for the Mac, and more.
‘A Perfect Wheel’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show for a brief chat about the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, which are both — dare I say — finally available for ordering. Also: Ming Chi Kuo’s intriguing rumors on the 2020 and 2021 iPhone lineups.
‘Talking About Crimes’, With Special Guest Matthew Yglesias
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Very special guest Matthew Yglesias joins the show to talk about Tim Cook cozying up to Trump for tariff relief and more.
‘Maximally Thin’, With Special Guest Casey Johnston
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Very special guest Casey Johnston joins the show to talk about the butterfly MacBook keyboard saga and the just-released 16-inch MacBook Pro, with its all new scissor-switch keyboard design.
‘With Ham I’d Be Better’, With Special Guest Dave Mark
Thursday, 31 October 2019
Special guest Dave Mark joins the show for a discussion mostly about AirPods Pro and partly about the 2019 World Series.
‘Just the Tips’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Special guest John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include the just-released AirPods Pro (and the pluralization thereof), the history of remote controls, the impending launch of Apple TV+, and the undisputed highlight of the 2019 World Series.
‘iPhone-Colored Glasses’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 24 October 2019
Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include Google’s new Pixel 4 phones, Apple’s travails in Hong Kong and China, whether there will be another Apple event this year, and MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
‘Thompson’s Razor’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include the latest Surface hardware announcements from Microsoft, the state of the iPhone, and bulk purchases of charcoal.
‘Apple Is Not a 4-Star Company’, With Special Guest Joanna Stern
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Very special guest Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s event earlier this month, the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, iOS 13, and how we go about writing (and shooting) our product reviews.
‘The Dumbest Thing Possible’, With Special Guest Dan Frommer
Monday, 9 September 2019
Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show for a preview of this week’s Apple event.
‘Freakishly Snappy’, With Special Guest Brent Simmons
Saturday, 31 August 2019
Special guest Brent Simmons returns to the show to talk about NetNewsWire 5.0, the state of the Mac, and more.
‘Contact Heineken’, With Special Guest Jim Dalrymple
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show. Topics include Apple Card and the latest rumors on Apple’s upcoming product announcements.
‘A Clear Eyed Look at Dishwashers’, With Special Guest John Siracusa
Saturday, 10 August 2019
Special guest John Siracusa finally returns to the show. Topics include the Siri voice recording fiasco, Siracusa’s epic Mac OS X reviews, and making good ice.
‘Start a Bakin’ Timer’, With Special Guest Marco Arment
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include MacBook Pro rumors, breakfast cereal, Siri frustrations, and more.
‘Pousse-Café’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Monday, 29 July 2019
Special guest John Moltz returns to the show for a mid-summer Q&A episode, answering actual questions from actual listeners.
‘A Beautiful Sandwich’, With Special Guest Daniel Jalkut
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
Special guest Daniel Jalkut returns to the show. Topics include app notarization, nonconsensual technology (including Zoom, Dropbox, and Superhuman), and more.
‘A Bit Too Thin’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
Sunday, 30 June 2019
Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show to talk about Jony Ive’s departure from Apple.
‘Zap the PRAM’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Tuesday, June 25 2019
Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include everything announced at WWDC: SwiftUI, Catalyst, and all the new features in iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, WatchOS, and tvOS.
Live From WWDC 2019 With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theater in San Jose on Tuesday, 4 June 2019, John Gruber is joined by Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak to discuss the news from WWDC 2019: the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, MacOS 10.15 Catalina, iOS 13, iPadOS, SwiftUI and Catalyst, and more.
‘An Italicized “Finally”’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Friday, 31 May 2019
Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a look at what we expect — and hope — to see from Apple at WWDC next week.
‘The Dustin Egress Problem’, With Cabel Sasser, Steven Frank, and Greg Maletic From Panic
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Special guests Cabel Sasser, Steven Frank, and Greg Maletic join the show to talk about Playdate, Panic’s exciting and surprising new handheld gaming system.
‘Parking Meters in a Dirt Lot’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Very special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include sleep and sleep-tracking (with Apple Watch), regional fast-casual dining, the nature of podcasting, and, of course, more.
‘A Couple of Awkward Swipes’, With Special Guest MG Siegler
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Very special guest MG Siegler returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s original content strategy and a general look at the state of the company.
‘Better Than Nothing’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include AirPods 2, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold debacle, the trove of iOS 13 and MacOS 10.15 leaks reported by Guilherme Rambo, and the future of iTunes.
‘Equally Confused’, With Special Guest Peter Kafka
Saturday, 6 April 2019
Special guest Peter Kafka — executive editor at Recode and longtime reporter in the fields of media and technology — joins the show to discuss the announcements at last week’s “Show Time” event: Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, and Apple TV Channels and TV+.
‘I Have Faith in the Rice’, With Special Guest Paul Kafasis
Monday, 25 March 2019
Special guest Paul Kafasis returns to the show. Topics include last week’s Apple product releases — new iPads, iMacs, and AirPods — and the de-Steve-ification of Wynn Las Vegas.
‘Loan It to Nien Nunb’, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:43:49 EDT
Matthew “Hondo” Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include WWDC 2019, the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, Apple and privacy, the Boeing 737 Max, and Disney’s upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park lands.
‘40 Hours a Day of Murder’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include, but are not limited to, privacy concerns with apps from the App Store, Google’s payments to Apple to keep Google Search the default in Safari, Apple’s Shot on iPhone contest winners, and speculation about Apple’s purported March 25 media event.
‘Plagiarists and Fabulists’, With Special Guest Glenn Fleishman
Friday, 22 February 2019
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include: rumors of new Mac hardware and Marzipan at WWDC, Samsung’s new phones unveiled at their “Unpacked” event, 5G networks, Apple’s purported foray into the credit card business, and more — including Glenn’s “Tiny Type Museum” Kickstarter project.
‘The God Awful Truth’, With Special Guest Rich Mogull
Friday, 15 February 2019
Special guest Rich Mogull joins the show. Topics cover a range of security and privacy-related issues: the Jeff Bezos/National Enquirer saga, laptop webcams, abuse of Apple’s enterprise developer program to enable sideloading of iOS apps, Amazon’s acquisition of Eero, and more.
‘The Butts Incident’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Thursday, 31 January 2019
John Moltz makes his long-awaited return to the show. Three big topics this week: the Facebook VPN app fiasco (and the company’s pattern of ethical violations), the Group FaceTime bug that allowed callers to listen to audio before the call was answered, and Apple’s quarterly results.
‘More Smarter’, With Special Guest Joanna Stern
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include the iPhone XR (and the argument that it might be the best phone in Apple’s current lineup), Apple’s new Smart Battery Cases, Apple Watch, and, of course, the new MacBook Air.
‘Drastically Shakier’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
Monday, 14 January 2019
Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s horrible no good very bad earnings warning, the Chinese market, Apple’s push toward services for revenue growth, antitrust issues regarding the App Store, and more.
‘Proprioceptive Lie’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Monday, 31 December 2018
Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a year-in-review look back at Apple’s 2018: the Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, Siri and services, and more.
‘Fort Jason Sudeikis’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Monday, 24 December 2018
Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include BBEdit’s 25th anniversary, the saga of Word 6 for Mac in the 1990s, Mac iOS user interface differences (including an extensive discussion of Mojave’s craptacular “Marzipan” apps, and a few varying theories on what those apps portend), Photos on Mac and iOS, and, of course, keyboards.
‘Out on Home Video’, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
Saturday, 15 December 2018
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include recent blockbuster movies, motion smoothing on TVs, iPhone demand rumors, Apple’s Made For iPhone (MFi) program, and more. Recorded live from The Overlook Hotel in Sidewinder, Colorado.
‘A Vivid Nightmarescape’, With Special Guest Dieter Bohn
Friday, 30 November 2018
Special guest Dieter Bohn joins the show to talk about Google’s new Pixel Slate Chrome OS tablet/laptop, the Pixel 3, Google’s fascinating new Night Sight camera mode, speculation on how Apple might move the Mac to ARM chips, and more.
‘Jony White’s Universe of Objective Purity’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 22 November 2018
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about iPad Pro — the new Pencil, the new amazing new hardware, keyboard options, and the OS that in many ways still feels meant for a phone. Also: the state of Apple’s MacBook lineup, and a plea to Apple to please — please — make the small Magic Keyboard in space gray.
‘Welcome to Dongletropolis’, With Special Guest Merlin Mann
Friday, 9 November 2018
Special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include the new iPad Pro and the state of iOS as a work platform, the mid-term election results, and holiday parties of yore.
‘North Korean USB Fan’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
You wanted more Moltz, you get more Moltz. Our thoughts and observations on Apple’s “There’s More in the Making” event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the products they announced: new MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, iPad Pros, and Apple Pencil.
‘I’ll Eat My Hat’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Saturday, 27 October 2018
Special guest John Moltz returns to the show (finally). Topics include the iPhone XR, next week’s Apple event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and more.
‘It’s a Deep Notch’, With Special Guest Dan Frommer
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include Apple Watch Series 4 and the notion of third-party watch faces, Google’s Pixel 3 phones and Pixel Slate two-in-one tablet/notebook, and Bloomberg’s disputed “The Big Hack” story.
‘Flabbergasting’, With Special Guest Nilay Patel
Monday, 24 September 2018
Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about the iPhone XS and XS Max. We got so caught up talking about cameras, we never even mention headphone jacks.
‘iPhone 🍸’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Tuesday, 4 September 2018
Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a deep dive into what was revealed (and what wasn’t) by Guilherme Rambo’s release last week of product marketing images of the apparently-named iPhone XS and Series 4 Apple Watch.
‘Smallen Up the Bezels’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Friday, 24 August 2018
Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics do include mechanical keyboards, but do not — I swear — include baseball. Also: speculation on what Apple might do with the non-Pro MacBook lineup.
‘Little Q&A’
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
Answering actual questions from actual listeners.
‘Cut That Mustache With Scissors’, With Special Guest Marco Arment
Friday, 27 July 2018
Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show for a brief discussion about the new MacBook Pro models and the state of Apple’s MacBook lineup.
‘Resources Up the Yang’, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
Saturday, 30 June 2018
Special guest Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about his exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new maps coming to Apple Maps, Google’s project Duplex, and the MacBook keyboard repair program.
‘AirPower, What’s That?’, With Special Guest Serenity Caldwell
Friday, 15 June 2018
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show for a post-WWDC wrap-up discussion. Topics include iOS 12, Memoji, Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, Apple Books, MacOS 10.14 Mojave, dark mode, UIKit apps on the Mac, and more.
Live From WWDC 2018 With Greg Joswiak and Mike Rockwell
Tuesday, 5 June 2018
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose, John Gruber is joined by Greg Joswiak and Mike Rockwell to discuss the news from WWDC: ARKit 2, the new USDZ file format, iOS 12, MacOS 10.14 “Mojave”, UIKit apps on MacOS, and more.
‘Pseudorandom Gibberish’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 31 May 2018
Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include MacBook keyboard failures, iOS passcode security, Google’s odd Duplex “demo”, Steam Link’s curious rejection from the App Store, AirPlay 2, and, of course, conjecture about next week’s WWDC.
‘Slathered in Incompetence’, With Special Guest Ben Thompson
Tuesday, 8 May 2018
Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s quarterly results, the discontinuation of Apple’s AirPort product line, and more.
‘$270 Worth of Unneeded Keyboards’, With Special Guest Jim Dalrymple
Friday, 27 April 2018
Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show. Topics include the litany of problems with MacBook keyboards, speculation regarding why Apple’s AirPower multi-device charging mat still isn’t shipping, Google’s proposal to replace SMS with a new protocol that isn’t encrypted, and more.
‘Top Men’, With Special Guest Matthew Panzarino
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about his exclusive behind-the-scenes profile with Apple’s Pro Workflow Team and state of Apple’s professional Mac hardware and software.
‘Spending Tim Cook’s Money’, With Special Guest Serenity Caldwell
Saturday, 31 March 2018
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show to talk about Apple’s education-focused event last week in Chicago.
‘Our Name Is Our Address’, With Special Guest Jason Kottke
Saturday, 24 March 2018
Finally. Jason Kottke is on the show to talk about 20 years of writing his eponymous website.
‘Podcast Amnesia’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Friday, 9 March 2018
Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include Apple and China, the 10th anniversary of the iPhone SDK, the future of the MacBook Air, and more. No baseball talk, except a little.
‘The “Press Real Hard” Era’, With Special Guest Marco Arment
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show for a brief discussion. Topics include Apple’s OS development strategy, HomePod and Siri, the sad state of Apple TV apps, where to get a good cheesesteak, how to boil water, and more.
‘Only Wireless. Less Smart Than an Echo. Lame.’, With Special Guest Paul Kafasis
Friday, 9 February 2018
Special guest Paul Kafasis returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s new HomePod, Farrago (Rogue Amoeba’s new soundboard app for the Mac), the Philadelphia Eagles’ triumph over the “New England” Patriots in Super Bowl 52, and we stir up a controversy regarding a 10-year-old cocktail devised by the boys at You Look Nice Today.
‘Don’t Tap the Monkey’, With Special Guest John Moltz
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
John Moltz returns to the show. We talk about the HomePod, the “cancellation” of iPhone X, Steve Jobs and the orange button, and Super Bowl 52. And a surprising amount of talk about dates.
‘Arbiter of Finallys’, With Special Guest Rene Ritchie
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about HomePod, clickbait, the Spectre/Meltdown security exploits, and a look back at Apple’s 2017 in review.
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa
Sunday, 31 December 2017
As per holiday tradition at The Talk Show, a brief chat about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with a cavalcade of special guests, including Guy English and John Siracusa.
‘Australian Battery Scam’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Saturday, 30 December 2017
Special guest Jason Snell returns for the penultimate episode of 2017. Topics include the iPhone battery performance-throttling saga, Google Maps vs. Apple Maps, new versions of iOS running slow on older iPhones, the new iMac Pro, iOS file management, and more.