This week, with special guest Niléane : Apple can’t shake its love of titanium, big upgrades in store for the Apple Watch Ultra 4, the first iOS 27 features officially announced, a lightweight alternative to Spotlight, and our favorite web browsers! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily new...
May 21, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 21
This week: Tons of details on features coming in iOS 27, the surprisingly exciting Apple Watch Series 12, how to make a Home Screen that doesn’t suck, and our weirdest product review yet. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himsel...
May 15, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 20
This week: You can get your money back if you’re annoyed with Siri, Apple reportedly DOUBLES its orders on the MacBook Neo (while practically discontinuing the Mac mini), and how Apple will win the AI war. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary...
May 07, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 19
This week: The Vision Pro may be dead for good, iPhone bezels may be dead for good, Apple Intelligence features may be revived, and how long the MacBook Neo may last. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender ...
Apr 30, 2026•57 min•Ep. 18
This week: It’s a revolving door at Apple Park — Tim Cook is out, John Ternus is in, Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry is in, and MagSafe is out, except it might also be in! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Wee...
Apr 23, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 17
This week: A major leak on Apple’s smart glasses, the bizarre solution to Apple’s AI brain drain, how engineers cracked foldable screens, a setup we’ve never seen the likes of before, whether it’s time to upgrade to Tahoe — and how to solve its most hated feature. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of th...
Apr 16, 2026•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 16
This week: Tons of new details on the awesome iPhones coming this fall, months-long delays are hitting the Mac mini and Mac Studio, possibly existential news for the MacBook Neo, how to get stunning space wallpapers, and the best Mac Studio setup of all time! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top...
Apr 09, 2026•56 min•Ep. 15
This week: Griffin’s first impressions of the AirPods Max 2, we bid farewell to the Mac Pro by honoring a top setup, and our celebration of Apple’s 50th birthday. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is a...
Apr 02, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 14
This week: What the new Siri will actually do, WWDC26 is official, the grim reaper of services revenue is coming for Apple Maps, the top features of iOS 26.4 and the iPad Air versus the MacBook Neo! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Lea...
Mar 26, 2026•58 min•Ep. 13
This week, with special guest Christina Warren: The surprise drop of AirPods Max 2, a deep dive on OpenClaw and agentic coding, and our final thoughts after a full week with the Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-...
Mar 19, 2026•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 12
This week: We go hands-on with the new Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e! Also: The Neo has everyone freaking out, bad news about the M6 MacBook Pro and new emoji coming in iOS 26.4. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leande...
Mar 12, 2026•53 min•Ep. 11
Leander speaks to David Pogue, renowned author and technology journalist, about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years . Watch this interview on YouTube Links: Buy Apple: The First 50 Years Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Macintosh Portable PowerBook 100 series The Apple Car PowerBook Duo iMac G3 The Death of Mac OS 9 Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs...
Mar 09, 2026•50 min
This week: Our reactions to Apple’s mad week of announcements — the good and bad from the iPhone 17e, the iPad Air, the incredible M5 MacBooks, the shocking new Studio Displays, and the all-new MacBook Neo. Plus, we’ll grade our predictions from last week! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top da...
Mar 05, 2026•59 min•Ep. 10
This week, with special guest Casey Liss : Thanks to the success of Cosmic Orange, new colors are coming to iPhone 18 Pro, but they’re a bit WTF, the super clever way the first touchscreen Macs will work, exciting changes in iOS 26.4 beta 2, an even weirder keyboard setup than last week’s, plus our predictions for next week’s Apple announcements! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Submit your...
Feb 26, 2026•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 9
This week: Apple’s got an "event" coming up in the first week of March! We’ll get into what we think it is. Also: Apple’s fast-tracking three wearable AI products and one of them is already a known bust, some big changes in iOS 26.4, a truly genius MacBook Air setup, and our hands-on with a great iPhone game controller for the rest of us. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult ...
Feb 19, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 8
This week: The new Siri is slipping yet again — but that’s a good thing, Eddy Cue pulls the plug on Apple’s AI doctor, more new AirPods Pro are on the way, the best multi-Mac setups, and we’ve got a great tip for the Messages app. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions and feedback; or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews...
Feb 12, 2026•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 7
Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Xcode’s AI agents can build an app from scratch in a day, major new details on the folding iPhone — and a potential second folding iPhone, whether Apple plans obsolescence, and a trick that’ll wrangle notifications on your iPhone. Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the...
Feb 05, 2026•55 min•Ep. 6
Watch this episode on YouTube This week: The surprise launch of the new AirTag — and our review, how to get custom music in your Apple Music library, and a deep dive into the mysterious and murky past of Lewis Wallace. Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac...
Jan 29, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 5
Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Siri’s growing up as a proper chatbot, Apple copies the raging success of the Humane Ai Pin, why your next Mac might cost even more, how you can make your Mac hot, and a truly bizarre prison-inspired user setup. Links: Apple may reinvent Siri as a conversational AI in iOS 27 Forget the old, nearly useless Siri — Apple will reportedly upgrade the iPhone’s voice assistant into an AI-powered chatbot with iOS 27. Users will supposedly be able to converse with...
Jan 22, 2026•53 min•Ep. 4
Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Google’s Gemini is officially powering next-gen Siri, Apple overhauls all its pro apps, details on OpenAI’s first hardware product, and we go hands-on with a folding iPhone model! This week’s stories: It’s official — Google Gemini will power Siri’s major AI overhaul Google’s Gemini AI is now set to power the long-promised overhaul of Apple’s Siri voice assistant, turning months of speculation into confirmation after Apple made the partnership official in ...
Jan 15, 2026•57 min•Ep. 3
Watch this episode on YouTube This week: The cutting-edge tech we expect to see in the folding iPhone, the hot new trend that beautifies your big camera bump, the weirdest auction of old Apple tat ever, a brand new app that’ll keep you fit, and the best Mac setup of 2025. This week’s stories: Samsung teases the foldable iPhone’s biggest upgrade At CES 2026, Samsung showcased a crease-less folding OLED panel that might be headed for Apple’s first foldable iPhone. Decorating your iPhone with tiny ...
Jan 08, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 2
Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Our look ahead at what’s coming in 2026 — and we’ll bring some forgotten Apple products back from the dead. This week’s stories: 15 new products to expect from Apple in 2026 Apple is preparing a wave of new products for 2026, including a folding iPhone, powerful new Macs, refreshed iPads and new smart home gear. Spigen Classic C1 Mac mini stand New LG displays Dead Apple product draft: iPod Hi-Fi AirPort Extreme Apple LaserWriter iPod touch 12-inch MacBoo...
Dec 30, 2025•56 min•Ep. 1
Watch this episode on YouTube This is the last show with Leander, Lewis and Griffin — we’re here to review the biggest news stories, rumors, leaks and madness of 2025. We’re going to talk about everything that happened in 2025 in extreme detail and wonderful nuance. Specifically, of Apple. This week’s stories: 2025 was huge for Apple — here’s why In this end-of-year roundup, we’ve gathered the most ground-breaking rumors, consequential news and biggest surprises of 2025. Introducing iPhone Pocke...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Introducing the new Cult of Mac podcast, coming January 1st (probably). Produced by Extra Ordinary for Cult of Mac. Music composed by Will Davenport, arranged by D. Griffin Jones.
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