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The Talk Show With John Gruber

Daring Fireball / John Gruber•daringfireball.net
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The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
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Episodes

418: ‘Putting a Stink on the Letter X’, With Craig Hockenberry

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](https://usetapestry.com/) — a universal timeline for the Internet.

Mar 09, 2025•3 hr 42 min

417: ‘Nothing Is Possible’, With Paul Kafasis

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.

Feb 25, 2025•2 hr 1 min

415: ‘A Good Duck Butt’, With Allen Pike

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.

Dec 02, 2024•3 hr 33 min

407: ‘Pinkie Swear’, With Chance Miller

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.

Aug 29, 2024•2 hr 18 min

406: ‘Hock TUAW’, With Christina Warren

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.

Aug 01, 2024•2 hr 44 min

405: ‘Chutes and Ladders’, With Hunter Hillegas

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.

Jul 28, 2024•2 hr 56 min

403: ‘150 Million Calculator Apps’, With Quinn Nelson

Quinn Nelson, renowned host of [Snazzy Labs](https://www.youtube.com/@snazzy), 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.

Jun 27, 2024•3 hr 34 min

401: ‘Chockdingus’, With Craig Hockenberry

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.

Jun 01, 2024•2 hr 21 min

391: ‘Error -37’, With John Siracusa

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.

Dec 24, 2023•3 hr 44 min