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The Talk Show With John Gruber

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

277: ‘Polish Stink Eye’ With John Moltz

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.

Feb 24, 20202 hr 43 min

275: ‘Fake Faces’ With Glenn Fleishman

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.

Jan 23, 20203 hr 1 min

274: ‘Sport Mode’ With Merlin Mann

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.

Jan 18, 20202 hr 2 min

272: ‘The Save Twitch’ With Rich Siegel

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.

Dec 24, 20191 hr 59 min

271: ‘A Perfect Wheel’ With Jason Snell

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.

Dec 13, 20192 hr 46 min

269: ‘Maximally Thin’ With Casey Johnston

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.

Nov 19, 20191 hr 50 min

267: ‘Just the Tips’ With John Moltz

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.

Oct 30, 20191 hr 57 min

266: ‘iPhone-Colored Glasses’ With Rene Ritchie

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.

Oct 24, 20192 hr 21 min

265: ‘Thompson’s Razor’ With Ben Thompson

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.

Oct 09, 20192 hr 25 min

255: ‘Zap the PRAM’ With Jason Snell

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.

Jun 25, 20192 hr 47 min

254: Live From WWDC 2019 With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak

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.

Jun 07, 20191 hr 47 min

249: ‘Better Than Nothing’ With John Moltz

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.

Apr 25, 20192 hr 14 min

248: ‘Equally Confused’ With Peter Kafka

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+.

Apr 06, 20191 hr 38 min
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