The Talk Show With John Gruber

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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

329: ‘The Scotland Board of Tourism’, With David Smith

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.

Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 29 min

328: ‘The Warden’s Dilemma’, With Ben Thompson

Dithering CEO Ben Thompson returns to the show to go deep on the concept of the metaverse.

Nov 13, 2021•2 hr 58 min

327: ‘Giddy With Mac-Ness’, With Daniel Jalkut

Special guest Daniel Jalkut returns to the show to talk about the new MacBook Pros.

Nov 01, 2021•2 hr 44 min

326: ‘A Very Large Nap’, With John Moltz

Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to discuss the products Apple has released this week.

Oct 29, 2021•2 hr 39 min

325: ‘The Negative Version of Icing on the Cake’, With Nilay Patel

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.

Oct 16, 2021•2 hr 28 min

324: ‘A Pretty Generic Thing You Stick in a Hole’, With Jason Snell

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.

Oct 01, 2021•2 hr 20 min

323: ‘Skeptical Not Cynical’, With Matthew Panzarino

Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13 and their camera systems.

Sep 29, 2021•2 hr 40 min

322: ‘It Was More Arial Than Helvetica’, With Rene Ritchie

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.

Sep 18, 2021•2 hr 4 min

321: ‘Just a Standard Bird’, With MG Siegler

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.

Sep 01, 2021•2 hr 58 min

320: ‘Paper Floor Mats’, With Christina Warren

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.

Aug 23, 2021•2 hr 9 min

319: ‘You Called Him Pixel Mature’, With John Moltz

Special guest: John Moltz. Special topics: Playdate preorders, MagSafe battery packs, iPad keyboard covers, Facebook and NSO Group, Safari 15 betas, and “Loki”.

Jul 30, 2021•2 hr 47 min

318: ‘Holes in the Blast Door’, With Matthew Panzarino

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.

Jul 22, 2021•2 hr 6 min

317: ‘The NOC List’, With Rene Ritchie

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.

Jun 27, 2021•2 hr 59 min

316: Remote From WWDC 2021 With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak

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.

Jun 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min

315: ‘I Don’t Know How to Read’, With Joanna Stern

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.

May 29, 2021•2 hr 57 min

314: ‘Obviously Tier One’, With Marco Arment

Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new Apple TV remote control. (Also, the new M1 iMacs and iPad Pros.)

May 25, 2021•2 hr 15 min

313: ‘The Sour Grapes Commission’, With Glenn Fleishman

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.

May 01, 2021•3 hr 59 min

312: ‘Not to Get Zealotrous’, With Craig Mod

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.

Apr 11, 2021•3 hr 37 min

311: ‘Toaster Fridgey’, With Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to speculate about pending Apple product announcements and events. Lots of guessing, no wagering.

Apr 01, 2021•2 hr 55 min

310: ‘Russian Nesting Doll Code’, With Jason Snell

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.

Mar 24, 2021•3 hr 32 min

309: ‘Pinkies on the Semicolon’, With John Siracusa

The state of the Mac, with special guest John Siracusa.

Feb 27, 2021•3 hr 54 min

308: ‘Peak Hubris’, With Christina Warren

Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about Apple Car, Apple TV, Clubhouse, and Bloomberg hamfistedly revisiting “The Big Hack”.

Feb 20, 2021•2 hr 27 min

307: ‘Soviet Toilet Paper’, With John Moltz

John Moltz returns to the show to give stock market investment advice.

Feb 01, 2021•3 hr 37 min

306: ‘A Total Landscaping’, With Mike Monteiro

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”.

Jan 16, 2021•2 hr 45 min

305: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa’

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.

Jan 01, 2021•3 hr 1 min