Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new 10th-gen iPad and M2 iPads Pro. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get $100 credit. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Indochino : Made for you. Promo code: thetalkshow . Backblaze : Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Links: Jason’s review of the new iPads . Jason’s take on the iPad announceme...
Oct 25, 2022•2 hr 31 min
Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about AI image generation (along with a few asides). Sponsored by: Alex Weinstein : Handmade music for picture. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Links: Stable Diffusion . Diffusion Bee : easily install and run on a Mac. Midjourney . Merlin’s Wisdom Project . Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story ...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Paul Kafasis returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro, and Rogue Amoeba's 20th anniversary. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Retool : Build internal tools 10× faster. Indochino : Made for you. Use promo code thetalkshow for $50 any purchase of $399 or more. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. ShipStation : Shipping software...
Oct 01, 2022•2 hr 31 min
Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about Apple’s “Far Out” event, the iPhones 14, and The Verge’s redesign. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Hullo Pillow : Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Backblaze : Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Links: Nilay's iPhone 14 Pro review for The Verge . Yours truly's iPhon...
Sep 21, 2022•3 hr 14 min
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. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Indochino : Made for you. Promo code: thetalkshow for $50 off any purchase of $399 or more. Kolide : An endpoint security solution for teams that want to meet their compliance goals without sacrificing privacy. Links: Rosemary’s blog . Automators — Rosema...
Sep 01, 2022•2 hr 11 min
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. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Re...
Aug 26, 2022•2 hr 30 min
Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to talk about Center Stage, Stage Manager, and all the other stages. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation ShipStation : Shipping software for wherever you sell, however you ship. Links: Niki Tonsky on Twitter on MacOS 13 Settings . Craig Federighi on Stage Manager at this year's The Talk Show Live From ...
Aug 18, 2022•2 hr 31 min
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. Sponsored by: Retool : Build internal tools 10× faster. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Hello Fresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Links: Michael Steeber’s homepage . The App Store ...
Aug 01, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Air and stuff. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. ShipStation : Shipping software for wherever you sell, however you ship. 60-day free trial with code thetalkshow . Hover : Find a d...
Jul 26, 2022•3 hr 9 min
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. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Kolide : Endpoint security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today; no credit card required. Links: Rene’s review of the new M2 13-inch MacBook Pro . The M2 MacBook Pr...
Jul 01, 2022•2 hr 2 min
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). Sponsored by: RevenueCat : In-app subscriptions made easy. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Kolide : Endpoint Security for teams that Slack. Try ...
Jun 28, 2022•2 hr 34 min
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. Sponsored by: MacStadium : Private Mac clouds built by developers, for developers. Atoms : The ideal everyday shoe. Links: This episode, in video, on YouTube . The WWDC 2022 Keynote . “Computers Are Fun and Useful” This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton....
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Very special guest: John Moltz. Very special topics: flat Apple Watches, USB-C iPhones, and more. Sponsored by: Alex Weinstein : We’re all storytellers. And as a storyteller, you know that music is one of your essential tools. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Kolide : Endpoint Security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today; no credit card required. Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Special guest Tripp Mickle joins the show to talk about his new book, After Steve , reporting on the last decade at Apple. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Kolide : Endpoint Security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today; no credit card required. Links: After Steve . Amazon . Bookshop . Apple Books . “ How Technocrats Trium...
May 15, 2022•2 hr 7 min
Zach Gage joins the show to talk about game design and creativity, including his new game Knotwords . Transcript . Sponsors Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Kolide : Endpoint Security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today; no credit card required. Links Knotwords . Zach Gage’s portfolio website , with a full list of games . Really Bad Chess , which is actual...
May 09, 2022•2 hr 28 min
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. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Retool : Build internal tools 10x faster. Iodyne : Introducing the all-new Pro Data. Links: Flexibits: ...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 47 min
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 . Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Hello Fresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing. Links: “ Take Control of Unta...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 41 min
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. Sponsored by: Drafts : Where text starts. Special 10th anniversary offer: get Drafts Pro for just $4.99 for the first year. The whole year. Seriously. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delive...
Apr 15, 2022•2 hr 45 min
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about Apple's new Mac Studio and Studio Display. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Backblaze : Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Links: Panzarino’s interview with Apple execs Tom Boger, S...
Apr 01, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Special guest Casey Liss joins the show to talk about Apple's new Studio Display and what makes a good martini. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Remote : Global HR solutions for distributed teams. Links: Studio Display: Casey’s summary of the state of external retina displays in December 2021 . My Review of the Apple Studio Display ....
Mar 27, 2022•2 hr 23 min
Special guests Tom Watson and Daniel Agee join the show to talk about Glass, their upstart photo sharing app and community. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Links: Glass on the web . Glass on the App Store : “No ads, no algorithms.” Special link, just for listeners of the show, for one free month on a ...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 59 min
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. Sponsored by: Remote : Global HR Solutions for distributed teams. Retool : Build internal tools 10× faster. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links: Up Spell — Ken’s iOS word game. “Wallaby” iPhone prototype hardware . Steve Jobs’s quote on the wall outside Town Hall at Infinite Loop: “If you do someth...
Mar 01, 2022•2 hr 23 min
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about unwanted AirTag tracking, and what we expect from Apple’s rumored March product event. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Links: Apple Support: “Set up home theater audio with HomePod mini or HomePod and Apple TV 4K” . AirTags and Stalking: Kashmir Hill’s NYT story on tracker accuracy, bas...
Feb 26, 2022•2 hr 2 min
Jason Snell returns to the show to dissect the Six Colors 2021 Apple Report Card. Also: the care and feeding of mechanical keyboards. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Remote : Global HR solutions for distributed teams. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Links: Apple in 2021: The Six Colors Report Card . Breaking down the results with charts and graphs , thanks to Kieran Healy. “ Da...
Feb 15, 2022•2 hr 46 min
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. Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing (with lots of warm options for...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Guy English returns to the show to talk about video games, the cold, the Heat , and the state of streaming video services. Sponsored by: Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Links: “Heat 2”: “ Heat ”. Michael Mann’s tweet announcing “Heat 2” . I almost plotzed . Michael Mann on The Rewa...
Jan 27, 2022•2 hr 6 min
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. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Earnest : Freedom of choice meets student loans. Links: “ Springboard: The Secret History of the First Real Smartphone ” — the full 30-minute documentary. (That s...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Apple’s 2021 year in review, with special guest Rene Ritchie. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Links: January: John Ternus becomes SVP of hardware; Dan Riccio takes over VR/AR . February: iOS 14.5 and unlocking with Apple Watch while wearing a mask. Ma...
Dec 31, 2021•2 hr 45 min
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. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. RevenueCat : In-app subscriptions made easy. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Links: Joanna on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last week . (Really fu...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 59 min
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 . Sponsored by: Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing LinkedIn Talent Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Links: Who’s who in “Get Back”? A guide to the non-Beatles in Peter Jackson’s documentary . “And Your Bird Can Sing” (Take 2) April 20, 1966 . Amazon.com: ...
Dec 11, 2021•3 hr 10 min
