358: ‘Double-Digit Domains’, With Paul Kafasis
Paul Kafasis returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro, and Rogue Amoeba’s 20th anniversary.
Episodes
The Talk Show With John Gruber
The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Episodes
357: ‘Fluent Cupertinoese’, With Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about Apple’s “Far Out” event, the iPhones 14, and The Verge’s redesign.
356: ‘An Unranted Rant’, With Rosemary Orchard
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.
355: ‘The Creaturest of Habits’, With Daniel Jalkut
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.
354: ‘Get Me to the Fainting Couch’, With John Moltz
Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to talk about Center Stage, Stage Manager, and all the other stages.
353: ‘Shop Different’, With Michael Steeber
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.
352: ‘I’ve Kissed That Mouse’, With Marco Arment
Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Air and stuff.
351: ‘Here You Go, Cheapskate’, With Rene Ritchie
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.
350: ‘Your Sack of Meat With Teeth’, With Jason Snell
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).
349: ‘Live From WWDC 2022’, With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak
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.
348: ‘Joe Biden’s Gum’’, With John Moltz
Very special guest: John Moltz. Very special topics: flat Apple Watches, USB-C iPhones, and more.
347: ‘After Steve’, With Tripp Mickle
Special guest Tripp Mickle joins the show to talk about his new book, *After Steve*, reporting on the last decade at Apple.
346: ‘Like Neo Dodging Bullets’, With Zach Gage
Zach Gage joins the show to talk about game design and creativity, including his new game Knotwords.
345: ‘A Fake Crank on the Web’, With Michael Simmons
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.
344: ‘Devastation, Pessimism, and Rage’, With Glenn Fleishman
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”.
343: ‘Fussy Typography Improvements’, With Paul Kafasis
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.
342: ‘Doggy Lake’, With Matthew Panzarino
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about Apple's new Mac Studio and Studio Display.
341: ‘A Cold Glass in Hell’, With Casey Liss
Special guest Casey Liss joins the show to talk about Apple's new Studio Display and what makes a good martini.
340: ‘Billionaires Have Beefs’, With Tom Watson and Daniel Agee
Special guests Tom Watson and Daniel Agee join the show to talk about Glass, their upstart photo sharing app and community.
339: ‘2006: Hard Work’, With Ken Kocienda
Special guest Ken Kocienda joins the show to talk about his years at Apple and the creation of the original iPhone.
338: ‘That’ll Pivot His Tables’, With Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about unwanted AirTag tracking, and what we expect from Apple’s rumored March product event.
337: ‘See Me After Class’, With Jason Snell
Jason Snell returns to the show to dissect the Six Colors 2021 Apple Report Card. Also: the care and feeding of mechanical keyboards.
336: ‘He Looked Like a Fred’, With John Moltz
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.
335: ‘Blofeld-69-420’, With Guy English
Guy English returns to the show to talk about video games, the cold, the *Heat*, and the state of streaming video services.
334: ‘High-Margin Candy Bar’, With Dieter Bohn
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.
333: ‘Schrödinger’s Feature’, With Rene Ritchie
Apple’s 2021 year in review, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
332: ‘The Post-Doom Era’, With Joanna Stern
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.
331: ‘John Was the Problem’, With Merlin Mann
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”.
330: ‘Headline Goes Here’, With Jim Dalrymple
Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show to discuss the past and future of Apple-centric reporting.
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.