Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down.
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#438: Some of that Google Money
November 17th, 2023 · 74 minutes
Flo goes on a covert operation to the Google Visitor Experience. Then, the company gets scorned in court not once but twice this week.
#437: The Android Apple Watch That Could Have Been
November 10th, 2023 · 73 minutes
We're feeling goofy this week discussing reports of an Android-friendly Apple Watch that was almost made and Google's desperation over making iMessage open source. The Pixel 8 won't let you make a fake I.D., and why is Boston getting a Google store?
#436: The Book of Revelations
November 3rd, 2023 · 60 minutes
Google's back in court, which means there's so much that was revealed. Sundar Pichai testified on Monday for three hours, followed by Prab, Google's senior vice president.
#435: Bottom Line: It’s Bad
October 27th, 2023 · 71 minutes
We cover Alphabet's quarterly earnings and why they hurt the stock, why the New York Times says that Google is worried about Apple, and some new features in Google Maps.
#434: Andy's Aria
October 20th, 2023 · 70 minutes
Andy shines in a solo episode this week, discussing the Android team's recent Reddit AMA and why Google was able to bring back Home Groups the way they used to be.
#433: A New Standard
October 13th, 2023 · 78 minutes
Andy has battery woes, and Flo reviewed the Pixel 8 Pro. Is Google's promise of seven years of software updates too good to be true?
#432: Everything Was Canned
October 5th, 2023 · 94 minutes
Google had an event for the new Pixel 8, and Flo was there! She joins us for a segment. And then, Andy solo summarizes this week's episode of MTV's The Real World: US DOJ vs. Google. (They finally kicked off Puck.)
#431: There Is No Alternative
September 29th, 2023 · 71 minutes
Apple spills the beans under oath about why Google is its default search engine. Google dumps another body in the graveyard. Bard AI is caught leaking queries into the ether. And Android 14 will let you use your phone camera as a webcam.
#430: All Too Well
September 22nd, 2023 · 75 minutes
Are you ready for Bard to read your emails? Should Google prioritize human-written words over AI-written ones? And why are Taylor Swift fans crashing Google's search engine?
#429: People Use Google Because It's Helpful
September 14th, 2023 · 76 minutes
Google is officially on trial the same week Apple reminds us why some people can't get enough of its walled garden. Wired interviews Sundar Pichai.