Stephen Hackett

(he/him)

Stephen Hackett is the co-founder of Relay FM and hosts several shows on the network. Stephen's writing can be found at 512 Pixels, where he has generated typos about Apple, technology and more since 2008. He lives in Memphis, TN, with his wife, their three children and way too many old Macs.


Shows

20 Macs

Jason Snell and a collection of long-time Mac watchers discuss the most notable parts of Macintosh history.

Connected

Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other show can.

Departures

A feed of our special events.

Liftoff

Liftoff was a podcast about space, the universe, and everything. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand the major developments as explained by enthusiastic space fans Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell.

Mac Power Users

Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users since 2009, one conversation at a time.

Ungeniused

Ungeniused is a show dedicated to covering the weirdest articles found on Wikipedia and sharing knowledge you'll (probably) never be able to use in real life.

Retired Shows

CMD Space

CMD+SPACE was an interview show by Myke Hurley that puts a spotlight on the people behind awesome projects. It predated Inquisitive.

Download

From products and companies to services and trends, Download’s weekly panel of experts analyzed the biggest topics in tech … and a few you may have missed.

Flashback

Not all tech products succeed once on the market, and some are killed off with little warning. Flashback looked back at failed tech products to see what we can learn by studying their demises.

Query

Query was like that one smart nerd in your family who gets stuck fixing everyone's computers and phones during holiday get-togethers.

The Prompt

The Prompt was a weekly panel discussion on technology, and the culture surrounding Apple and related companies. It evolved into Connected in 2014.

Guest Appearances

Paper Places #5: Writing a Successful Blog in 2024, with Stephen Hackett August 30th, 2024

Clockwise #567: That's Not How Capitalism Works August 14th, 2024

Upgrade #512: Pros Are the Little Boats May 13th, 2024

Upgrade #496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft January 22nd, 2024

Upgrade #474: I'm Not a Doctor, I'm an Auditor August 28th, 2023

Thoroughly Considered #101: The Last Detail with Stephen Hackett July 19th, 2023

Upgrade #397: My Favorite Amount of Transistors March 8th, 2022

B-Sides #43: Stephen has a Lime July 16th, 2021

20 Macs #27: The 21st Mac March 26th, 2021

20 Macs #20: iMac G3 (#1) December 31st, 2020

Top Four #71: Christmas Episodes of The Office December 21st, 2020

20 Macs #17: MacBook Air (#4) December 11th, 2020

20 Macs #14: iBook G3 (#7) November 13th, 2020

20 Macs #13: Power Mac G4 Cube (#8) November 6th, 2020

20 Macs #12: iMac G4 (#9) October 30th, 2020

20 Macs #10: Mac Portable (#11) October 9th, 2020

20 Macs #9: Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (#12) October 2nd, 2020

Rocket #300: Dessert October 1st, 2020

20 Macs #7: Mac mini (#14) September 18th, 2020

20 Macs #5: Blue and White Power Mac G3 (#16) September 4th, 2020

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