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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#370: Sustainable Value
July 29th, 2022 · 70 minutes
This week, we're checking in with Google. The Q2 2022 financial results are out, and while the Search Giant is doing fine, it will have to rethink a few other elements of the business.
#369: And Now, For Some Distractions
July 22nd, 2022 · 84 minutes
Andy is melting, but he's still intact enough to sit and chat with Flo about what makes the Google Pixel 6a so compelling. Reviews came out this week, including Flo's, and we're going through all the reasons why you might want Google's mid-ranger.
#368: Where Did Google Stuff the Bodies?
July 15th, 2022 · 75 minutes
We'll tell you about Flo's experience with the Nothing Phone (1) and why Google worries about TikTok and Instagram taking away precious eyes.
#367: Only Tangentially
July 10th, 2022 · 59 minutes
Your hosts will check up on their Nexus Q auctions before getting into the week's biggest tangential news: there might be ads coming to your Lock Screen.
#366: 'Tis The Times
July 1st, 2022 · 69 minutes
This week's podcast will dive into the latest case where law enforcement forces Google to hand over incriminating data. Then, because Google's hardware is the best distraction, we'll review some of the latest rumors surrounding the Pixel 6a.
#365: The Death of Google Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
June 23rd, 2022 · 79 minutes
No, Google is not dead, but a pundit on the internet thinks it is! Andy and Flo use this prompt to kick off this week's conversation. The consensus seems to be that it's not dead yet. The web has just changed.
#364: How to Minister to Artificial Intelligence
June 17th, 2022 · 76 minutes
Andy and Flo wonder why the new Chromecast ambient mode is cluttered with widgets before they get into a recent whistleblower's claims that Google's LaMDA is a sentient being. (It's not.)
#363: No More Spoilers
June 10th, 2022 · 69 minutes
This week, your hosts talk about why Google canceled a presentation on caste bias and why folks are asking the company to take action. Then, the latest Android 13 Beta 3 and our favorite parts of the recent Pixel feature drop.
#362: Farewell To Thee, Google Duo
June 3rd, 2022 · 69 minutes
This week, we're talking about why Google is deprecating Duo and rolling it up into Meet and what that means for the rest of us who just figured out how to use these things. Then, did you know there was another Pixel hardware leak?
#361: No Rage Buying
May 27th, 2022 · 77 minutes
Andy is wondering if it's worth going to the movies in person this weekend to see Bob's Burgers, and Flo is over the Google Assistant on her Samsung smartwatch.