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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#270: Terribly Exciting and Terribly Concerning
August 28th, 2020 · 75 minutes
Flo and Andy ponder the future of streaming media now that Google Play Music is no longer playing along. Then, why Google engineers are confused about Android's privacy settings and how the new Earthquake Alert System works around the world.
#269: Google Down Under
August 20th, 2020 · 80 minutes
Andy has the Pixel 4a, and Flo can't capture the California wildfires with the OnePlus 8's Nightscape mode. We talk about the farce that is timely software updates, and why you should pay attention to why Google wrote an open letter to Australia.
#268: The Right Kind of Distraction
August 14th, 2020 · 84 minutes
We dive into all the drama associated with Epic Games' lawsuit against Google. We gush at length about the new Surface Duo and how it might shape the future of Android devices to come. And we muse about how the Pixel is the second coming of the Nexus.
#267: Rebuilding Year
August 6th, 2020 · 90 minutes
We'll touch upon the bummers from Alphabet's Q2 earnings call and why it's wrong to steal. This week also brings us the Pixel 4a and a whole lineup of new Samsung gadgets.
#266: Google-bit
July 31st, 2020 · 88 minutes
We talk about the theater that is US Congress and how Sundar Pichai carried the torch as the hearing veered off course. We'll also touch upon the rumors that Samsung is ditching Bixby for the Google Assistant, and we'll decode the Pixel 4a leak.
#265: Pure Momentum
July 24th, 2020 · 83 minutes
Andy and Flo discuss Google's efforts to compete with Amazon in online shopping and how Marc Levoy's departure will affect future generations of the Pixel. We also take a journey back to the days of internet yore, before Google was a search engine.
#264: Looking Ahead
July 17th, 2020 · 72 minutes
Flo looks up at the stars with the Pixel 3 and Andy wonders if he'll ever find neutral ground with YouTube Music. We discuss FastCompany's illuminating profile with ATAP's Dan Kaufman and why the EU's anti-trust concerns are delaying the FitBit turnover.
#263: Things That Make You Go "Hmm"
July 10th, 2020 · 91 minutes
Andy discovers a hack for clearing his YouTube Watch Later playlist, while Flo embarks on a journey beyond the Chrome browser. We run through Google's virtual smart home summit this week and get hyped for the Microsoft Surface Duo.
#262: Walk the Walk
July 3rd, 2020 · 94 minutes
We break down the players in YouTube's latest dramageddon and why the platform should take accountability for the drama that makes it off-screen. We'll also touch on YouTube TV's drastic price-hike and why Google Glass might be making a comeback.
#261: Is It Political?
June 26th, 2020 · 86 minutes
We discuss why Google is (again) in the antitrust hot seat, and why employees are demanding the company stop doing business with police departments. For our After-Dinner Mint, we'll play around with Google's Pinterest-wannabe, called Keen.