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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#191: Doing the Deed

February 21st, 2019 · 82 minutes

Samsung isn't exactly Google, but we're going deep into the Galaxy S10 launch details this week. We're talking about the phones, the accessories, and the impact all these things will have on Android's bottom line.

#190: Happy Palentine's Day

February 14th, 2019 · 65 minutes

Flo's hosting this week, so there is lots of talk of reality television in the first half hour of this show (IT'S RELATED!).

#189: Ban-anated

February 8th, 2019 · 81 minutes

How do you reconcile using a service that's so helpful and simultaneously so invasive? We don't know, but we pondered about it.

#188: It's Google's Internet, We're All Just Living In It

January 31st, 2019 · 86 minutes

The theme this week is Google's influence on the internet. From YouTube algorithms to server backends, you won't believe how much Google has embedded into your life—and how much you can't do without it.

#187: Sensor Fatigue

January 24th, 2019 · 77 minutes

Andy talks about his hacked-together Nest temperature sensor and Flo wonder if there's a Wear OS smartwatch out there fit for her wrist.

#186: Nothing Gold Can Stay

January 17th, 2019 · 68 minutes

Andy is excited about the Wear OS watches floating around right now, while Flo wishes they'd be smaller and last a little longer.

#185: Who is CES for?

January 10th, 2019 · 77 minutes

CES 2019 is all anybody can talk about. But before Andy and Flo get into it, this week's show starts with a bit of catchup.

#184: Robots Without Emotion

January 4th, 2019 · 73 minutes

Flo and Andy are back for the first episode of the new year with a look at how Google's Project Soli will change the way we use devices. The two also discuss what Fuschia holds in store for Android, and why people are attacking Google's self-driving cars.

#183: A Year Without Android

December 28th, 2018 · 61 minutes

Time to play a game! Listen along to learn how to play.

#182: Internal Struggles

December 21st, 2018 · 68 minutes

This week, Andy and Flo are talking holiday things and the inevitability of Windows apps on Chrome OS. After the break, Andy and Flo discuss the internal blowback on Google's Project Dragonfly, and why Google contractors don't get discounted t-shirts.