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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    Latest Episodes

    #202: What's Next From Google?

    May 9th, 2019 · 67 minutes

    Andy and Flo talk all the essential Google I/O announcements, from the main themes of the keynote to the new hardware launched this week.

    #201: May Day

    May 2nd, 2019 · 81 minutes

    Andy and Flo talk about Google's new Wear OS widgets and Flo's latest purchases. In the spirit of May Day, we also discuss the growing discontent of some Google employees. Then after the second break, we get hyped for Google I/O.

    #200: 200th Episode Spectacular

    April 26th, 2019 · 68 minutes

    There's no hiding it. We've been doing this podcast for 200 episodes, and we're celebrating! This week, we have old friends (and former co-hosts) joining us for the celebration. Yasmine Evjen and Russell Ivanovic are back to talk a little shop.

    #199: So Many New Toys

    April 18th, 2019 · 83 minutes

    Whether it's Flo showing Andy her new gadgets, or Samsung launching its folding phone, we're talking about it. This week, we'll run through the Google-adjacent foldable phone fad to catch a glimpse at what's coming down the Android pipeline.

    #198: Google is a Hardware Company

    April 11th, 2019 · 71 minutes

    This week. Flo and Andy muse about all the ways that Google has transformed itself into a major hardware player. We talk about the midrange Pixel 3 rumblings, who analysts say is buying Pixel phones, and Google's next batch of Chrome OS devices.

    #197: No Wingnuts

    April 5th, 2019 · 77 minutes

    Flo details the death of her Pixel 3, while Andy takes us down memory lane with an excerpt from his Google+ archives. After the first break, we'll talk about the latest Bloomberg piece on how YouTube discouraged its employees from reporting toxic videos.

    #196: Quote Unquote

    March 28th, 2019 · 84 minutes

    #195: YouTube's Big Problem

    March 21st, 2019 · 82 minutes

    This week, a somber discussion about last week's Christchurch attacks and how YouTube's disaster team acted to stop the propagation of hateful messaging.

    #194: You've Been Sherlocked

    March 14th, 2019 · 93 minutes

    Andy helps Flo work out some feelings, and the two hosts agree that Google Home Minis have propagated like furry little tribbles. After the break, a full breakdown of Senator Elizabeth Warren's proposal to break up Google and the rest of Silicon Valley.

    #193: Generational Differences

    March 8th, 2019 · 70 minutes

    Gear up for a serious discussion about YouTube's content problem, what the company is doing to combat predatory commenters, and why we should be louder about our discontent over the platform's failure to properly curate child-friendly content.