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#568: A Persona of a Bearded Man
June 16th, 2025 · 106 minutes
The Summer of Fun begins with loads of WWDC follow-up, including some big-picture reflections on last week and a discussion of some of our favorite features in Apple's beta OS releases.
#567: Are We So Back?
June 9th, 2025 · 78 minutes
Live from Cupertino, Jason has his in-person reactions to Apple's WWDC announcements. And in London, Myke dangerously installs betas while reacting to momentous iPad and Mac news.
#566: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2025
June 2nd, 2025 · 94 minutes
It's time for our 10th annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? Will there be a major redesign? What will the AI story be? We predict it all!
#565: The Scent of Humane
May 26th, 2025 · 99 minutes
Myke and Jason debate the merits of Jony Ive and Sam Altman's big announcement and what it means for Apple, Tariffs continue to threaten iPhone sales, and Apple may have committed to smart glasses after all.
#564: California CarPlay Road Trip
May 19th, 2025 · 96 minutes
The future of CarPlay is here, sort of, as we break down Apple's sales pitch for CarPlay Ultra. Also, Tim Cook's India iPhone plan gets noticed, Apple and Epic go around again on Fortnite, and Bloomberg portrays Apple's internal AI struggles.
#563: Peanut or a Banana
May 12th, 2025 · 94 minutes
We've got more thoughts about Apple's current policies and legal troubles, Eddy Cue makes some surprising statements under oath, and there's suddenly an awful lot of conversation about products Apple might not release until 2027.
#562: Let's Break the Law
May 5th, 2025 · 105 minutes
We break down Apple's failure in U.S. District Court and what it means for the future of Apple's policies, corporate culture, corporate executives, and bottom line. Also (awkward!) we discuss Apple's quarterly financial results.
#561: International Intrigue
April 28th, 2025 · 84 minutes
Apple tiptoes a line between the U.S., China, and India, while Europe hits back with a big fine. Is the solution to the iPad's high-end malaise... the Mac menu bar? And for Google, no thermostat is forever.
#560: Thank All the Daddies
April 21st, 2025 · 96 minutes
Myke Hurley returns to the show to discuss eight weeks of fatherhood and fatherly advice, everything he's missed, and modern baby technology. Plus we wonder about Vision Pro rumors and Jason offers academic apologies and e-reader follow-up.
#559: All Fingers Are Digital
April 14th, 2025 · 112 minutes
After nearly 500 episodes away, Scott McNulty returns to the podcast to discuss the resilience of babies, dysfunction at Apple, the future of the Vision Pro, and (of course) ebooks and e-readers.