Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
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#368: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs
August 30th, 2021 · 124 minutes
It's the first-ever Upgrade Call-In Show! This week, Myke and Jason answer listener questions about Apple, themselves... and popular dance steps. Go ahead caller--we're listening.
#367: My Experience With the Floating Lozenges
August 23rd, 2021 · 90 minutes
This week we kick off our annual fundraising for St. Jude, ask listeners to call in with their questions, and discuss how Apple approaches putting features in--and taking them out--of its public betas.
#366: The Node Legacy
August 16th, 2021 · 94 minutes
What does it mean to be a native Mac app in the era of SwiftUI, Catalyst, and Electron? Also: the fallout from Apple's child-protection announcements, it's a Ted Lasso Christmas, and how we're traveling with iPads and Macs today.
#365: Apple's Compromise
August 9th, 2021 · 116 minutes
This week Myke and Jason discuss Apple's child safety announcements. Also, Apple rediscovers its online store, and streaming services keep trying to build new franchises.
#364: Content Arms Dealer
August 2nd, 2021 · 107 minutes
Myke and Jason discuss last week's record Apple financial results, and then Jason welcomes special guest Julia Alexander for a mega-Upstream about ScarJo v. Disney, the future of movies, and the current state of affairs for streaming services.
#363: Our App Is a Game Now
July 26th, 2021 · 110 minutes
Football is Life! This week Myke and Jason join Netflix in pretending to understand games, ponder a smarter Apple display, and then discuss "Loki" and the return of "Ted Lasso."
#362: He's Posting More Chickens!
July 19th, 2021 · 96 minutes
Jason's back, and Myke has a lot of questions about his vacation. They also discuss a load of Apple TV+ news, new Safari betas, the MagSafe battery pack, and a bunch of Apple hardware rumors.
#361: It’s Not an Artistic Exercise
July 12th, 2021 · 136 minutes
For the first time Jason is (mostly) off this week! After discussing who’s winning the streaming wars, Myke challenges John Siracusa to describe his ideal Mac, asks Merlin Mann to share what he’s excited about, and answers a #myketalk from Jay Miller.
#360: Big Minimizers
July 5th, 2021 · 87 minutes
Presenting Upgrade 360, where YOU choose the audio quality! (The quality of the actual content was up to us.) The podcast bubble keeps expanding, and the macOS Public Beta has arrived. It's a podcast, like usual. Unless you'd prefer it to be different.
#359: Hi Everybody... Pineapple
June 28th, 2021 · 129 minutes
SUMMER OF FUN! This week we've got new beachwear, a mega Summer edition of #askupgrade, dreams of larger iPads, and a less fun conversation about Apple's reaction to potential new tech legislation.