The Talk Show With John Gruber
The director?s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
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419: ?Podcasting Technology Cadence?, With MG Siegler
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MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about the drama surrounding Siri and Apple Intelligence.
2025-03-23Link to episode
418: ?Putting a Stink on the Letter X?, With Craig Hockenberry
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Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include Apple?s new hardware this week???M3 iPad Airs, A16 regular iPads, M4 MacBook Airs, and the M4 Max and surprising M3 Ultra Mac Studios. And we go deep on The Iconfactory?s years-in-the-making new app, [Tapestry](https://usetapestry.com/)???a universal timeline for the Internet.
2025-03-09Link to episode
417: ?Nothing Is Possible?, With Paul Kafasis
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Special guest: Paul Kafasis. Special topics: Siri/Super Bowl nonsense, ?Gulf of Mexico/America? nonsense, the iPhone 16e gets announced, and a veritable Bond villain buys the rights to the James Bond movie franchise.
2025-02-25Link to episode
416: ?A Professional Internet User?, With Vlad Prelovac
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Kagi founder and CEO Vlad Prelovac joins the show to talk about the business of web search, the thinking behind Kagi?s own amazing search engine, and their upstart WebKit-based browser Orion.
2024-12-24Link to episode
415: ?A Good Duck Butt?, With Allen Pike
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Special guest Allen Pike joins the show to talk about the state of generative AI and how Apple Intelligence measures up (so far). Also: some speculation on Apple?s pending acquisition of the ever-difficult-to-pronounce Pixelmator.
2024-12-02Link to episode
414: ?Annoying Friendliness?, With Joanna Stern
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Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about our new best friends, AI chatbots, and I chime in with how the Voight-Kampff test got it all wrong.
2024-11-19Link to episode
413: ?Holiday Party 2024?, With Merlin Mann
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This again. Jiminy. Well, once more, let's talk *around* another election, and try, by doing so, to maybe express something *about* it.
2024-11-09Link to episode
412: ?His Most Pro Shirt?, With Dan Moren
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Dan Moren returns to the show to discuss this week?s introductions of the first M4 Macs: iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pros.
2024-11-01Link to episode
411: ?An Acoustic Nightmare?, With Tyler Stalman
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Tyler Stalman joins the show to discuss the iPhone 16 lineup?s cameras, and the state of iPhone photography.
2024-10-08Link to episode
410: ?Shipping vs. Shipping?, With Jason Snell
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Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss Apple's September product announcements, and Meta's Orion prototype AR glasses.
2024-10-01Link to episode
409: ?The Dynamic Paradox?, With Nilay Patel
408: ?Good Enough to Be Pesky?, With Taegan Goddard
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Special guest Taegan Goddard, longtime writer and founder of Political Wire, joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of independent media.
2024-09-01Link to episode
407: ?Pinkie Swear?, With Chance Miller
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Chance Miller, ace reporter (and editor-in-chief) for 9to5Mac, joins the show to talk about the latest changes to Apple's DMA compliance plans with iOS, expectations for the September Apple event, and more.
2024-08-29Link to episode
406: ?Hock TUAW?, With Christina Warren
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Christina Warren (a.k.a. ?Mary Brown?) returns to the show. Topics include Apple?s new iOS 18.1 and MacOS 15.1 betas (featuring Apple Intelligence), a little reminiscing about Gil Amelio and Steve Jobs, and the bizarre saga of TUAW, resurrected as a zombie AI slopsite.
2024-08-01Link to episode
405: ?Chutes and Ladders?, With Hunter Hillegas
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Special guest Hunter Hillegas, author of the excellent Vegas Mate app, joins the show to discuss euphemistic emoji, the CrowdStrike fiasco, and the closing of the iconic Mirage resort in Las Vegas.
2024-07-29Link to episode
404: ?Curiously Short Episodes?, With John Moltz
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John Moltz returns to the show for a holiday-week look at the best of recent prestige streaming content, particularly Apple TV+. And, yes, a bit on the latest Apple/EU/DMA drama.
2024-07-01Link to episode
403: ?150 Million Calculator Apps?, With Quinn Nelson
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Quinn Nelson, renowned host of [Snazzy Labs](https://www.youtube.com/@snazzy), returns to the show to recap the highlights of WWDC: Apple Intelligence, platform updates, and the latest salvos from the EC regarding Apple?s compliance with the DMA.
2024-06-27Link to episode
402: ?Live From WWDC 2024?, With John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak
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Recorded in front of a live (and lively) audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss Apple?s announcements at WWDC 2024.
2024-06-12Link to episode
401: ?Chockdingus?, With Craig Hockenberry
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Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include the upcoming Daylight DC-1 monochrome ?e-paper? tablet, more thoughts on the new iPad Pros, and what we expect/hope for from Apple at WWDC. Also: a one-button keyboard.
2024-06-01Link to episode
400: ?Canadian Girlfriend Vibes?, With M.G. Siegler
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Special guest M.G. Siegler returns to the show to talk about the new iPad Pros, the iPadOS/MacOS functional gulf, the OpenAI/Scarlett Johansson controversy, and M.G.'s new blog Spyglass.
2024-05-25Link to episode
399: ?I Decapitated the MacBook Air?, With Federico Viticci
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Federico Viticci returns to the show to discuss MacStories?s 15th anniversary, Apple?s upcoming ?Let Loose? keynote for new iPad hardware, and more.
2024-04-30Link to episode
398: ?You?ve Never Seen Email Like This Before?, With John Moltz
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The one and only John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the relative dearth of original content for Vision Pro, WWDC rumors and guesses, and, yes, a wee bit about Apple's regulatory/antitrust tribulations.
2024-03-31Link to episode
397: ?Less Space Than a Nomad? Lame?, With Jason Snell
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Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the DOJ?s antitrust lawsuit against Apple. And sports gambling.
2024-03-27Link to episode
396: ?The Essence of Stealing?, With David Barnard
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Special guest David Barnard joins the show. Topics include the App Store???past, present, and post-DMA future???and the excellent new update to his app Weather Up.
2024-03-01Link to episode
395: ?I?m a Real-World Man?, With Adam Lisagor
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Adam Lisagor returns to the show to discuss, while wearing, Apple Vision Pro.
2024-02-13Link to episode
394: ?An Impossible Balcony?, With Matthew Panzarino
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Matthew Panzarino -- proprietor of the excellent new website/newsletter [The Obsessor](https://www.theobsessor.com/) -- returns to the show to talk about -- what else? -- the Vision Pro.
2024-02-01Link to episode
393: ?An Asterisk on the Bento Box?, With Marco Arment
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Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include the Apple-Masimo patent dispute over Apple Watch blood oxygen sensors, the new External Payment Links entitlement for the App Store, and more.
2024-01-25Link to episode
392: ?Halos and Harps?, With Casey Liss
391: ?Error -37?, With John Siracusa
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Special holiday guest: John Siracusa. Special holiday topics: the Apple/Masimo patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensors in Apple Watches, the ongoing Beeper Mini/iMessage saga, iOS 17.3?s upcoming Stolen Device Protection feature, Apple?s new Journal app. Also, an ode to big-ass tower desktops.
2023-12-24Link to episode
390: ?The Blurry Edge of Acceptable?, With Nilay Patel
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Nilay Patel returns to the show. Topics include the iPhones 15, journalism in the age of AI, and what it?s like to have Barack Obama on your podcast.
2023-12-01Link to episode
389: ?Two-Legged Stool?, With Gabe Rivera
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Special guest Gabe Rivera, founder of the indispensable news aggregator Techmeme, joins the show to talk about the state of news and social media.
2023-11-22Link to episode
388: ?What the Actual?, With Christina Warren
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Christina Warren joins the show to talk about Apple?s ?Scary Fast? event, introducing the new M3 MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac.
2023-11-01Link to episode
387: ?Are There Ever Too Many Love Songs??, With Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky
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Special guests Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky, co-founders of Lux, join the show to talk about their apps (Halide, Spectre, and Orion) and speculate about next week?s ?Scary Fast? Apple event.
2023-10-28Link to episode
386: ?Gate Number Two?, With John Moltz
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Special guest John Moltz joins the show to discuss the various iPhone 15 ?-gates?, rumors of Jony Ive working with OpenAI on an ?AI device?, and more.
2023-10-01Link to episode
385: ?Who?s Heef??, With Matthew Panzarino
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Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 15.
2023-09-28Link to episode
384: ?Pleading the Fifth?, With Michael Simmons
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Flexibits co-founder Michael Simmons returns to the show to talk about his experience at Apple?s developer lab for Vision Pro, and his enthusiasm for the future of spatial computing.
2023-09-01Link to episode
383: ?A Photocopy of a Fax?, With Jason Snell
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Jason Snell, come on down. You?re the next contestent on The Talk Show. Special topics: John Warnock and Adobe, Disney and Apple, the iMac?s 25th anniversary, and more.
2023-08-30Link to episode
382: ?What?s Happening??, With Craig Hockenberry
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Craig Hockenberry, the special guest with the special fleshy palms, returns to the show. Topics include Twitter/X, foldable phones, and our favorite features in iOS 17 now that it?s in public beta.
2023-08-01Link to episode
381: ?Tape Deck Dongle?, With Joanna Stern
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Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include the launch of Threads, Apple?s Vision Pro, and iPhone/iCloud device security. Also, some accidental car talk.
2023-07-12Link to episode
380: ?The M Is for Magnificent?, With Matthew Panzarino
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Matthew Panzarino returns to the show for a post-WWDC discussion about Vision Pro and VisionOS.
2023-06-30Link to episode
379: ?An Extra Kick in the Nuts?, With Christian Selig
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Christian Selig, developer of the excellent apps Apollo and Pixel Pals, joins the show to talk about Reddit's Twitter-fication, along with highlights from WWDC 2023.
2023-06-18Link to episode
378: ?Live From WWDC 2023?, With John Ternus, Mike Rockwell, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak
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Back in San Jose's historic California Theatre for the first time since 2019, special guests John Ternus, Mike Rockwell, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2023.
2023-06-08Link to episode
377: ?guyenglish.zip?, With Guy English
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Guy English returns to the show to talk about the live show from WWDC, Mac Pros past and future, Marathon and Mac gaming, and Apple?s seemingly imminent XR headset. And definitely *not* to talk about *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*.
2023-06-01Link to episode
376: ?One True HIG?, With Neil Jhaveri
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Neil Jhaveri, founder and lead developer of Mimestream, the terrific new native Mac email client for Gmail, joins the show to talk about email, Mac apps, and indie software development.
2023-05-29Link to episode
375: ?No False Humidity?, With Jason Snell
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Special guest: Jason Snell. Topics: Headset, headseat, headset. And no baseball talk other than how games might look in VR. Also: Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad, and GM's dumb decision to drop CarPlay.
2023-05-23Link to episode
374: ?The Paul McCartney of Car Salesmen?, With John Moltz
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John Moltz, ace reporter from The Daily Planet, returns to the show. Topics include Apple pushing ads through its own built-in apps, car shopping, and the burgeoning Twitter alternative Bluesky.
2023-05-01Link to episode
373: ?This Guy Reads a Lot Better?, With Quinn Nelson
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Special guest Quinn Nelson joins the show to talk about Apple?s rumored AR/VR headset, Apple silicon, and more.
2023-04-27Link to episode
372: ?$8 Billion in Late Fees?, With Rene Ritchie
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Rene Ritchie returns to the show to discuss generative AI (and what Apple might soon do with it), iPhone passcodes and iCloud device security, HBO Max turning into just plain Max, and *Make Something Wonderful*???one more thing from Steve Jobs.
2023-04-22Link to episode
371: ?The Skin of Your Pants?, With Daniel Jalkut
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Daniel Jalkut returns to the show to talk about AI chat, new emoji, and Apple Music Classical.
2023-04-01Link to episode
370: ?Fine Hypertext Products?, With Jason Kottke
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Jason Kottke returns to the show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kottke.org.
2023-03-12Link to episode