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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436: ?Financial Boner?, With Tyler Hayes
Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new ?sonic logo?), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations.
2025-12-01Link to episode
435: ?Lincoln Bio Services?, With Stephen Robles
Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.
2025-11-22Link to episode
434: ?Knee-Jerk Contrarian?, With Dan Frommer
Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include the indie media business, the iPhone Pocket, the iPhone Air (including rumors about the second generation model), AI ?personalities?, and five years of Apple Silicon Macs. Also, six years of Dan?s site, The New Consumer.
2025-11-18Link to episode
433: ?Meat Bags?, With Brian Mueller
Special guest Brian Mueller, developer of Carrot Weather, joins the show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his utterly ridiculous but totally serious weather app.
2025-11-01Link to episode
432: ?You and Frank Sinatra?, With Dan Moren
Dan Moren returns to the show. Topics include Atlas, ChatGPT's new web browser (or anti-web browser) for the Mac; Apple's loss in a "landmark" regulatory lawsuit in the UK regarding App Store commission rates; multiple reports of poor sales for the iPhone Air; and Apple's M5 product announcements: MacBook Pro, iPads Pro, and Vision Pro.
2025-10-26Link to episode
431: ?Iconic Pig Lipstick?, With John Moltz
John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one word about baseball, but some *Star Wars* talk may or may not have snuck in.
2025-10-01Link to episode
430: ?Ersatz PopSocket?, With Andru Edwards
Special guest Andru Edwards joins the show. Topics include Google?s Pixel 10 event and the Pixel 10 family of devices, AI?s effect on computational photography, foldable phones, and some speculation on Apple?s September 9 ?Awe Dropping? event.
2025-09-01Link to episode
429: ?Weird Turtle Fake Out?, With Matthew Panzarino
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include 007 logo creator Joe Caroff?s death at 103, Google?s weird ?Made by Google? event hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the UK supposedly dropping its demand for an iCloud encryption backdoor, and Apple?s workaround for the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor patent stalemate.
2025-08-26Link to episode
428: ?Michigan-Starred Fine Dining?, With Louie Mantia
Special guest Louie Mantia joins the show to talk about Liquid Glass, the various OS 26 updates, and the worrisome state of Apple's UI design overall. Also: sandwiches.
2025-08-01Link to episode
427: ?The Shift-2 Crowd?, With Jason Snell
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the early PC platform rivalries of the 1980s, iOS 26 leaks (and Apple suing YouTuber Jon Prosser), the various Apple OS 26 public betas and the state of Liquid Glass, and more. (Where by ?more? I mean a little baseball and keyboard nerdery.)
2025-07-26Link to episode
426: ?The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel?, With David Smith
Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer's perspective look at WWDC 2025.
2025-07-01Link to episode
425: ?Through the Wall Like Kool-Aid Man?, With Chance Miller
Chance Miller returns to the show to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2025.
2025-06-27Link to episode
424: ?Live From WWDC 2025?, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join me to discuss Apple?s announcements at WWDC 2025.
2025-06-14Link to episode
423: ?Sewing Machine Repair Shop?, With Patrick McGee
Patrick McGee joins the show to discuss his must-read new book, *Apple in China* -- one of the best books about Apple anyone has ever written.
2025-05-30Link to episode
422: ?A Monkey on a Rock?, With Stephen Hackett
Stephen Hackett, proprietor of 512 Pixels and co-founder of Relay (purveyor of many fine podcasts), joins the show. Topics include: IO (or if you will, io), the new joint venture of OpenAI and Jony Ive?s LoveFrom; the sheer fantasy of ?Made in America? iPhones; and Fortnite?s return to the US App Store.
2025-05-27Link to episode
421: ?The Ratchet of Flippancy?, With Craig Mod
Craig Mod returns to the show to discuss his splendid new book, *Things Become Other Things*. Other topics include creating with AI tools (including programming), social media permanence vs. ephemerality, and more.
2025-04-30Link to episode
420: ?The Best Hatched Plan?, With Glenn Fleishman
Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show for episode 420 on 4/20, but everyone?s sober, I swear. Topics include Trump?s dumb tariffs and Glenn?s smart new edition of his book ?Six Centuries of Type & Printing?.
2025-04-21Link to episode
419: ?Podcasting Technology Cadence?, With MG Siegler
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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