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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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
386: ?Gate Number Two?, With John Moltz
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
384: ?Pleading the Fifth?, With Michael Simmons
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jason Kottke returns to the show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kottke.org.
2023-03-12Link to episode
369: ?18-Hour Bombing Mission?, With Marco Arment
Marco Arment returns to the show to discuss some genuinely startling revelations regarding iPhone and Apple ID security; the new HomePod 2; and our favorite electric vehicle maker. Also: coffee.
2023-03-01Link to episode
368: ?Tweeter and the Monkey Man?, With Dan Moren
Special guest Dan Moren joins the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Pros and Mac Minis, the state of Mac gaming, and the triumphant return of the full-sized HomePod.
2023-02-01Link to episode
367: ?Slow-Moving Hurricane?, With Craig Hockenberry
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show to talk about the demise of third-party Twitter clients, the overall Twitter shitshow, touchscreens on the Mac, and the perils of autocorrect when you have a clever username.
2023-01-20Link to episode
366: ?Measure Seven Times, Cut Once?, With Glenn Fleishman
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about reported setbacks in Apple's silicon division, the LastPass vault leak and password management, and the frontiers of social networking. Also, the joys of modern air travel during the holidays.
2022-12-31Link to episode
365: ?Permanent September?, With Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about recent news (Twitter, Freeform, iCloud Advanced Data Protection, the EU?s new Digital Markets Act) and Apple?s 2022 year in review.
2022-12-22Link to episode
364: ?Spooky Hole?, With John Moltz
Friend of the show John Moltz returns to talk about Elon Musk steering Twitter into a multi-issue spat with Apple, Mastodon, and some streaming TV recommendations.
2022-12-01Link to episode
363: ?Deliberately Churned?, With Christina Warren
Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about the drama at Disney, tumult at Twitter, and how the hell to score Taylor Swift tickets.
2022-11-24Link to episode
362: ?Grand Scale Foot-Shooting?, With Anil Dash
Special guest: Anil Dash. A little about last week?s U.S. midterm elections, and a lot about what?s going on at Twitter under Elon Musk.
2022-11-19Link to episode
361: ?A Fit of Pique?, With Federico Viticci
Federico Viticci returns to the show to talk about iPads, Stage Manager, and Apple?s ill-considered foray into expanding ads in the App Store.
2022-11-01Link to episode
360: ?Neither Fish Nor Fowl?, With Jason Snell
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new 10th-gen iPad and M2 iPads Pro.
2022-10-25Link to episode
359: ?Big Booger Came After You?, With Merlin Mann
Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about AI image generation (along with a few asides).
2022-10-13Link to episode
358: ?Double-Digit Domains?, With Paul Kafasis
Paul Kafasis returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro, and Rogue Amoeba?s 20th anniversary.
2022-10-01Link to episode
357: ?Fluent Cupertinoese?, With Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about Apple?s ?Far Out? event, the iPhones 14, and The Verge?s redesign.
2022-09-21Link to episode
356: ?An Unranted Rant?, With Rosemary Orchard
Special guest Rosemary Orchard joins the show to talk about her new book, ?Take Control of Shortcuts?, and the state of automation on iOS and MacOS.
2022-09-01Link to episode
355: ?The Creaturest of Habits?, With Daniel Jalkut
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show. Topics include a serious discussion about CSAM detection at major cloud storage providers and messaging services. Also, a deep dive regarding the new iOS-UI-style rewrite of System Settings on the still-in-beta MacOS 13 Ventura, and thoughts on SwiftUI in general.
2022-08-26Link to episode
354: ?Get Me to the Fainting Couch?, With John Moltz
Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to talk about Center Stage, Stage Manager, and all the other stages.
2022-08-18Link to episode
353: ?Shop Different?, With Michael Steeber
Special guest Michael Steeber joins the show to discuss his new project, The Apple Store Time Machine???an intricately-detailed explorable walkthrough of four of Apple?s original retail stores.
2022-08-01Link to episode
352: ?I?ve Kissed That Mouse?, With Marco Arment
Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Air and stuff.
2022-07-26Link to episode
351: ?Here You Go, Cheapskate?, With Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie returns to the show for more on Apple?s announcements from WWDC 2022, locking devices out of Face ID and Touch ID, passkeys, and more.
2022-07-01Link to episode
350: ?Your Sack of Meat With Teeth?, With Jason Snell
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the biggest threads from WWDC 2022???in particular, Stage Manager and the M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook ?Pro?. No sports talk (unless you count soccer).
2022-06-28Link to episode