In today’s episode, Jared talks about essentialism and why he’s starting (er, rebooting, technically speaking) a new YouTube channel all about it—as well as travel vlogs in and around the Portland, Oregon area.

In this episode of the show, Jared lounges by the pool and stays out of the rain to dive right into such heady topics as the new Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, racist reviews of Crazy Rich Asians, the mobbing of Wil Wheaton, the release of Mastodon 2.5, and more. Also, you should believe people. Just sayin’.

Never fear, Professor Jared is here! You will learn all about Mastodon, the hot new social networking platform that is exploding in popularity and giving Twitter a run for its money. What makes Mastodon so exciting is it’s not a single commercial service run by a corporation—it’s simply open source software using open protocols that anyone can install on their own server. Just like email isn’t owned by any one company (you can email me and I can email you and we’re not all forced to use Gmail for example), federated social networks allow online messaging and following/follower relationships to work much like Twitter but using the beauty and power of the open web.

Listen to today’s episode to find out how Mastodon ticks, who created it, and why open federated social networks are the best thing to happen to the internet in a long time. And if you aren’t already using Mastodon, now’s the perfect time to sign up on an instance of your choosing and join the thriving “fediverse”.

In today’s episode, Jared is excited to announce Posture: a Better Way to Engage the News—a software product he’s been developing since the beginning of the year. It’s currently in beta testing, and you can sign up now to try it out for free! Also: how to reach 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, the cosmic balance between work and rest, the Summer of Marvel, and so much more! (PLUS the Book Giveaway has been extended for one more week!)

In this episode, Jared talks about his first experience using Apple laptops in the early days of Mac OS X, and what Apple needs to do now to simplify its consumer laptop product line and offer a “Mac for the masses” just like the original iBook. Also, Star Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard will return, Patreon buys a Memberful, and the origin of the hashtag. All this and more on The Jared White Show.

Don’t miss this!!! This is your LAST chance to enter the Book Giveaway. Win your choice of either So Good They Can’t Ignore You or Deep Work by Cal Newport. All you have to do is…well, listen to the first minute or so of the show and you’ll get all the deets. It’s very straightforward. The winner will be announced during Episode 12 next week!

The first annual summer book giveaway is here! Enter to win your choice of So Good They Can’t Ignore You or Deep Work, both by Cal Newport. Details in the show (just a minute or so in). Also in this episode, Apple iBooks is changing to just Apple Books in iOS 12, even tech workers can’t afford to buy now in San Francisco, letting go of past regrets, and more!

Nothing is too impossible here on The Jared White Show as we tirelessly embark on the mission of recording new episodes every week! That’s right—on today’s show, Jared reviews the blockbuster hit Mission: Impossible - Fallout and comments on the epic score by Lorne Balfe. Plus a close look at “van life” YouTubers, e-scooters on the streets of Portland, Millenials’ obsession with plants (who knew?), and more!

Jared’s ready to do nothing, and we have to wait for the leaf blower to stop! Also, remembering the life of comic book movie pundit Jon Schnepp (may he rest in peace), a look at historical studio gear that came to define modern music, WebVR, and a whole lot more.

Shout out to some awesome people who have messaged me lately with feedback and ideas about this podcast and my blog: Geoffrey, James, Anthony, Scott, Alexa, Greg, Rose, Rick, Marty, and I hope I’m not forgetting anybody else!

In this episode, Jared explains why the show almost never happened in the first place and why excuses are the enemy of action. Plus a hands-on overview of the new MacBook Pros from Apple with improved butterfly mechanism keyboards, how news curation on major media platforms is threatening the open web, the brutalism movement in design, and more!

The year was 1994. Dial-up modems ruled. Netscape Navigator had not even been released yet. The only browser anyone had heard of was called Mosaic. Trumpet Winsock was how people got online with Windows 3.1.

1994: the year Jared White first logged on to the internet.

Special Thanks to Alexa at vintagevinogirl.com for helping us kick off the first ever Share & Tell segment of the show!