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Our hopes for fixes in the '27 platform updates, what we'll do with our Intel Macs now that they've reached end of the road, whether we'll trust the new Siri AI, and how we feel about Apple's child safety and age verification answers.
Christina Warren and Kathy Campbell
In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.
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Written by Jason Snell.
Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.
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Brad is joined this week by Toni Palumbo of Feed Your Creativity. Toni has been making the pen and stationery show rounds over the past few years, and has been documenting it all for her YouTube Channel. Listen in for fun adventures!
Toni Palumbo
Live from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, platform improvements and refinements, and features for kids.
Myke Hurley joins us to discuss the launch of Designed in California, a new Apple history podcast with Jason Snell. Then we share our hopes for WWDC, what AI features we may see, and more!
Myke Hurley
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The Mac Power Users
The Editor
The Fixer
Myke has a big new project, and both he and Casey have some updates to share.
Merlin has a smell update, and John mourns the end of Destiny 2.
Merlin has a smell update and then claims that he and John will not be discussing a dog-involved shooting.
Next, John mourns the end of Destiny 2, a game he has been playing for over a decade. So dawn goes down to day…
In this month’s member bonus segment, your hosts discuss season 50 of Survivor.
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(Recorded on Tuesday, May 26, 2026)
“Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store”
“Every end is a new beginning”
WWDC26 is almost here, and the guys have come to the show with a set of predictions about what Apple will show off next week.
We also changed the Bill of Rickies again.
In the second mistake, the Ai Pin is asked how much protein is in a handful of almonds. The device is shown about 12 almonds, which should only offer 3 grams of protein. But instead the Ai Pin says, “these almonds have 15 grams of protein,” or what half a cup of almonds offer.
Google pleads with you to believe it's doing all that it can to save the water it wastes during an AI prompt. They also have a new experimental AI app that turns your to-do list into a children's story.
Google’s water stewardship commitments for local communities
Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here's why scientists are enthusiastic
Meet Dreambeans, an app that connects you with what matters
Quickly scan multiple pages in Google Drive on Android
In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we take you back to 1976 and recount Steve Jobs's numerous attempts to sell Apple or, at the very least, get someone to make an investment in the fledgling company.
Designed in California on Kickstarter: If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting us!
Written by Jason Snell.
Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.
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