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May 03Mac Power Users 847: Actually Useful AI Tools
David and Stephen take stock of where AI is actually useful right now. They cover dictation, browsers, agentic workflows, MCP, and Apple Intelligence, plus the real projects each runs today, including email triage and a customer-service robot.
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Links and Show Notes: Credits
The Mac Power Users
Stephen Robles
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback MPU on YouTube Claude.ai Google Gemini ChatGPT Perplexity Dia Browser | AI Chat With Your Tabs Comet Browser: a Personal AI Assistant Robot Assistant Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides Wispr Flow | Effortless Voice Dictation Whisper Memos - AI voice recorder app for iPhone & Apple Watch ChatGPT Images 2.0 vs Gemini Comparison
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🎙️ MacWhisper Transcriptionist for Mac and iOS The Master Engineer Taking Over Apple (and Why It Matters) - YouTube Apple Home Devices - Stephen's Website
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1 hr 15 min
May 01 Downstream 117: Love to Your Mothers
It's time to say goodbye. But before we go, we read some final letters, Steven hides in Sports Corner, and Jason answers a bit of podcast lore. Thank you all for listening to Downstream.
Guest Starring:
Steven Schapansky
Links and Show Notes: Submit Feedback The Town with Matt Belloni Insiders: The TV Podcast The Rest is Entertainment Radio Free Skaro The Grill Room Podcast Upgrade TV Talk Machine
38 min
May 01Material 565: Peripheral Jesus
Google is still making a ton of money and Motorola launched a new family of foldables. Why does Google hate the taste of its own dogfood?
Links and Show Notes:
Alphabet earnings call, Q1 2026: Sundar Pichai’s remarks
Power, Style, and Flexibility: Motorola introduces three new flip devices to the razr family
Google’s Internal Politics Leave It Playing Catch-Up on AI Coding
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1 hr 3 min
April 30Connected 601: I Love Wrists
Subtitle: A Tier List of Tim Cook Quotes
In honor of Tim Cook's pending retirement, Federico, Myke, and Stephen rank some of his quotes from the last 15 years.
This episode of Connected is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback GameHub's Desktop Beta Promises to Expand Mac Gaming - MacStories Announcing MaskerAid — Liss is More Casey's Apps Taildrop Empty Tim Cooked Tier List (No Spoilers Here) 'Something's on Track' – Instagram Porsche will contest Laguna Seca in historic colors of the Apple Computer livery - Porsche Newsroom USA Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Together at D5 Conference 2007 - YouTube Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address - YouTube Where the goblins came from | OpenAI Swole Tim Cook - Ohio State University Commencement Address - YouTube Apple’s 50th Anniversary: Tim Cook on Why It Still Chases Big Ideas Completed Tier List (Spoilers Within)
1 hr 50 min
April 30The Pen Addict 714: Look
Brad and Myke attempt to put a bow on the pocket pen discussion this week. Were they successful? LAMY was successful in launching the two new Safari Limited Editions for 2026, or are they just a figment of our imagination?
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Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback Schmidt 6040M Fineliner Pen Refill When promises are not delivered: The Parker 5th — The Pen Addict Spoke Roady / Model 2 – Spoke Design Nagahara Model #1 – Bungubox – Instagram Chicago Pen Show Dime Novel Raven Good Made Better Stationery Universe Santini Italia Modula Fountain Pens LAMY Safari 2026 Limited Edition – Fontoplumo LAMY Safari Limited Edition 2026 Video – Instagram LAMY Safari Yellow Pens Over the Years – Fontoplumo – Instagram Kokuyo Auxiliary Hardcover Notebook Fountain Pen Friendly Ledger – The Paper Mind
52 min
April 29Clockwise 654: I Love the Clanker Slang
The techie tasks we refuse to do anywhere but our computers, whether we want our chatbots to be warm and friendly, the best tech we've used traveling internationally, and the technology we love that has nothing to do with our public work.
This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Doc Rock and Christina Warren
Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback
30 min
April 27Upgrade 613: I Know I Picked Too Many iPods
Given a week to process the news of Apple's CEO transition, we ponder where Apple will go under John Ternus, the role of Johny Srouji, and why a book about Tim Cook would not be a cookbook.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Britain In The 70s - The Rest Is History Britain In 1974 - The Rest Is History eMac - Wikipedia AirPort - Wikipedia That was Tim, this is Ternus: Some first thoughts on Apple’s CEO transition – Six Colors Opinion | Tim Cook Did Wonders for Apple. He Also Did a Lot for Xi Jinping. - The New York Times Apple CEO John Ternus Confronts Test of Retaining Top Talent - Bloomberg Apple to Focus Hardware Team on Five Areas Under Johny Srouji - Bloomberg These are the four new iPhone 18 Pro colors, per rumor - 9to5Mac MacBook Pro With Touch Screen and New Mac Studio Likely 'Postponed' - MacRumors Jon Prosser Still Not Fully Cooperating in Apple's iOS 26 Trade Secrets Lawsuit - MacRumors How YouTuber Jon Prosser broke Liquid Glass — and what happened in the fallout | The Verge Cortex #178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier - Relay
1 hr 37 min
April 27Cortex 178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier
Subtitle: State of the Workflow
Myke talks to Jason Schreier of Bloomberg about the realities of reporting – how stories start, how sources are built, and how he balances fast-moving news with the slower, deeper work of writing books.
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Guest Starring:
Jason Schreier
Links and Show Notes: Get Moretex – More Cortex, with no ads. Submit Feedback Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) — Bluesky Jason Schreier | Bloomberg Sony UX570 Digital Voice Recorder Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier – HarperCollins Press Reset by Jason Schreier – Hachette Book Group Play Nice by Jason Schreier – Hachette Book Group Why 'Silksong,' Team Cherry's Sequel to 'Hollow Knight,' Took So Long to Make - Bloomberg Triple Click | Maximum Fun
1 hr 2 min
April 26Mac Power Users 846: State of Apple Watch 2026
After brief thoughts on John Ternus becoming Apple's next CEO, we dive into the current state of Apple Watch. We explore our setups, faces, complications, apps, and what we hope to see improve.
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes:
Sign up for the MPU email newsletter and join the MPU forums. You can watch the podcast over on YouTube.
Credits
The Mac Power Users
Stephen Robles
David Sparks
The Editor
Jim Metzendorf
The Fixer
Kerry Provanzano
More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Shortcuts University | Stephen Robles John Ternus to become Apple CEO - Apple Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer - Apple Community Letter from Tim - Apple The Future of Apple Starts Now - Stephen's YouTube Interview with Apple's John Ternus and Joz | Tom's Guide David's Watch Face 1 David's Watch Face 2 David's Watch Face 3 David's Watch Face 4 Stephen's Watch Face 1 Stephen's Watch Face 2 Stephen's Watch Face 3 Stephen's Watch Face 4 Stephen's Watch Face 5 Stephen's Band Collection Apple Watch Band Tray - AppleUnsold ‎Foodnoms App - App Store ‎AnyList: Grocery Shopping List App - App Store ‎HomePass for HomeKit & Matter App - App Store ‎Bear - Markdown Notes App - App Store ‎Quick Notes - Capture App - App Store ‎Overcast: Podcast App App - App Store ‎Teleprompter Pro App - App Store ‎Drafts App - App Store ‎Fantastical Calendar App - App Store ‎Whisper Memos - Speech to text App - App Store WHOOP | Unlock Human Performance & Healthspan
1 hr 30 min
April 24Reconcilable Differences 285: The Regular Amount of Hopelessness
John has some questions for Merlin.
This episode of Reconcilable Differences is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes:
John has some questions for Merlin.
Credits
Audio Editor/First Chair Saxophonist: Jim Metzendorf
Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
Music: Merlin Mann
The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley
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1 hr 53 min