Brad has the pleasure of being joined by Ana Reinert this week. The Chair of The Well-Appointed Desk has had a busy year, including starting to work for herself. They talk about that, pen shows, and 2026 Planner Season.

Ana Reinert

The possibility of David Ellison buying Warner Bros. Discovery to add to his collection, the threat and promise of spread-out sports rights, sponsorships that might become forbidden fruit, Netflix live boxing success, TV picks, and your letters!

Will Carroll

TV Picks:

Our iPhone buying decisions, which Apple product we would change colors, how often we manage storage space, and our current headphone situation.

Jonathan Reed and Rosemary Orchard

Apple's new operating systems have arrived and we've got thoughts about iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more. We also catch up on what we've learned since last week's Apple Event.

Myke talks to Casey Newton about his workflow for running Platformer, from idea capture to writing and publishing, and how he balances reporting with access to some of the most powerful people in tech.

Stephen Hackett and Casey Newton

Streaming live from 12pm to 12am US Eastern time on September 19, 2025

Our reactions to the Apple event and Samsung's "mean girls" spirit about it all. Andy's adventures with Gemini in Chrome and what Nova Launcher meant to the Android ecosystem.

John shares the results of some fascinating recent polling on TV obstructions and chewing gum swallowing.

John speculates about a reference, then Merlin sings like Paul Simon for a few seconds.

In Follow-Up: if you thought "shirts vs. skins" was bad? Oh boy, just wait until you hear how they used to do things in 1970s Michigan.

Next up, Merlin has questions about urban phone usage. Specifically, hey, what's the deal with all the talking on speakerphone?

Then, John shares the results of some fascinating recent polling on TV obstructions and chewing gum swallowing.

Merlin really wants John to watch the movie, Megalopolis (Francis Ford Coppola, 2024).

(Recorded on Tuesday, September 2, 2025)

With the dust settling from Apple's event, the guys score their picks, covering the iPhone Air, 17, and 17 Pro, as well as new AirPods and Apple Watches.

Together, we can help give families facing childhood cancer more tomorrows.

We interviewed the the maker of one of Conduits favorite apps, P.

John Ganotis

- Kathy 🟨 - Finalize my passport renewal

Keep sending those MyConduit Connections to us on Discord and through Feedback!

- Kathy - stay hydrated for Podcastathon

Pre-Show: Meeting John and planning but also Jay being ridiculous

With our iOS 26 updates submitted, we reflect on the summer, customer reactions to the redesigns, and what we're looking forward to doing next.

We’re inviting the Relay community to continue the incredible generosity shown over the last 7 years… and once again make a donation by going to stjude.org/relay.