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Flo and Andy discuss a landmark court case where a judge found YouTube and Meta negligent, though not equally. Plus, final thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and Google's new Android sideloading regulations.

Freelance editor Bryony Leah joins Kerry to discuss self-publishing, the differences between line, copy and story edits, as well as the common foibles she corrects in her authors' work. Kerry finds yet another reason to get out her giant dictionary.

Bryony Leah

Merlin has a question about a YouTube channel, and John has some notes on R.E.M. and their songs' lyrics.

Merlin has a question about a YouTube channel, and John has some notes on R.E.M. and their songs' lyrics.

Merlin’s first Serious Feather video

Grady Hillhouse's YouTube channel.

The life and work of Martin Scorsese.

The magazine page includes the lyrics to So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry).

Marlin talks about early R.E.M. with Antony Johnston.

More free mash-ups than you can shake a stick at.

Trash Theory's video about R.E.M.

After hearing the podcast being played from a floppy disk, the guys dive into what WWDC26 could bring for Apple Intelligence and revisit what John Ternus could bring to the CEO role at Apple.

James joins Kathy again to give an update on the past years since he's last been on Conduit, and it's a lot. Warning: there is a lot of talk about serious medical conditions, death, dying, and burnout. It's okay to skip if you can't handle that.

James Thomson

- James ✅ - Without sounding too Catholic about it, it has been two years since my last connection. I had to go and search the podcast transcripts for panda references. I said then that I was taking a break for family health reasons, and I guess I get to give myself a green checkmark for successfully taking the time and saying no to lots of things. But I could never say no to you, Kathy, and so I’m back.

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

- James - Continue to say no to things, and try to work within my capabilities, both emotionally and physically.

Pre-Show: Being tiredness

Brad is getting ready for another trip to the Atlanta Pen Show next week, but not before he and Myke torch up some Titanium! Brad also breaks down the fountain pen friendly pocket notebook category, and then learns about Korean anime.

Our latest personal tech projects, twenty-five years of macOS, our networking setups, and where we turn for up-to-date information.

Guy English and Glenn Fleishman

David has a new Field Guide, and both he & Mike discuss the ways they're using AI to have their robot assistants help with the donkey work.

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Myke talks to Jason about his "Jeopardy!" experience, and Jason interviews David Pogue about his book, "Apple: The First 50 Years."

David Pogue