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New product releases are the talk of the episode, with some of our favorite brands releasing new pens and pencils this week. Also, what do you buy someone for their 650th anniversary?
David reflects on a year of teaching the Productivity Field Guide, talks about what's new and what's changed, and Mike shares the details of his interesting twist to time-blocking.
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TikTok troubles; Apple Intelligence to be turned on by default; the UK moves toward its own DMA; Apple leans into the smart home; and Samsung joins Apple in the chase for the ultra-thin smartphone.
David has updated the Productivity Field Guide for 2025. This week, he and Stephen discuss what's new in the course, what changes he has made to his various production workflows, and more.
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Andy and Flo celebrate 500 episodes of Material! No news this week, just vibes.
Joe Adalian joins Jason to discuss Netflix's big moves, price hikes, and what drove Jason to cancel it. Also we answer your letters and make some TV picks! (Downstream+ members also get: the return of CNN+, death of Venu, and Tubi spikes the football.)
Josef Adalian
TV Picks:
Joe: New Hollywood Squares (CBS/P+); The Pitt (Max)
Jason: Severance (Apple TV+), SNL50 (Peacock), St. Denis Medical (Peacock)
Normally it’s Jay who’s justifying a busy schedule but this time around Kathy has a lot of things going on. They’re all good and they all seem worth it. The crew offers advice for surviving in the joyous but busy time.
- Kathy ✅ - Finalize a project to launch
Keep sending those MyConduit Connections to us on Discord and through Feedback!
- Kathy - Rest
Pre-Show: Updates on life and pre/post show and then Jay tested Kathy on Wheel of Time alphabet
Federico has a new mail client, Myke is concerned about software releases, and Stephen shares a recent interaction with AppleCare's iCloud support team.
Apple enabling Apple Intelligence features by default, the AI summaries that work for us, Samsung's boring new phones, and our cable management predilections.
Lisa Schmeiser and Christopher Phin
Brad is back from the Philadelphia Pen Show. There was snow, and there were cheesesteaks. Most importantly, there were pens, and people. It’s recap day!
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