This week TechCrunch's Editor-In-Chief, Matthew Panzarino, joins me to talk about his many sneakers and the incredible aftermarket for them. We also delve into what it's like writing, planning articles, and covering Apple in today's world.

This week I'm joined by Shawn Blanc, who has built a business through blogging, setting up speciality web sites, and designing courses for people to purchase. He is a really interesting guy and has some valuable opinions on efficiency in your life.

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The Sweet Setup

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This week I'm joined by iMore's Rene Ritchie to talk about WWDC and its move to San Jose; Tim Cook's assertion that creative pros are important to Apple; The MacBook Pro and Mac Pro; iPad sales; and Pandora Premium.

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Apple brings WWDC back to San Jose in 2017

MacBook Pro

Mac Pro

Apple's first quarter earnings and sales

Pandora Premium

Jim talks to Dave Wiskus and Joe Cieplinski of the indie rock band Airplane Mode about their stage setup, the perils of performing live, and their appearance at the upcoming WWDC 2016 Beard Bash.

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• Airplane Mode — Official site
• Clickarus — Stage-friendly metronome app from Airplane Mode
• Some notes on how the band sets up their metronome
• Setlists — iPad app for creating set lists and viewing lyrics
• BeatMaker 2 — For Joe's fancy foot samples

Jim and Merlin... wait, no, Gruber. Jim and John Gruber talk

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Jim and Merlin talk about TextExpander's new business model, Apple Watch vs Fitbit, and more on voice UI.

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This week, Jim and Merlin talk about the recent Apple event, including Apple's messaging on environmental improvements and user privacy. Also, some talk about the evolution of Apple's Health initiatives, why Merlin's wearing two watches, and why your hosts like sitting down.

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