A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

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• ATPM, August 2000: “GUI Junkie: Schemin’ and Themin’” by Christopher Turner. Includes screenshots.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Quinn Nelson returns for a two-topic holiday spectacular: the iPad in the wake of iPadOS 26, and Apple's executive changes as Tim Cook seemingly nears the end of his time as CEO.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

Links:

• "The iPad's Software Problem Is Permanent".

• ProNotes.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

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• DF: “Tyler Hayes Suggests Trying a Flip-Style Foldable If You Want a Smaller Phone”.

• Anker Nano 70W 3-port charger — $50, on sale for $32 if you act fast.

• Nomad’s Wallet Tracking Card, compatible with Find My. (Not mentioned on the show, but very cool — Tyler and I both own one and recommend them.).

• $2,200 at B&H Camera.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

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• Stephen’s YouTube channel.

• Episode 74, May 2025, with yours truly as a guest.

• Apple Podcasts for Creators: “Enhance Your Episodes With Chapters, Links, and More”.

• Daring Fireball post on Downie 4, from early this year.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include the indie media business, the iPhone Pocket, the iPhone Air (including rumors about the second generation model), AI “personalities”, and five years of Apple Silicon Macs. Also, six years of Dan’s site, The New Consumer.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

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• Fromedome.

• Apple’s announcement.

• WSJ: “Apple’s iPhone Air Is a Marketing Win and a Sales Flop”

• A few example photos I’ve taken with mine.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Brian Mueller, developer of Carrot Weather, joins the show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his utterly ridiculous but totally serious weather app.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Dan Moren returns to the show. Topics include Atlas, ChatGPT's new web browser (or anti-web browser) for the Mac; Apple's loss in a "landmark" regulatory lawsuit in the UK regarding App Store commission rates; multiple reports of poor sales for the iPhone Air; and Apple's M5 product announcements: MacBook Pro, iPads Pro, and Vision Pro.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

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• OpenAI’s announcement.

• But it seems like Apple isn’t doing any advertising for the iPhone Air (or regular iPhone 17) at all — (yet?).

• Base model 14-inch MacBook Pro.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one word about baseball, but some Star Wars talk may or may not have snuck in.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Andru Edwards joins the show. Topics include Google’s Pixel 10 event and the Pixel 10 family of devices, AI’s effect on computational photography, foldable phones, and some speculation on Apple’s September 9 “Awe Dropping” event.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

Links:

• YouTube.

• Yours truly on Geared Up, earlier this year.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include 007 logo creator Joe Caroff’s death at 103, Google’s weird “Made by Google” event hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the UK supposedly dropping its demand for an iCloud encryption backdoor, and Apple’s workaround for the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor patent stalemate.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.