The Talk Show With John Gruber

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The Talk Show With John Gruber episodes

January 16, 2021306: ‘A Total Landscaping’, With Mike Monteiro
Mike Monteiro returns to the show to talk about the Capitol insurrection and riot, Twitter and Facebook permanently banning Donald Trump, the shutdown of Parler, the fate of liberal democracy, and Mike’s new book, The Collected Angers.
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Jack Dorsey’s strange, rambling thread on Twitter’s decision to permanently ban Donald Trump.
Sheryl Sandberg says Capitol riot planning didn’t happen on Facebook.
Washington Post story on the travails of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s Secret Service trying to find a toilet.
Sarah Kendzior’s “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America”.
“The Collected Angers” — Mike’s new book of essays.
Bayard — the wonderful pitch-perfect typeface on the cover of “The Collected Angers”, from Vocal Type.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
1 hr 46 min
December 31, 2020 305: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa’
As per holiday tradition at The Talk Show, a brief chat about *Star Wars: The Mandalorian*, with a cavalcade of special guests, including, but not necessarily limited to, Guy English and John Siracusa.
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+ [2014's "Star Wars" Holiday Spectacular](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2014/12/31/ep-106)
+ [2015’s "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Holiday Spectacular](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2015/12/31/ep-141).
+ [2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Holiday Spectacular](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2017/12/31/ep-211)
*This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.*
3 hr 1 min
December 24, 2020304: ‘2020 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
A look back at one hell of a year.
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Reuters ignites long simmering Project Titan talk.
My take on this Apple car rumor.
Elon Musk off-handedly quips that he tried to sell Tesla to Apple a few years ago and Tim Cook wouldn’t take the meeting.
Loren Brichter’s “Chome Is Bad” single-serving website.
Pitch Meeting: “Tenet” (the best review of “Tenet” you’ll see).
Rene and yours truly debating whether Macs will and/or should support touchscreens on Rene’s YouTube channel, with the full-length version available on Nebula.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
2 hr 50 min
December 11, 2020303: ‘Half of the Bikini Emoji’, With Matthew Panzarino
Matthew Panzarino joins the show to talk about Apple's new AirPods Max headphones and the future of the Mac on Apple Silicon.
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Panzarino: “This Is Not a Review of Apple’s New AirPods Max Headphones”.
Yours truly: “Heavy Is the Head That Wears the AirPods Max”.
Panzarino’s M1 MacBook Pro review, with jaw-dropping speed and battery life results from Xcode.
James Mangold to direct fifth Indiana Jones movie.
Todd Vaziri on a fun audio Easter egg in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Steve Martin’s “autograph” cards.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
2 hr 2 min
November 30, 2020302: ‘Camera Beer Belly’, With Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel returns to the show and we have nothing to talk about. You know, other than the M1 Macs and entire iPhone 12 lineup.
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Decoder — new/relaunched interview podcast hosted by Nilay. (Overcast link.)
“The Pandemic Work Diary of a Podcasting Tech Editor” — nice feature in the NYT on Nilay’s workday.
The Verge’s reviews for the M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini.
Yours truly’s review of the M1 MacBook Pro.
Patrick Moorhead’s “last honest man” style review of the M1 MacBook Air for Forbes, which, just one week later, is not aging well.
The Verge’s reviews for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. And from a few weeks prior: the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.
Yours truly’s reviews of the iPhone 12/12 Pro and 12 Mini/12 Pro Max.
“Verizon and AT&T Have Vastly Different Ideas About Phone Cases” — Ashley Carman’s 2018 profile for The Verge of Helena Elicerio, Verizon’s phone case product manager.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
2 hr 4 min
November 23, 2020301: ‘A Craptastic Craptacular’, With Joanna Stern
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the new M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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Joanna Stern in the WSJ: “Apple’s M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Review: The Laptop’s Biggest Leap in Years”.
And on YouTube: “Goodbye, Fan Noise”.
My review of the M1 MacBook Pro.
Joanna’s and my joint appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Alley, which started the webcam-gate scandal.
Joanna’s epic breakdown of the best available USB-C chargers.
Aukey’s adorable $50 90-watt 3-port charger, and their even smaller $45 65-watt 2-port charger.
Joanna, back in July: “Quit Chrome. Safari and Edge Are Just Better Browsers for You and Your Computer.”
Camo — excellent app that lets you use your iPhone or iPad as a Mac webcam.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
2 hr 1 min
November 07, 2020300: ‘Holiday Party 2020’, With Merlin Mann
Another election. A different result. Let’s talk around it.
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1 hr 32 min
October 31, 2020299: ‘Sounds Like a Good Red Sauce Place’, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the new iPad-Pro-style iPad Air, the remarkable state of the Mac, and David Letterman’s battery-shopping trip to CVS.
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The 20 Macs for 2020 podcast project.
Jason’s chart-based speculation on what we might expect from Apple Silicon Macs.
My review of the new iPad Air.
Jason’s review of the new iPad Air.
Jason’s review of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.
My iPhone 12 review, and my event wrap-up with analysis of pricing.
Dave Itzkoff’s profile of David Letterman for The New York Times, regarding season 3 of his Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”.
2 hr 32 min
October 09, 2020298: ‘I’m Expecting Led Zeppelin IV’, With Special Guest MG Siegler
MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about Apple Watch, the future of premium TV and movies, and a preview of next week’s “Hi, Speed” Apple event.
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MG on Apple Watch Series 6, and why he swapped Graphite stainless steel for blue aluminum.
MG on App Clips and the Clip demo of the game Phoenix 2.
“Apple, Influence, and Ive” — Ben Clymer’s 2018 profile of Jony Ive for Hodinkee.
The seminal 2018 town hall meeting led by John Stankey, the longtime AT&T executive who now oversees HBO, that foreshadowed HBO’s decline.
Christopher Nolan’s work on the 2018 50th anniversary “unrestored” print of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Nolan’s ill-advised decision to force Tenet into theaters amidst the COVID pandemic.
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol — perhaps the best film in a great series, directed by Brad Bird.
Cary Joji Fukunaga — director of the astounding first season of True Detective and the upcoming No Time to Die James Bond film.
Michael Clayton — quietly great movie by Tony Gilroy, starring George Clooney.
DisneyQuest, the aborted urban entertainment center in Philly that Disney never built in the late 1990s.
United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. — 1948 Supreme Court antitrust case that resulted in movie studios being banned from owning theaters.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
2 hr 25 min
September 30, 2020297: ‘Subscribed to a Hamburger’, With David Smith
Special guest “Underscore” David Smith joins the show to talk about iOS 14 widgets, WatchOS complications, sleep tracking, and his App Store chart-topping hit Widgetsmith.
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Underscore’s apps:
Widgetsmith
Watchsmith
Sleep++
Pedometer++
And a lot more. Seriously, he makes a lot of apps.
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Under the Radar — Underscore’s weekly podcast with Marco Arment.
Daring Fireball: “‎Widgetsmith and The Case of the Missing App Store Bunco Squad”.
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Weatherline.
Michael Ward’s classic 2004 piece for McSweeney’s: “E-Mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone”.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
2 hr 47 min