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October 08 136: Mark Four
Myke chats with Tom and Dan chat about the new Kickstarter campaign for their first fountain pen, Mark Four.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Mark Four: A Minimal, Durable, Custom Machined Fountain Pen. – Studio Neat The Mark One Refill Guide – Studio Neat
52 min
September 16 135: Obi is Back
Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the resurrection of Obi (in name, at least), the new iPhone Duo, and flush door handles on EVs.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Upgrade #637: My Job Is to Eat the Marshmallow - Relay Hypercritical: EV Stupidity Checklist
43 min
June 24 134: Kevin Kelly Remains Undefeated
Myke, Dan, and Tom chat about Dan’s new guitar company, Offkilter. They then chat about Myke’s successful Kickstarter campaign for his new podcast with Jason Snell, Designed in California.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Offkilter Guitars Offkilter – Instagram Blog — Dan Provost Designed in California – Kickstarter Campaign Upgrade #609: The Origin of Apple - Relay Upgrade #619: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1) - Relay Kevin Kelly: 1,000 True Fans
50 min
May 06 133: Inspired by Star Wars™
Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the new Limited Edition, and then dive into the state of the union of their respective businesses. Then, as usual, some AI discussion to close the show.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Limited Edition 019 – Studio Neat Mark One Custom Program – Studio Neat Artifact (app) - Wikipedia Apocalypto - Wikipedia
1 hr 1 min
March 06 132: Clearing the Tech Deck
Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about F1 on Apple TV, as well as some other lingering Dan’s Tech Corner topics.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Apple announces F1 details, and a surprising Netflix partnership – Six Colors HBO Max’s ‘Mad Men’ Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’ | WIRED Create a Personal Voice on iPhone, iPad or Mac – Apple Support (UK) What I learned while cloning my own voice – Platformer Myke's Threads Post Dan's Threads Post Jomo
47 min
February 05 131: Authenticity in Marketing
Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the latest Limited Edition Mark One, and then have a long discussion about adding personality and authenticity into marketing efforts.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Limited Edition 018 – Studio Neat Craighill on Instagram BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Sir Jony Ive, designer Jonathan Ive on Blue Peter - YouTube
45 min
January 09 130: Embarrassment, Then Relief
Myke is thinking of running a Kickstarter campaign, and wants to talk it out with Tom and Dan.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership
47 min
December 05, 2025 129: Get the Customer
Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about how their Black Fridays went, and the various marketing strategies they deployed. Then, Dan can’t resist re-introducing the iPad vs laptop discussion, with a new angle.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership
56 min
November 19, 2025 128: The Biannual Gift Giving Guide
Myke, Tom, and Dan each share three items they think would make excellent gifts.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership Always Pan – Our Place Carbon Steel – Made In Cookware Titanium Cookware - Professional Collection - Our Place Green Bell G-1008 “Takumi no Waza” Nail Clipper — Tools and Toys Thoroughly Considered #83: The Last Detail with Adam Lisagor - Relay Sonos Era 100: The Next-Gen Stereo Bookshelf Speaker | Sonos SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) | Bose WASHLET® – The Original | TOTO Tushy Aqara G4 Smart Wireless Video Doorbell - No Subscription Kuhn Rikon Swiss Made Peelers Y Peeler | OXO YouTube Premium Ozlo Sleepbuds® Gravity Sketch HORL Rolling Knife sharpeners Studio Neat Thoroughly Considered #106: The Biannual Gift Giving Guide - Relay Thoroughly Considered #74: Biannual Holiday Gift Giving Guide(lines) - Relay Thoroughly Considered #56: Are We About To Do a Gift Guide Episode? - Relay
1 hr 1 min
October 16, 2025 127: Replace the X with an A
Myke and Dan share some thoughts on the new iPhone lineup, then Tom joins the show to chat about the new Studio Neat Patch Club design. Then, Dan proposes a new old camera design for iPhones.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay Membership PITAKA Apple iPhone 17 Skins & Wraps » dbrand Studio Neat Patch Club – Patch 003
49 min

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A show about entrepreneurship, product design, and the ups and downs of running a small indie business. Hosted by Dan Provost, Tom Gerhardt, and Myke Hurley.