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5by5 special events. Hosted by Dan Benjamin.

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Dan is joined by his 7 year old son, Cash, to talk about being a big brother, Google, the iPhone 6 and 6+, phablets, the role of iPads and computers in education, Grek Pak, black mambas, Stan Lee's Superhumans, and more.

Links for this episode:

  • Amazon.com: Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk (9780785120124): Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan, Aaron Lopresti, Juan Santacruz, Gary Frank, Takeshi Miyazawa: Books
  • Amazon.com: Apple iPad Air 2 MH0W2LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi, Gold) NEWEST VERSION: Computers & Accessories
  • Amazon.com: Apple iMac ME089LL/A 27-Inch Desktop (NEWEST VERSION): Computers & Accessories
  • Stan Lee's Superhumans - Episodes, Video & Schedule - HISTORY.com

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Dan Benjamin is joined by Victor Agreda Jr. of TUAW and Adam Christianson of Maccast to talk about the Apple 2014 iPad Event.

Links for this episode:

  • Dell's crazy 27-inch monitor has nearly twice as many pixels as a 4K display | The Verge
  • Apple - iPad - Compare iPad models.
  • The MacCast
  • The iOS Show | A Podcast About All Things iPhone, iPad, iOS, Apps, and Beyond!
  • TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004
  • Apple accidentally leaks details on the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 | TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004
  • Apple - Mac mini
  • CaptainSparklez - YouTube
  • iMac with Retina 5K display - Buy iMac Desktop Computers - Apple Store (U.S.)
  • The 8 most important announcements from the Apple iPad and Mac event | The Verge
  • Victor Agreda Jr (@superpixels) | Twitter
  • Adam Christianson (@maccast) | Twitter
  • RoaringApps - Application compatibility and feature support for OS X and iOS
  • Superpixel: Home of Victor Agreda Jr

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Dan and his 6 year old son Cash discuss antenna breaks in the upcoming iPhone 6 housing, iPad as a gaming platform, the technology of podcasting and live streaming, the limits of Magneto's powers, Adventure Time, deadly amoebas, visiting Four Corners, Bigfoot, rodeos, a crystal tooth, and more.

Links for this episode:

  • Apple - iPhone
  • Apple - iPad
  • Four Corners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • LEGO ® Marvel ™ Super Heroes: Universe in Peril on the App Store on iTunes
  • Time Tangle - Adventure Time on the App Store on iTunes
  • LEGO® Star Wars™: The Complete Saga on the App Store on iTunes
  • iPhone 6 Sapphire Crystal Display! - YouTube
  • Latest iPhone 6 renderings show rear antenna cutouts | Cult of Mac
  • Alleged iPhone 6 housing makes another on-screen appearance, ugly antenna breaks still present (Video) | 9to5Mac
  • Adventure Time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Monsters Inside Me: Animal Planet
  • Finding Bigfoot: Animal Planet
  • Adventure Time Games | Play Free Online Games | Cartoon Network
  • Magneto (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Wolverine (character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jeff and Christian welcome Ashley Esqueda, Senior Editor at CNET and host of the uncoming Tomorrow Daily show to help them wrap up a huge week of daily E3 episodes. They discuss The Order 1886, No Man's Sky, Splitoon, Super Smash Bros, Playstation Now, Counterspy, Destiny, Batman: Arkham Knight, Sunset Overdrive, and much much more. Plus, they each name their Games of Show for E3. All that, plus calls from David Nottingham, Anthony Carboni, and YOU.

You can hear all of the complete daily DLC coverage of E3 2014 starting with episode 23.

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Jeff is without Christian for this, the third DLC Special Edition episode, covering the second official day of the the E3 conference. But fear not! Jeff has a couple of awesome guests host to fill in, complete with their own experiences from the E3 show floor. Jeff Mattas from Weekend Confirmed and the upcoming game, Narcosis, and Matthew Burnside, formerly of the Indoor Kids Podcast help Jeff discuss The Witcher 3, Lords of the Fallen, Splatoon, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Smash Bros, The Division, Batman: Arkham Knight, and more! All that, plus YOUR phone calls!

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Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from PC Gamer Magazine to the show for the second live E3 episode of 2014. This, the first official day of the conference, started with Nintendo's big Nintendo Direct announcements, and continued with great games. Jeff and Christian report from their show floor and behind closed doors experiences with Bloodbourne, The Witcher 3, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon, Driveclub, The Crew, Ori, Fable Legends, Far Cry 4, and so many more! Plus a special call in from Xav De Matos of Joystiq.com and YOUR phone calls

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Jeff and Christian welcome big time Hollywood Director, Dan Trachtenberg to the show to discuss the first day of E3 2014! Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft press conferences with surprise announcements, big games, and more! Check back for live episodes every day of E3 this week as the biggest event in gaming continues!

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Dan Benjamin is joined by Arnold Kim of macrumors.com, Victor Agreda Jr. Of TUAW, and Haddie Cooke from 5by5 to discuss the WWDC announcements after really letting them sink in, Apple's future, so-called missing hardware, the rest of the year for Apple, Android and indy developers as inspiration for iOS and Mac OS, and more.

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Pilot for a new live call-in show about the world of customer service, hosted by Moisés Chiullan. Whose fault is it that we're angry when a company screws up? How can we improve consumer discourse? What makes a bad situation better?

Links for this episode:

  • Thank You For Calling!: A New Show on ESN.fm
  • ArthouseCowboy.com
  • Moisés Chiullan (moiseschiu) on Twitter
  • The Daily Dot - Moises Chiullan takes on thankless PR task of rescuing Avenger Controller maker N-Control
  • AMA the guy who replaced Paul Christoforo and is cleaning up after him. : IAmA
  • Customer Support Fail | SupportOps.com
  • Smile Blog - Changes to TextExpander Touch
  • 5by5 | Back to Work #151: The Christmas Pants
  • UPS and FedEx buckle under holiday load, leaving retailers and families in the lurch
  • UPS, FedEx moving Christmas packages late - CNN.com
  • UPS, FedEx scramble to deliver delayed Christmas packages - U.S. News
  • Thank You For Calling: Podcast Pilot — Arthouse Cowboy

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Dan is joined by Christina Warren, Horace Dediu, Benedict Evans, and Haddie Cooke to discuss their thoughts on the September 10th Apple Event announcing the iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, and more.

Links for this episode:

  • Apple - Apple Events - Special Event September 2013
  • Apple iPhone 5s hands-on pictures and impressions | The Verge
    As it turns out, everything that we'd seen from the rumors were true: the iPhone 5s is faster, of course, with a dual-LED flash and the much-vaunted fingerprint scanner on the home button. And yes, it comes in a gold color, which actually looks better in person compared with the many leaked images we've seen. After all that, however, you would be hard-pressed to distinguish the iPhone 5s from the iPhone 5 — if you are picking one up in "Space Gray" or white, the only visible difference will be the ring around your home button and the slightly larger flash.
  • T-Mobile Confirms Sale Of iPhone 5S And iPhone 5C, No Simple Choice Pricing...Yet | TmoNewsTmoNews
    We know that the iPhone 5C will be available for pre-order on September 13th and both devices will arrive on September 20th. As of today, there’s no sign of a pre-order for the iPhone 5S. T-Mobile’s press release highlights Simple Choice pricing and JUMP!, but doesn’t make any mention of how much the devices will cost with equipment installment plans.
  • Apple Announces iPhone 5s With 'Touch ID' Fingerprint Sensor - Mac Rumors
    At its media event today, Apple introduced the new iPhone 5s. In line with expectations, the iPhone 5s will be the same size and design and the current iPhone 5 but will feature improved specifications and will be available in three colors: Silver, Gold, and Space Gray.
  • Apple Announces Colorful New iPhone 5c, Starting at $99 on Two-Year Contract - Mac Rumors
    Apple today announced the new lower-priced iPhone 5c, replacing the iPhone 5 in Apple's phone lineup. The new device is available in five different colors -- green, yellow, blue, white, and pink -- in a polycarbonate design. The phone uses the same A6 processor and rear-facing camera as the iPhone 5. Apple posted a new product video, featuring Jony Ive, for the 5c.
  • iPhone 5s Includes New 'M7' Motion Coprocessor for Health and Fitness Tracking - Mac Rumors
    Apple's iPhone 5s is equipped with both an A7 processor and a new "M7" chip that is otherwise known as a "motion coprocessor." It is designed to work alongside the A7 processor, capturing motion data from the phone's compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope to power a new generation of health and fitness apps.
  • Apple - iPhone
  • Apple - iPhone 5s
  • Apple - iPhone 5c
  • Apple - iPhone - Accessories
  • Apple - iPhone - Compare Models
  • Apple - iPhone 5 - Where to Buy
  • Benedict Evans
  • @BenedictEvans on Twitter
  • Christina Warren (@film_girl) on Twitter
  • Mashable
  • Asymco
  • Horace Dediu (@asymco) on Twitter

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A special episode in three parts: 1) Too many variables: The mechanics of the Microsoft Nokia deal 2) Climbing Everest without oxygen: The implications for Microsoft and 3) Post-abyss: The implications for Nokia.

Links for this episode:

  • Does the phone market forgive failure? | asymco
  • Unforgiven, Continued | asymco
  • The Innovator’s Curse | asymco
  • Who’s buying whom? | asymco
  • 5by5 | The Critical Path #93: The Innovator's Curse
  • 5by5 | The Critical Path #94: The Limits of Executive Power
  • Another Nokia Explanation; The Same Tragic Conclusion | stratechery by Ben Thompson
  • 5by5 | High Density #3: Staying hungry with Ben Thompson

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Jason Snell joins Moisés to discuss the chaos of San Diego Comic Con, new Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi, ChromeCast viability, and nerd culture in constant evolution.

Links for this episode:

  • 5by5 | The Incomparable #152: The Comic-Con Episode
  • Jason Snell (jsnell) on Twitter
  • Articles by Jason Snell | Macworld
  • The Incomparable - An award-winning geeky podcast about sci-fi and related books, comics, movies, and TV.
  • 5by5 | The Incomparable
  • Age of Ultron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Edgar Wright confirms we'll meet Hank Pym in Ant-Man
  • Who won Comic-Con, Superman/Batman or Avengers 2: Age of Ultron?
  • BBC News - Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi revealed as 12th Doctor

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5by5 Producer Haddie Cooke is interviewed by Chris Enns for Episode 14 of Show Me Your Mic.

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Merlin Mann is interviewed by Erik Fisher on the Beyond the To-Do List Podcast and talks about what the word ‘productivity’ really means, Merlin’s super-hero origin story as a student of productivity, The creation of 43Folders, what Inbox Zero started as and what it really means, David Allen and Getting Things Done, Opportunity Cost, the Sunk Cost Fallacy, and a deeper dive into Merlin's prequel story of how the Back to Work Podcast began.

Links for this episode:

  • Original interview on the Beyond the To-Do List Podcast Website
    Merlin Mann on Inbox Zero, Getting Things Done, Opportunity Cost and Sunk Cost Fallacy – BTTDL032.

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Dan Benjamin joins TJ and Joe for episode 42 of The MovieByte Podcast to discuss John Williams, online media consumption versus broadcast TV, some thoughts about J.J. Abrams version of Star Trek, and ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ which leads to some great discussion.

Links for this episode:

  • The MovieByte Podcast #42: One Movie A Year

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Dan Benjamin is interviewed by Tim Smith for The East Wing, a weekly show that talks about design, user experience, problem solving and the keys to creating products with value.

Links for this episode:

  • The East Wing #53 - Put a Collar On with Dan Benjamin
    The original interview on The East Wing's website.

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Dan Benjamin is interviewed by Michael Wolf for the NextMarket Podcast. They talk about a the state of the podcast market, 5by5's early days, how Dan manages being so involved with all aspects of 5by5, how he determines what type of role he should take as podcast host for each show, and we wrap up by Dan sharing some insights into the advertising and monetization of podcasts.

https://soundcloud.com/nextmarket/5by5s-dan-benjamin-on-being

Links for this episode:

  • Dan Benjamin on Michael Wolf's NextMarket
  • A Podumentary
    Michael Wolf talks to Adam Carolla, Ira Glass, Stephen Dubner, Leo Laporte, Dan Benjamin and others about the state of the podcast market in this 'podumentary: a podcast about the podcast'.

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Dan Benjamin is interviewed by Chris Enns for episode 8 of Show Me Your Mic.

Dan talks with Chris about the gamut of podcasting from his start on the Hivelogic podcast to where he is now, networks vs individual podcasts, getting unstuck when podcasting, taking care of sponsors and plenty of fun discussion on life as a podcaster.

Original episode on SSKTN.

Links for this episode:

  • Dan Benjamin on Episode 8 of Show Me Your Mic

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Dan Benjamin and Myke Hurley of 70 Decibels discuss how Podcasting is evolving, the power of networks and share a huge announcement. This episode is a cross-post of 70 Decibel's CMD+SPACE episode 33.

Links for this episode:

  • 70Decibels - Blog - We're Moving To 5by5!

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Haddie Cooke and Dan Benjamin take callers and discuss the second half of the Lance Armstrong interview by Oprah.

Links for this episode:

  • Body language expert David Alssema analyses Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah | thetelegraph.com.au
  • 192 Banned Performance Enhancing Substances and Methods
  • Cycling Investigation - USADA
  • Narcissism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Part 1 of Haddie Cooke and Dan Benjamin's discussion about the Lance Armstrong interview.

Links for this episode:

  • The Frequency Episode 65

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Dan Benjamin delivers the 5by5 State of the Union Address for 5by5. New beginnings and the end of an era.

Links for this episode:

  • 5by5 | Broadcasts
  • 5by5 | Build and Analyze
  • 5by5 | Hypercritical
  • Build and Analyze ending December 17 – Marco.org
  • Transcript of The 5by5 State of the Union Address for 2012
  • The Crossover

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Dan Benjamin joins Myke Hurley for an episode of CMD+SPACE of the 70 Decibels network to discuss getting started in Podcasting and what it takes to build a Podcast network of your own.

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Dan Benjamin is joined by Christina Warren, Marco Arment, John Siracusa, and Haddie Cooke to discuss Apple's iPhone 5 announcement. They discuss iPhone 5, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, the new iTunes, the tablet market, and much more.

Links for this episode:

  • Yes, You Can Install the Nook App on a Kindle Fire [EXCLUSIVE]
  • Install Android Marketplace and Google Apps on Amazon Kindle Fire | Esotech Inc.
  • iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple opinion and news | The Loop
  • Apple’s iPhone event live update
  • New iPhone debuts with larger screen, thinner design
  • Apple overhauls iTunes with new version due in October
  • Apple - iPod touch
  • Apple - iPod nano with Multi-Touch.
  • Apple - The colorful iPod shuffle with VoiceOver, playlists, and more.
  • Apple - iPhone 5 - The thinnest, lightest, fastest iPhone ever.
  • Screen Shot 2012-09-12 at 3.41.58 PM.png
  • Christina Warren (film_girl) on Twitter
  • christina on App.net
  • John Siracusa (siracusa) on Twitter
  • siracusa on App.net
  • Marco Arment (marcoarment) on Twitter
  • marco on App.net
  • Haddie Cooke (haddiebird) on Twitter
  • Dan Benjamin (danbenjamin) on Twitter
  • dan on App.net

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Dan Benjamin was a guest on episode #111 of The Bro Show, part of the 70Decibels network. Here is the interview in its entirety for your listening convenience, with permission from our friends at 70Decibels.

Links for this episode:

  • The Bro Show on 70Decibels

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Dan Benjamin shares his thoughts about The Talk Show.

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Dan Benjamin is joined by Marco Arment of Instapaper.com and Horace Dediu of Asymco.com to discuss the just-announced Apple iPad 3rd Generation.

Links for this episode:

  • Apple - The New iPad
  • The iPad Family
  • iPad Tech Specs
  • Apple Special Event - March 7, 2011

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Dan Benjamin is joined by Merlin Mann and Marco Arment for a very special show. In this Hypercritical-like episode, the trio discuss a wide-range of topics, from Google to Apple to software development, and the relationship between consumers and the companies that serve them. And sodastreams.

Links for this episode:

  • Amazon.com: Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit: Kitchen & Dining
  • Pastebot 2012-02-10 13.03.15 PM.jpg
  • Amazon.com: iPad at Work (9781118100561): David Sparks, Merlin Mann: Books
  • 5by5 | Back to Work
  • 5by5 | Build and Analyze
  • FastMail - reliable email hosting services (IMAP, POP, SMTP, Web)
  • Instapaper Founder Marco Arment On The App Economy : Planet Money : NPR

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Prepare yourself for the the 5by5 2011 Holiday Extravaganza, featuring a collection of our favorite moments over the last year. We hope you have a great holiday and a happy new year.

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A collection of stories, thoughts, and memories about Steve Jobs and Apple by 5by5 hosts and friends, expressing how their lives have been changed for the better by Steve and Apple.

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Dan Benjamin talks about Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" event with Dan Moren, Marco Arment, John Siracusa, John Gruber, Horace Dediu, Arnold Kim, and Christina Warren. Topics include the iPhone 4S hardware and form factor, the iOS update, the "geek letdown", Siri, iPods, pricing, release dates, AppleCare, carriers, serious stats, iCloud and iTunes Match, the non-geek response, and more.

Links for this episode:

  • Apple - iPhone 4S - The most amazing iPhone yet.
  • Apple - iPhone 4S - Buy directly from Apple in store or online.
  • iPhone 4S - iPhone 4 - iPhone 3GS - Buy direct from Apple - Apple Store (U.S.)
  • Apple - iPhone 4S - Technical Specifications
  • Apple - Play music and more on iPod.
  • Apple - iPod nano with Multi-Touch.
  • Siri Voice Recognition Arrives On the iPhone 4S - Mac Rumors
  • iPhone - AppleCare+ - Apple Store (U.S.)
  • Apple's 'Let's Talk iPhone' keynote liveblog! -- Engadget

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