✪ The Talk Show: Recent Episodes
✪ The Talk Show
Mule Radio honcho Mike Monteiro joins John Gruber for a very special episode. Topics include the nature of podcasting and the future of The Talk Show; design legend Massimo Vignelli; ComiXology's abandonment of in-app purchasing now that they're owned by Amazon; and more.
Special guest Mark Gurman from 9to5Mac joins John Gruber for a discussion of Mac journalism, rumors surrounding upcoming Apple products, and UI design chief Greg Christie’s retirement from Apple later this year.
Special guest Ed Bott joins John Gruber in an episode recorded in front of a live audience at Microsoft’s Build developer conference in San Francisco. Topics include last week’s news out of the conference — including Windows Phone 8.1 — and a broader look at the new Microsoft and its position in the industry.
Special guest John Moltz joins John Gruber to discuss the just-completed Macworld/iWorld conference and expo, Microsoft Office for iPad, and more.
Special guest Craig Hockenberry joins John Gruber to discuss wearable devices in general, smart watches in particular, and orange juice.
Special guest star Brent Simmons joins John Gruber to talk about the past and future of Apple programming languages, how to make coffee and popcorn (albeit not together), whether links should be underlined on web pages, and Brent’s new podcast (co-hosted by Chris Parrish), The Record.
Special guest Glenn Fleishman joins John Gruber to discuss Bitcoin -- how it works, the problems it solves, where it's going, and more. Also, Apple's "goto fail" security bug, and some Jeopardy and Blackjack game theory.
Special guest Joanna Stern joins John Gruber to discuss tablets as laptop replacements, the appeal of large-screen smartphones, wearables, and more.
Special guest Ben Thompson joins John Gruber to discuss Facebook's blockbuster acquisition of WhatsApp, the wide world of mobile messaging in general, the no-win scenario Microsoft has seemingly fallen into with Windows Phone and mobile computing, and more.
Special guest Jason Fried joins John Gruber; topics include 37signals’ decision to rebrand as Basecamp and focus on just one product, aligning customer interests with your business interests, the future of sports broadcasting, and more.
Special guest MG Siegler returns to the show to discuss Microsoft’s future under new CEO Satya Nadella, Facebook’s new Paper app for the iPhone, and more.
Special guest Marco Arment returns for the second half of a two-part episode. Topics include the new Mac Pro, retina Macs, hard drives vs. SSDs, and a thorough examination of the implications of a big screen iPhone.
Special guest Marco Arment joins John Gruber for part one of a two part episode. Topics include the history of the Mac, the differences between programming for the web and native apps, the recent iPhone sales numbers, and the supremacy of Fahrenheit over Celsius.
Special guest John Moltz joins John Gruber; topics include A-Rod's suspension, Google's acquisition of Nest and the meaning of "innovation", Tim Cook’s public speaking, larger iPads, full screen mode on Mac OS X, and Moltz's new show.
Special guest Dan Frommer joins John Gruber to discuss the news from CES this week — 4K TV sets, wearables, phone integration with car dashboards, and more. Also: Pappy Van Winkle.
Guy English and a cavalcade of surprise guests join John Gruber for conversation, singing, dancing, and holiday cheer.
Special guest Daniel Jalkut joins John Gruber to discuss podcast transcription, coerced App Store reviews, and the iRate project.
Special guest Glenn Fleishman joins John Gruber to discuss "Diane in 7A" and reality TV, long form journalism, The Magazine and Kickstarter, and Apple's plan for Newsstand.
Special guest John Moltz joins John Gruber to discuss TextExpander and changes to iOS 7, Buttsgate, Microsoft's "Scroogled" campaign, and Apple's R&D spending.
Very special guest Merlin Mann joins John Gruber for an as-usual rambling discussion about presentation slides, the new iPads, the Major League Baseball schedule, and Malcolm Gladwell.
Special guest Paul X. Kafasis joins John Gruber to discuss planned obsolescence and Apple, Stephen Elop and Nokia, the Twitter IPO, and more.
Special guest John Siracusa joins John Gruber to discuss the tragic Red Sox victory, Apple's product naming scheme, Siracusa's as-ever epic Ars Technica review of OS X Macericks, and more.
Special guest Dan Frommer joins John Gruber to discuss this week's Apple announcements: the event itself, the new iPads, new MacBook Pros, the controversial new iWork suite, and more.
Special guest Marco Arment joins John Gruber. Topics include speculation regarding what Apple will and won't announce at next week's special event in San Francisco -- iPads, Mac Pros, MacBook Pros, iPods, Apple TV -- jailbreaking as a reason for holding on to iOS 6, and Microsoft's coolness (or rather, lack thereof).
Special guest Guy English joins John Gruber for a discussion ranging from the practical performance advantages of the A7 and iOS going 64-bit, Steve Jobs's cars-vs.-trucks analogy, the future of Microsoft, and more.
Special guest John Moltz joins John Gruber. Topics include Martha Stewart, patent trolls, Touch ID and the iPhone 5S, making booze in prison, and more.
Special guest Jim Dalrymple(http://www.loopinsight.com/) joins John Gruber to talk about the new iPhones 5S and 5C on the cusp of their release, as well as iOS 7.