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#564: Make Agentic Work

April 23, 2026 · 54 minutes

Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

Agentic AI is coming to Google's enterprise, whether you like it or not, and the next Pixel phone might bring back notification lights. Google is beta testing more ugly ads.

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It's a big week: Stephen plays audio from a website, Federico prefers to talk about products, Myke takes a victory lap, Tim announces his retirement, and John gets a new job.

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#713: Pocket Bias

April 23, 2026 · 66 minutes

Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.

Is there such a thing as an unanswerable stationery question? Brad and Myke may have met their match this week. Myke also has Kuru Toga challenges, and Brad has pockets.

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#254: Battling Burnout

April 21, 2026 · 76 minutes

Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.

David & Mike discuss the many different flavors of burnout, why productivity nerds are so susceptible, and what you can do to fight back against this insidious foe of focus.

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#612: 'That Leader is John Ternus'

April 20, 2026 · 153 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Breaking news! Apple announces that Tim Cook's tenure as CEO is ending, and John Ternus and Johny Srouji get promotions. And when that's done, we finish our Apple at 50 coverage with a vibe-based draft.

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Patrick Rhone returns. The gang discusses Apple Silicon rewriting the Mac upgrade cycle, the Apple Refurb Store, and minimalist phones.

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#116: Ceramic Dalmatian

April 17, 2026 · 47 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell.

Jeopardy experiments more with streaming (and Jason lost), we reminisce about Netflix history, Paramount+ hugs Pluto, "The Pitt" should brace for franchising, and the sad fate of "Star Trek." And a big announcement!

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