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#565: Peripheral Jesus

May 1, 2026 · 62 minutes

Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

Google is still making a ton of money and Motorola launched a new family of foldables. Why does Google hate the taste of its own dogfood?

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Connected

#601: I Love Wrists

April 30, 2026 · 109 minutes

Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.

In honor of Tim Cook's pending retirement, Federico, Myke, and Stephen rank some of his quotes from the last 15 years.

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#714: Look

April 30, 2026 · 51 minutes

Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.

Brad and Myke attempt to put a bow on the pocket pen discussion this week. Were they successful? LAMY was successful in launching the two new Safari Limited Editions for 2026, or are they just a figment of our imagination?

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#654: I Love the Clanker Slang

April 29, 2026 · 29 minutes

Hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent.

The techie tasks we refuse to do anywhere but our computers, whether we want our chatbots to be warm and friendly, the best tech we've used traveling internationally, and the technology we love that has nothing to do with our public work.

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#613: I Know I Picked Too Many iPods

April 27, 2026 · 96 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Given a week to process the news of Apple's CEO transition, we ponder where Apple will go under John Ternus, the role of Johny Srouji, and why a book about Tim Cook would not be a cookbook.

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Cortex

#178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier

April 27, 2026 · 61 minutes

Hosted by Myke Hurley.

Myke talks to Jason Schreier of Bloomberg about the realities of reporting – how stories start, how sources are built, and how he balances fast-moving news with the slower, deeper work of writing books.

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Mac Power Users

#846: State of Apple Watch 2026

April 26, 2026 · 89 minutes

Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Robles.

After brief thoughts on John Ternus becoming Apple's next CEO, we dive into the current state of Apple Watch. We explore our setups, faces, complications, apps, and what we hope to see improve.

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#25: Writing Fiction for the New Yorker, with Molly Aitken

April 24, 2026 · 65 minutes

Hosted by Kerry Provenzano.

Fiction author Molly Aitken joins Kerry to discuss her writing process, her role as a Creative Writing lecturer and her recent experience having her short story, 'This is How it Happens', published in The New Yorker.

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