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Cortex

#177: How Major Life Changes Reshape Creative Workflows, With Quinn Nelson

March 23, 2026 · 73 minutes

Hosted by Myke Hurley.

Myke talks to Quinn Nelson of Snazzy Labs about adapting a creative workflow after becoming a parent – how major life changes reshape priorities, time, and systems, and how creators rebuild sustainable ways to keep making things.

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Mac Power Users

#841: The Robot Assistant Field Guide

March 22, 2026 · 83 minutes

Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Robles.

David walks through the AI robot assistant he built with Claude Cowork, from file management and email to invoicing and podcast production. Plus, why managed AI agents finally solve the memory and access problems that held chatbots back.

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Connected

#595: Federico Says “He Will Gone”

March 19, 2026 · 66 minutes

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

Stephen has been a menace all week with Lil Finder, Myke keeps thinking about the MacBook Neo, and Federico shares his most recent thoughts on foldable phones.

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Downstream

#115: Everything's British

March 19, 2026 · 36 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell.

Sports Corner! Jason and Will discuss Apple and F1, the FCC and "free" TV sports, World Cup issues, and then we make some TV picks. [Downstream+ subscribers also got to hear us talk a lot about baseball!]

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The Pen Addict

#708: Writing on a Banana With Biro

March 19, 2026 · 61 minutes

Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.

The FriXion vs. Que Sera content is heating up, and Brad and Myke are here for it. Brad also recaps his visit to Papier Plume in New Orleans, and tells the tale of a tumultuous TITAN.

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#607: Lime Has Left the Chat

March 16, 2026 · 99 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Myke has MacBook Neo FOMO and we have reviews of both Studio Display models. Also: Apple starts celebrating 50; App Store fees are lowered in China; Somehow, AirPods Max returned; Apple's AI crisistunity; and Jason in Jeopardy!?

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