Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down.

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    December 24th, 2025 · 54 minutes

    How did Waymo do during the San Francisco blackout? Also, a late addition to the Google Graveyard, canceled after 25 years of service.

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    #546: Extending Reality

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    #545: Folds Three Times

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    #544: Something That’s Attainable

    November 27th, 2025 · 29 minutes

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    #543: Wartime Mentality

    November 21st, 2025 · 78 minutes

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    #542: Suddenly BFFs

    November 14th, 2025 · 62 minutes

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    November 6th, 2025 · 47 minutes

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    #540: Spooky, Scary Earnings

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    #539: Hotel Andy

    October 23rd, 2025 · 63 minutes

    Andy quietly leads the show from a hotel room as we discuss Samsung's Galaxy XR headset.