Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
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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#364: How to Minister to Artificial Intelligence
June 17th, 2022 · 76 minutes
Andy and Flo wonder why the new Chromecast ambient mode is cluttered with widgets before they get into a recent whistleblower's claims that Google's LaMDA is a sentient being. (It's not.)
#363: No More Spoilers
June 10th, 2022 · 69 minutes
This week, your hosts talk about why Google canceled a presentation on caste bias and why folks are asking the company to take action. Then, the latest Android 13 Beta 3 and our favorite parts of the recent Pixel feature drop.
#362: Farewell To Thee, Google Duo
June 3rd, 2022 · 69 minutes
This week, we're talking about why Google is deprecating Duo and rolling it up into Meet and what that means for the rest of us who just figured out how to use these things. Then, did you know there was another Pixel hardware leak?
#361: No Rage Buying
May 27th, 2022 · 77 minutes
Andy is wondering if it's worth going to the movies in person this weekend to see Bob's Burgers, and Flo is over the Google Assistant on her Samsung smartwatch.
#360: Blame It On The Watch
May 20th, 2022 · 77 minutes
Andy walks us through how he tried to get the Kardashians out of his algorithm before we get into the leftovers of Google I/O. We'll talk about this week's rumors about the Pixel Watch's custom silicon and why Andy is compelled to buy the Pixel Buds Pro.
#359: What Isn't Google Releasing This Year?
May 13th, 2022 · 82 minutes
Well, what else is there to talk about this week? It's Google's annual developer conference, and we're running through all the significant bits of news.
#358: Do No Direct Harm
May 5th, 2022 · 75 minutes
Andy and Flo talk a bit about what's ahead at Google I/O 2022 before and why the company fired another AI researcher. Then, a PSA on setting up Google's counter-doxxing features and what happens when the search engine doesn't protect you from slurs.
#357: Pixel Watch Walks Into A Bar
April 30th, 2022 · 81 minutes
This week, we're talking all about the leaked Pixel Watch: what to expect, what we think from the photos that have surfaced, and whether we believe it will make a significant change to Android's wearables market share. (Hint: we don't.)
#356: America’s Funniest Drone Videos
April 21st, 2022 · 71 minutes
We're recording our reactions to the first Google Wing delivery drone videos sprouting up all over TikTok. Then, we'll tell you how Google and Samsung are making it easier to fix your smartphone.
#355: The Future, Soon
April 16th, 2022 · 81 minutes
This week, Andy offers a solo lecture outside in the quad to explain last week's Thomas Lewis and John McHenry duel (spoiler alert: it was dudes being dudes). Then, everything is broken, at least when it comes to Android and Chrome's security issues.