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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#308: So Much New Stuff
May 21st, 2021 · 78 minutes
It's Google I/O week, and though it was all virtual this year, oh-my-God is there still so much to talk about! We discuss all that Google revealed at the opening keynote and gush over the new and totally customizable Material You.
#307: The Deets
May 14th, 2021 · 59 minutes
We pretend to be Hollywood gossip columnists relating the latest saga between YouTube TV and Roku and then speculate on what's happening at Google I/O next week. Fans of The Office are going to love Google Search's latest easter egg.
#306: What’s Going Onn?
May 7th, 2021 · 60 minutes
Andy starts us off by getting into the YouTube of it all. The Google I/O schedule is up, and we're intrigued. We talk about Google's new Google TV-like home screen for Walmart's Onn tablets and why Roku and YouTube are still feuding.
#305: A Very Profitable Business
April 30th, 2021 · 64 minutes
Google had a great quarter, and we're gonna tell you all about it. Plus, it turns out that COVID-19 contact tracing on Android wasn't so private after all.
#304: Engage Smug Mode
April 23rd, 2021 · 67 minutes
How can we not? We talk about Apple's announcements this week from an Android user's perspective. Plus, why Google FLoC isn't flying high, and the sad dystopia of Google Maps' emergency alerts.
#303: Workflow Vulnerability
April 16th, 2021 · 60 minutes
Flo got the ginormous OnePlus Watch, and Andy's Pixelbook keyboard has gone kaput. We chat about Android's continued troubles with unified messages and how ad-blockers kept us from getting the show out this week.
#302: Thanks For All The Phones
April 9th, 2021 · 73 minutes
Despite the flurry of news this week, Andy and Flo find some time for a subjective point of view. Say goodbye to LG as we walk through our favorite phones. And hear how Andy is doing with the Nest Hub's built-in sleep tracking capabilities.
#301: The Eco-friendly Route
April 2nd, 2021 · 82 minutes
How Google discovered and shut down a nine-month hacking operation. Plus, a new privacy feature is coming to Android 11, YouTube's hiding how many people "disliked" a video, and why Google Maps' eco-friendly route offerings won't prevent climate change.
#300: Not Just Another Material Podcast
March 25th, 2021 · 79 minutes
It's been 300 episodes of the Material podcast! We have cake! And we have a rundown of our favorite tombstones in the Google Graveyard. We'll give you a bit of the week's news, too, plus what you get when you do a Google search for the number "300."
#299: Incognito Mode
March 18th, 2021 · 76 minutes
Flo is freaking out over signing her kid up for a Google account, while Andy is completely locked out of his. We gush over the shiny new gadget announcements this week, including the second-generation Nest Hub and the affordable Samsung Galaxy A52.