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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#238: When TV Becomes Your Only Escape
January 16th, 2020 · 74 minutes
We'll tackle why Alphabet's Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, stepped down from the company, as well as the implications of Google having unfettered access to medical records. We'll also muse a bit about Samsung's new "industrial" mid-range phone.
#237: Meat Suit
January 10th, 2020 · 93 minutes
We talk about how Chrome OS is strutting its stuff at this year's CES show floor. We'll also run through Google's CES-timed announcements for the Assistant, and we offer Sundar Pichai a little advice on tweeting.
#236: New Year, New Gripes
January 3rd, 2020 · 95 minutes
We discuss the year's first major Google news story: a politically-tinged blog post from the company's former Head of International Relations on how Google's policies have morphed over a decade.
#235: Holiday Hangover
December 26th, 2019 · 91 minutes
An update on what's happening with Google overseas, and we reel in some realism regarding the salaries of your favorite executives. We also take a look at Android's end-of-the-year platform numbers, brought to you by PornHub.
#234: It's The Most Wonderful Time
December 20th, 2019 · 75 minutes
Flo and Andy talk about former Google bard, Claire Stapleton's, essay published in Elle this week. We'll also discuss why parts of eastern Europe, Iran, and Turkey lost access to Google and we'll explore what the Assistant has to say about Santa.
#233: That's What Robots Are For
December 12th, 2019 · 86 minutes
Andy and Flo discuss the Department of Justice's probe into Google's FitBit acquisition and why it seems to be a bigger deal than everything else involving digital data. We'll also profile biologist Frances Arnold and run down the Pixel Feature Drop.
#232: Founders Get Lost
December 5th, 2019 · 89 minutes
Andy and Flo talk about Larry and Sergey's hand-off of the company keys to Sundar Pichai. We'll also update you on the status of the Thanksgiving Four before pointing you to a revealing interview with YouTube's Susan Wojcicki.
#231: Food for Thought
November 28th, 2019 · 95 minutes
Andy and Flo discuss how Google could set a precedent for Silicon Valley by allowing its workers to unionize and why the company has taken an interest in a new coalition to construct a nine-point "Contract For The Web."
#230: It's Business, Folks
November 22nd, 2019 · 89 minutes
Flo and Andy cash in their "off-topic" card early on, then discuss why Google is scaling back its weekly all-hands meetings. We also squeal over the Razr phone and regale you with what's on sale at the Google Store for Black Friday.
#229: Bohemian Rhapsody
November 16th, 2019 · 92 minutes
Flo and Andy dive into the implications of Google collecting personal medical data. They'll also discuss Apple's Phil Schiller and his recent comments on Chromebooks in schools, and they'll point you to Google's latest AI experiment, the FreddieMeter.