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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#189: Ban-anated
February 8th, 2019 · 81 minutes
How do you reconcile using a service that's so helpful and simultaneously so invasive? We don't know, but we pondered about it.
#188: It's Google's Internet, We're All Just Living In It
January 31st, 2019 · 86 minutes
The theme this week is Google's influence on the internet. From YouTube algorithms to server backends, you won't believe how much Google has embedded into your life—and how much you can't do without it.
#187: Sensor Fatigue
January 24th, 2019 · 77 minutes
Andy talks about his hacked-together Nest temperature sensor and Flo wonder if there's a Wear OS smartwatch out there fit for her wrist.
#186: Nothing Gold Can Stay
January 17th, 2019 · 68 minutes
Andy is excited about the Wear OS watches floating around right now, while Flo wishes they'd be smaller and last a little longer.
#185: Who is CES for?
January 10th, 2019 · 77 minutes
CES 2019 is all anybody can talk about. But before Andy and Flo get into it, this week's show starts with a bit of catchup.
#184: Robots Without Emotion
January 4th, 2019 · 73 minutes
Flo and Andy are back for the first episode of the new year with a look at how Google's Project Soli will change the way we use devices. The two also discuss what Fuschia holds in store for Android, and why people are attacking Google's self-driving cars.
#183: A Year Without Android
December 28th, 2018 · 61 minutes
Time to play a game! Listen along to learn how to play.
#182: Internal Struggles
December 21st, 2018 · 68 minutes
This week, Andy and Flo are talking holiday things and the inevitability of Windows apps on Chrome OS. After the break, Andy and Flo discuss the internal blowback on Google's Project Dragonfly, and why Google contractors don't get discounted t-shirts.
#181: Mr. Pichai Goes to Washington
December 13th, 2018 · 73 minutes
Andy starts us off this week with tales about an affordable Android TV set-top box, as well as links to visit when we're feeling a little nostalgic for sunsetted Google products. Then, Andy and Flo discuss Google's visit to Capitol Hill.
#180: Fuschia
December 7th, 2018 · 76 minutes
For the seventh consecutive week, Flo and Andy babble on about the virtues of using Chrome OS. But will Andy ever leave his MacBook behind and become all about that Chromebook life?