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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#158: Jail with a Capital G
July 6th, 2018 · 67 minutes
We are posting a day late this week, but it's just in time to catch you headed into the weekend!
#157: Use Your Radio Voice
June 28th, 2018 · 70 minutes
Andy and Flo have finally figured out how to use Android Messages on the web. And they're better off for it.
#156: Waiting for Google
June 21st, 2018 · 67 minutes
Like in Waiting for Godot, does it ever feel like you're just waiting for Google to figure out its app trajectory?
#155: Everything is an Assistant
June 14th, 2018 · 79 minutes
Andy and Flo wish they were playing outside.
#154: Hey Google, Make Me a Movie
June 7th, 2018 · 66 minutes
We didn't ask for Google Photos to make us a movie out of screenshots, but it did it anyway!
#153: A Server Farm’s Opinion
May 31st, 2018 · 73 minutes
Andy and Flo start off this week wondering what attracts them to certain robot voices, and how that will inform their choices with the Google Home's latest voices update.
#152: Will YouTube Music Fix Everything?
May 24th, 2018 · 74 minutes
Andy and Flo are left wondering about YouTube Music and its impact on Google's future as a music provider. Is porn next? Probably not, but this is a warning that there's talk of porn on this week's episode.
#151: Material 151
May 17th, 2018 · 66 minutes
The common thread this week is Google Duplex, and we're not just talking about what it can do. We're musing about its effectiveness and how it will exist alongside the normal world.
#150: Material and chill
May 11th, 2018 · 62 minutes
Russell joins Andy and Flo once more to recap the Google I/O 2018 keynote. The three discuss everything from Google Duplex's human-like intonations to their shared disappointment over still not being able to remove fences from photos.
#149: A New Adventure
May 3rd, 2018 · 73 minutes
This week, Russell has a very important announcement. The trio then delves into a very riveting discussion about what life will be like for Google users after Google I/O.