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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#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.
#148: I/O PSA: Slip Slop Slap
April 26th, 2018 · 62 minutes
Andy is on assignment in an undisclosed location. Flo needs help, but Russell is very tired (and also, TBH, kinda dumb). Google launches 25 new apps that all do the same thing. Also amazing smart home tips from the one and only, Smart Home Master Ion.
#147: Hello, Is It The PoPo You're Looking For?
April 19th, 2018 · 72 minutes
Flo sets off alarm bells. Andy can't get no satisfaction from Google Play Music. Russell unearths more youths from our listener hordes. Also Chrome muting autoplay videos, Pixelbook getting dual boot, Google maps gets street smarts and NIGHTWATCH.
#146: Double Sundar All The Way Across The Sky
April 13th, 2018 · 81 minutes
Flo's back and she wants to know what the kids like these days. Russell never left but he still has no idea about the youths. Andy's always been hip to the beat so he has no issues staying woke.
#145: There's no AI in Team
April 6th, 2018 · 70 minutes
It's a more sombre episode this week as we talk about the tragic news from YouTube. It gets a little less sombre when we cover Google's AI chief leaving for Apple and then we just get straight up crazy and talk about the Nexus DESIRE.