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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#418: Google Is A Soft Cheese Company
June 29th, 2023 · 74 minutes
Andy mourns the loss of Google’s Iris smart glasses, because he knows so way much more than Google or Apple about VR and XR. Reviews of the Pixel Fold are in! And reading coverage of last week’s Vidcon helps Andy be less judgmental about The Avengers.
#417: It Prefers To Stay Inside The House
June 22nd, 2023 · 69 minutes
Reviews of the new Pixel Tablet are in, and it looks like maybe the world is about to fall slap-happy in love! Chromebooks are about to receive the X-gene, and Gannett Newspapers celebrates the first day of Summer.
#416: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner In Bed
June 15th, 2023 · 68 minutes
Why on Earth did Google release so many new features and updates on Flag Day? Well, Google bothered to create ‘em so Material is going to talk about ‘em. Oh, and also the EU is honking down Google’s snorkel about why it thinks it’s evil.
#415: Super-Soakers Filled With Dysentery
June 8th, 2023 · 46 minutes
All of this week’s stories come from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference! Apple’s Vision Pro headset offers discussion about VR versus AI. Apple announced that they’re addressing iPhone users’ complaints about green bubbles in group messages.
#414: Belief in a Higher Weirdo
June 1st, 2023 · 67 minutes
Andy has access to the new AI-enhanced Google Search and is delighted to discover that he can now waste time on Reddit far more effectively. He also has access to a new web browser that’s so innovative that he’s compelled to give Chrome a lecture.
#413: Nickel-And-Diming My Attention Span
May 26th, 2023 · 41 minutes
Andy comes right out and admits that his brain is like wet sand. All to make a larger point which may or may not land, because, as established, his brain is like wet sand.
#412: The Other Shoe
May 18th, 2023 · 61 minutes
Andy has a peculiar theory about system administration. Then the episode goes back to Google I/O. A beloved children’s cereal mascot is made to suffer. And Google has a wonderful plan to make top-level-domains both goofy and radically dangerous.
#411: The AI Message
May 13th, 2023 · 115 minutes
It's all about Google I/O 2023! Andy and Flo talk about everything, from AI to Android to Pixel hardware.
#410: Speaking Out
May 5th, 2023 · 64 minutes
Andy's solo this week. Google's AI researcher quits the company just as everything is heating up. And what will an alliance between Google and Apple look like to cut down on stalking with Bluetooth trackers?
#409: Wouldn't It Be Nice?
April 28th, 2023 · 69 minutes
Google's quarterly earnings are out this week. There's good news, and then there's some tepid numbers. Then, checking in with all those Chromebooks purchased at the height of the pandemic.