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#313: Story of the Summer

August 31st, 2020 · 96 minutes

Jason and Myke try to piece together conflicting rumors about Macs with Apple silicon, Apple TV+ embraces the UK and Mariah Carey, and Apple and Epic take it to the courts, and #askupgrade reaches its final form as #keyboardtalk.

#312: Outgrade

August 24th, 2020 · 99 minutes

Jason and Myke take a walk in the woods while discussing Apple and Epic, the latest Apple TV+ news, the speed potential of Macs with Apple silicon, and how the pandemic has changed their working lives.

#311: Summer of App Store Problems

August 17th, 2020 · 109 minutes

This week we cover the Summer of App Store Problems, including Epic taking on Apple and Google, and also the promise of an Apple Bundle and what frustrates us about Apple's services.

#310: The Opposite of Shiny

August 10th, 2020 · 107 minutes

This week Jason reviews the new iMac and the public beta release of macOS Big Sur, Myke thinks Apple's making a big mistake in keeping game streaming services off of its platforms, and in Upstream we discuss how quickly the movie industry is changing.

#309: Ancient Mac Archaeologist

August 4th, 2020 · 89 minutes

This week we cover Apple's newest iMacs, Phil Schiller's job transition, some formerly secret Apple emails, and Apple's surprisingly strong financial results. Also, Jason launches his new "20 Macs for 2020" project.

#308: The Adventures of Dr. Icon

July 27th, 2020 · 102 minutes

This week Stephen joins the show to help Myke and Jason evaluate the best and worst new icons in macOS Big Sur.

#307: Big Sur Sosumi

July 20th, 2020 · 100 minutes

This week is an audio extravaganza about a major new change in macOS Big Sur. Plus: Apple News adds audio features (but won't save journalism), and Jason test drives Peacock Premium.

#306: That's Beta Life!

July 13th, 2020 · 115 minutes

This week we assemble a list of apps that fail to support important OS features, and discuss our favorite parts of the iOS and iPadOS Public Betas.

#305: A High School Production of Dracula

July 6th, 2020 · 100 minutes

This week services are in the spotlight, as Apple TV+ adds material, Apple News gets some bad news, Apple Arcade redefines its ideal game, and we watch "Hamilton" on Disney+.

#304: Somebody’s Gotta Do It and It’s Gonna Be Us

June 29th, 2020 · 110 minutes

This week we talk with Apple's Bob Borchers and Ronak Shah about macOS Big Sur! Plus, so much WWDC follow-up, including our speculation about what might be different about new Macs running on Apple silicon.