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#596: The 2025 Upgradies

December 29th, 2025 · 158 minutes

It's time for the 12th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2025, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner.

#595: Contrast in the Horse

December 22nd, 2025 · 132 minutes

After whipping through a bunch of segments in order to play as many jingles as possible, Myke and Jason celebrate the festive season by aesthetically judging the new icons of macOS Tahoe. Happy holidays to all who celebrate!

#594: Featuring Crimes

December 15th, 2025 · 106 minutes

We discuss what laptops Apple is expected to release in 2026, Apple's AI parsing of podcasts, that time Jason didn't really almost work for Apple, and weird snacks.

#593: Oops! All Departures

December 8th, 2025 · 103 minutes

The week everybody left Apple.

#592: Metaphorical Pipeline

December 1st, 2025 · 85 minutes

Let it snow, let it snow, let it... Snow Leopard? We discuss Apple's '27 OS priorities, a decorative holiday app, how Apple might have approached engineering the folding iPhone, and a surprise return to Intel (sort of).

#591: The Apple TV Draft

November 24th, 2025 · 121 minutes

It's Thanksgiving week, and Myke and Jason are using the occasion to draft their favorite Apple TV shows. There's also some drama at the Rumor Roundup corral involving Apple's succession planning, and Google engineers AirDrop for Android.

#590: Who’s This John Apple?

November 17th, 2025 · 94 minutes

Tim Cook's succession planning hits another gear, Tesla may be embracing CarPlay, Apple shifts its iPhone release plans, and Jason considers the place of the iPad Pro today after traveling with it for a week.

#589: The London Air

November 10th, 2025 · 96 minutes

Jason and Myke are together in London to discuss five years of Apple silicon, Apple's new friendly partner for AI models, and much more!

#588: Dodging the Question Intentionally

November 3rd, 2025 · 111 minutes

We react to Apple's latest financial results and the promise of grand iPhone sales to come, break down some juicy rumors about new OLED Apple devices, and consider Apple's latest reported AI strategies.

#587: My TestFlight Has a TestFlight

October 27th, 2025 · 111 minutes

Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss modem quirks, new iPhone rumors, cutting-edge immersive video production, and the boring march of Apple silicon.