TopPodcast.com
Menu
  • Home
  • Top Charts
  • Top Networks
  • Top Apps
  • Top Independents
  • Top Podfluencers
  • Top Picks
    • Top Business Podcasts
    • Top True Crime Podcasts
    • Top Finance Podcasts
    • Top Comedy Podcasts
    • Top Music Podcasts
    • Top Womens Podcasts
    • Top Kids Podcasts
    • Top Sports Podcasts
    • Top News Podcasts
    • Top Tech Podcasts
    • Top Crypto Podcasts
    • Top Entrepreneurial Podcasts
    • Top Fantasy Sports Podcasts
    • Top Political Podcasts
    • Top Science Podcasts
    • Top Self Help Podcasts
    • Top Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Top Stocks Podcasts
  • Podcast News
  • About Us
  • Podcast Advertising
  • Contact
Not in our directory?
Add Show Here
Podcast Equipment
Center

toppodcastlogoOur TOPPODCAST Picks

  • Comedy
  • Crypto
  • Sports
  • News
  • Politics
  • True Crime
  • Business
  • Finance

Follow Us

toppodcastlogoStay Connected

    View Top 200 Chart
    Back to Rankings Page
    Gadgets

    Material

    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. Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

    Advertise

    Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Relay FM

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Google Play
    • Spotify
    Latest Episodes:
    248: Smartphones in Quarantine Mar 31, 2020
    Show notes

    It's a special segment of the Material podcast to help lift your spirits. Flo talks to Juan Carlos Bagnell (also known as SomeGadgetGuy around the web) about the LG V60 ThinQ. We'll also discuss how this device fits into the broader smartphone landscape.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.

    Guest Starring:

    Juan Carlos Bagnell

    Links and Show Notes:

    • LG V60 specifications sheet

    • LG V60 First Look! The Budget Friendly Premium Pro Phone?

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    247: The Ihnatko Isolation Special Mar 28, 2020
    Show notes

    Andy is back for a special weekend episode! And he's getting COVID-19 news off his chest. Andy will discuss Google's new responsibilities to the public and its employees and whether Google's promise to limit the spread of disinformation will extend to the White House. He'll also dive into how Google is defusing racist speech at the keyboard level, and he'll prove that Tom Hanks didn't have a volleyball with him in quarantine.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.

    Links and Show Notes:

    • Google: How we're continuing to help

    • Trump Caught Google Off Guard With a Bogus Coronavirus Site Announcement

    • Oracle Providing White House With Software to Study Unproven Coronavirus Drugs

    • Google has completely canceled Google I/O 2020

    • After huge 1-star onslaught, Zoom's Android app rating is back up to 4.0

    • Gboard might be blocking autocomplete of "Chinese Virus"

    • Google: Helping educators and students stay connected

    • Google Arts and Culture: Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    246: Stuck at Home Mar 26, 2020
    Show notes

    We're stuck at home. You're stuck at home. There's nothing else to do right now, so tune in and listen up. Flo is flying solo again this week, but she's here with tips on how you can help contribute from the confines of your dwelling. Flo will guide you through using the Google Assistant to inform yourself about COVID-19 and how to use the Gmail block button to rid of viral spammers. We'll also walk through some of your favorite YouTube channels to help pass the time.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.

    Links and Show Notes:

    • Charity Navigator

    • Unsubscribe or block addresses in Gmail

    • 5 ways people are turning to YouTube to cope while social distancing

    YouTube Channels

    • Anna Lytical

    • ContraPoints

    • Alton Brown

    • Defunctland

    • National Gallery of Art

    • Muffalo Potato

    • Wendover Productions

    • Half as Interesting

    • Glen & Friends Cooking

    • Material Design/Centered

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    245: Google in the Time of Coronavirus Mar 23, 2020
    Show notes

    Flo is back, albeit solo, because the Material podcast and its hosts are practicing social distancing. Flo muses about life as a new parent, then launches into a rant about how it isn't fun hanging out in Hangouts anymore. Then, we talk about Verily's Project Baseline, and why it's a bit unnerving that the US government is relying on private companies to conduct testing for COVID-19. We also mourn the cancellation of Google I/O this year and wonder aloud: if this is the new normal, how will technology conferences exist going forward?

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.

    Links and Show Notes:

    • Google's Teach from Home initiative

    • Trump announced Google was building a virus screening tool. Then someone had to build it

    • Project Baseline

    • You Shouldn't Have to Give Google Your Data to Access a COVID-19 Test

    • Google has completely canceled Google I/O 2020

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    244: Leap Day Andy Feb 28, 2020
    Show notes

    Andy sysadmins his brain; parts of the Android 11 developer preview released last week aren’t previews at all, and how on Earth is Sweyn Forkbeard going to influence my life when 11 ships? Reviewers say the “S” in Galaxy S20 Ultra stands for “schadenfreude,” and just as moral watchdogs warned us, a Google Doodle leads to Poetry.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.

    Links and Show Notes:

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    Android 11's 'Gabeldorsche' Bluetooth stack name explained - 9to5Google
    Everything new in Android 11 Developer Preview 1 [Gallery] - 9to5Google
    Personal Safety - Apps on Google Play
    Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review: shutter bug - The Verge
    Leaked video reveals new Surface Duo ‘peek’ feature - The Verge
    Sir John Tenniel's 200th birthday
    My Bloody Valentine - Google Play Music
    Barnabe Googe - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry
    The Story Behind 30 Rock’s Leap Day Episode
    243: And Baby Makes 11 Feb 27, 2020
    Show notes

    Andy does this one solo for reasons that have nothing to do with the fact that Flo's baby was due this week! The first developer preview of Android 11 drops! Google Play Store starts enforcing tougher limits on ad-blighted apps! The T-Rex game goes 3D and Andy thinks this mean the dino has taken the red pill! And! Andy lied earlier because Flo TOTALLY had her baby!

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.

    Links and Show Notes:

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    Android Developers Blog: Turning it up to 11: the first Developer Preview of Android 11
    Google is cracking down on Android apps that track your location in the background - The Verge
    T-Rex Run 3D
    Dreams PS4 - T-Rex Dinosaur Chrome Game in 3D - PlayStation 4 Gameplay | EpicLBPTime - YouTube
    242: There is no Wrong Way to Cook Pigweed! Feb 13, 2020
    Show notes

    Flo and Andy fiddle with Android TV boxes while the Essential Phone burns. Then they talk about Samsung Unpacked, and marvel in hopeful disbelief that new Galaxy Z Flip could be the first folding phone that can't be reviewed with an economical “LOL NO.” A Googler is fired for her activism, and speaks freely of the environment for trans people at the company. Finally, although it's too soon to get excited about the new OS Google's developing, the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens is plenty excited about the weed it's been named after. Bonus: the word “Poopie” is uttered without apology.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.
    • Health IQ: Insurance for the Health Conscious. Save up to 41%. Take the quiz now to see if you qualify.

    Links and Show Notes:

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    Samsung Galaxy Z Flip first look: folding glass changes everything - The Verge
    Is Google a Good Place to Work as a Trans Person?
    Weed of the Month: Pigweed - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    241: It's a Rich Man's World Feb 06, 2020
    Show notes

    Andy's waiting for his Walkman to arrive and Flo's hoping she has at least another week before the baby is here. We talk all the juicy details of Google's Q4 2019 earnings call, along with what happened during the Great Google Photos Data Swap of 2019. We'll also reminisce about the days of one-hour photo processing thanks to Google Photos' new print subscription service, and we're wondering how artist Simon Weckert procured so many different Android smartphones for his Google Maps exhibit.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.
    • Ahrefs: SEO Tools & Resources To Grow Your Search Traffic. Get a 7-day trial for just $7.

    Links and Show Notes:

    • ~ 25:00: Google held its Q4 2019 earnings call, and it was juicier than usual

    • Alphabet shares fall as Google misses on sales, YouTube revenue disappoints

    • Alphabet also revealed that it’s paid $80b to developers to date

    • ~ 48:00: Google informed recent users of Google Takeout that their videos might have been sent to random strangers due to a glitch

    • Google Maps Hacks

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    240: Backtracking and Forward-thinking Jan 30, 2020
    Show notes

    Flo and Andy report on why Google backtracked on its search engine redesign before diving into the viability of the company's "Going Green" initiative. We'll then squee for a bit about Google I/O this spring, and encourage you to try out the latest digital wellbeing experiments. Put your phone down! (After you listen to our podcast, of course.)

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2021.
    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.
    • Booz Allen: Integrate. Innovate. Get it done with Booz Allen.

    Links and Show Notes:

    • ~ 25:15: Kate Brandt, Google's Sustainability Officer pledges that the company will become "carbon negative"

    • Congress urges Google to act against "dangerous climate misinformation" on YouTube

    • Google is trying to poach Amazon's climate-protesting employees

    • ~ 43:30: Google I/O dates for 2020: May 12-14 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View

    • Google Research introduced "Meena," a human-like chatbot "that can chat about anything"

    • ~ 1:03:30: New Google digital wellbeing experiment has you put your phone in an envelope that limits its use to just phone calls

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    239: Trillion-Dollar Company Jan 24, 2020
    Show notes

    Andy learns about Android's TalkBack Accessibility mode at the worst possible time, while Flo appreciates that her co-host knows how to dress like a Trillion-Dollar Company. The two dive into the controversial design changes of Google's search results, Sundar Pichai's call for regulation of artificial intelligence, and why Google "gets away with so much." We'll also touch upon new rules proposed by the San Francisco Pride organization to cut back on corporate pride, and we'll run through the latest details of Microsoft's software plan for the foldable, Android-based Duo tablet.

    This episode of Material is sponsored by:

    • Linode: Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.
    • Booz Allen: Integrate. Innovate. Get it done with Booz Allen.
    • Health IQ: Insurance for the Health Conscious. Save up to 41%. Take the quiz now to see if you qualify.

    Links and Show Notes:

    • Flo's article on Accessibility features in Android 10

    • ~ 25:15: Google’s latest user-hostile design change makes ads and search results look identical

    • Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

    • ~ 51:20: Why Google Gets Away With So Much

    • With Google’s old guard gone, CEO Sundar Pichai has a chance to reset culture

    • San Francisco Pride members pass an amendment banning Google and YouTube from Pride parade

    • ~ 1:15:20: Microsoft’s software plan for the Android-based Duo is surprisingly realistic

    Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
    Previous 1 33 34 35 36 37 59 Next

    Related Podcasts

    Inside VR & AR

    1

    Inside VR & AR Gadgets
    100 Watts and a Wire

    2

    100 Watts and a Wire Gadgets
    All CNET Video Podcasts (video)

    3

    All CNET Video Podcasts (video) Gadgets
    TechStuff

    4

    TechStuff Gadgets
    The Vergecast

    5

    The Vergecast Gadgets
    Embedded Weekly Podcast – Unknown

    6

    Embedded Weekly Podcast – Unknown Gadgets
    footer-logo

    Contact Us

    Toll Free: 844-670-7747

    Links

    • Home
    • Top Charts
    • Networks
    • Apps
    • Independents Podcasts
    • Podcast Advertising
    • Podcast News
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Analytics & Insights

    Stay Connected

      Privacy, Terms of Use & Our Code of Ethics Protecting Content Creators Copyrights