The Talk Show With John Gruber

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225: ‘Resources Up the Yang’ With Matthew Panzarino Jun 30, 2018

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Special guest Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about his exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new maps coming to Apple Maps, Google’s project Duplex, and the MacBook keyboard repair program.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

224: ‘AirPower, What’s That?’ With Serenity Caldwell Jun 15, 2018

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Serenity Caldwell returns to the show for a post-WWDC wrap-up discussion. Topics include iOS 12, Memoji, Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, Apple Books, MacOS 10.14 Mojave, dark mode, UIKit apps on the Mac, and more.

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“Serenity, did you really roller skate around WWDC? You were in dress clothes!”
Agenda interview with Serenity and Rene Ritchie.
Steven Aquino’s “Accessibility” podcast interview with members of Apple’s accessibility team.
Louie Mantia’s Memoji take on “Inside Out”.
Federico Viticci on iOS 12’s Shortcuts.
Gross iOS-style dialog boxes in Mojave’s UIKit apps: exhibits A and B.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

223: Live From WWDC 2018 With Greg Joswiak and Mike Rockwell Jun 05, 2018

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Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose, John Gruber is joined by Greg Joswiak and Mike Rockwell to discuss the news from WWDC: ARKit 2, the new USDZ file format, iOS 12, MacOS 10.14 “Mojave”, UIKit apps on MacOS, and more. [Full transcript of this episode](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/223/transcript), [by Serenity Caldwell](https://twitter.com/settern). Sponsored by: + [Instabug](http://try.instabug.com/df): In-app feedback and bug reporting for mobile apps. + [MacStadium](http://macstadium.com/df): Enterprise class hosting for Macs. + [Microsoft](http://aka.ms/iOSandAzure): Build intelligent iOS apps that scale. The open bar at the event was sponsored by [Setapp](https://setapp.com/). Links: + [Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote](https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2018/).

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

222: ‘Pseudorandom Gibberish’ With Rene Ritchie May 31, 2018

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Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include MacBook keyboard failures, iOS passcode security, Google’s odd Duplex “demo”, Steam Link’s curious rejection from the App Store, AirPlay 2, and, of course, conjecture about next week’s WWDC.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

221: ‘Slathered in Incompetence’ With Ben Thompson May 08, 2018

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Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include Apple's quarterly results, the discontinuation of Apple's AirPort product line, and more.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Moisés Chiullan.

220: ‘$270 Worth of Unneeded Keyboards’ With Jim Dalrymple Apr 27, 2018

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Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show. Topics include the litany of problems with MacBook keyboards, speculation regarding why Apple’s AirPower multi-device charging mat still isn’t shipping, Google’s proposal to replace SMS with a new protocol that isn’t encrypted, and more.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

219: ‘Top Men’ With Matthew Panzarino Apr 11, 2018

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Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about his exclusive behind-the-scenes profile with Apple’s Pro Workflow Team and state of Apple’s professional Mac hardware and software.

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Matthew Panzarino: “Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro Will Be Shaped by Workflows”.
Apple’s 1990 Mac IIfx, which cost $9-12,000 in 1990 dollars.
Bloomberg’s story last month about Apple using in-house CPUs for Macs by 2020.
Layers — a design conference concurrent with WWDC in San Jose.
Apple KBase article on using external GPUs with Macs on High Sierra.
Sonnet’s eGFX Breakaway Puck portable eGPU.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

218: ‘Spending Tim Cook’s Money’ With Serenity Caldwell Mar 31, 2018

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Serenity Caldwell returns to the show to talk about Apple's education-focused event last week in Chicago.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

217: ‘Our Name Is Our Address’ With Jason Kottke Mar 24, 2018

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Finally. Jason Kottke is on the show to talk about 20 years of writing his eponymous website.

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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

216: ‘Podcast Amnesia’ With Jason Snell Mar 09, 2018

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Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include Apple and China, the 10th anniversary of the iPhone SDK, the future of the MacBook Air, and more. No baseball talk, except a little.

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Craig Hockenberry on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone SDK.
Lights Out — the first iPhone game.
John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” segment on NRA TV.
AR-15 church blessing (not a joke).
Jason’s Macworld column on the weird current state and future of the MacBook Air.
A 5-minute podcast with Merlin Mann interviewing Jason Snell and yours truly, recorded immediately after the announcement of the original iPhone, wherein Jason predicts the App Store.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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