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**Under the Radar**

From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar was all about independent app development. It was rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.

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221: Optional Fun Jul 07, 2021

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How we're spending our summers so far.

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220: The Danger Zone Jun 23, 2021

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Approaching a change with very, very high stakes.

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If you'd like to help me beta test the new photo chooser, I'd very much appreciate it! Thank you.

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I investigated the App Data container system I mentioned. It exists (it wasn't just a dream) but doesn't seem to work in practice in modern versions of Xcode. 😞

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219: WWDC 2021 Jun 09, 2021

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The second digital-only WWDC, how iOS 15 and watchOS 8 impact our apps, and what we'll be tackling first this summer.

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218: Making the Most of a Virtual WWDC May 26, 2021

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What to expect from WWDC, how to prepare for the virtual event, and how to follow the material.

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217: Feature Regrets May 12, 2021

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Dealing with features we wish we'd never added.

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216: Shark Battle Apr 29, 2021

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When big-company maneuvers hit the little fish like us.

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215: Group Therapy Session Apr 14, 2021

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Forgiving ourselves for a year of greatly reduced productivity.

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214: From Subscribe to Follow Apr 01, 2021

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WWDC 2021's announcement, and whether Overcast should adopt a terminology change along with Apple and Spotify.

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213: A Server Disaster Mar 17, 2021

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You should totally run your own servers. It'll be fine! Well, most of the time.

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212: A Watchsmith Adventure Mar 03, 2021

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A _DavidSmith Story Half-Hour on the surprising journey to build a simple photo complication for Apple Watch. How hard could it be?

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