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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

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621: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2) Jun 11, 2026

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Subtitle: Designed in California

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.

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Written by Jason Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.

Key sources:

Infinite Loop (1999) by Michael S. Malone
Apple: The First 50 Years (2026) by David Pogue (Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books)
Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson (Amazon, Used)

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Two men posing in front of a black backdrop with 'WWDC 26' in illuminated letters. One wears a blue shirt and jeans, the other a patterned shirt over a white tee and dark pants. — 620: Sweating the Details Jun 08, 2026
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Live from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, platform improvements and refinements, and features for kids.

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Designed in California: An Apple history podcast by Jason Snell — Kickstarter

Vision Pro and the challenge of 3D movies – Six Colors

619: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1) Jun 04, 2026

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Subtitle: Designed in California

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we take you back to 1976 and recount Steve Jobs's numerous attempts to sell Apple or, at the very least, get someone to make an investment in the fledgling company.

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Designed in California on Kickstarter: If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting us!

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Written by Jason Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.

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Infinite Loop (1999) by Michael S. Malone
Apple: The First 50 Years (2026) by David Pogue (Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books)
Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson (Amazon, Used)

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Designed in California – Kickstarter

618: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2026 Jun 01, 2026

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Subtitle: Every Search Is a Brand New Fresh Baby

It's time for our 11th annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! What will be announced? For the third straight year, what will Apple's AI story be? We predict it all! Also, Myke and Jason are starting a new podcast!

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Designed in California – Kickstarter Campaign

‘Designed in California’: Help us bring Apple history to life – Six Colors

Designed in California – LIVE on Kickstarter – The Enthusiast

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Mac Power Users #850: Overcast Transcripts and 48 Mac minis with Marco Arment - Relay

617: Image Playgrounds Is My Roman Empire May 25, 2026

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WWDC is two weeks away, so it's time for us to consider what we'll be looking for from Apple in terms of features promised and promises delivered.

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Apple silicon - Wikipedia

Review: ‘Steve Jobs in Exile’ recounts Apple founder’s tough mid-career lessons – Six Colors

Steve Jobs in Exile – Geoffrey Cain

Steve Jobs in Exile – Amazon UK

Apple TV to air first major live pro sports event shot on iPhone 17 Pro - Apple

‎LA Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo FC May 23, 2026 - Watch MLS Game – Apple TV

Apple adds iPhones to Friday Night Baseball coverage – Six Colors

Apple's IG Reel on MLS – Instagram

Brian Tong's MLS Reel – Instagram

Apple takes soccer immersive with Real Madrid – Six Colors

Apple iOS 27: AI Writing, Grammar Help; New Shortcuts App; Custom Wallpapers - Bloomberg

Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex - MacStories

Apple Watch Needs Shake-Up Amid Whoop, Oura, Google Fitbit Air; AirPods iOS 27 - Bloomberg

Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)

616: Outmoded But Not Vintage May 18, 2026

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Stephen Hackett joins Jason to talk old Macs, binned chips, and Apple AI. Then Jason discusses the darkest part of Steve Jobs's career with the author of "Steve Jobs In Exile", Geoffrey Cain.

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Guest Starring:

Geoffrey Cain and Stephen Hackett

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BlueSCSI - The Future of Retro SCSI

eMate 300 - Wikipedia

Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips - WSJ

Apple Is Making Hit Products and High Profits From Imperfect Chips - (Apple News)

Google Announces Its Own Version of Apple's Private Cloud Compute - MacRumors

Apple Plans Customizable iPhone Camera App, Siri Overhaul: iOS 27 - Bloomberg

iOS 27: Siri App to Have Auto-Deleting Chats; Siri May Be a ‘Beta’; Genmoji - Bloomberg

OpenAI-Apple Partnership Frays, Setting Up Possible Legal Fight - Bloomberg

Foldable iPhone Production Stalls Amid Hinge Issues - MacRumors

Steve Jobs in Exile - Geoffrey Cain

Apple exec suggested cutting App Store commission to 20 percent as early as 2011 | The Verge

615: But in Citrus! May 11, 2026

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We revisit the Ultra and Neo names, consider the future of Apple's processor manufacturing strategy, and try to imagine why possible use case there could be for AirPods with built-in cameras.

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Aqara UWB Smart Lock U400 Review: Beam Me Up – Six Colors

Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens - MacRumors

Apple Doubles MacBook Neo Production, Orders Fresh Batch of Chips

Culpan: Apple goes all in on MacBook Neo production – Six Colors

Apple Weighs Using Intel, Samsung to Build Device Processors - Bloomberg

Apple, Intel Have Reached Preliminary Chip-Making Agreement - WSJ

iOS 27 Features: Apple Plans to Let Users Swap Models Across Apple Intelligence - Bloomberg

Apple’s Camera-Equipped AirPods Reach Advanced Testing Stage in AI Device Push - Bloomberg

614: $100 Billion Is the Floor May 04, 2026

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Subtitle: 'I'm Bullish on Pokeymans'

We read between the lines of Apple's latest record financial results to see how they will impact future products and aquisitions in the Ternus Era. Plus: An Ultra name conundrum, Johny Srouji's burnout, and F1's stateside debut.

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Ted Lasso — Season 4 Official Teaser | Apple TV - YouTube

Formula 1 returns to the U.S. this weekend, streaming live on Apple TV - Apple

Porsche bleeds six colors – Six Colors

Miami GP: Cue talks F1 movie sequel, streaming rights expansion, Ternus’s love for racing - 9to5Mac

Porsche bleeds six colors – Six Colors

Miami GP: Cue talks F1 movie sequel, streaming rights expansion, Ternus’s love for racing - 9to5Mac

Connected #601: I Love Wrists - Relay

Apple CEO Tim Cook outs himself as a huge 'Pokeymans' fan | Pokémon Go | The Guardian

Apple announces record fiscal second quarter – Six Colors

This is Tim (and John and Kevan): Complete transcript of Apple’s Q2 2026 financial call – Six Colors

Apple results analysis: Net-net over the moon – Six Colors

Apple says supply constraints for Mac mini and Mac Studio to persist for several months - 9to5Mac

Apple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799 - MacRumors

Generative AI Fill in Photoshop Feels Like Magic - 512 Pixels

iOS 27 Features: Siri Camera Mode; Visual Intelligence Nutrition Info, Contacts - Bloomberg

iPhone 18 Pro to have some of Apple’s biggest camera upgrades ever: report - 9to5Mac

iPhone Ultra and MacBook Ultra are coming this year, per report - 9to5Mac

613: I Know I Picked Too Many iPods Apr 27, 2026

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Given a week to process the news of Apple's CEO transition, we ponder where Apple will go under John Ternus, the role of Johny Srouji, and why a book about Tim Cook would not be a cookbook.

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Britain In The 70s - The Rest Is History

Britain In 1974 - The Rest Is History

eMac - Wikipedia

AirPort - Wikipedia

That was Tim, this is Ternus: Some first thoughts on Apple’s CEO transition – Six Colors

Opinion | Tim Cook Did Wonders for Apple. He Also Did a Lot for Xi Jinping. - The New York Times

Apple CEO John Ternus Confronts Test of Retaining Top Talent - Bloomberg

Apple to Focus Hardware Team on Five Areas Under Johny Srouji - Bloomberg

These are the four new iPhone 18 Pro colors, per rumor - 9to5Mac

MacBook Pro With Touch Screen and New Mac Studio Likely 'Postponed' - MacRumors

Jon Prosser Still Not Fully Cooperating in Apple's iOS 26 Trade Secrets Lawsuit - MacRumors

How YouTuber Jon Prosser broke Liquid Glass — and what happened in the fallout | The Verge

Cortex #178: The Process of Investigative Reporting, With Jason Schreier - Relay

612: 'That Leader is John Ternus' Apr 20, 2026

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Subtitle: Apple at 50 Draft (based on vibes)

Breaking news! Apple announces that Tim Cook's tenure as CEO is ending, and John Ternus and Johny Srouji get promotions. And when that's done, we finish our Apple at 50 coverage with a vibe-based draft.

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The picks (spoilers)

Jason: iPhone original
Myke: iPod mini
Jason: MacBook Air (late 2010)
Myke: M2 MacBook Air
Jason: LaserWriter
Myke: iPhone 6 Plus
Jason: PowerBook (first generation) 100/140/170
Myke: Original iPad (2010)
Jason: Apple IIe
Myke: iPod nano
Jason: iPod 4th generation
Myke: iPhone X
Jason: iMac G4
Myke: iMac G3
Jason: Apple Pencil (second generation)
Myke: Apple Pencil (first generation)
Jason: MacBook Neo
Myke: Mac 128K
Jason: AirPods Pro
Myke: AirPods Pro 2
Jason: iPad Pro M4
Myke: iPad Mini 2 (Retina, 2013)
Jason: Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
Myke: Apple Watch Series 4
Jason: Macintosh SE/30
Myke: Polycarbonate MacBook (2006)
Jason: iPhone 4
Myke: iPod Video
Jason: iPod Shuffle (2nd generation)
Myke: iPod Touch (1st generation)
Jason: iPhone 12 mini
Myke: iMac Pro
Jason: M4 Mac mini
Myke: Magic Trackpad 2
Jason: Apple Watch Sport Band
Myke: Vision Pro
Jason: Apple Disk II
Myke: MagSafe Charger for Mac
Jason: iPad Smart Folio
Myke: iPhone 12 Pro
Jason: Apple Watch Ultra
Myke: M1 MacBook Pro
Jason: iPhone 17 Pro
Myke: Apple TV 4K (2nd generation)
Jason: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Myke: AirPods (1st generation)
Jason: eMate 300
Myke: iPhone 3G
Jason: iPod Socks
Myke: iPod Shuffle (1st Generation)

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Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO - Apple

Community Letter from Tim - Apple

Johny Srouji named Apple’s Chief Hardware Officer - Apple

Apple in China – Patrick McGee – Amazon

The iPhone 4 was scandalous, but influential – Six Colors

How the Apple II created the core of personal computing | The Verge

The Verge's Top 50 Apple Products

iPad Pro Cursor with Craig Federighi - YouTube

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