Episodes
Published 05/21/24
Ugmonk founder Jeff Sheldon is back to talk about designing and building physical products, how our environments shape our ability to focus, and finding joy in the analog.
Published 05/21/24
Myke returns to the show to give his personal iPad Pro review, and we discuss Apple's accessibility announcements, worrying Apple AI reports, and some mystifying rumors about future iPhones for this year and next.
Published 05/20/24
John Buck published a book covering the "Apple Technology Group," a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that we take for granted today.
Published 05/19/24
Why the "great rebundling" isn't the return of the cable bundle; recalibrating how talent is paid for streaming shows; Paramount twists in the wind; Spulu gets a real name; the NFL makes a deal with Netflix; and Diamond Sports meets with skepticism.
Published 05/18/24
Google I/O is all anyone is talking about this week, including Andy and Flo.
Published 05/17/24
After Apple's latest announcement, Rosemary and David review their iPad usage and how they automate on it.
Published 05/17/24
Jay is an ideate. Kathy is an executioner and that is why they work so well together. Learn where you fit in the spectrum and what you can do to sway those around you that are on the other side of it.
Published 05/17/24
With Myke on vacation, Stephen and Federico discuss what's going on with iPadOS, then cover the news from Google I/O and OpenAI's recent event.
Published 05/15/24
Our Apple Watch interaction frequency, thoughts on Spotify's "Daylists" and our ideal playlist name, interest in Google's AI features at Google I/O, and essential travel tech for "One Bag Travel."
Published 05/15/24
Brad is joined by Damien Alomar of All in the Nib this week to discuss all things nibs grinding. How did he get started? How did he learn the craft? What do you need to know when getting your first nib grind? Needlepoints for everyone!
Published 05/15/24
Cornwall is home to the Eden Project, which consists of several domes containing separate biomes, gardens, artwork, and more.
Published 05/14/24
The new iPad Pro is here, and Jason is joined by Federico Viticci to discuss the new model, Jason's review, and the limitations of iPadOS. Stephen Hackett also joins the show not to crush some creative dreams, but to answer your questions.
Published 05/13/24
Federico and Myke are back from Apple Battersea to join Stephen in grading the group's picks for this week's iPad event.
Published 05/10/24
In this episode, Kerry is joined by author and podcaster, Dan Moren. They delve into tips on writing, editing and publishing your first manuscript, the lesser known traits of a great author (that your agent will love) and the mystery of the first advance.
Published 05/10/24
Merlin shares two recent experiences with Apple technology that were unqualified successes. Which, of course, leads to a jeremiad about some consumer tech that's a good deal less successful. John explains how writing books is like jazz, man.
Published 05/09/24
This week, it's all about the Pixel 8a, as that's all anyone's talking about the week before Google I/O. Plus, the fruits of the DoJ's probe into Google Search.
Published 05/09/24
It's sometimes fine to ship incomplete features, or technically non-ideal implementations, because you can improve them later if the need arises.
Published 05/09/24
This week, Apple unveiled new iPad Pro and iPad Air models. Stephen and David talk through the news and discuss why hardware isn't at the heart of the iPad's struggles.
Published 05/08/24
How we recommend iPads to people, whether Apple should stop holding events, what one task our perfect chatbot would do, and how we feel about the Apple Pencil.
Published 05/08/24
Marketing stationery products isn’t the easiest thing to do, but when you get Wes Anderson involved with Montblanc, magic happens. Brad and Myke break it all down, plus follow-up on all the things.
Published 05/08/24
Both Jason (New York) and Myke (London) have had their hands on the new iPads and are here to report back with all the details. We discuss M4 surprises, iPad Air choices, iPad Pro use cases, and save a little time to Lawyer Up.
Published 05/07/24
Jason Snell is back to talk about staying focused as an indie and his unique spin on off-site personal retreats.
Published 05/07/24
In this episode, Kerry introduces Paper Places and answers your questions on career, her four-step creative process and when her love of writing began.
Published 05/06/24
AI is suddenly everywhere, from online services and software to bespoke hardware products. This week, David takes Stephen on a journey to talk about the tools he has found useful, as well as what's not ready for prime time yet.
Published 05/05/24