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“Mr. Gruber, is a pudgy, aging Apple hardware reviewer that’s no longer relevant in today’s complex tech and data world and seems lost a lot. He’s also got a very severe case of TDS which has probably gotten worse with President Trump being re-elected to the White House. He’s also a terrible...”Read full review »
ttrq01 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/24
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“Over the last 4 years or so, Gruber has lost focus on this show. All episodes are at the end of the month just to meet his Squarespace sales quota. Used to be fun and engaging but he’s made this a mailed in afterthought.”
iPhone2007Owner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/08/24
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“Literally the worst and most boring tech podcast on Earth.”
R2l8z0164 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/25/24
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“When Gruber started off with a solo podcast the results were sometimes scattershot and unfocused, but as of 2024 he and the show are firing on all cylinders. Topical tech subjects and good guests.”
Corvi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/20/24
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“This is a program where John talks about Apple tech, sports, and politics mostly with other white men and the very occasional woman. Interesting perspective but mostly a monoculture of talking heads.”
JDbolander via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/04/24
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“The host, Mr. Gruber, is an aging Apple Mac reviewer that’s no longer relevant in today’s complex tech world and seems lost a lot.”
ttrq01 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/29/24
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“Just take a visit to his website to review his response to the attempted assassination on July 13th. Completely myopic in his obsessiveness towards politics. Take a breath for one minute and either say nothing or just thank God that our nation didn’t have to live through something that horrific...”Read full review »
Case3789 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/15/24
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“I like the perspective of Gruber and his invites. Nice to listen.”
tbiyss via Apple Podcasts ·
Romania ·
07/10/24
“Congrats! Keep up the great work.”
ReaganB via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/24/24
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“Got into this show from Stratechery plus and devouring Dithering (check them out if not aware). Love John going deep with all kinds of tech, developer, and Apple guests. Keep up the good work.”
El Contador Charroso via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/24
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“The host isn't objective and sounds like a walking ad for Apple. He even mentions Apple products the exact way Apple tells him to mention them, leaving out "the" or "an". For example he will say "when I use iPhone" and not "when I use my/an iPhone". I don't...”Read full review »
ChocoIat via Apple Podcasts ·
Belgium ·
02/04/24
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“Thank you John for excellent work. Please increase the font size on your site though;)”
Sit7 via Apple Podcasts ·
Netherlands ·
01/31/24
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“There’s some good content in here, but Gruber doesn’t do a great job staying on topic. His slightly unhinged ramble in his interview with Niley Patel about how the fallout of 9/11 might have been different had Al Gore been President was just completely unnecessary, and really detracted from the...”Read full review »
tiny_pineapples via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/18/24
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“I checked the RSS feeds. 92% of guest appearances are men. 97% are white. Truly a single appearance from a woman of color, and she was an Apple executive (Lisa Jackson in 2017).
He and I emailed about it years ago, he knows it’s an issue, said he wanted to do better, but very-much has not.
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perfect_squircle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/31/23
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“Arrogant Fan Boy Hot Takes”
Sofa King Cynical via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/30/23
“Indispensable for me.”
kariemil via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/25/23
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“Too many sidebars about sports. Not one bit interested. Please stick to Apple - your roots”
Abraham2010 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/11/23
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“Often got good nuggets, but overlong and rambling. Happily chapter marks are included so you can skip to interesting bits”
Plane Sailing via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/25/23
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“The one where middle aged men breathe heavily”
Ulysses Gallagher via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/04/23
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“The Elon Musk whinging has ruined this show.
The podcast was best when Gruber does what he does best: Carrying Tim Cook’s water.”
Curious7766 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/23
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“John is arguably the premier Apple blogger, but his seething hatred towards those who don’t agree with him politically can be felt more and more with each passing year. Additionally, he seems to flip flop and base these opinions on loose/poor info.
If he’s going to mess up his show with poorly...”Read full review »
Aldous12346 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/23
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“John obviously has a lot of friends who make a living using social media sites where they pay nothing or very little to turn around and receive money. So when these companies are shutting those APIs down his friends come on the show to complain. The best example is Craig Hockenberry who uses...”Read full review »
Kevin Salminen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/01/23
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“There’s only a handful of podcasts I can stomach for more than a few episodes. However, Gruber’s “The Talk Show” is one I never tire of. The casual conversational format, mixed with the informational current events of the tech industry is a blend that keeps me listening and returning. Easily in...”Read full review »
Caleb_baker via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/13/23
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“If you want pure Tech news, reviews and opinions - go to Marques Brownlee (16 Millions YouTube Subscribers) John Grumbler lets personal politics and views gets in the way.”
Checkers2011 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/05/23
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“The episode with the wonderful Jason Kottke was TERRIBLE. Hardly a question that Jason got to answer, such a waste of time with Dan only talking about himself. You are not an interviewer, Sir, and Jason was VERY patient with you, I wasn’t. Highlight: „let me tell you how I felt about your...”Read full review »
Klopppsgesicht via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
03/14/23
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“Love DF. Have read it since its first year, absolutely love the brevity. Full of content. /// Not sure what happened that Gruber thinks his readers have hours of free time to listen to insufferable tech bros yammer on endlessly. I’ve already got Pivot for that ;-) Heck, even at 1.5x this show...”Read full review »
Image Surgery via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/01/23
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“I find The Talk Show to be always worth a listen. Excellent chat. Good banter. The fiery, chaotic yin to Daring Fireball’s well-considered yang.”
Michael Critz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/06/23
“Coming soon: The use of the word “fascist” in every episode!”
ChiefNocahoma via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/18/22
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“Just gave up half way through the latest episode. Just a bunch of biased, opinionated political crap.”
DiddyMU via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/22/22
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“Gruber should stick to discussing technology and stay out of politics since he appears clueless.”
advisor001 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/22
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“nothing like listening to an old man praising elon musk, just disgusting”
Matei Tudor via Apple Podcasts ·
Romania ·
11/01/22
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“John can talk about himself for 3 hrs. I gave this show a try many times separately but the most recent one with Nilay is the last straw for me. Don’t waste your time with this podcast.”
The_Real_HiFiInsider via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/02/22
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“Same 6 or so people show up in more than 80% of the episodes. John shines when he’s engaging with people whom he doesn’t think he knows more than-which is clearly how he feels about the same cast of 6 people. But when he brings on subject matter experts* to talk about something happening he’s...”Read full review »
Videoalex via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/26/22
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“Other than John over talking his guests and not letting them get a word in edgewise.. on occasion. This is still one of my favorites podcast out there.”
derkcir via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/22
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“Looking over the reviews don’t shine a bright enough light on the wonderful content The Talk Show delivers. I think the joy can come from the hidden gems within a show that only a fully engaged audience gets to appreciate. For an ever-more overly stimulated population seeking instant...”Read full review »
the white box. via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/01/22
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“Beats me how Mr Gruber and Co. still cannot manage the timestamps in this show. Start and end points for ads are never precise. What’s up with that?”
Jozsó via Apple Podcasts ·
Hungary ·
08/24/22
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“I used to listen for Gruber’s tech insights, which are good, but tire of the constant political commentary. He should separate and do a political commentary show if he wants, but I’ve stopped listening. I also agree with other reviews about the rambling — especially the first 5-10 minutes with...”Read full review »
PDF9er via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/22/22
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“I like Gruber, but it’s hard to listen to this podcast. He’s arguably the greatest long-lasting Apple commentator, and his blog reflects that when he’s not writing an unhinged rant about how half the voting public are bigots. That ironic bigotry occasionally slips into this podcast, but that’s...”Read full review »
Smak via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/16/22
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“Too many F-bombs in latest episode. Made me not very interested in this show anymore. Unsubscribed.”
BrianVoll via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/29/22
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