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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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“I used to get annoyed by all the E.U. bashing the host did until I realised that it doesn’t really matter. They’ve received benefits from the E.U.’s meddling i.e. USB-C, and they’ll reap the rewards of their ‘superior’ democratic system in November, when they vote in some coot in who doesn’t know...”Read full review »
rtate50 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/25/24
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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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“He called replacement theory antisemitic which is anti white racism. I’m sick of this being accepted in our society. You hate Elon Musk because he dares acknowledge white identity. It’s okay to be white. Done listening to your show, racist.”
some person with an internet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/24
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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”
PaladinTom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/30/23
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“Not a good podcast”
R2l8z0164 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.”
urvaksh 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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“Sometimes leans in too much into US specific topics (sports…), but otherwise great.
Always looking forward to the next podcast.
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Username6383 via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
06/01/22
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“The host has some great geeky guests on his show and conveniently has show notes.”
SteelMinistry via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/26/22
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“I’m not a fan of the new chat show style get a guest on to plug XYZ format. They’re usually so niche that I don’t find the episodes nearly as engaging. Nothing wrong with the odd one to break up the usual regular guests every now and again but every week is a bit much”
tomaustin44` via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/19/22
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“This is a good show to listen to (especially at night 😅)
If you like tech you’ll like this show!
Some people complain about ‘to much sports’ and I don't agree, in the whole time I've listened to this podcast, I have barely heard sports.
Overall, a great show.”Read full review »
Stanley age 8 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/09/22
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“Long time ago this show was full on insight and analysis of Apple. It could literally predict the future. Right now it’s John talking to his friends about sports and opinions about this and that. It feels like it’s mostly driven by personal biases than critical understanding.”
denissudak via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/10/22
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“Occasionally too much sportsball.
He’s no relation to Hans.
But other than that it’s all good grumpy fun.
Thanks!”
jtweasel via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/02/22
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“I don’t subscribe to a tech podcast to hear political talk. In his most recent podcast he disparaged listeners of the Joe Rogan Podcast.”
Khun Kurt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/03/22
“Probably by being a fan boy, should probably learn how to talk at normal speed, great laugh; totally not distracting or weird”
Hodl_till_the_end via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/18/22
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“He doesn’t respond to anything other people say. He only forms a new thesis and digresses each time he opens his mouth, but never actually responds to what was said to him. In the Dieter interview he was incapable of engaging Dieter on the subject of his documentary without putting everything...”Read full review »
sloppabottamus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/10/22
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“I remember when this podcast was THE podcast to listen to each week or every other week. Today I’ve officially unsubscribed. Gruber just doesn’t seem to care anymore, and/or is perfectly comfortable with putting in as little effort as possible. And it amazes me that, from an outsider looking in,...”Read full review »
Abfkn258 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/30/21
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parttimewarrior via Apple Podcasts ·
Philippines ·
12/19/21
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“Gruber has great insights, as evidenced by what he writes on his site. The big problem with this podcast is the many insufferable guests. Recently, Merlin Mann and Ben Thompson have stood out in particular as people who talk over him constantly and are neither funny, insightful nor informative on...”Read full review »
flavor_flav via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/19/21
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