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The Talk Show With John Gruber
30 episodes
454: ‘Getting the Snack Right’, With Chance Miller
Aug 11, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min
Chance Miller returns to the show. Topics include iOS 27’s progress over summer, live baseball in Vision Pro, the RAM crisis, Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI and io, and the EU/DMA situation.
453: ‘What’s in Louie’s Wallet’, With Louie Mantia
Jul 31, 2026 · 2 hr 25 min
Louie Mantia returns to the show to talk about the state of UI and icon design on Apple’s platforms, and some speculation on Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI.
452: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson
Jul 24, 2026 · 2 hr 45 min
Quinn Nelson returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex “native” app migration fiasco, Siri AI in Apple’s OS 27 betas, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and the hottest new cell phone of the year, the Trump T1.
451: ‘Taking Drugs to Get Fat’, With John Moltz
Jul 1, 2026 · 1 hr 51 min
The great John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s hardware price hikes in response to the global RAM/SSD shortage, and some spitballing on what we like about the UI changes in the MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta.
450: ‘Perp Walk for Selfies’, With Jason Snell
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 hr 45 min
Jason Snell returns to the show for a look back at WWDC 2026, and a look ahead to “Designed in California”, his and Myke Hurley’s upcoming 50-episode Apple history podcast.
449: ‘Live From WWDC 2026’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
Jun 10, 2026 · 1 hr 59 min
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose on Tuesday 9 June 2026, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join John Gruber to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2026.
448: ‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett
Jun 1, 2026 · 1 hr 51 min
Stephen Hackett returns to the show to help me make sense of a problem that is hard even to describe, let alone solve, regarding Apple One, family sharing, a separate Media & Purchasing account, and iCloud storage space. Also: what we're expecting from WWDC 2026.
447: ‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor
May 16, 2026 · 2 hr 15 min
Adam Lisagor returns to the show to talk about Hovercraft, his new virtual presentation camera app for Mac, and how he's developing it with AI coding tools. Also, delicious Japanese spite sandwich cookies.
446: ‘Food and Beverage Director’, With MG Siegler
May 1, 2026 · 2 hr 47 min
MG Siegler returns to the show to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping aside (into the role of executive chairman) and John Ternus will become CEO.
445: ‘Apple at 50’, With John Siracusa
Apr 1, 2026 · 2 hr 34 min
Who better to join the show to commemorate Apple’s 50th anniversary than John Siracusa?
444: ‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren
Mar 29, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min
Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s big month of product announcements — in particular, the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo. And we pour one out for the Mac Pro.
443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue
Mar 18, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.
442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell
Mar 1, 2026 · 2 hr 17 min
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the 2025 Six Colors Apple Report Card, MacOS 26 Tahoe, Apple Creator Studio, along with what we expect/hope for in next week’s Apple product announcements.
441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst
Feb 25, 2026 · 2 hr 11 min
Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple's version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the new Unified view in the Phone app, and the Filter pop-up menu in both the Phone and Messages apps. Also: a shoutout to Balloon Help.
440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons
Feb 1, 2026 · 2 hr 6 min
Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.
439: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut
Jan 27, 2026 · 1 hr 59 min
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.
438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
Dec 31, 2025 · 2 hr 42 min
A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson
Dec 24, 2025 · 2 hr 29 min
Special guest Quinn Nelson returns for a two-part holiday spectacular: the iPad in the wake of iPadOS 26, and Apple's executive changes as Tim Cook seemingly nears the end of his time as CEO.
436: ‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes
Nov 30, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations.
435: ‘Lincoln Bio Services’, With Stephen Robles
Nov 22, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.
434: ‘Knee-Jerk Contrarian’, With Dan Frommer
Nov 18, 2025 · 1 hr 54 min
Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include the indie media business, the iPhone Pocket, the iPhone Air (including rumors about the second generation model), AI “personalities”, and five years of Apple Silicon Macs. Also, six years of Dan’s site, The New Consumer.
433: ‘Meat Bags’, With Brian Mueller
Oct 31, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Special guest Brian Mueller, developer of Carrot Weather, joins the show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his utterly ridiculous but totally serious weather app.
432: ‘You and Frank Sinatra’, With Dan Moren
Oct 26, 2025 · 2 hr 9 min
Dan Moren returns to the show. Topics include Atlas, ChatGPT's new web browser (or anti-web browser) for the Mac; Apple's loss in a "landmark" regulatory lawsuit in the UK regarding App Store commission rates; multiple reports of poor sales for the iPhone Air; and Apple's M5 product announcements: MacBook Pro, iPads Pro, and Vision Pro.
431: ‘Iconic Pig Lipstick’, With John Moltz
Oct 1, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one word about baseball, but some *Star Wars* talk may or may not have snuck in.
430: ‘Ersatz PopSocket’, With Andru Edwards
Sep 1, 2025 · 2 hr 18 min
Special guest Andru Edwards joins the show. Topics include Google’s Pixel 10 event and the Pixel 10 family of devices, AI’s effect on computational photography, foldable phones, and some speculation on Apple’s September 9 “Awe Dropping” event.
429: ‘Weird Turtle Fake Out’, With Matthew Panzarino
Aug 26, 2025 · 2 hr 14 min
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include 007 logo creator Joe Caroff’s death at 103, Google’s weird “Made by Google” event hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the UK supposedly dropping its demand for an iCloud encryption backdoor, and Apple’s workaround for the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor patent stalemate.
428: ‘Michigan-Starred Fine Dining’, With Louie Mantia
Jul 31, 2025 · 3 hr 6 min
Special guest Louie Mantia joins the show to talk about Liquid Glass, the various OS 26 updates, and the worrisome state of Apple's UI design overall. Also: sandwiches.
427: ‘The Shift-2 Crowd’, With Jason Snell
Jul 25, 2025 · 2 hr 12 min
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the early PC platform rivalries of the 1980s, iOS 26 leaks (and Apple suing YouTuber Jon Prosser), the various Apple OS 26 public betas and the state of Liquid Glass, and more. (Where by “more” I mean a little baseball and keyboard nerdery.)
426: ‘The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel’, With David Smith
Jun 30, 2025 · 2 hr 12 min
Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer's perspective look at WWDC 2025.
425: ‘Through the Wall Like Kool-Aid Man’, With Chance Miller
Jun 27, 2025 · 1 hr 44 min
Chance Miller returns to the show to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2025.
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