The B&B Podcast
By Shawn Blanc and Benjamin Brooks
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Podcast Description
The B&B Podcast is a technology talk show co-hosted by Benjamin Brooks and Shawn Blanc.
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The B&B Podcast 62: iSniper | Shawn and Ben talk about BBQ Smokers, the bigger-screened iPhone rumors, and Readlist, the new service from Readability. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 61: The One Where Ben Gets Fired | Shawn and Ben talk about laser tag, some of the recent 4-inch iPhone rumors, Mac App Store sandboxing rumors, and advertising on the Web. A very special thanks to Sean Sperte and Chris Wahlmark for making this episode possible. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 60: You Sound Great To Me | Shawn and Ben talk about cloth diaper technology, the sad state of Skype's call quality, and advertising on the web. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 59: Pen Pal Podcast | Ben and Shawn talk briefly about the Samsung Galaxy S III (which was announced during the show), Paul Miller leaving the Internet, and the ethics of linking to a Kickstarter project. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 58: Again With the Ys | This week Ben and Shawn talk about BBQ grills, wallets, and accessories which aim to turn your iPad into a MacBook Air. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 57: Lottery Ticket Business Model | Shawn and Ben talk about mechanical keyboards (again), Pocket (the app formerly known as Read it Later), and business models which have no source of revenue. (Note from Ben: Sorry I had to cut this short, family emergency. All is OK now though.) | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 56: Tilt-Shifted Lemonade | Ben and Shawn talk about Ben's life as a brand-new dad, Instagram and Facebook, and the Pebble smartwatch. | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 55: I'm Not Getting Rid of the Keyboard | Shawn and Ben talk about keyboards (specifically the new Das Keyboard), Google's Project Glass, and UI-less UI in iOS apps (such as Clear and Paper). | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 54: Distraction-Free Sweater | Shawn and Ben talk about the weather, using the iPad as a work device, the differences between an iPad and a MacBook Air, Ben's workflow for writing and posting links, and Twitter, ads, and business models. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 53: Five iPads Later | Shawn and Ben talk about the difference between the iPhone and iPad Retina displays, 4G LTE speeds, Vitamix blenders, and Keyboard Maestro macros. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 52: You're Recording This, Right? | Shawn and Ben talk about iPad bags, new iOS apps, Sparrow and Byword, the potential storage constraints of the new iPads due to Retina-ready apps, using the iPad as a work computer when traveling, standing in line at Apple stores, and more. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 51: That's How I Know It's a Telemarketer | Shawn and Ben talk about the new iPad, retina display Macs, the confusion of AT&T's 4G network naming schemes, and more. | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 50: The K Stands for Class | In this mid-week special episode Shawn and Ben talk about Apple's special event yesterday. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 49: Dude I’m Holding a Phone | Ben is joined this week by Federico Viticci of MacStories (filling in for family man Shawn) to discuss iPad 3, iPhone 5 and NFC, Samsung devotees, and the iOS privacy scandals. Thanks again to Viticci for filling in. | 3/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 48: Upside Down Spike | This week Shawn and Ben talk about a new RSS app Caffeinated, OmniFocus vs. Things, and rumors of Apple ditching the dock connector. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 47: Bruce | This week Shawn and Ben talk about Flickr, the announcement of OS X Mountain Lion, and iMessage notifications. | 2/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 46: BlackBerry Withdrawal | Shawn and Ben talk about cellphone fanboy rankings in Kansas City, iPad 3 rumors, and Ben's ideas about the model that Kickstarter is using (Shawn brings some rationality into that discussion). | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 45: A Slightly Better Pedigree of Americanos | Shawn and Ben talk about coffee and Americanos, the Samsung Galaxy Note and its revolutionary new stylus, and then they go down the rabbit hole known as 'Ben's Paranoia' as they discuss Google and social networks. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 44: Before a Live Studio Audience | This week Shawn and Ben record their show before a live studio audience in the hotel lobby while attending Macworld in San Francisco. They talk about Ben's crazy mute button idea, iPhone usage in San Francisco, Macworld highlights, and their pilgrimage to Cupertino. | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 43: My Computer Is Slow This Week | This week Shawn and Ben talk about Ben's meeting avoidance tactics, the snow in Seattle, Jelly Belly jellybean flavors, and what Apple's iBooks announcements mean for independent writers. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 42: Baby Technology | This week Shawn and Ben talk about the future life of a being a dad, headphones, some follow-up to last week's show, iPhone photography and videography, Google's percieved evilness, and a person's decision making ability. There is also one more thing. | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 41: Coality | We kick off the new year with another variety show. Shawn and Ben chat about the latest iPod nanos and why Ben says they aren't that great, blogging and using an iPad as your only computer, and a few speculations on the next iPad and what it may bring. | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 40: The Last Show of 2011 | In the last show of 2011, Ben asks Shawn four questions about this past year and the upcoming year. They discuss MacBook Airs, iPads, and iPads with keyboards. Shawn also gets into his philosophical views on website redesigns. And, to send us into the new year, Ben's cats fight in the background. | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 39: Kinda a Tom Clancy Fan | Shawn and Ben talk about board games and holiday plans before discussing writing on the web, the business that surrounds it, and answer several listener-submitted questions about publishing a website. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 38: Skinny Jeans | Shawn and Ben discuss Christmas gift giving, Shawn's Galaxy Nexus review unit, and Android 4.0. | 12/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 37: It’s Old School, Bro | This week Shawn and Ben talk about the changes at Twitter, business models for services like Twitter and Instagram, and Apple's legal troubles. | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 36: People to See, Places to Go | Shawn and Ben talk about making videos and Shawn's dislike of iMovie. The help you get from a GorrilaPod and a Glif. Ben's troubles with shooting product photos with the iPhone 4S. The Fitbit and Jawbone UP. They also rave about Doxie Go, while lamenting the case. Lastly it is all about the monitor that Ben cheaped out on. | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 35: Lunchbox Locker | In this episode Shawn and Ben talk about Jeeps, the Kindle Fire, the Kindle Touch, all the hoopla surrounding Readability and paying publishers, and the Jawbone UP. | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 34: Old and Unread | Shawn and Ben talk about the Jawbone UP, angry people who are on the Internet, distractions while working, the lack of a logo on Ben's site, and various other things. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 33: A Show | Shawn and Ben talk about the new design of The Verge, Shawn's AT&T data usage issues, battery backup packs for iPhones, and why they won't be friends if Shawn buys a minivan. | 11/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 32: Displays and Televisions | Shawn and Ben discuss the dying Cinema display that Shawn owns and his options for future upgrades, with speculation about what Apple may do to ... | 10/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 31: The Fanny Pack | Shawn and Ben talk about Siri, iPhone 4S battery life, Fanny Packs, Sushi and a whole slew of other tech gadgets that seem to be popping up like weeds these days. | 10/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 30: Today, not Tomorrow | On this, the 30th episode, Shawn and Ben discuss iOS 5, iCloud, the iPhone 4S, and Steve Jobs. Also, Portland, Maine has a great AT&T ... | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 29: Kindles, Coffee, and Popcorn | This week Shawn and Ben are joined by our pal Marco Arment to talk about the new Amazon Kindles and home coffee roasting and AeroPressin'. Episode ... | 9/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 28: Viticci, We Love You | Shawn and Ben talk about the adventures of roasting coffee beans in a popcorn popper which leads to the possible invention of a new product ... | 9/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 27: Makers and Managers | This week Shawn and Ben talk about work schedules, email workflows, priorities and values, and networking. They also throw in a little popcorn follow-up. Episode Notes Maker's ... | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 26: The Web Never Sleeps | In this episode Ben and Shawn talk about pens and hipster PDAs, their personal histories with old Palm Pilots, Shawn’s dead PowerBooks G4, popcorn and ... | 9/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 25: WhaatsAaaapp? | This week Shawn and Ben talk about the constantly-moving weather widgets of OS X Dashboard, the Ribbon UI, Kickstarter projects, the movies from Netflix to Blu-ray, the Amazon Tablet rumors and briefly about iCloud and iOS 5. | 9/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 24: Weed Whackers | Shawn and Ben start with some Keyboard Maestro tricks as weed whackers run in the background. Then they start talking about the new The Brooks ... | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 23: Surprisingly Incredible | Shawn and Ben talk about wallets, HP's crazies, and Google-Motorola. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 22: Fo’ Drizzle | Shawn reads the sponsorships for a change and then talks with Ben about Internet, tells some jokes, a discussion about the value of linked list ... | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 21: In-Ear Monitors | Shawn and Ben talk about owning a desktop, keyboard shortcuts, patents, and app pricing. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 20: MacBook Airs | Shawn and Ben talk about Shawn's new MacBook Air, the pros and cons of FileVault, and speculate on up coming product announcements this fall (like the iPad, iPhone, iPods, and iOS 5). | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 19: Lion | Shawn and Ben talk all things Lion. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 18: 36 Hours Without Internet | In this episode Shawn and Ben talk about life without Internet, purposefully not responding to Email, Google+, and the HP TouchPad's future. Episode Notes Apple Preparing OS ... | 7/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 17: Aviators and BBQ | This week Shawn and Ben talk about Google+, the HP TouchPad, and Kansas City BBQ. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 16: Our Longest Episode Ever | Shawn and Ben discuss backing up, wireless networking speeds and the celebration of keeping an iPhone for more than a year. They also touch on iPhone 5 rumors, the Nokia N9, HP Touchpad and Shawn's struggle to find a good Netflix app. | 6/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 15: Dub Dub Goers | Ben complains about Comcast some more, Shawn catches Ben up on what he missed at WWDC, and they talk about Apple's new Back to School promotions and using Beta software. | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 14: When the Internet Is Your Job | Shawn and Ben talk about off-site cloud backups and cable modems and ISPs (which they only kind of understand), the new typefaces on Shawn's site, and rumors about Lion, iOS 5, iCloud, and WWDC 2011. | 6/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 13: I’m Standing Right Now | Shawn and Ben talk about standing desks, cloud-based remote backups, Amazon's new Mac Downloads store and Ben's general paranoia about everything. | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 12: DMs and Tacos | Shawn and Ben talk about Twitter and the current issues with 3rd-party developers and the new xAuth / OAuth requirements, as well as weather apps, link blogging, and steak tacos. | 5/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 11: Never Punch Someone in the Forehead | In this episode Shawn and Ben discuss cloud based music solutions and swords. | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 10: You Can’t Drink Out of a Pineapple | Shawn and Ben discuss writing bad reviews, Lion in the Mac App Store and when Shawn should make his next Mac purchase because he's tired of the bag for his MacBook Pro. | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 9: Glass Half Empty | Shawn and Ben talk about the new iPad app, News.me, and the whole trend towards individuals wanting to curate their own news via social networks. | 4/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 8: Are you just depressed all day? | Shawn and Ben talk about Tweetbot, Twitter clients in general, and the weather. | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 7: Fab Five | This week Shawn and Ben talk about which apps they would choose if they could only pick 5 apps to have on their Mac. They also compare their Internet speeds in anticipation of the new Google Internet Kansas City is getting. | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 6: Wonderful People | Ben and Shawn talk about personal preferences regarding the Mac OS X Dock, Menu Bar, desktop wallpaper images, and more. Links From This Episode Survey Responses Hipmunk Square app Shawn's ... | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 5: Secret Weapons | Ben and Shawn talk about the secret-weapon utility apps they use and how they use them. | 3/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 4: Pocket Protectors | Shawn and Ben talk about SXSW, writing, and other miscellany. Links from this episode BBEdit TextMate MarsEdit Markdown plugin for WordPress LaunchBar Snow Leopard Miscellany - Shawn Blanc Alfred Flare Episode Sponsors Lithium 5 Typekit | 3/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 3: Sissies | Standing in line for the iPad 2. | 3/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 2: Are you listening to anything I am saying? | Ben & Shawn discuss the new iPad 2 and answer some listener's questions about Apple's latest gadget. | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The B&B Podcast 1: I Am a GPS System | Ben and Shawn talk about iOS and NFC magic, GPS systems, the beta release of Mac OS X Lion, Shawn's recent announcement about going full time, and more. | 2/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 62 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Below expectations
This is a podcast by two writers whose blogs I read every day, so I was looking forward to listening to them as well. Unfortunately it was little more than a conversation between two friends containing no meaningful information for anybody else.
Utter drivel
Two privileged suburban midwestern white kids calling each other dude and bro talking about things they know very little about. Don’t waste your time.
Wish there were one fewer B
Sean Blanc is pretty interesting and insightful; Brooks is just like John Gruber without the intelligence, experience, and deadpan wit. So, I mean, it's not that great of a podcast at the end of the day. I'd recommend The Talkshow or any of the mac-related 5by5s over this one. Sorry Sean Blanc!
- Free
- Category: Software How-To
- Language: English
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