The Talk Show
By 5by5
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Podcast Description
The Talk Show features discussion about technology, Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, movies, directors, and the Web. It’s America’s favorite podcast. Hosted by Dan Benjamin & John Gruber.
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The Talk Show 78: Wow, is that a Pen? | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the rumors of iPad 3, Windows 8 on ARM, LTE hardware, and Google Drive, about the Super Bowl ad Apple didn't run, the Samsung stylus, and Path doing the wrong thing the wrong way. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 77: Caviar and Champagne | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the evolution of MacWorld|iWorld, the evolution and future of cameras and camera makers, the Y-Combinator startup caught red-handed, Final Cut Pro Updates, laptop bags, Super Bowl winners that make John sick, the inevitable Facebook IPO, search engines, and Apple factories. | 2/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 76: The Stink of a Loser | John and Dan discuss Thorsten Heins and the future of RIM, Verizon's new numbers, the camera-less Singaporean iPhone, Zeldman's accident, and the iPad 3 rumors. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 75: A Mute Point | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the iPhone ringer switch, the behavior of switches and buttons on smartphones, how many levels of volume you need, dedicated camera buttons, keyboards, Apple's upcoming education event, and some of the most important follow up ever. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 74: Don't Hide the Apple Monkeys | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about every single interesting thing at CES, employees and monkeys that Apple sends to the show, Steve Jobs' education pre-announcement, more iOS multitasking, taking Samsung into Enderle territory, John's predictions for 2012, Bond on Blu-ray, quantum leaping back to high school. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 73: A Donkey's Got Nothing To Lose | This week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the TSA, Siracusa's and The New York Times' possessives, financial transaction processors, Apple Geniuses killing flies with flamethrowers, an Apple announcement in New York, coin-op games, and bring the episode to a shocking conclusion. | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 72: H.R. Fluffypuff | This week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin wonder about girl hobbits, updating HR FluffyPuff to Ice Cream Sandwich, transforming tablets, RIM and Baghdad Bob, all the Kindle Fires under Christmas Trees, John's driving record, and John makes someone a millionaire with whiteout diamonds. | 12/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 71: Hashcow | This week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about John's appearance On The Verge, the new Apple Store in Grand Central Station, John's pro-fact bias, rooting for underdogs, laggy interfaces in Mac OS X and Android, new Twitter, the titles and bits of Bond films, and Louis CK's indie content and success. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 70: Pre-Lit | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about CarrierIQ, the Penny, Starbucks, Apple's Grand Central Terminal Store, The Verge, Johnny Carson on David Letterman, the Apple TV rumors, and more. | 12/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 69: Half Wacko | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss game consoles, Retina Displays coming to the the iPad 3 and future MacBooks, a 15-inch MacBook Air, Zuckerberg's apology, the Carrier IQ scandal, the allure of free shipping, and the demise of Hypercard. | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 68: I Skip the Turkey | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the evolution and failure to evolve of print media as it tried to move to the web, independent and corporate journalism, the beginnings of Daring Fireball, classifieds, good vs. bad sponsorships, Android's lack of traction, the tablet industry, and Thanksgiving around the world. | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 67: Half-n-Half | Dan Benjamin and John Gruber discuss the new AIM, MUJI gloves, the Kindle Fire, Steven Levy, the Macintosh llci, iTunes Match, the promised revamping of the Netflix iPad app, Siri and more. | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 66: Stuck Watching the Seahawks | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss iCloud, streaming movies, Adobe killing Flash for Mobile, the future of the television industry, satellite TV and the NFL, the new Apple Store App and making purchases, and the Steve Jobs biography. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 65: Nerdy Stripper | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the new Siri ads, compare iMacs and Mac Pros and discuss whether the Mac Pro is going away, christen the Most Serious Mac Gamer in the History of the World, Apple's new In-Store pickup and changing Org Chart, Gmail, GoogleTV, the decline of Sony and HP, what printer John should buy, and iPhone 4S battery life. | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 64: They Had to Burn the Sheets | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about Richard Stallman, the Apple TV (and possible iTV), cable cards, cable television and network controls, iCloud, Dropbox, and plan for an upcoming episode about the Steve Jobs biography. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 63: Skyping a Deuce | John Gruber gets tech support from Dan Benjamin with AirDrop and the Finder's sidebar before discussing Markdown, Siri, Apple's earnings announcement, why John doesn't carry business cards, the Roboto typeface, Dropbox, iOS Twitter integration, the Çingleton Symposium, Badger Face, the Galaxy Nexus, iPhone cases, and more. | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 62: El Presidente | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss iOS 5, the iPhone 4S, Siri, the new camera, RAM usage and battery life on the iOS platform, the conclusion of the 2011 baseball season, and hints about the next series of movie reviews. John also shares a recent dream, and grants permission to release the Bond segments as independent episodes. | 10/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 61: Worst Sleeper Agent Ever | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the newly announced Kindles and whether they are too many of them, the iPhone(s?) to be announced next week, talking to your phone, and the last #5byBond film: Quantum of Solace. | 9/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 60: I Tip Profusely | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Netflix split, Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 announcement, Tim Cook, Microsoft's 30% take, HP's webOS layoffs, Steven Speilberg's regrets, the magic of Amazon Prime, and Casino Royale. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 59: Siracusa Says It's True | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss John's plan for Microsoft, Windows 8, Metro, touch on the desktop, keeping legacy environments around, Windows everywhere vs. iOS everywhere, and the death of Star Wars. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 58: Detective Latchkey | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Lost iPhone 5, iPhone 5 hardware, the iPod Touch's future, AT&T buying T-Mobile, Sprint getting the 5, HP splitting WebOS and burying it in a Brazil-like bureaucracy, Carol Bartz out as Yahoo! CEO, the Starz/Netflix Split, and Die Another Day. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 57: The Banana Window | On this special episode recorded while Dan was still on paternity leave, John is joined by guest host Merlin Mann. Merlin and John discuss Vegas, Disney, Pixar and more! | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 56: That Day Has Come | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin (returning early from paternity leave) discuss Steve Jobs' resignation, his succession, and Apple's future. | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 55: More Babies | With Dan out, Ryan Irelan fills in and talks to John about the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility, the HP TouchPad meltdown, getting traction in a competitive mobile market, what it all means for Amazon and Apple and, finally, why Dan should have more babies. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 54: Shenanigans | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the iPhone 5 launch date, Walmart, Amazon'g Web-based Kindle Cloud Reader, iPhonegate, Mark Cuban, the new Airport Extreme, Lion's app-quitting behavior, the Apple IIGS, the New Apple, and The World Is Not Enough. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 53: Anniversary | John and Dan celebrate the anniversary of The Talk Show and the birthday of DOS by talking about iPhone prototype rumors, home buttons, TextMate, the shape of Macs, storage, and displays to come, and life after #5byBond. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 52: Keep It Secret, Dude | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about Apple's new stuff this week: new mini, new Air, new display, new OS, new scrolling, new launching, and along with special guests Faith and Jonas, talk about a new #5by5Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies. | 7/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 51: iPhone Jr. | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Vegas, Baccarat, the iPad HD/Pro, the next generation of the iPhone, Apple's recent numbers, make predictions about what's coming this week, and dive deeper into Goldeneye. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 50: Buttering Both Sides | John and Dan discuss the persistent rumors of fall iPhones and iPads, the awesome (but broken) glass on Dan's phone, managing John's email, Microsoft's Android profits, Google+, 115054901319079500672, and the next film in #5byBond: Goldeneye. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 49: We Gave Her a Nice Honeymoon | Filmmaker and Timothy Dalton-lookalike Adam Lisagor joins the show to discuss Apple's tumultuous introduction of Final Cut Pro X and License to Kill. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 48: Hard Stop | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon Tablets, the next iPhone, the Nokia N9, Stanley Kubrick's letter to projectionists, the FBI seizure of web servers, and the Dropbox security issue. | 6/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 47: Nice Shirt, Handsome | Dan and John discuss the latest post-WWDC Apple news, Project Spartan, Mobile Me's transition to iCloud, The Living Daylights, and more. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 46: I Float Above It | John Gruber reports in from WWDC as he and Dan Benjamin discuss OS X Lion, iOS 5, Twitter integration, and perhaps the most significant announcement from Apple, iCloud. | 6/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 45: Secret Horse-Doping Lab | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon's music downloads, Bill Gates and Microsoft, Eric Schmidt, the ASUS Padfone, Logical Punctuation, Apple's cash, their WWDC predictions, iOS Twitter integration, and a View to a Kill. | 6/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 44: I Only Eat Apples | Dan Benjamin and John Gruber discuss Mac Defender, the new Nook, fonts, and latest Apple and tech news. | 5/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 43: Free Radicals | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin ask whether Microsoft should have bought Sprint instead of Skype, talk about the value of a physical store, review the HP Veer, discuss the potential of WebOS and the next #5byBond, Never Say Never Again. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 42: Palming the Egg | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss phone contracts, the iOS book and subscription market even though John isn't interested in it, the Skype bungle, Google I/O announcements and some #5byBond "FU" before turning their attention to Octopussy. | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 41: Frigate | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin have some followup from last week before they discuss curse words, the situation room, the thickness of the white iPhone, why John prefers doing audio shows, syncing via iCloud (maybe), and the next installment of #5byBond, For Your Eyes Only. | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 40: Gaucho | Dan and John discuss the iPhone location tracking controversy and subsequent company response, arrival of the white iPhone 4, how Apple might spend their pile of cash, and the latest #5byBond installment, 'Moonraker'. | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 39: Agent Backhair | In a tour de force, Dan Benjamin and John Gruber are joined by Adam Lisagor to discuss Final Cut Pro X, a possibly foray by Apple into making televisions, the Samsung lawsuit, and, of course, #5byBond. Nobody does it better! | 4/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 38: Ducks with Anger Problems | John Gruber has some followup before he and Dan Benjamin discuss Final Cut Pro X, Looney Tunes, the schism between Apple and Google, the ad-supported Kindle, the death of the Flip, and the next installment of the #5byBond festival: The Man with the Golden Gun. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 37: Man in a Tub | John and Dan talk about Android-first app development, the experience of buying Kindle books from Amazon, advice for first time Mac buyers, Bond, and much more! | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 36: Attacked by a Duck | John and Dan talk over boats and ducks about the future of Amazon platforms, music licensing at Amazon and Apple, WWDCs past and future, and what to expect out of iPhone 5, iOS 5, and Lion. | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 35: I Wear My Jeans Real Tight | John got a new computer and he’s making Dan guess what it is. This leads to discussion of setting up a new computer, how long to keep a screen, and laptop bags. They also discuss the twitter API change, the departure of Bertrand Serlet, the Benjamin Corol | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 34: A Very Puffy Shirt | John and Dan discuss SXSW, Netflix, the future of television and media subscriptions, Twitter's smackdown on new clients and the use of their API, and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 33: Extortion is my Business | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the iPad 2, GarageBand and iMovie on the iPad 2, John’s favorite moment from Hypercritical, the Smart Cover, blackout rules and MLB apps, the fall iPad theory, the iPad 2’s “disadvantages,” sports on iOS Devices, an | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 32: One-Handable | John Gruber joins Dan Benjamin to discuss the iPad 2 event, the iPad 2 itself and how it got thinner, Apple’s new Smart Covers, the timing of an iPad update and iOS 5, lines and pre-orders, iPad button placement, aspect ratios, moving files between iPhone | 3/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 31: You Can’t Beat a Computer | After a week away, John Gruber is back with Dan Benjamin to discuss New Zealand, travel, Apple’s in-App subscription rules, App platforms and revenue supplanting publishing platforms and revenue, Apple’s pending product announcements, and how to do scroll | 2/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 30: Best Ever | With John Gruber at Webstock in New Zealand this week, we dug into the annals of The Talk Show to find the best moments and brought them together into an hour-long, totally epic episode. | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 29: Spear in the Back | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Dan’s switch to the Verizon iPhone, bars and reception, wifi hotspots and plans, the Superbowl and its ads, the Motorola Xoom, Nokia's burning platform, competition reinforcing Apple as the top monkey in the tree, and | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 28: Market Share | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about market share, The Daily, Apple's in-app purchase rules, and more, while taking a break from Bond for one week. | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 27: Macworld Update | John Gruber reports in from the field with a Macworld update. Dan and John also discuss the bizarre nature of the impending Verizon iPhone release. | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 26: The Worst Way to Get Cut in Half | In a special pre-Macworld edition, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the TikTok band for the iPod nano, notes from yourself and time travel movies, Apple’s new joint-carrier iPhone commercial, Google’s executive split, the third installment of the #5by | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 25: Chess | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss AppleTV, TiVO, iPad sales, James Bond, and more. | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 24: Decoy Vodka | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Verizon iPhone, Dr. No, and more. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 23: Scrambled | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk a little about the development of Daring Fireball, before discussing the impending Mac App Store, whether a micro-USB port is better than a 30-pin connector, the Amazon App Store for Android, downloading podcasts on mobil | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 22: Bee Phobic | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the death of Delicious, the Motorola tablet buzz, timing the Verizon iPhone, the latest in the long line of Microsoft pre-announcements, the sea of MacBooks that spells trouble for Microsoft and what could be done abou | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 21: Now I'm Upset | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss how to beat colds and daylight savings, excessive celebration, how the Phillies can be like Apple, Verizon iPhone sales estimates, the Nexus S and the inevitable “iPhoneification” of smartphones, slates and desktops, t | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 20: Galaxy Dingus | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin come up with a plan to settle the spelling of The Festival of Lights, and discuss RIM’s horse in the tablet race, Google’s Chrome laptop, why exclusive apps are the new killer apps, how button order can be open, the definition | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 19: Tin Ear | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin briefly dissect the masculinity of smartphones before a tribute to Irvin Kershner leads to a runaway discussion of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, the best Bond, Star Trek and underwater cars. | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 18: That's Why Daddy Drinks | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Twitter Apps, games with one button, the absurdity of Windows NT on floppy disks, iOS 4.2, the mystery TJ Maxx iPads, and John’s Christmas Predictions. Plus, John did his homework so they can also discuss the Galaxy T | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 17: Magic Flute | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss The Beatles, their best records, killer apps for Android, the RIM Playbook, the Jambox, dropping your pants for TSA, and more. | 11/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 16: Everyone Should Get the Fly | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss user agent strings, Flash, the Verizon iPad, the MacBook Air, iPad updates, the Xserve, Apple's iPhone schedule, proximity sensors, and the original Transformers. | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 15: It Needs a Joystick | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin briefly recap the World Series, then move on to discuss Game Center, iOS 4.2, the iPad Home Button, the MacBook Air, installation thumbdrives vs. DVDs, SSD drives, the Galaxy Tab, the Kindle vs. iPad, hybrid Mac OS/iOS devices | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 14: Bubble Gum Apps | Special guests Marco Arment and Craig Hockenberry join hosts John Gruber and Dan Benjamin to discuss Apple's new App Store, Flash, and more. | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 13: Better than Wang | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Apple's Back to the Mac event, Tim Cook, the new iLife, FaceTime, Mac OS X Lion, and the new MacBook Air. | 10/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 12: It's Weird | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Windows Phone 7 ads, the Verizon iPhone, Palm Pre 2, the MacBook Air and the Back to the Mac event, Kindle Singles, and Back to the Future. | 10/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 11: Han Solo's Dog | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Chewbacca, Windows Phone 7, Twitter's new CEO, Glif, Android's popularity, a new Palm phone, the Power Mac G3, and the MLB. | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 10: Supple | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the new AppleTV based on their hands-on experience, Netflix on the AppleTV, the new Kindle, the Windows 7 phone, and more. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 9: 7 Inches | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the rumored 7-inch iPad, resolution independence, flash on mobile, a under-the-radar Apple TV feature, and more. | 9/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 8: Cyberdog | John Gruber, Dan Benjamin, and special guest Adam Lisagor discuss the new Twitter, Apple's social music network Ping, Gamecenter, Cyberdog, iOS 4.2 on the iPad, Cracker Jack, and more. | 9/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 7: This Feels Like the Future | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Twitter clients for the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac platforms, the new iPod nano and Apple's product lines, the newly-released iOS 4.1, Blade Runner, and of course, Goodfellas. | 9/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 6: The Kids Are Gonna Love This | John and Dan analyze the Apple Special Event, the new iPods, HDR photography, the Apple TV, iTunes 10, and more. | 9/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 5: Tempest in a Teapot | Dan and John discuss the new US currency mock-up, iOS unification, the Android update process, iPods, in-app purchases, and make predictions about the upcoming Apple announcement. | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 4: I Cried When They Froze Han Solo | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the golden days of the arcade, the deleted "Return of the Jedi" opening scene, and address Apple TV (iTV?) rumors and the future of iOS. | 8/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 3: Shakedown | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the culture that drives both Android and iPhone, and details about the impending iPhone on Verizon. | 8/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 2: Nefarious | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the PDF iPhone jailbreak, iPhone vs. Android market share, Apple and AT&T's relationship, Apple branding, RIM's doom, and more. | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Talk Show 1: I Burn My Trash | John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the new Macs, Mac Pros vs. iMacs, the Magic Trackpad, Antennagate, John's trip to Apple, coffee, and more. | 7/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 78 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
No jingles, no regular features, just effortless brilliance
It's your living room on a lazy Saturday and a couple unassuming guys are chatting about technology. This wouldn't be anything too special if the these guys weren't brilliant. Gruber and Benjamin's casual style emulates regular conversation, but without excessive inside jokes or wasted time, and you always come away with some new, truly useful information.
Awkward, Funny, and Thoroughly Enjoyable!
A long time reader of Daring Fireball, and a newcomer to Dan Benjamin, this podcast is funny, informative, and just a pleasure to listen to. Many complain about the production value, the awkward pauses, and the abrupt endings - but they all contributes to the feel of this podcast, and thery are the "flaws" that keep it unique, and even more funny. I think the editing is just where it should be, and the sponsor rambles are hilarious, while getting the job done. Anyone that that loves technology, or just wants to hear two very well informed and articulate speakers talk about the latest gadgets, tools, and techniques - while occassionally hilariously battling each other over issues like profanity - should definitely subscribe and listen. Well worth your time.
Could be better
John Gruber is Thomás de Torquemada to Paul Thurott's Don Quixote when it comes to thoughtful and authoritative commentary on technology. The world of Apple would be a cold and vulnerable place without his insightful observations. That being said, the podcast is underwhelming due to it's subpar production values and planning. It doesn't follow a coherent structure like some of the more established podcasts and radio shows do. There is lots of dead air, "uhms" and "uhs," off-topic remarks that stretch for a long time, and other minor, annoying things which could be hopefully fixed in future episodes. With so much competition in the podcasting sphere, a single bad episode could make or break your show. I understand that neither of hosts have had careers in radio, but they should make some effort and plan ahead of episodes to make it more engaging. Conceptually, this is a 5-star podcast, but based on its execution it gets 3 stars.
