The Talk Show With John Gruber

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Daring Fireball / John Gruber Visit website › Technology · EN · 376 episodes · latest 2026-10-25

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The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.

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Copyright 2026 John Gruber

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456: ‘Lubricate the Inside of the Hinge’, With Joanna Stern

2026-10-25 · 1 hr 59 min

Special guest: Joanna Stern. Special topic: The iPhone Duo.
455: ‘I’m Thinking X, Not X’, With Andru Edwards

2026-09-25 · 2 hr 40 min

Andru Edwards returns to the show to discuss Apple's big September event and their new products: the iPhones 18 Pro and Duo, AirPods 5, and Apple Watch Series 12/Ultra 4.
454: ‘Getting the Snack Right’, With Chance Miller

2026-08-10 · 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

2026-07-31 · 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

2026-07-23 · 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

2026-06-30 · 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…
450: ‘Perp Walk for Selfies’, With Jason Snell

2026-06-23 · 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

2026-06-09 · 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

2026-05-31 · 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…
447: ‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor

2026-05-15 · 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.

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Owner: John Gruber
Oldest episode in feed: 05/2014 · over 12 years
Typical length: 2 hr 14 min

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