The Talk Show With John Gruber

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• 448: ‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett 31.05.2026 1t 50min

  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 15.05.2026 2t 15min

  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 30.04.2026 2t 46min

  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 01.04.2026 2t 34min

  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 29.03.2026 1t 37min

  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 18.03.2026 1t 25min

  Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.
• 442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell 28.02.2026 2t 16min

  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 25.02.2026 2t 10min

  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 31.01.2026 2t 6min

  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 26.01.2026 1t 59min

  Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.
• 438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie 31.12.2025 2t 42min

  A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
• 437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson 24.12.2025 2t 28min

  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 30.11.2025 1t 35min

  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 21.11.2025 1t 18min

  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 18.11.2025 1t 54min

  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 31.10.2025 1t 27min

  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 26.10.2025 2t 8min

  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 30.09.2025 1t 13min

  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 31.08.2025 2t 18min

  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 25.08.2025 2t 13min

  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.