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#582: First Chance to Make One Impression

September 22, 2025 · 107 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Reunited in Memphis, Jason and Myke discuss iPhone and AirPods Pro first impressions, phone transfer troubles, MacBook rumors, and St. Jude shenanigans.

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#815: Automation Update with Sal Soghoian

September 21, 2025 · 67 minutes

Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Hackett.

While Stephen is busy with the Podcastathon, Sal Soghoian joins David to talk about the state of automation and the best way to get started with automation in 2025.

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Connected

#570: The Hardest Bug

September 18, 2025 · 76 minutes

Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.

In this week’s episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console.

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Material

#534: Google Inserting Itself

September 18, 2025 · 86 minutes

Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

Google has just empowered bots to spend your money, and Reddit is seeking more intimacy. Plus, how Google is inserting itself into Windows _and_ Photoshop.

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The Pen Addict

#683: It’s Jammie Day!

September 18, 2025 · 66 minutes

Hosted by Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley.

Brad has the pleasure of being joined by Ana Reinert this week. The Chair of The Well-Appointed Desk has had a busy year, including starting to work for herself. They talk about that, pen shows, and 2026 Planner Season.

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Downstream

#103: Apologies to Yugoslavia

September 18, 2025 · 77 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell.

The possibility of David Ellison buying Warner Bros. Discovery to add to his collection, the threat and promise of spread-out sports rights, sponsorships that might become forbidden fruit, Netflix live boxing success, TV picks, and your letters!

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#171: Casey Newton – State of the Workflow

September 15, 2025 · 83 minutes

Hosted by Myke Hurley.

Myke talks to Casey Newton about his workflow for running Platformer, from idea capture to writing and publishing, and how he balances reporting with access to some of the most powerful people in tech.

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