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#481: The Honeymoon is Over

September 13th, 2024 · 58 minutes

The Pixel launch event honeymoon is over. We're back to talking about Google's legal drama.

#480: Ethics in Phone Journalism

September 5th, 2024 · 57 minutes

Android 15 is out, kinda, and why we didn't clutch our pearls at the #TeamPixel scandal.

#479: Hope For the Best

August 30th, 2024 · 67 minutes

There is tons of Gemini news this week. And some of us are still recovering from our Pixel 9 hangover.

#478: Pixelations

August 22nd, 2024 · 70 minutes

Flo has the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. And there's new Google AI to play with.

#477: Made By Antitrust

August 15th, 2024 · 66 minutes

It's a duality of a week for Google. We spent the first half lauding the new Pixel 9 hardware and the second half watching the fallout from last week's monopoly ruling.

#476: Antitrust? Never Heard of Her

August 9th, 2024 · 66 minutes

It is the biggest news of the week. It's time to ponder what's ahead for Google now that it's been deemed a monopoly. Plus, new Nest hardware.

#475: Sandbox Full Of Cookies

August 1st, 2024 · 47 minutes

Andy’s doing his one-man show again. He performs monologues about tracking cookies, Reddit, possible surprises at the Made By Google event, and how far Google missed the mark with the latest promo video, all while inexplicably dressed like Mark Twain.

#474: Podcaster on the Run

July 25th, 2024 · 77 minutes

Andy went outside. Things instantly fell apart. But he was still able to analyze Alpahbet's quarterly earnings call.

#473: Sticky-outtie-thing

July 19th, 2024 · 63 minutes

The episode title is for a recording that didn't happen. Enjoy the second take of this week's podcast, which is all about Samsung's new stuff.

#472: Unpacking It All

July 11th, 2024 · 60 minutes

It's all Samsung all the time this week. Andy recaps the company's announcements from its Galaxy Unpacked event, including new foldables, wearables, buds, and a smart ring.