Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down.
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#361: No Rage Buying
May 27th, 2022 · 77 minutes
Andy is wondering if it's worth going to the movies in person this weekend to see Bob's Burgers, and Flo is over the Google Assistant on her Samsung smartwatch.
#360: Blame It On The Watch
May 20th, 2022 · 77 minutes
Andy walks us through how he tried to get the Kardashians out of his algorithm before we get into the leftovers of Google I/O. We'll talk about this week's rumors about the Pixel Watch's custom silicon and why Andy is compelled to buy the Pixel Buds Pro.
#359: What Isn't Google Releasing This Year?
May 13th, 2022 · 82 minutes
Well, what else is there to talk about this week? It's Google's annual developer conference, and we're running through all the significant bits of news.
#358: Do No Direct Harm
May 5th, 2022 · 75 minutes
Andy and Flo talk a bit about what's ahead at Google I/O 2022 before and why the company fired another AI researcher. Then, a PSA on setting up Google's counter-doxxing features and what happens when the search engine doesn't protect you from slurs.
#357: Pixel Watch Walks Into A Bar
April 30th, 2022 · 81 minutes
This week, we're talking all about the leaked Pixel Watch: what to expect, what we think from the photos that have surfaced, and whether we believe it will make a significant change to Android's wearables market share. (Hint: we don't.)
#356: America’s Funniest Drone Videos
April 21st, 2022 · 71 minutes
We're recording our reactions to the first Google Wing delivery drone videos sprouting up all over TikTok. Then, we'll tell you how Google and Samsung are making it easier to fix your smartphone.
#355: The Future, Soon
April 16th, 2022 · 81 minutes
This week, Andy offers a solo lecture outside in the quad to explain last week's Thomas Lewis and John McHenry duel (spoiler alert: it was dudes being dudes). Then, everything is broken, at least when it comes to Android and Chrome's security issues.
#354: A Really Big Duel
April 8th, 2022 · 69 minutes
Why the next generation of the Nest Hub will look radically different from previous ones, and why you might see fewer apps in your Play Store searches going forward.
#353: Keepin' It Weird
April 1st, 2022 · 74 minutes
We're celebrating the 100th release of the Chrome browser since Google didn't think to celebrate its milestone. Then, Google is working on fixing Apple's AirTag mess. We'll also check in with Google's latest AI learning models, BERT and MUM.
#352: Everything Is Awful
March 24th, 2022 · 73 minutes
Google finally settled with the four engineers it fired for organizing, but not before the Department of Justice found it withholding documents by claiming attorney-client privilege. Then, some good news: the Google statues are staying after all.