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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#460: You Better Work!
April 18th, 2024 · 72 minutes
The episode starts with an existential crisis and ends with ruminations on what's ahead in Android 15 and Google Search.
#459: Wizard Needs Data Badly
April 12th, 2024 · 69 minutes
Mercury is in retrograde. Andy didn't make it to the new Google Store, and Google killed more stuff this week. We recap Google Cloud Next 2024 and what's coming.
#458: Happy Birthday, Gmail
April 5th, 2024 · 61 minutes
It's Gmail's 20th birthday, and we're celebrating by ruminating about its presence in our lives.
#457: I'll Smell Mine
March 28th, 2024 · 61 minutes
The Pixel 9 rumors are confusing, but not as confusing as why YouTube is letting AI jump around the timeline. Also, have you smelled your Galaxy S24 Ultra's S Pen lately?
#456: Topsy-Turvy
March 22nd, 2024 · 57 minutes
This week's biggest Google news was actually about Apple. Has Apple finally accepted that it needs Google's help in the AI department? Will the companies hold each other in solidarity as they face the DoJ?
#455: A Good Final Draft
March 15th, 2024 · 78 minutes
Andy is solo this week and attempting to wrangle his Google Photos library. Plus, rumors of square smartwatches and other shakeups.
#454: Squeaky Hamster Wheel
March 8th, 2024 · 70 minutes
Google hopes to reduce spam with its new search algorithms. Meta shatters our dreams for AndroidXR on its hardware. And the Windows Subsystem for Android est mort.
#453: Way Too Big
February 29th, 2024 · 46 minutes
We've got on the big OnePlus Watch 2, wondering why Google didn't check Gemini's answers before they went live.
#452: Literally Literally
February 22nd, 2024 · 68 minutes
It's time for Cowboy Andy and Sheriff Flo's AI roundup rodeo! COME ON DOWN. Also, the first developer preview of Android 15 is out, and it's not 100% boring.
#451: Google's New Gemini
February 16th, 2024 · 73 minutes
What's it like living with three different ways to call on Google? Where has Android's photo picker been all this time? And why is Android 15 codenamed Vanilla Ice Cream?