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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#30: You Phone Too Hard
January 28th, 2016 · 68 minutes
Russell sneakily records a podcast. The Chromecast is put to use by a prankster with unusual taste in music. Andy covers Rick Astley. Inbox becomes wInbox, play games plays games without Google+ and Google's secrets get paraded on the lawn for all to see!
#29: Slay In Material
January 21st, 2016 · 74 minutes
The episode that Skype tried to kill! How controversial is it?! I'd say tune in and find out, but let's face it, you all know I'm lying. Speaking of which, this week we get to the bottom of a mystery: what exactly does Yasmine say when she ends the show?
#28: Jifting Socks
January 14th, 2016 · 71 minutes
You know that our hosts are hip to the young people. Between their baseball caps turned thusly, their hoodies and their hip startups they feels ya. That's why this week we debut a brand new segment 'Andy's Advice To The Youngs'. Also Google Stuff.
#27: Pocket Casts. Buttocks. Buttocks.
January 7th, 2016 · 67 minutes
It's 2016 and your hosts are back and raring to go. Before they deep dive into CES and other Google news though, there's an important question to cover: What exactly did they do over the break and what have they spent their Relay FM millions on?
#26: Mint Condition
December 24th, 2015 · 30 minutes
In the final Material for the year, what will our beloved hosts have in store for you? Will they give gifts to each and every one of you? Well I'm not saying they will, but I'm also not saying they won't! Remember to use Apple Pay, and stay past the end
#25: Santa Tractor
December 17th, 2015 · 69 minutes
On today's fateful episode Yasmine loses her voice to foul treachery on the part of another Relay FM podcast. Which one is it? What do unicorns and tacos have to do with it? And is Android so insecure someone will steal this episode from you?!
#24: Material Podcast: The Musical
December 10th, 2015 · 54 minutes
Is this the episode that Andy finally returns to the Android fold? Is Yasmine really playing with lego the entire episode? Is Russell obsessed by a router he can't have? Does the team make any terrible puns about the Pixel-C? Only one way to find out!
#23: Matías Duarte: Material Design
December 3rd, 2015 · 37 minutes
On this weeks show we're joined by Matías Duarte, Vice President of Design at Google. We talk about everything from Material Design to how to camouflage LEGO against couches.
#22: Trek Wars
November 26th, 2015 · 68 minutes
The crew is shocked to learn that 22 episodes in they might be becoming friends...and what do friends do? Why discuss Star Trek and Star Wars of course! In other news Yasmine buys a car definitely, probably, maybe just to get Android Auto.
#21: Drones Delivering Drones
November 19th, 2015 · 73 minutes
Andy shows off his day and night iPad Pros. Yasmine yells at Google. Microsoft runs away. Russell doesn't get Thanksgiving, but Google does. Knock knock. Who's there? Drone? Drone who? Drone't you know there's a package here for you!