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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#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!

#20: Fruit Salad. Yummy Yummy.

November 12th, 2015 · 63 minutes

The cutest little listenerd in the world. Crazy expensive watches. Computers learning to respond to email and Apple Music comes to...wait what?!...ANDROID?! Could it be? Tune in this week and find out.

#19: The Great Nexus Race

November 5th, 2015 · 73 minutes

Shots were fired. Plans drafted. Entire battles won & lost. But in the end there could be only one winner in the Great Nexus 6P Race. Who you ask? Well you'll have to tune in and find out. Come for the race coverage, stay for our thoughts on the Nexus 6P.

#18: Spoooooky Voice

October 28th, 2015 · 63 minutes

Yasmine has an OnHub! The Nexus goes on sale in Australia! Google getting into podcasts! A heart warming story! Some Google inspired halloween spookiness! All this and more on exclamation marks weekly! More exclamation marks than any other podcast!!!!!!!!

#17: We all copy each other. Constantly.

October 22nd, 2015 · 65 minutes

Yasmine and Russell swoon over Andy's Nexus 5X and 6P as he gives them the run down of his initial impressions of the new phones from Google. Could it be true? Are they both amazing? You'll have to tune in and find out...also Maps, Cardboard & HTC. Oh my!

#16: The Internship

October 15th, 2015 · 90 minutes

Welcome to our first ever movie length episode! Starring Yasmine Evjen as the funny smart one. Russell as the evil guy with a British Accent and Andy Ihnatko as the dad figure who helps you learn there's more to life than sitting behind a keyboard.