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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#415: Super-Soakers Filled With Dysentery
June 8th, 2023 · 46 minutes
All of this week’s stories come from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference! Apple’s Vision Pro headset offers discussion about VR versus AI. Apple announced that they’re addressing iPhone users’ complaints about green bubbles in group messages.
#414: Belief in a Higher Weirdo
June 1st, 2023 · 67 minutes
Andy has access to the new AI-enhanced Google Search and is delighted to discover that he can now waste time on Reddit far more effectively. He also has access to a new web browser that’s so innovative that he’s compelled to give Chrome a lecture.
#413: Nickel-And-Diming My Attention Span
May 26th, 2023 · 41 minutes
Andy comes right out and admits that his brain is like wet sand. All to make a larger point which may or may not land, because, as established, his brain is like wet sand.
#412: The Other Shoe
May 18th, 2023 · 61 minutes
Andy has a peculiar theory about system administration. Then the episode goes back to Google I/O. A beloved children’s cereal mascot is made to suffer. And Google has a wonderful plan to make top-level-domains both goofy and radically dangerous.
#411: The AI Message
May 13th, 2023 · 115 minutes
It's all about Google I/O 2023! Andy and Flo talk about everything, from AI to Android to Pixel hardware.
#410: Speaking Out
May 5th, 2023 · 64 minutes
Andy's solo this week. Google's AI researcher quits the company just as everything is heating up. And what will an alliance between Google and Apple look like to cut down on stalking with Bluetooth trackers?
#409: Wouldn't It Be Nice?
April 28th, 2023 · 69 minutes
Google's quarterly earnings are out this week. There's good news, and then there's some tepid numbers. Then, checking in with all those Chromebooks purchased at the height of the pandemic.
#408: Moving Fast, Breaking Things
April 21st, 2023 · 71 minutes
Why is Google rushing to push out its AI product before it's ready? And what do the employees inside Google HQ think about it? Then, a respite with a look at the leaks of Pixel hardware that will be revealed at Google I/O.
#407: The Chopping Block
April 14th, 2023 · 69 minutes
It's springtime for Android users. The Android 14 public beta is out this week, just in time for Google to kill two more of its beloved products. Which ones are on the chopping block this time?
#406: Get Outta My Dreams
April 7th, 2023 · 65 minutes
Google launches Android Nearby Share for Windows in beta, plus more parity between ChromeOS and Android. Why is GM planning to phase out platforms like Android Auto in the car? And Google backtracks to let you upload as many files as you like.