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#401: This App May Not Kill You

April 4th, 2022 · 101 minutes

Myke takes possession of his Apple Studio Display, Jason gets excited about the arrival of Audio Hijack 4, and Apple revises its approach to allowing external links in iOS apps.

#400: Draft of the Ages

March 28th, 2022 · 100 minutes

It's episode 400! We evaluate the forward-looking predictions we made back in episode 300, and then draft stories we'll be talking about over the next hundred episodes! Also, an Apple TV+ movie won Best Picture and we round up an awful lot of Apple rumors

#399: The Mysteries of Thunderbolt

March 21st, 2022 · 98 minutes

Jason's got the new Mac Studio and Studio Display and it's time for his complete review. We also discuss where the M2 chip might appear, and what the Mac will look like in 2023.

#398: I Thought About the Ultra, Then I Laughed

March 14th, 2022 · 114 minutes

John Siracusa joins Jason to talk about the Mythical Mid-Range Mac Minitower, the distortion of the iMac over time, the modular possibilities offered by the Apple Studio Display, and other fallout from last week's Apple announcements.

#397: My Favorite Amount of Transistors

March 8th, 2022 · 101 minutes

It's not every day that Apple introduces an entirely new Mac line. But on March 8, that's exactly what happened. Jason, Myke, and special guest Stephen Hackett discuss the new Mac Studio and Studio Display, along with the updated iPad Air and iPhone SE.

#396: The 2022 March Event Draft

February 28th, 2022 · 94 minutes

Our most speculative draft yet! Jason and Myke refuse to wait for Apple. Instead, they predict what will happen at Apple's next product launch--whenever it might happen.

#395: This App May Kill You

February 21st, 2022 · 72 minutes

Jason imagines a future iOS App Store improved by sideloading, Myke gets back into reading digital comics, and both of them have a very strongly worded wish list involving the rumored big new iMac.

#394: Historic Dongletown

February 14th, 2022 · 98 minutes

This week Jason and Myke both revive some classic hardware that hits them right in the feels. Also, there's a confusing set of Apple event rumors, and Apple tries to address AirTag security concerns.

#393: Nothing Is So Perfect™

February 7th, 2022 · 105 minutes

It's time for our annual dive into the Six Colors Apple Report Card, as Jason and Myke interpret the scores and comments of several dozen Apple-watchers and add their own views on where the company is succeeding--and where it's not.

#392: The Whimsy Committee

January 31st, 2022 · 112 minutes

Apple made a ton of money and released a ton of betas with new features. Face ID works with masks, Universal Control causes the soul of the Mac pointer to leave its body, the iPad relies on legacy nodes, the iPhone may take on Square...