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Send us a text! Watch this ep on YouTube! THIS WEEK:  • 🤖 MORE new awesome iOS 27 features you'll actually use. • 📱 Apple’s folding iPhone Ultra may be delayed to 2027 over hinge problems. • 💻 Why MacBook Ultra is GREAT NEWS for Pro users. • 📺 tvOS 27 adds a super useful new feature. • 🚪 A new Silo season 3 teaser reveals a major change. • 💸 Plex users are furious over a massive lifetim...

Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube! THIS WEEK: WWDC is almost here, and NEW leaks are painting us our best picture yet of iOS 27: a totally redesigned AI-powered Siri, a customizable pro-style Camera app, ads invading Apple Maps, and even reports that Apple may turn to Intel to help manufacture future chips.  Plus, how much is my 100K Apple investment worth now?!  All is revealed! Spons...

Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube! THIS WEEK: The worldwide RAM shortage is finally hitting Apple, and you won’t like where this is going! Sponsors NordStellar Most companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code  cultcast-10-NORDSTELLAR at https://nordstellar.com/cultcast...

Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube! This week: Vision Pro just went from future to flop 🥽 Apple’s giant iPad Ultra dream could be folding fast 📉 MagSafe might not be as permanent we thought 🧲 Good luck getting your hands on Mac Mini or Studio⚡ Rising memory prices will make your next Mac cost more 💸 The “Liquid Glass” iPhone is LOOKING pretty awesome 📱 MacBook Ultra could be Apple...

Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube! This week: our beautiful Tim Cook Era comes to a conclusion. We look back at his past 15 years, and see why everyone's excited about Apple under John Ternus. Sponsors Squarespace If you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a websit...

Send us a text! This week: Apple’s $600 MacBook Neo is absolutely breaking expectations—and maybe Apple’s own plans—as demand explodes and supply starts running thin.  Plus, macOS just got a HUGE new feature you’ve probably never noticed, And Apple’s satellite tech is about to go next-level, with faster speeds, new capabilities, and features that could completely change how your iPhone works when...

Send us a text! This week: iPhones are officially in SPACE! 🚀… but it almost didn’t happen. We break down the wild story of how the iPhone barely made it onto a NASA mission and the insane approval process behind it.  Plus: Apple’s cooking up something just as shocking—a folding “iPhone Ultra” that WILL cost over $2,000.  Plus plus: Apple’s long-term iPhone strategy and the strange struggles of t...

Send us a text! This week: We’re heading back to the Moon (with iPhones in tow!), Tim Cook might actually become Tim Cook™, and iOS 27 could finally fix autocorrect once and for all.  Plus: Apple randomly drops the price of the XDR display, a must-know iPhone video trick you’ll actually use, and the unbelievable story of Apple employee #8, the man who never left.  And to wrap it up — ERF relives h...

Send us a text! This week:  💀 Apple just killed the Mac Pro—and it’s $700 wheels too! 🧠 WWDC 26 is official—Apple is about to unveil their AI master plans 🔊 We’re about to get new all new HomePods, yes, including the big ones 💸 Apple is throwing HUGE money at talent to stop them from leaving for OpenAI 📱 Let’s go through all the cool new features in iOS 26.4! Sponsors NordStellar Most compani...

Send us a text! This week: The MacBook Neo has a surprise no one’s talking about, the Studio Display XDR is seriously testing my willpower, and I break down what’s actually new (and not) with AirPods Max 2! Sponsors CleanMyMac is your ultimate solution for Mac control and care, notarized by Apple and meticulously crafted by MacPaw, a leading macOS & iOS software development company.   Get Tidy...

Send us a text! This week: The MacBook Neo is here — but Apple’s next wave of devices will be even more surprising... Sponsors Factor Head to factormeals.com/cultcast50off and use code cultcast50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year. NordStellar Most companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 1...

Send us a text! This week:  Apple had a huge week. New M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros just landed with massive performance gains and surprising efficiency improvements.  Apple also introduced the Mac Neo — a $500 Mac that Steve Jobs once said Apple could never build — plus a new Studio Display XDR that might quietly be the most exciting announcement of the bunch. In this episode, I break down ever...

Send us a text! This week:  Apple’s about to hit the big red LAUNCH button: March 4 brings an “Apple Experience” happening in New York, London, and Shanghai , and we'll likely see days of product drops and press releases.  Plus: we’re diving into the coming “ cheap MacBook ” with questionable compromises, then fast-forwarding to the truly unhinged future: a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro with a...

Send us a text!  This week: Why your next iPhone could run on satellites What's the future for Vision Pro? Vision Pro gets a LONG awaited app Apple is prepping multiple foldable iPhones And Jony Ive debuts one of his most beautiful designs since iPhone

Send us a text! I’m joined by listener-turned-guest Major Dr. Zach Hicks , an Air Force physician living in Japan, to talk  how Apple’s translation tech is making daily life in Tokyo not just possible, but actually kind of magical. We dive into using AirPods for real-time translation, navigating Japan without speaking the language, and why this stuff feels like a genuine sci-fi breakthrough. Along...

Send us a text! With reseller stock drying up, new M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros appear to be RIGHT around the corner!   We’ve also got more intel on Apple’s first OLED MacBook Pro (with a full redesign!). Plus: major new features landing in iOS 26.3 and 26.4, what Apple’s second-largest acquisition reveals about Siri’s future, autonomous AI agents are coming to Xcode, and a disappointing new rum...

Send us a text! This week: A deep dive into Apple’s new Creator Studio and whether it’s actually a good value for creative professionals Everything you need to know about AirTag 2! Not one but TWO new MacBook Pros are likely coming this year. A rundown of 20+ Apple products expected to launch this year, from Macs and iPads to totally new stuff. Google’s new $7.99 AI Plus plan and what it says abou...

Send us a text! This week on the pod, Apple’s future starts to come into focus — and it’s getting very interesting. John Ternus quietly steps into a major design role as Apple’s long-term CEO chessboard shifts, while a new report says Craig Federighi taking the reins on Apple’s evolving AI strategy.  We also dig into the biggest Siri shake-up in years: a full-on chatbot experience coming in iOS 27...

Send us a text! I found him in a box in downtown Scottsdale! It's the return of my old friend and former co-host, the beautiful Buster Heine.   If you like this episode, consider supporting big Papa Erf at support.thecultcast.com

Send us a text! THIS WEEK iPhone 18 Pro Launching Later This Year With These 12 New Features.  Apple's new Creator Studio - will Final Cut Pro on Mac will keep getting new features without paying a subscription?   A new Studio or Pro XDR Display is RIGHT around the corner. And, it's official!  Google Gemini will overhaul Siri - what can we expect? CultClub Join us in the CultClub (it&apo...

Send us a text! Greetings my beautiful Govs!  Lots to talk about this week, including: Update: what's coming next for this show Five New iPhone Features Rumored for iOS 27 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/07/five-iphone-features-rumored-ios-27/ OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health With Apple Health Integration https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/07/openai-chatgpt-health-apple-health-integration/ Joh...

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Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube This week, the iMac Pro may be back from the dead — with an M5 Max and a 32-inch display! Also: The iPhone 20th anniversary edition may go beyond edge-to-edge, leaked features from iOS 26.4, how to stay 18 forever (iOS 18 that is), and our new trivia quiz — Apple Genius! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast...

Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Have you forgotten about the HomePad? Apple hasn’t! Also: The one exec Apple can’t afford to lose, the great new features coming to the Studio Display 2, how to ping your Apple Watch from your iPhone, a question about the Mac that Apple should make, and a review of the Beats Pill! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support h...

Send us a text! Watch this episode on YouTube This week, it’s the biggest brain drain at Apple for decades — and a lot of Apple fans are celebrating! Also: Intel is coming back to the Mac (but it’s not what you think!) and another pedantic Mac question only Griffin can answer.  This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bon...