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This week: An announcement on the future of the podcast, which will be taking a brief hiatus, returning with Leander and Lewis. Links: Griffin is going independent (and open to new opportunities) Extra Ordinary email newsletter

This week, with special guest Mikah Sargent : Apple’s big price hikes hit hard, what iOS will look like on the folding iPhone, changes in iOS 27 beta 2, what to do if you’re stuck on Siri AI waitlist, and all about how you can podcast and livestream from a Mac. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.co...

This week: Testing Siri AI against Apple’s bold claims, tons of extra details we’ve found in iOS 27, the big features coming later, and Apple’s major product launches on course for next year. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of M...

This week: We’re unpacking all the week’s WWDC announcements — Siri AI, new Apple Intelligence features, Liquid Glass changes and all the software features Apple didn’t talk about! Plus: Our WWDC prediction results… Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekende...

This week: The leaked colors coming on the iPhone 18 Pro, the powerful software features coming to the folding iPhone, reports that the Vision Pro’s death are greatly exaggerated, reports that smart glasses are greatly delayed, and our WWDC keynote predictions! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.co...

This week, with special guest Christina Warren : Actual real-life renders of iOS 27, a big fix coming for AirPods users, Jony Ive’s bizarre Ferrari Luce design… and that’s about it. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today i...

This week, with special guest Niléane : Apple can’t shake its love of titanium, big upgrades in store for the Apple Watch Ultra 4, the first iOS 27 features officially announced, a lightweight alternative to Spotlight, and our favorite web browsers! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors:...

This week: Tons of details on features coming in iOS 27, the surprisingly exciting Apple Watch Series 12, how to make a Home Screen that doesn’t suck, and our weirdest product review yet. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac T...

This week: You can get your money back if you’re annoyed with Siri, Apple reportedly DOUBLES its orders on the MacBook Neo (while practically discontinuing the Mac mini), and how Apple will win the AI war. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newslett...

This week: The Vision Pro may be dead for good, iPhone bezels may be dead for good, Apple Intelligence features may be revived, and how long the MacBook Neo may last. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of...

This week: It’s a revolving door at Apple Park — Tim Cook is out, John Ternus is in, Cosmic Orange is out, Dark Cherry is in, and MagSafe is out, except it might also be in! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rund...

This week: A major leak on Apple’s smart glasses, the bizarre solution to Apple’s AI brain drain, how engineers cracked foldable screens, a setup we’ve never seen the likes of before, whether it’s time to upgrade to Tahoe — and how to solve its most hated feature. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud...

This week: Tons of new details on the awesome iPhones coming this fall, months-long delays are hitting the Mac mini and Mac Studio, possibly existential news for the MacBook Neo, how to get stunning space wallpapers, and the best Mac Studio setup of all time! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com...

This week: Griffin’s first impressions of the AirPods Max 2, we bid farewell to the Mac Pro by honoring a top setup, and our celebration of Apple’s 50th birthday. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the...

This week: What the new Siri will actually do, WWDC26 is official, the grim reaper of services revenue is coming for Apple Maps, the top features of iOS 26.4 and the iPad Air versus the MacBook Neo! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cu...

This week, with special guest Christina Warren: The surprise drop of AirPods Max 2, a deep dive on OpenClaw and agentic coding, and our final thoughts after a full week with the Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today an...

This week: We go hands-on with the new Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e! Also: The Neo has everyone freaking out, bad news about the M6 MacBook Pro and new emoji coming in iOS 26.4. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult...

Leander speaks to David Pogue, renowned author and technology journalist, about his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years . Watch this interview on YouTube Links: Buy Apple: The First 50 Years Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble Amazon Macintosh Portable PowerBook 100 series The Apple Car PowerBook Duo iMac G3 The Death of Mac OS 9 Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs

This week: Our reactions to Apple’s mad week of announcements — the good and bad from the iPhone 17e, the iPad Air, the incredible M5 MacBooks, the shocking new Studio Displays, and the all-new MacBook Neo. Plus, we’ll grade our predictions from last week! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Spo...

This week, with special guest Casey Liss : Thanks to the success of Cosmic Orange, new colors are coming to iPhone 18 Pro, but they’re a bit WTF, the super clever way the first touchscreen Macs will work, exciting changes in iOS 26.4 beta 2, an even weirder keyboard setup than last week’s, plus our predictions for next week’s Apple announcements! Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with c...

This week: Apple’s got an "event" coming up in the first week of March! We’ll get into what we think it is. Also: Apple’s fast-tracking three wearable AI products and one of them is already a known bust, some big changes in iOS 26.4, a truly genius MacBook Air setup, and our hands-on with a great iPhone game controller for the rest of us. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments,...

This week: The new Siri is slipping yet again — but that’s a good thing, Eddy Cue pulls the plug on Apple’s AI doctor, more new AirPods Pro are on the way, the best multi-Mac setups, and we’ve got a great tip for the Messages app. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions and feedback; or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac...

Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Xcode’s AI agents can build an app from scratch in a day, major new details on the folding iPhone — and a potential second folding iPhone, whether Apple plans obsolescence, and a trick that’ll wrangle notifications on your iPhone. Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews an...

Watch this episode on YouTube This week: The surprise launch of the new AirTag — and our review, how to get custom music in your Apple Music library, and a deep dive into the mysterious and murky past of Lewis Wallace. Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And th...

Watch this episode on YouTube This week: Siri’s growing up as a proper chatbot, Apple copies the raging success of the Humane Ai Pin, why your next Mac might cost even more, how you can make your Mac hot, and a truly bizarre prison-inspired user setup. Links: Apple may reinvent Siri as a conversational AI in iOS 27 Forget the old, nearly useless Siri — Apple will reportedly upgrade the iPhone’s vo...