Macworld Podcast

Donald Trump's fiat economy plan to make Apple produce its hardware in America, the New York Senate's desire to criminalize a lack of back doors in smartphones, and the return (or continued existence) of Gatekeeper exploits. Leah and Glenn also talk about VLC, a universal format player, for Apple TV; their continued irritation at some Apple TV features; and Netflix's plan to block more comprehensi...

It's a grab-bag week of topics, from where we read news on our phones to how CES provides a glimpse into Apple's future products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magnets? How do they work? Also, the latest security-reporting follies, more Apple TV thoughts, and bringing civility to commenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our last podcast of 2015, and we've got some Festivus grievances to air, as well as a few requests for the year to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Music meets its #squadgoals, MacKeeper is hacked, and we gush about an app every TV and movie junkie must have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holiday shopping can be stressful, but we've got great gift ideas and some helpful tips too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in the day, AT&T insisted that every iPhone user have an unlimited data plan. My, how the tides have changed. Glenn and Susie discuss the coming rate hike and the rest of the week's news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Glenn and Susie give some helpful advice for offering tech support to your relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie is joined by Dan Benjamin to talk about their first experiences with the iPad Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple's expensive mega-tablet needs to find its niche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie both have Apple TVs and plenty to say about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple is taking orders for the Apple TV, and Susie and Glenn can't wait--especially now that Glenn has gigabit fiber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a grab bag of topics, from Apple's new Magic accessories (or "meh-gic" if you're unimpressed) to updated iWork and Yahoo Mail ditching passwords. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laugh all you want, but buying an iPhone this year is so much harder than it used to be. Dan Frakes from the Wirecutter stops by to share his insight. We also discuss the new movie Steve Jobs with Macworld staff writers Caitlin McGarry and Oscar Raymundo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn sold his Apple Watch, and Susie bought a new iPhone. Time to talk about what a weird process that's becoming. Elsewhere, Amazon and Microsoft mess up, and content blocking gets messy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Snell, proprietor of Six Colors, joins Glenn this week to talk about the release of El Capitan and the two new iPhones, all of which Jason tested over a very, very busy couple of weeks and published reviews of earlier this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie are joined by Macworld columnist Lisa Schmeiser for a discussion about parenting young kids in the age of social media and omnipresent screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie are joined by Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat, who gives us some real talk about developing games for the next Apple TV. Elsewhere, we talk iOS 9 and the new iPhone 6s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Glenn and Susie talk about the upcoming Apple event, and how bananas it is that Android Wear watches work with iPhones now--in fact, they even do a couple things better than the Apple Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn is testing a few content blockers for iOS 9, and even at this early stage they make a huge difference. In other news, the Apple Car seems awfully real, Tim Cook emails Jim Cramer, and Google gets into the router game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie and Glenn unpack all the Apple TV rumor bombs dropped by 9to5Mac. And yes, The Simpsons are mentioned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of follow-up and little news tidbits this week. Our malware woes seem weak compared to what Android users are facing. CurrentC is losing its exclusivity before it even launches. And we're getting excited about new iPhones and iPads coming soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Music is new and cool, but combining it with your own collection can lead to weirdness and frustration. Elsewhere, serious security flaws that shouldn't freak you out too much, and Apple says MVN-no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple had an amazing quarter, except those pesky iPad sales. CurrentC might be coming soon, but Apple Pay already has it beat. And can Tim Cook throw shade or what? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices