The Aftershow with Mike and Kelly

Looking ahead to Peek Performance, Kelly's got a brand new bag, and more! Apple's Peek Performance event is coming up on Tuesday, and your loyal hosts dive into the House of Crackpot Theories to uncover what's coming. Also: Kelly's new site/show, The Slice, will be up and running at http://www.theslice.tech/ this week! The TMO Daily Observations podcast archive Peek Performance what to expect Frie...

It's the anniversary of Mike & Kelly's inauspicious meeting at Macworld Expo! Fourteen years ago today , Kelly found out she wasn't going to be writing for TUAW (a short-lived rejection), only a couple of weeks after she met Mike at the Extensis booth… hear the story & more in this episode.  Mike is damaged The holiday ornament gift Kelly's rejection Ged Maheux on TMO Daily Observations Drag Bingo...

It's a weird two-parter! Come for the M1 Pro musings, stay for Kelly's birthday present. This episode was recorded in two parts but released as a single, maxi-sized episode for your enjoyment. Farhad Manjoo on the M1 Max Revive or Restore your Mac (Macworld) Doc Rock on YouTube Glenning Alfred Preis Death Star ornament (Our cover art this time is Kelly's birthday present from Mike, in honor of IWM...

Is Meatspace Encounter a band, a videogame, or Mike's rendezvous with our last episode's guest? Listen in to find out! 21st of September More Get the recordings of MacStock

Kelly and Mike are joined by special guest Rich Siegel of Bare Bones Software! KitchenAid mixers, African Grey parrots, M1 migrations and much more. Bare Bones Software BBEdit Yojimbo Rich Siegel on Twitter Mixerology

Kelly & Mike are back in the hosting chairs, talking about the Pacific Northwest heatwaves, the upcoming iOS 15 / macOS Monterey features, and thinking about karaoke. Listen in!

Kelly goes Max Vax, Mike goes out to dinner, and both discuss the Apple product announcements & quarterly results. Featuring not yet a sponsor Werkstatt ! Apple Card Family The Prince solo & behind the scenes Direct YouTube link LA Times story M.G. Siegler compares Apple and Microsoft CharJen AirFoams Pro Active

Kelly and Mike review what's wearing them down, plus Christopher Walken impressions. Tuesday's Apple Event, how we distinguish Shatner from Walken, the new Thursdays with Bob, and more! Episode photo courtesy Alex Pearlman. Kelly's not school Rusty in the Uncanine Valley The Shotenfreude origin story I Want My MCUtv  Meet The Walken Family The Podswap

Mike and Kelly welcome special guest Michael McWatters ! Talking HBO Max (now with custom avatars! — Mike wants to be Christopher Moltisanti ), TED , the late lamented Tweet Hereafter , Sycamore , Hinterlands , designing for an aging population, and more. Check out our new site weatheralibi.com — for all your weather alibi needs.

Wandavision, should Mike buy a new watch, and what we remember from the late 2000s — plus greetings to listeners and more! Javi recalls a bar story about the LOST finale Mike suggests "Free To Be MCU & Me" as the title for Kelly's other show Also works: MCU Headroom  Shout outs to: Wooji Juice Ferrite The legendary Macsamurai Mike's unloved Night Before Christmas parody from  2006  

This week Mike remembers his stepfather Bob Pearlman , who passed away on February 11 . He and Kelly also recall the infamous "formerly Cylon media sensation" nickname, brought back for an upcoming episode of Foodie Flashback . Jabs & Jobs The Death Star Blueprints Are mRNA In A World… Reminder about Maximoff Overdrive on the Incomparable Network! Compare and contrast Mike's father Alan Rose & Dos...

Kelly finally reveals the secret she's been keeping from Mike for more than a decade! You may never be the same after the shocking revelation in this episode! We'll give you the entire thing, but you'll only need… the edge. Mentions, recommendations and more: Kelly's new WandaVision podcast with the Incomparable Teevee: Maximoff Overdrive Hulu's In and Of Itself (based on the off-Broadway show ) a...

Mike and Kelly reflecting on the historic week that was. Bernie Sits , Mom Likes A Frappucino , the Bitfocus Companion app that works with Elgato Stream Deck , and the Muppet Show ( UK spots too? ) coming to Disney+ .

More M1 chat, Take Control Books. Thunderbolt Hubbing, wrangling Photos and anticipating the digital afterlife. Nothing heavy. Take Control Books Get Your S**t Together Macsamurai ! Laurie Duncan MCU Phase 4 What If…? [REDACTED] LIVES T-shirt OWC's Thunderbolt Hub (as foreshadowed on MGG 844 with OWC Larry ) Mage or Tech? Thunderbolt Hubbing E-Ternal from Joanna Stern/WSJ Be sure to follow our co-...

The unusual (actually unprecedented) Aftershow where both our intrepid hosts have new computers (Apple Silicon!) at the same time.  Kelly's new laptop adventures, Mike's Mac mini misgivings, and plenty of cool links to explore. ( Why is the M1 Mac mini not equipped with a wireless charger in the lid?? ) Tracy Kidder's Soul of a New Machine Rene Ritchie's slew of M1 videos Kelly's interview with PC...

Kelly talks about her big interview, and we review our shopping lists. Also, yeah, there was an Apple event. (Happy Birthday to Kelly!) Brimley/Cocoon Line SmolRobots Effin' Birds I'll Be Gone In The Dark Spatial Audio on AirPods Pro Not Yet a Sponsor Discbound Notebooks

Kelly and Mike review the past couple of weeks including the iPhone 12 Pro and the Homepod Mini. More sleep stories including Ts and Zzzs . Happy Mandalween ! The Mandalorian Season 2 MacVoices Live Texas 24-hour voting Airpods Pro on Woot The Grange VoteFWD Empress Gin Smiths jokes Upgrading iCloud storage / Apple One

Kelly remembers Cliff Robinson ; Mike  recommends Genghis Blues ;  we give another shot at Tuvan throat singing . Also, perfect comedy timing.

Rapid response! Basketball Jones becomes Basketball Justice as Mike & Kelly discuss the NBA playoff protest, and catch up on all the things we forgot to talk about earlier. Links: The Skimm on the NBA Yahoo News Andrew Johnson Calm Sleep Stories — Stephen Fry's Blue Gold Phil Schiller becomes an Apple Fellow Ten Percent Happier

wait for it wait for it BASKETBALL JONES Kelly, Mike & bonus mid-episode guest Kelly AuCoin talk about the NBA playoffs, the Apple updates of the week and the sad news of a podcast legend hanging up the cans.

Digging into the WWDC announcements… also maybe a TUAW reunion this week! And a flashback to the origins of 'Marklar,' the OS X on Intel project.

It's almost as if there's an actual excuse for the pause between shows, this time. Content warning: apocalypse chat. Mike & Kelly review the last couple of months; Mike's story also on Medium . If you are curious about Fiona Lowenstein's Body Politic support group , you can check it out here & see some of the participant stories/data ( TL;dr version ). A special Rainbow Connection ipadstoh...

We're back in February! Talking about Bootie Mashup , Mac OS Ken's Patreon show , all the Westworld Season 3 trailers , and why Mike can't remember that the Picard behind the scenes show is called The Ready Room ! Remember you can follow us on Twitter at The_Aftershow .

Jeopardy, the Pet Shop Boys musical , Demi Adejuyigbe's 21st Of September , Harry Connick Jr. IS Young Will Riker , and Kelly & Mike review a decade plus of silliness. Plus Jonathan Blum , Endel on Twitch , Stephen Fry Sleep Stories and Pluto. TV .

Netflix's dirty jokes, Disney+ & more! Kelly and Mike nearly ruin a keyboard over Netflix's right-on-the-edge brand party ; deep diving into the serialized TV experience versus the binge era. Mike also apologizes for his mic this time.