The Aftershow with Mike and Kelly

An actual, legitimate VERY SPECIAL EPISODE featuring our first ever Aftershow guest, Kelly "The Other Kelly" AuCoin ! #RipCity post-mortem, comic books, getting past the first chapter, and way more. Part 1 of a two-part episode. Our special guest, Kelly AuCoin , is familiar to TV audiences for two striking -- and radically different -- featured roles on hit series. He plays Pastor Tim on FX's The...

Welcome back, beloved listeners. We're sorry we've been away so long. MST3K, Sportsball in Rip City (hi Other Kelly!), AirPods, more podcasts, an obscure James song , Resistance charms , kvetch but act magnets by Laura Antoniou , and much more. OLD TIMER ALERT: Today (April 26) is also the eighth anniversary of the first time EVER that Mike and Kelly were on a podcast together -- the TUAW Talkcast...

Working out our yayas over November 8. Also, Mike's theater recommendations! Falsettos Dear Evan Hansen Fiddler On The Roof Kelly's recommendations: Westworld Sight Unseen/Man In The High Castle This American Vote in Song The Vote By Mail Act Also, add your Representative to your phone!

Scary Halloween names, the weirdness of the Surface Studio, and Kelly's existential dissatisfaction with the MacBook Pro announcements. Mike's rathole regarding the original Microsoft Surface . (If you're wondering what we meant by Okudagrams -- well, follow the link.)

Remembering Steve Jobs, on the fifth anniversary of his death . Kelly & Mike recall where they were when they heard the news (a hotel ballroom at Disney World). Also thinking about Siri, the iPhone 7 and more.

Macstock! App Camp! And the nigh-suffocating summer heat. Plus, movie recommendations. Macstock Expo App Camp for Girls Complete Unknown Don't Think Twice TYLT Energi 3K+ + 5-Port ENERGI Charging Station Anker PowerCore+ Mini Rey's Scrappy Salvage T-Shirt & Salvage Backpack

This show marks a farewell to a couple of Mac mainstays: the retail operations of NYC reseller/superstore Tekserve ( NYT coverage ) and Apple news/commentary site MacNN . We wish them all the best. More: Kelly's coverage of breach fatigue , the Computerworld "Mandela/mandala" article , and not-yet-a-sponsor Moko cases & charge packs. You can find us on Twitter at @the_aftershow -- let us know...

The hay fevers have hit with a vengeance. Mike and Kelly consider hanging it up and churning butter for a living. Also we recorded this before the NBA Finals began. Twitter account of the fortnight: Paul Ryan Gosling Media coverage of The Tempest in Central Park (NSFW) Vera home automation

Basketball jones, part deux. Mike's kids finally get new phones, and the App Camp For Girls family says goodbye to one of their own. Operations Manager Michelle Petruzzi, battling pancreatic cancer, passed away on April 29 2016. If you're interested in donating in memory of Michelle, please check out Project POOCH or the App Camp donations page .

Basketball jones, part I. Also fairy tale spoilers, Mike's move, and more.

Cookie Monster pitches Siri, old encryption, and Kelly teases a new podcast! Plus a now sadly outdated but still intriguing discussion of Apple's battle with the FBI over encryption. Mentioned: http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/16/apple-iphone-6s-ad-cookie-monster/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/16/apple-icloud-google-cloud-platform/ http://jezebel.com/xena-will-be-gay-as-hell-in-upcoming-tv-rebo...

Vacation time! Mike takes us to Disney World, with a detour to Universal Studios.

Do you ever have deja vu, Mrs. Lancaster? This week, Mike and Kelly share their Groundhog Day favorites (including the New York Public Library's collection of viviparous quadrupeds and a quick cameo from White Collar's Willie Garson ). Plus, did you ever get immunized against Pac-Man Fever? How about Dreamcastaires Disease? PONG SARS? We want to hear about your #GameConsoleMaladies on Twitter. Oh,...

Kelly and Mike do a deep dive into USB audio interfaces , TUAW nostalgia, Macworld Expos past, and try to explain why people are famous to one another on the Internet. Special guest mentions! Javier Grillo-Marxuach , Veronica Belmont and Naomi Novik . (Special guest mentions do not appear on the show in person.) If you have a XLR->USB recommendation for Kelly (like the Blue Icicle ) please tell...

A little CES preview, a little Pacific Northwest weather, and Kelly's advice for visiting Disney theme parks. (Apologies for Mike's audio quality -- he may in fact have been using his iMac mic by mistake.)

Our first annual gift guide! And everyone's stuffy again. Gifts and products linked below. Shrinky Dinks and other custom inkjet paper Photo gifts via Lesa Snider How big can I print this Jon Ronson's So You've Been Publicly Shamed Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy The Lego Architect Nanoblock Bloom County Walt Disney Animation Studios Archives Google Cardboard EYETeleporter Tom Bihn Synapse 19 backp...

Mike finds out the perils of recording a podcast within earshot of an Amazon Echo. Also, first impressions of the new Apple TV. Plus, our first contest! " Lord UI Executioner ": give us your best Gilbert and Sullivan Apple-themed parody song titles with the hashtag #AppleGandS . Best entries featured on a future show. Here's the Star Wars/vaccinate your kids poster from Dan's Parents' House : -- w...

The geek is strong with this one: Kelly delivers the two-thumbs-up verdict on her new iPhone 6S. Plus a visit to scenic Natural Scrolling Valley, how UX breadcrumbs don't actually do what they did in Hansel & Gretel, the secrets of 3D Touch ("it's like right-clicking for your phone!") and Mike's report from Dreamforce. If you like the show, let us know! Our promise to you: we thank all iTunes...

New Models of Apple Watch New Models of Apple TV New Models of iPhone New iPad New Apple Pencil

Looking ahead to next week's big 9/9 event, plus some notes of community interest, and if you're in San Francisco the week of 9/14 be sure to stop at Dreamforce and say hi! Mike and Kelly mull the possible Apple TV next-gen options. Other things we talked about: Apple World Today's Patreon campaign Javier Vilanova's RightStand for Apple Watch Not-yet-a-sponsor MakeSpace -- $25 off if you sign up w...

Diversity in tech, self-driving cars, lady Rangers and more. Plus updates from App Camp Portland!

Summertime, and the podcasting is easy -- Kelly and Mike review the injured reserve list and look ahead to the fall tech-to-come.

Kelly and Mike review their vacation travel, unpack the magic of Google Photos, talk about WWDC, the new TextExpander, and we found the Mystery Machine. Of note: Mike's discovery of the Mystery Machine Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine Tour Oregon Caves National Monument , birthplace of the Viewmaster Oregon Caves Chateau Google Photos xkcd: Tasks Flickr PARK or BIRD Kelly's Say Anything decal Mike's pho...

Lazy spring afternoons turn into bouts of technology chaos -- Mike and Kelly talk about organizing cables, their favorite other podcasts and more. Kelly's story on iTunes needing to be broken up can be found at The Mac Observer . Products and goodies discussed on the show: Monoprice HDMI 5-port switcher Amazon Fire TV Stick Brother P-Touch Label Printers Logitech Harmony Remote Clear rubber bands...

Kelly and Mike dive into the current suite of "films" for the Apple Watch, and cover some of the other items of note. Yes, this ep took a week to edit and post because Mike was on vacation and bandwidth-constrained, he's terrible that way. Notes: The Apple Watch Films App Camp for Girls Vancouver & Seattle now accepting applications for July The amazing Star Wars Vans Strong Bad Emails Orange...