Daring Fireball / John Gruber

The Talk Show With John Gruber

The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.

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Daring Fireball / John Gruber

Category

Technology

Podcast website

daringfireball.net

Latest episode

Jul 1, 2026

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Episodes

326: ‘A Very Large Nap’, With John Moltz 29.10.2021

Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to discuss the products Apple has released this week.

325: ‘The Negative Version of Icing on the Cake’, With Nilay Patel 16.10.2021

Special guest: Nilay Patel. Special topics: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, kids today and the file system, the Lightning / USB-C debate, and, of course, our speculation about next week’s “Unleashed” Apple event.

324: ‘A Pretty Generic Thing You Stick in a Hole’, With Jason Snell 01.10.2021

Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13, new iPad Mini, Safari 15’s craptacular new tab UI, and the insightful questions posed to Kevin Durant on the Brooklyn Nets’ media day from Basketball Digest’s best NBA reporter.

323: ‘Skeptical Not Cynical’, With Matthew Panzarino 29.09.2021

Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 13 and their camera systems.

322: ‘It Was More Arial Than Helvetica’, With Rene Ritchie 18.09.2021

Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a recap of this week’s “California Streaming” Apple Event: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and new iPads. Also, last week’s decision in the Apple v. Epic lawsuit.

321: ‘Just a Standard Bird’, With MG Siegler 01.09.2021

MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about last week’s surprise announcement from Apple settling a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of U.S. App Store developers, and the various reactions to it. Also, a bit on App Store payment processing, and some speculation on who might succeed Tim Cook.

320: ‘Paper Floor Mats’, With Christina Warren 23.08.2021

Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s controversial child safety initiatives, the tumultuous summer of Safari 15 beta UI designs, and a bit more on MagSafe battery packs.

319: ‘You Called Him Pixel Mature’, With John Moltz 30.07.2021

Special guest: John Moltz. Special topics: Playdate preorders, MagSafe battery packs, iPad keyboard covers, Facebook and NSO Group, Safari 15 betas, and “Loki”.

318: ‘Holes in the Blast Door’, With Matthew Panzarino 22.07.2021

Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include: Apple’s new MagSafe Battery Pack, the Amnesty-International-Led exposé of NSO Group’s state-sponsored phone hacking, Safari 15’s controversial new UI and Apple’s response, and a look back at year one of Apple silicon for Macs. Also: pizza.

317: ‘The NOC List’, With Rene Ritchie 27.06.2021

Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about the nuances of sideloading, Apple’s antitrust pressures, and a look back at the announcements from WWDC 2021.

316: Remote From WWDC 2021 With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak 12.06.2021

Special guests Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss the news from WWDC 2021: the all-new multitasking interface in iPadOS 15, on-device Siri, new privacy controls in Safari and Mail, MacOS 12 Monterey, and more.

315: ‘I Don’t Know How to Read’, With Joanna Stern 29.05.2021

Special guest: the one and only Joanna Stern. Topics: new iMacs, Touch ID vs. Face ID, remote controls, surveillance advertising, and people who want to make everything a video call when a good old-fashioned voice call would do.

314: ‘Obviously Tier One’, With Marco Arment 25.05.2021

Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new Apple TV remote control. (Also, the new M1 iMacs and iPad Pros.)

313: ‘The Sour Grapes Commission’, With Glenn Fleishman 01.05.2021

Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about last week’s “Spring Loaded” product announcements from Apple: subscription podcasts, AirTags, Apple TV, colorful Apple Silicon iMacs, and the M1 iPad Pros.

312: ‘Not to Get Zealotrous’, With Craig Mod 11.04.2021

Craig Mod joins the show to talk about writing, designing, filmmaking, what makes for good software, and building a successful membership program to support independent art. And: pizza toast.

311: ‘Toaster Fridgey’, With Rene Ritchie 01.04.2021

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to speculate about pending Apple product announcements and events. Lots of guessing, no wagering.

310: ‘Russian Nesting Doll Code’, With Jason Snell 24.03.2021

Special guest Jason Snell joins the show to reminisce over 20 years of Mac OS X. I mean OS X. Sorry, MacOS. Also: HomePod, Apple TV, and Intel’s awkward new ad campaign.

309: ‘Pinkies on the Semicolon’, With John Siracusa 27.02.2021

The state of the Mac, with special guest John Siracusa.

308: ‘Peak Hubris’, With Christina Warren 20.02.2021

Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about Apple Car, Apple TV, Clubhouse, and Bloomberg hamfistedly revisiting “The Big Hack”.

307: ‘Soviet Toilet Paper’, With John Moltz 01.02.2021

John Moltz returns to the show to give stock market investment advice.

306: ‘A Total Landscaping’, With Mike Monteiro 16.01.2021

Mike Monteiro returns to the show to talk about the Capitol insurrection and riot, Twitter and Facebook permanently banning Donald Trump, the shutdown of Parler, the fate of liberal democracy, and Mike’s new book, “The Collected Angers”.

305: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa’ 01.01.2021

As per holiday tradition at The Talk Show, a brief chat about *Star Wars: The Mandalorian*, with a cavalcade of special guests, including, but not necessarily limited to, Guy English and John Siracusa.

304: ‘2020 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie 24.12.2020

A look back at one hell of a year.

303: ‘Half of the Bikini Emoji’, With Matthew Panzarino 12.12.2020

Matthew Panzarino joins the show to talk about Apple's new AirPods Max headphones and the future of the Mac on Apple Silicon.

302: ‘Camera Beer Belly’, With Nilay Patel 01.12.2020

Nilay Patel returns to the show and we have nothing to talk about. You know, other than the M1 Macs and entire iPhone 12 lineup.

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