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Under the Radar

From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar was all about independent app development. It was rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.

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Relay

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Technology

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Latest episode

Nov 6, 2025

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Episodes

106: Long Projects 16.11.2017

Getting through long projects while maintaining motivation and perspective.

105: iPhone X Reality 09.11.2017

Rethinking designs now that we have the iPhone X in-hand.

104: Public Beta Testing with Slack 02.11.2017

Lessons from Overcast's public beta, and using Slack as a feedback and bug-reporting channel.

103: Usability-First Design 26.10.2017

Prioritizing usability over design trends — even Apple's.

102: Procrastiworking 19.10.2017

Procrastinating by working on other productive tasks instead of the big one we really don't want to do.

101: Anchoring vs. Simplicity 12.10.2017

Real-world results of switching in-app purchases from multiple price tiers to a single option.

100: Longevity 05.10.2017

(Sent with Balloons) How to view and start projects that have a good chance of making it to episode 100.

99: Effecting Change 28.09.2017

Trying to get Apple to change something, and knowing what you can and can’t change.

98: The Accidental Episode 20.09.2017

An "off-the-air" discussion working through the challenges of standalone Apple Watch podcast playback.

97: iPhone X and LTE Watches 15.09.2017

New design challenges to tackle for the iPhone X, and new potential unlocked by the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE.

96: Risky Business 08.09.2017

Building apps for popular third-party services, or in opportune but high-risk areas.

95: Privacy and Responsibility 01.09.2017

The responsibilities we have to ensure that we're protecting and respecting our users' privacy when we embed third-party code in our apps.

94: Release Notes 24.08.2017

Effectively communicating changes and improvements to our apps via release notes.

93: New Screen Sizes 18.08.2017

Supporting multiple screen sizes and device types, and strategies to make adoption of new sizes easier.

92: Notifications to Increase Engagement 11.08.2017

Using notifications to bring users back to your app without being spammy or annoying.

91: Removing Features 03.08.2017

Deciding to remove a feature, or having that decision made for you.

90: Trademarks 26.07.2017

What trademarks do, searching for conflicts before you name something, and whether indies should file for their own.

89: Computers for the Self-Employed 19.07.2017

Which Mac models are usable for software development, and the benefits and drawbacks of using desktops, laptops, or both.

88: Working From Home 12.07.2017

Options, benefits, and challenges of working at home.

87: Old Code Vs. New APIs 06.07.2017

Deciding whether to adopt the newest iOS styles and APIs in existing apps that may not have needed them.

86: iOS 11 App Store Pages 29.06.2017

Adopting the new fields and changes in our apps' product pages in the redesigned iOS 11 App Store.

85: iOS 11 22.06.2017

What's new in iOS 11 and how it can benefit our apps.

84: WWDC Wrap-Up, watchOS 4 15.06.2017

How and when to efficiently watch WWDC session videos, and reviewing the new capabilities in watchOS 4.

83: Live at CocoaConf 09.06.2017

Our initial impressions of WWDC 2017, recorded live at CocoaConf Next Door.

82: WWDC Wish List 01.06.2017

Developer-related wishes and expectations for WWDC 2017 next week.

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