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Amplified

157 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 535 ratings

Amplified is an award winning talk show about Apple, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iOS, guitars, amps, music, and recording. Get ready to rock. Hosted by Jim Dalrymple & Dan Benjamin.

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Episodes

157: A Three Year Cold

July 29, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB

Jim and Dan talk about 5G, secret Siri recordings, Apple's acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem business, laptops new and old, Audio Hijack, UA Apollo and Arrow, and more.

156: That's Gravy

June 09, 2016 18:15 - 1 hour - 40.3 MB

Jim, Dan, and Haddie talk about WWDC, Apple's developer focus, the pre-announcements, Search Ads, Siri on the Mac, no hardware, security features, dark mode, update to Siri, Apple Music, the return of the categories tab, the app review process, and more!

155: Sitting Beside the Genius

May 25, 2016 23:15 - 1 hour - 36.9 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the MacBook Pro rumors, WWDC, Dan's iPhone SE, dual clutch barrel cavity antennas, the new Apple Store opening, Siri, and the Amazon Echo.

154: The Hump

December 11, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the new Apple Smart Battery Case for iPhone and more Apple news.

153: Episode 153

November 18, 2015 15:00 - 53 minutes - 25 MB

Dan and Jim talk about the Australian Apple Store incident, a converged iPad/Mac, the iPad Pro, setting up an iMac for guitar jams, and more.

152: There Is No Door

November 04, 2015 21:15 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the impending release of the iPad Pro, the iPad Pro keyboard (and other keyboards), the latest security exploit, Apple security and a governmental back-door, and more.

151: The Steel Is The Real

October 22, 2015 20:00 - 49 minutes - 23.1 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the latest Apple news.

150: I'll Be Hanging Out With The Cars!

October 14, 2015 20:45 - 1 hour - 29.4 MB

Jim and Dan talk about Apple's brand new Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad 2, Magic Mouse 2, and the new 5k and 4k iMacs.

149: Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge

October 07, 2015 20:15 - 1 hour - 31.3 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the Microsoft event as it relates to Microsoft's goal of one OS on every device and computer. They also discuss Dan's new iPad Air 2 and how he's using it for code, Jim's copycat rage, and more.

148: Running Stock

September 30, 2015 20:45 - 52 minutes - 24.6 MB

Jim and Dan talk about today's release of Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan!), iOS 9.0.2, Dan's new iPhone 6s, 3D Touch, the awesomeness of Siri, and a new age of computing.

147: TV, TV, TV

September 23, 2015 20:00 - 1 hour - 38 MB

Jim and Dan talk about Dan's newfound Apple love, the iPhone 6s, Watch OS 2, apps as the future of TV (and the fundamentally changing way we view TV as a medium), the iPad Pro, the Pencil, and ad blocking from the standpoint of an independent content creator.

146: Daniel Tiger

September 04, 2015 18:30 - 1 hour - 31 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the upcoming Apple event next week in San Francisco, the Apple Watch, the Apple TV, Apple Maps, DVDs vs. buying movies online vs. renting movies, bylines on The Loop, and more.

145: Rabbit Ears

August 18, 2015 21:30 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

Jim and Dan talk about self driving cars, the Apple Watch, cutting the cord, the iPad Pro, and more.

144: Poking Holes in the Belt

August 06, 2015 22:00 - 1 hour - 36 MB

Jim talks with Dan's about his new Apple Watch, the latest Android vulnerability and the concerning state of Android security, iOS adoption rate, the changing devices we use to connect to the Internet, Lenny Kravitz's unintentional exposure, and more.

143: Fighting The Beard

July 08, 2015 19:15 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MB

Dan and Jim talk about Apple Music, changing tastes in music, and the future of radio.

142: The Opposite of Paris Hilton

June 24, 2015 19:30 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MB

Jim and Dan speculate on what really happened with the Apple Music policy change, and talk about the changing music industry, Eddie Van Halen, The Terminator, and more.

141: I'll Eat My Own Hand

June 17, 2015 19:45 - 1 hour - 32 MB

Jim and Dan talk about how the Apple Watch has changed Jim's life for the better.

140: Pre-WWDC Beard

June 03, 2015 18:00 - 1 hour - 76 MB

Jim and Dan talk about next week's WWDC, Apple's interest in music and television, and more.

139: I Was Told There'd Be No Math

May 14, 2015 17:15 - 53 minutes - 61.3 MB

Jim and Dan talk about Pixelmator for iPhone, Scott Forstall is producing a Broadway musical, Apple Pay is creaming Walmart in the mobile payment war, how to back up your Apple Watch, Facebook begins testing instant articles from news publishers, the American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker, and more.

138: Warm For A Canadian

May 07, 2015 17:00 - 45 minutes - 52.1 MB

Jim and Dan talk about Beats Music's relaunch might hurt Spotify more than others, the new Apple TV remote's probable touch pad redesign, Microsoft's emoji additions, the Reserve Strap, Apple's launch of the 'Made for Apple Watch' third-party band program, and more.

137: The Beard Wins

May 01, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the Apple's record second quarter results, the Apple Watch's issue with tattooed skin, and more.

136: I Smashed The Watch

April 24, 2015 19:00 - 51 minutes - 59.6 MB

Jim and Dan talk all about the Apple Watch.

135: I Sleep Nude

April 15, 2015 18:00 - 1 hour - 39.8 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the meaning behind the WWDC announcement, why Jim got three Apple Watches, the evolution of music (from vinyl to tapes to cd's and now streaming), beginning guitar without an amp, and more.

134: A Box with One Big Knob

April 01, 2015 19:00 - 58 minutes - 27.3 MB

Jim and Dan talk about the MacBook Pro, the legacy of FireWire and Thunderbolt, updated thoughts on the Apple Watch, podcast recording gear, and more. Also Jim is still in his car.

133: Tim Needs His Cookies

March 25, 2015 20:30 - 1 hour - 30.7 MB

Dan returns to join Jim on this episode to talk in depth about the Apple Watch, guitars, and more.

132: "If you put a Heineken a kilometre away, I'll walk there to get it"

March 18, 2015 19:00 - 1 hour - 34 MB

Jim, Shawn and Dave talk about fitness, Steve Jobs, Apple rumors and riffing on the guitar!

131: Can you submerge the Apple Watch in Bolognese Sauce?

March 11, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Jim, Shawn and Dave talk through the Apple Watch Event details!

130: "I'm held together with cigarettes and Heineken..."

March 04, 2015 23:15 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MB

Jim, Shawn and Dave talk about the Apple Watch, healthier lifestyles and guitar amp software!

129: "Well, you're just stupid..."

February 25, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

Jim, Shawn and Dave talk about Steve Jobs, Apple Watch pricing and Roadie Tuner!

128: "We're done with this. I've spoken."

February 18, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

Jim, Shawn and special Guest Dave Mark talk about the Apple Car rumors, the Apple Watch and planned obsolescence and Zakk Wylde!

127: Two And A Half White Guys

February 11, 2015 19:45 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB

Jim, Shawn and Special Guest Dave Mark talk Tim Cook, The Loop Magazine, The Grammys and Kanye West!

126: "I walk 2.5 miles a day. In kilometres, that's 6,000"

February 04, 2015 20:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about Super Bowl ads, TUAW, music creation and good bourbon!

125: "I can't back this up with facts but..."

January 29, 2015 03:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MB

Jim, Shawn and our Special Guest, Dave Mark, talk Apple Earnings, Swift programming, NAMM and "digital music".

124: You're bald, you got a big gut and those pants don't fit

January 21, 2015 19:45 - 1 hour - 29.1 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about quoting Steve Jobs, Google Glass, Mac magazines and NAMM!

123: What I didn't spend on booze, I spent on guitars

January 14, 2015 22:00 - 54 minutes - 25.4 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about the Mac, the iPhone in the past, the Apple Watch in the future, and how to learn to play guitar!

122: Are you alright or did someone stab you?

January 08, 2015 00:30 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about Apple's 2014, Amplitube and guitars!

121: Waiting for the Victoria Secret/Heineken Apple Watch

December 17, 2014 22:15 - 1 hour - 29.3 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about lawsuits, packaging, Apple Watch and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

120: "I was in a bar somewhere"

December 10, 2014 21:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about three months with an iPhone 6 Plus, Apple lawsuits, Apple's Best of 2014 and connecting instruments to an iPad!

119: Geddy Lee Ruined Rush

December 05, 2014 01:00 - 57 minutes - 26.7 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about drum loops, Home Screen apps, the CIA and David Lee Roth!

118: I'm Kinda Ticked Off

November 26, 2014 23:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about trading in your iPhone, Tim Cook, Google replacements, AC/DC, Rush and The Tragically Hip!

117: This Reporter Likes Bondage

November 19, 2014 20:30 - 1 hour - 32.8 MB

On this episode, Jim and Shawn talk about Uber, the Mac's "Second Act", how to learn to play guitar and what effects pedals are!

116: I Put My Disco Pants Away

November 12, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about the Amazon Echo, how we communicate and left handed guitarists!

115: Goofballs!

November 05, 2014 19:15 - 1 hour - 33.2 MB

Jim and Shawn talk Tim Cook, Surface Tablets as iPad stands, Dave Grohl and indie music

114: I Can Always Deny It Later

October 22, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 29.3 MB

On this week’s Amplified, Jim and Shawn talk about the new iPad Air 2, the iPad mini 3 and does Apple offer too many iPads for sale?

113: I'm Usually Drunker than Gruber

October 15, 2014 23:00 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MB

On this week’s Amplified, Jim and Shawn talk about the sad demise and memories of Macworld Expo, What Apple will announce at their event tomorrow and how to plug a guitar into an iPad.

112: CAW CAW CAW CAW

October 08, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MB

Jim and Shawn talk about Samsung, the Apple Watch and teens, Steve Ray Vaughn and “Does the iPhone 6 get lost in The Beard?” Special guest appearance on this Amplified by a crow!

111: Yelling Freebird at Tony Bennett

October 02, 2014 20:00 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MB

Jim is back from the iTunes Festival in the UK and Shawn joined him to talk about the festival, using the iPhone 6 Plus and what the cost of the high end Apple Watch might be. We also sent out a plea for John Siracusa to join us!

110: I'm Not Going to Put My Beer Down to Answer a Text

September 17, 2014 19:00 - 1 hour - 32.5 MB

With Dan still out, Shawn fills in and talks to Jim about his iPhone 6 and 6 Plus review, where the Apple Watch will be sold and "is U2 the New Nickleback?"

109: I'm a Pretty Sexy Guy

September 10, 2014 17:00 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MB

On today’s Amplified, Jim and Shawn talk about the biggest story in the Tech World - Apple’s new iPhones, the Apple Watch and a innovative new way to spend more money - Apple Pay!

108: I’ve Been Here All Summer!

September 04, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 33.3 MB

With Dan still out, Shawn King and Jim talk about Apple's upcoming September 9th event, the large scale celebrity iCloud hack, how to keep your passwords safe with 1Password, Marshall amps, and more!

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