In A Few Minutes
390 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsFlipping through the radio dial, you come across a short conversation about tech. Maybe Apple services... maybe social issues tied to tech... maybe the latest streaming show. It's host Ken Ray and various guests kicking around an idea or two. Tech topics considered, every day, In a Few Minutes.
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Services and COVID-19 OR Mike’s Perfect Playlist - In a Few Minutes
May 22, 2020 07:12 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBMike Rose wraps the week with us, talking Summertime and Rappers’ Delight and Nanobots and other songs and why those songs - In a Few Minutes
The World at Large and COVID-19 OR What’s Really Going On - In a Few Minutes
May 21, 2020 07:17 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBHaving spent most of the week not talking about it, Ken asks Mike Rose how he’s doing, and Mike talks about COVID-19.
The 5G Rollout and COVID-19 or Brushes with Greatness Part II - In a Few Minutes
May 20, 2020 07:37 - 14 minutes - 9.79 MBMike Rose and Ken had such a great time talking Brushes with Greatness, they tossed the coin toss and kept dropping names instead. Hear who else they met one time - In a Few Minutes
iPhone 12 and COVID-19 or Brushes with Greatness - In a Few Minutes
May 19, 2020 08:25 - 12 minutes - 8.84 MBMike Rose joins Ken for another coin toss. Will it be iPhone 12 and COVID-19 OR Brushes with Greatness? Find out what the fates decide - In a Few Minutes.
Apple Retail and COVID-19 or Superhero Smackdown - In a Few Minutes
May 18, 2020 08:55 - 13 minutes - 9.41 MBHeads it's Apple Retail and COVID-19. Tails it's the age old question, who would win: Robin or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Mike Rose joins the coin toss - In a Few Minutes.
What’s with all the Overalls? - In a Few Minutes
May 15, 2020 07:12 - 11 minutes - 7.58 MBApple TV+ is fleshing out its shows… by hiring the same people who’ve produced its other shows. Good idea? Ken discusses that with Chuck Joiner. That plus the shows they’re watching - In a Few Minutes
Live from the Show Floor - In a Few Minutes
May 14, 2020 07:12 - 11 minutes - 8.02 MBBefore he was a video guy, Chuck Joiner was a podcaster. But did you know he was a podcaster before there were podcasts? Chuck shares his online media history - In a Few Minutes
New Apple Hardware: The Chuck Joiner Edition - In a Few Minutes
May 13, 2020 07:32 - 11 minutes - 7.84 MBWhile the world has gone sideways, Apple has hit with a ton of new gear. Chuck Joiner and Ken talk it over - In a Few Minutes.
Apple Stories: What’s Chuck’s? - In a Few Minutes
May 12, 2020 07:12 - 12 minutes - 8.53 MBFor years, he’s brought countless stories from the Apple community to viewers and listeners, but what is Chuck Joiner’s Apple story? Hear how this accidental pioneer landed the Apple thing - In a Few Minutes…
Going Back to the Genius Bar - In a Few Minutes
May 11, 2020 08:46 - 11 minutes - 7.8 MBAs Apple reopens some stores in the states, Chuck Joiner of MacVoices and I talk about the move. Open for some business - In a Few Minutes.
Adjusting the Hold on Apple TV+ - In a Few Minutes
May 08, 2020 07:02 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBWrapping up the week, Rene Ritchie and Ken talk the Apple TV+ business model, whether it needs to be retooled, and what of its shows has grabbed their eyeballs. Tune in and turn on - In a Few Minutes. Shows this week sponsored by Mint Mobile - Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at MintMobile.com/minutes
Near Future Tech: The Rene Ritchie Edition - In a Few Minutes
May 07, 2020 07:02 - 14 minutes - 10 MBResurrecting one of this show’s original questions, Rene Ritchie weighs in on what near future tech turns him on. Hear his answer - In a Few Minutes. Shows this week sponsored by Mint Mobile - Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at MintMobile.com/minutes
Rene Ritchie Tells His Apple Story - In a Few Minutes
May 06, 2020 07:02 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBProfessionally, Rene Ritchie has covered Apple for over a decade. So, what's his Apple story? Hear it here - In a Few Minutes. Shows this week sponsored by Mint Mobile - Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at MintMobile.com/minutes
Starring Rene Ritchie as Han Solo - In a Few Minutes
May 05, 2020 07:12 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBGlobal pandemic… economic instability… what better time to start a new venture? Rene Ritchie talks striking out on his own - In a Few Minutes. Shows this week sponsored by Mint Mobile - Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at MintMobile.com/minutes
Let’s Do the Earnings Again - In a Few Minutes
May 04, 2020 09:09 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBHaving hit Apple’s March-quarter earnings last week, Ken asks Rene Ritchie to lend his thoughts and voice to Apple’s numbers - In a Few Minutes. Shows this week sponsored by Mint Mobile - Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at MintMobile.com/minutes
Going Solo on Apple Earnings - In a Few Minutes
May 01, 2020 11:35 - 17 minutes - 13.5 MBKen forgot to schedule a special guest for his special show on Apple earnings. And so, he goes it alone.
Allison Sheridan May Be a Writer - In a Few Minutes
April 30, 2020 07:02 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBNosillaCast’s Allison Sheridan talks about her writing habits, while Ken wonders how to get his podcast on Fortnite - In a Few Minutes
“… your men came back.” - In a Few Minutes
April 29, 2020 07:02 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBAs we move toward a “new normal,” Allison Sheridan of NosillaCast shares a story of an engineer she met decades ago, and how it informs her thinking today. Ken, meanwhile, wonders whether numbers are the focus, or is the focus what we’ll choose to do to get to those numbers.
New Hardware Talk - In a Few Minutes
April 28, 2020 07:02 - 14 minutes - 9.71 MBSince the last time NosillaCast’s Allison Sheridan was on, Apple has released a few new bits of hardware. Listen in as Ken finds out he no longer has any idea what iPad is - In a Few Minutes
Alison Sheridan Did NOT Kill Herself a B’ar - In a Few Minutes
April 27, 2020 07:02 - 13 minutes - 9.53 MBTrouble resurrecting wifi on an old Windows laptop leads to talk of the digital divide. Allison @podfeet Sheridan and Ken talk obstacles to homeschooling - In a Few Minutes.
Inspiration in the Time of Coronavirus - In a Few Minutes
April 24, 2020 07:12 - 11 minutes - 7.86 MBWhile COVID-19 has brought unimaginable disruption, there are breaks of creativity in the clouds. Ken and Daily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt talk over some of the inspirational stuff they’ve seen - In a Few Minutes.
Apple and Google and Contact Tracing - In a Few Minutes
April 23, 2020 07:12 - 13 minutes - 9.37 MBGoogle and Apple want to track COVID-19 in people without tracking the people. Tom Merritt and Ken talk over the hows and whethers - In a Few Minutes.
Is Normal What We Want to Get Back To: Part III - In a Few Minutes
April 22, 2020 08:12 - 14 minutes - 9.71 MBWe’re going where we’re going, but is there time (and appetite) to decide where that is? Tom Merritt and Ken talk over getting back to normal In a Few Minutes.
To Guide, or Not to Guide - In a Few Minutes
April 21, 2020 07:12 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBThere’s an idea out there that Apple may offer no guidance for the June-quarter. Ken talks that over with Daily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt - In a Few Minutes.
Thoughts on iPhone SE - In a Few Minutes
April 20, 2020 07:12 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBDaily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt joins Ken this week. We’re kicking it off with a discussion of iPhone SE, with a side of “doing it live!”
Home Sweet HomePod - In a Few Minutes
April 17, 2020 09:15 - 11 minutes - 7.92 MBWrapping up the week, Ken talks about his one HomePod, while Bryan Chaffin talks about his four.
Is Normal What We Want to Get Back To II - In a Few Minutes
April 16, 2020 09:30 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBIn a now most could not imagine, can we imagine something better than “normal?” Ken and Bryan Chaffin talk the idea over.
Maybe 2020 Was Never the Year for iPhone 5G - In a Few Minutes
April 15, 2020 09:45 - 12 minutes - 8.82 MBPicking up where Tuesday left off, Bryan Chaffin says this year was NEVER the year for iPhone 5G.
Is It Time to Toss the 2020 Roadmaps? - In a Few Minutes
April 14, 2020 08:30 - 14 minutes - 9.98 MBWe all had ideas about how 2020 would go, but 2020 had ideas of its own. Three-and-a-half-months in, Bryan Chaffin and Ken talk over tossing the 2020 roadmaps.
Does Apple Need to Buy a Back Catalogue - In a Few Minutes
April 13, 2020 08:13 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBDoes slow and steady win the race, or is Apple even racing? Bryan Chaffin and Ken address whether Apple TV+ “needs” a catalogue of stuff we’ve already seen.
Game Night in the Time of Coronavirus - In a Few Minutes
April 10, 2020 07:30 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBWhen having people over is no longer an option, technology comes to the rescue. What’s Barry Fulk playing? Watching? Reading? And what’s his family making - by the hundreds - In a Few Minutes
The Way We Talk About Apple Today - In a Few Minutes
April 09, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.49 MBDo we need to stop worrying about iPhone 12? Put a different way, does the calendar matter in a COVID-19 driven 2020? Barry and Ken make the case for why 2020 may not have been 5G’s year even without coronavirus.
Some Are More Premium Than Others - In a Few Minutes
April 08, 2020 07:15 - 11 minutes - 7.82 MBSeriously - we started talking about the sweet deal Amazon and almost no one else is getting, selling video in its iOS apps without giving Apple a cut. Somehow, we ended up cord-cutting. Or Not.
What is it with Barry and Apple? - In a Few Minutes
April 07, 2020 07:12 - 14 minutes - 9.74 MBBarry Fulk gives us his Apple story, and his take on the latest iPad, and how it fits into the corporate world.
Is Normal What We Want to Get Back to? - In a Few Minutes
April 06, 2020 07:35 - 12 minutes - 8.26 MBSocial animal Barry Fulk joins us this week, starting with something light - Is normal what we want to get back to?
Are we subscriptioned out? - In a Few Minutes
April 03, 2020 07:12 - 13 minutes - 9.15 MBEntertainment 2.0 host Richard Gunther wraps the week with us. As a nation turns its locked-in eyes to streaming services, we address the question, “Are we subscriptioned out?” Also, the uplift that is Fighting with My Family.
NOW How Much Would You Pay? - In a Few Minutes (Repost)
April 02, 2020 08:24 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MBThe Digital Media Zone’s @RichardGunther is with us for the week. Today, he and Ken discuss certain purchases in these uncertain times.
NOW How Much Would You Pay? - In a Few Minutes
April 02, 2020 07:40 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MBThe Digital Media Zone’s Richard Gunther is with us for the week. Today, we discuss certain purchases in these uncertain times.
What Inspires/Annoys/Amuses about Apple - In a Few Minutes
April 01, 2020 07:13 - 11 minutes - 8.15 MBThis week’s guest - Richard Gunther - talks about his many voices on Twitter. Then, what excites him (or doesn’t) about Apple today?
Considering the Smart Home - In a Few Minutes
March 31, 2020 07:13 - 14 minutes - 9.72 MBRichard Gunther, host of the podcast “Home On,” joins us to talk about Home and HomeKit and the overall smart home.
Leaving and Returning to the Mothership - In a Few Minutes
March 30, 2020 07:12 - 12 minutes - 8.67 MBThe Digital Media Zone’s Richard Gunther joins us to talk about starting with, stopping with, and starting back up with Apple.
So, What’s New? - In a Few Minutes
March 27, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes - 8.54 MBEarlier this week, we talked about how the coronavirus crisis has changed our social media consumption. Now, @Shelly Brisbin and Ken end the week considering other changes, including coworkers seeing into your home and meatless meat.
You Never Forget Your First Time - In a Few Minutes
March 26, 2020 09:30 - 10 minutes - 7.44 MBShelly Brisbin and Ken talk over their first times touching Apple gear and the changes seen since - Plus, check out @shelly's audio documentary at 36Seconds.org.
Strolling Through Social Media - In a Few Minutes
March 25, 2020 08:51 - 13 minutes - 9.6 MBTimes of crisis breed change. How has the current coronavirus upheaval changed social media habits? Shelly and Ken kick it around, in a few minutes.
Talking About Talking About the New iPad Pro - In a Few Minutes
March 24, 2020 09:41 - 12 minutes - 8.27 MBShelly Brisbin has a bone to pick - not with the new iPad Pro, but with how people talk about one of its new features. Ken, on the other hand, has a bone to pick with the new iPad Pro.
Flying Home During a Pandemic - In a Few Minutes
March 23, 2020 09:48 - 12 minutes - 8.47 MBShelly Brisbin went to a conference in times of coronavirus. Getting there was easy. Getting home… she’ll tell us about that, in a few minutes.
What’s Mike Watching Now? - In a Few Minutes
March 20, 2020 09:40 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBBelieve it or not, @MikeTRose and Ken are talking about things to watch on television. It’s the normal thing to do.
Tips for the Recently Locked Inside - In a Few Minutes
March 19, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBMike Rose and Ken talk over working at home.
The Award for Greatest Apple Acquisition - In a Few Minutes
March 18, 2020 10:15 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MBBeats? PA Semi? NeXT? What was Apple’s greatest acquisition? Mike Rose weighs in, In a Few Minutes.
Falling Asleep in Disneyland - In a Few Minutes
March 17, 2020 07:10 - 13 minutes - 9.59 MBWe’ve all thought about it, but only THIS show dares ask the question: Three nights in a Disney Park - where would you sleep?