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Thoroughly Considered

170 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings

A show about entrepreneurship, product design, and the ups and downs of running a small indie business. Hosted by Dan Provost, Tom Gerhardt, and Myke Hurley.

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Episodes

110: Mid-life Crisis Hobby

March 21, 2024 11:45 - 39 minutes - 24.3 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about Mark Two, Mark Two (nobody calls it that) and then discuss Dan’s new hobby. Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Mark Two – Studio Neat Details on the Mark Two Changes Mark Three – Studio Neat Dan's Guitar – Threads

109: The Last Detail with CW&T

March 08, 2024 16:15 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

Today’s guests are Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy, the duo behind CW&T, makers of beautifully designed and artful objects. Their objects are the Manfrotto Super Clamp, and the Casio F-91W wristwatch. Guest Starring: Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy Links and Show Notes: On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everyth...

108: Archibook

February 23, 2024 16:15 - 1 hour - 40.1 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the struggle to come up with a name for “Keepbook,” moving warehouses, and Apple Vision Pro. Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Keepbook – Studio Neat Nice Commerce Apple Vision Pro Sora

107: Keepbook

January 12, 2024 16:15 - 53 minutes - 33 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about how the holidays went for their respective businesses, email marketing, their plans for 2024, and Studio Neat’s newest notebook, Keepbook. Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Keepbook – Studio Neat

106: The Biannual Gift Giving Guide

November 17, 2023 19:30 - 1 hour - 34.6 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan each share three items they think would make excellent gifts. Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Thoroughly Considered #89: Stretchy and Smudgy - Relay FM Thoroughly Considered #74: Biannual Holiday Gift Giving Guide(lines) - Relay FM Thoroughly Considered #56: Are We About To Do a Gift Guide Episode? - Relay FM YETI Rambler 10 oz Tumbler With MagSlider Lid Sonnet Mechanical Keyboard – Mode Designs Wera 0...

105: The Last Detail with Jeff Sheldon

November 06, 2023 16:00 - 50 minutes - 31.9 MB

Today’s guest is Jeff Sheldon, the founder of Ugmonk, creator of desk products like Analog and Gather. His object is the Fujifilm X100V. Guest Starring: Jeff Sheldon Links and Show Notes: On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Ug...

104: Pearlescent?

October 05, 2023 15:45 - 57 minutes - 35.2 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the new Limited Edition release, the final days of the Keen campaign, and then have a lengthy discussion about Jony Ive’s reported collaboration with OpenAI.

103: BxCttr

September 07, 2023 08:45 - 40 minutes - 25.3 MB

Myke asks Tom and Dan about how the Keen campaign is going so far, and about the feedback they have received. They also discuss how they came up with the name “Keen.” Then the three lads chat about the St. Jude fundraiser, and give details on the Thoroughly Considered raffle for a special Mark One pen.

102: Keen

August 17, 2023 15:30 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

Myke chats with Tom and Dan about their new Kickstarter project: Keen, a high quality retractable utility knife. They discuss the design decisions, the pricing, how the campaign is going… all manner of things. The show closes with a bit of follow up about Dan’s saga with a 32” 6k Dell monitor.

101: The Last Detail with Stephen Hackett

July 19, 2023 17:00 - 54 minutes - 33.8 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Stephen Hackett, and founder of 512pixels.net and cofounder of Relay FM, the home of this very podcast. His object is the iMac G4.

100: Embodied Energy

July 02, 2023 15:45 - 1 hour - 43 MB

It’s episode 100! For this very special extravaganza, Myke, Tom and Dan decided to record a very normal episode of Thoroughly Considered. Topics include the Apple Vision Pro, Dan’s new computer, the Mark Three, and a couple follow-up items.

99: The Last Detail with Jason Fried

May 31, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Jason Fried, the cofounder and CEO of 37 Signals, the company behind Basecamp and Hey. His object is the Lange 1.

98: The Pricing of Things

May 12, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan begin with some Red Nose follow up (as one does), then have a long discussion about how to price products.

97: Plateaus

April 06, 2023 14:45 - 59 minutes - 27.6 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the big business changes happening at Studio Neat. Then, a Dan’s Tech Corner about iPhone longevity and cases.

96: How Much Could a Banana Cost?

March 09, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan follow up on the Jony Ive Red Nose before chatting about Myke’s new notebook, the Sidekick Notepad. Then Myke helps Tom and Dan decide on a new computer.

95: The Last Detail with Christina Warren

February 22, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Christina Warren, a journalist turned developer who currently works as the senior dev advocate at GitHub, while also hosting the podcasts Overtired and Rocket. Her object is the Sharp MD-MT15 MiniDisc player.

94: I Love the Mind Virus

February 09, 2023 13:30 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about Jony Ive’s design for the new Comic Relief Red Nose, give an update on Mark Three shipping, and discuss some changes happening at Studio Neat. They close the show with a discussion of Apple, VR headsets tethered to battery packs, and courage.

93: The Last Detail with Stephan Ango

January 27, 2023 16:15 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Stephan Ango, the cofounder of Lumi, and now at Obsidian, software for note taking and thought processing. His object is the Hario V60.

92: We’ve Hit Our Ceiling

January 12, 2023 12:15 - 1 hour - 56.3 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about their plans for 2023, including some big changes at Studio Neat. After some follow up, a Dan’s Tech Corner about large monitors.

91: This is Going Great So Far I Think

December 15, 2022 12:45 - 1 hour - 56 MB

A follow-up centric episode that naturally morphs into a Dan’s Tech Corner.

90: The Last Detail with Alex Cox

December 09, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Alex Cox, the host of many beloved podcasts, including Do By Friday, Roboism, and Two-Headed Girl. Their object is the Game Boy Color.

89: Stretchy and Smudgy

November 17, 2022 14:15 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan discuss the ATP Chicken Hat, Tom’s new venture, The Studio Neat Starter Kit gift box (coming soon!). Then they close the show by visiting their past gift guide recommendations to see if they still hold up.

88: The Last Detail with Jason Snell

November 03, 2022 17:15 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Jason Snell, the host of several tech podcasts, and the founder of sixcolors.com, an Apple-centric website covering the intersection of technology and culture. His object is the Breville Tea Maker.

87: We Should Probably Cut This

October 19, 2022 18:30 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the reception of the new Material Docks, doing custom Mark Ones for other businesses, Mark Three progress, and then close the show with a Dan’s Tech Corner about the staying power of the Dynamic Island.

86: Merciless Fundraising

September 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about merciless fundraising and a special edition Mark One for St. Jude, and the new Material Docks from Studio Neat. Then the lads look back on an XOXO talk they gave 10 years ago to see if they would change anything about it.

85: The Last Detail with Betty Chen

September 06, 2022 11:45 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Betty Chen, an architecture project manager, who on the side runs the YouTube channel ARTiculations and cohosts the podcast Pictorial here on the Relay FM network. Her object is the Herman Miller Aeron Chair.

84: Empathy Machine

August 11, 2022 10:30 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about The Last Detail, Mark Two Limited Edition 005, and how it feels to hire people. Then the lads discuss empathy machines and briefly touch on the book After Steve.

83: The Last Detail with Adam Lisagor

August 02, 2022 16:45 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

New side quest! On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. Today’s guest is Adam Lisagor, the founder of Sandwich Video, the preeminent studio for creating video commercials for tech products and services. His object is the Sonos Move.

82: Design is Compromise

July 18, 2022 19:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Myke chats with Tom and Dan about their thoughts on the Mark Three campaign and their new pen tray. Then, Myke discusses some struggles with manufacturing a new paper product, and the show is closed with a Dan’s Tech Corner.

81: Mark Three

June 29, 2022 22:45 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the launch of the latest Studio Neat product: the Mark Three.

80: Jony Ive’s Favorite Things

May 18, 2022 19:00 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan give a (last?) Mark Two shipping update, then chat about Jony Ive’s favorite things.

79: An Ever-Widening Funnel

April 21, 2022 10:15 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about forecasting costs and inventory management. Some listener feedback prompts a brief Movie Corner, and then we attempt to create a new iPhone-gate controversy in Dan’s Tech Corner.

78: Daylight Adjustment Number

March 24, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan discuss the orange Mark One, and the new Mac Studio and Studio Display. Then, having triumphantly solved the temperature scale in the previous episode, the trio move to fixing Daylight Saving(s) Time.

77: Frozen, Comfortable, Bubble

February 23, 2022 11:15 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about Mark Two, discuss supply chain woes, and then dive into two, yes two, Dan’s Tech Corners.

76: Tom’s Future Corner

January 12, 2022 19:45 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat some more about Facebook advertising, how Mark Two fulfillment is going, the future of product design for small businesses, and Sir Jony Ive’s Terra Carta seal.

75: We Got to Finish Something

December 16, 2021 17:45 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about a surprise high production Highball ad, the beginning of Mark Two shipments, and the Cortex Mark One pen.

74: Biannual Holiday Gift Giving Guide(lines)

November 18, 2021 18:00 - 55 minutes - 54.5 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan each select 3 items they think would make good gifts this holiday season.

73: I Am Very Particular About Hat Shape

October 20, 2021 12:15 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about their Mailchimp woes, new Studio Neat hats, Instagram, Mark Two, and the new MacBook Pros.

72: All Roads Lead to a Heat Sealed Pouch

September 22, 2021 16:00 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about one of their manufacturers shutting down, optimizing packaging, accepting imperfection, and merciless fundraising.

71: Glue Flange

August 18, 2021 11:15 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the new Panopad and Totebook Mini, give an update on Mark Two production, then reminisce about the salad days of getting iPods 4 free.

70: Limited Edition

June 30, 2021 16:45 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Myke, Tom and Dan talk about the launch of Studio Neat Limited with the blue Mark One, thoughts on Instagram and advertising, and an update on Mark Two.

69: Nice

May 05, 2021 16:45 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about Mark Two, the updated Apple TV Remote Stand, and the new iMacs. And they continue the ongoing tradition of debating whether iOS and MacOS will merge.

68: Searing Hot Takes

April 07, 2021 16:15 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan discuss Mark Two updates, some recent MagSafe hacks, and then share some piping hot takes about targeting advertising.

67: Keyboards

March 11, 2021 18:30 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

The boys discuss Myke’s latest hobby, and then chat about a very specific Apple Watch face in Dan’s Tech Corner.

66: Apple Hardware Computers

February 10, 2021 20:15 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan engage in a heated discussion about the future of Apple computing platforms that transcends a typical Dan’s Tech Corner.

65: Like Twelve Surnames

January 14, 2021 19:45 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan discuss updates to Mark Two, the new MagSafe Material Docks, and the updated Theme System Journal. Then, a new segment, Dan’s Shower Thoughts.

64: Unbridled Consumerism

November 19, 2020 19:30 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan discuss the latest with Mark Two production, the new MagSafe Material Docks, and give some thoughts about the iPhone 12.

63: Big Week

October 26, 2020 15:15 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

Studio Neat gets a new logo and launch some new Material Docks. Then, the boys talk about the new iPhones, specifically the flat-sidedness.

62: Ten Years

October 03, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan celebrate the ten year anniversary of the launch of the original Glif on Kickstarter, and thus, the beginning of Studio Neat.

61: Mining Magnets

July 30, 2020 10:45 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about how the Mark Two campaign went, with tangents about gaining traction in 2020 and the new Taylor Swift album.

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