Latest Daringfireball Podcast Episodes
90: Phiwladelphia
The Talk Show - May 02, 2012 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan discuss Steve Jobs dressed as Willy Wonka, RIM and who really needs to wake up, mobile profits and design sense, the Pebble, and Ebert's greatest films list and a survey of great directors.
89: The Escalators Only Go One Way
The Talk Show - April 25, 2012 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the availability unavailability of WWDC tickets, analyst *estimates* and Apple's earnings, Google Drive, clicky keyboards, sitting and standing, and hoagies, subs, and grinders.
88: I'd Get A Super Yacht
The Talk Show - April 18, 2012 20:15 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan discuss iOS text editors, Read It Later/Pocket going free, Pinboard, WWDC, The Android Lockdown, the future of Windows and Nokia, and the James Bond novels going Amazon.
87: Don't Geotag Your Junk
The Talk Show - April 11, 2012 19:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan talk about the Flashback virus, Instagram, Facebook, privacy, the dominant platform, the General Lee, the 4-inch iPhone, and much more.
86: Well-Intentioned Scumbags
The Talk Show - April 04, 2012 18:30 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Instagram for Android, Papermill (Instapaper for Android), iPhone wifi utilization, the iPad hotspot, the Lumia 900, the Mac Pro's future, and Readability.
85: Pre-Amplified
The Talk Show - March 28, 2012 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJim Dalrymple is back with Dan Benjamin to talk about journalist responsibility in the wake of Warmgate, international 4G and things Apple didn't think of, patents and trademarks and how much care Apple gives them when naming products, guitars, domains, and a major announcement.
84: Daisey, Daisey, Give Me Your Answer, Do
The Talk Show - March 20, 2012 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss how dinosaurs publish digital magazines, the speed and signal of LTE on the new iPad, and the Mike Daisey fiasco.
83: The King's Thumb
The Talk Show - March 15, 2012 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the pixels, speed, and battery of the new iPad and how they make it much more than a simple update, the iPad event, tradeoffs in iPad and iPhone design, and how to handle being spotted with a prototype in public.
82: Not Your Normal Beard
The Talk Show - March 09, 2012 22:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber is on vacation so Dan Benjamin is joined by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop to discuss Apple rumors, 20 years of publishing and following Apple, the new iPad, iPhoto, the future of Apple, and much more.
81: Coffee and Trucker Pills
The Talk Show - February 29, 2012 17:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about whether Michael Knight's keyboard could replace the Apple Extended Keyboard, the upcoming iPad event and potential software demos, the future of One More Thing, whether Siri and LTE will come to iPad 3, and who will be on stage.
80: Nobody's Cutting Our Eyeballs
The Talk Show - February 22, 2012 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan discuss the Nightline Foxconn report, fake Pokemon apps, Google's HUD glasses, lasik, cookies and privacy, the iPad 3, the MLB, and Nielsen/Arbitron ratings in the modern day world.
79: 8:31 AM
The Talk Show - February 17, 2012 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsOn this truly Big Week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin are joined by John Siracusa to discuss Gruber's personal keynote, who Apple is competing with, the new features in Mountain Lion, the future of the Mac and iCloud, and being off the record.
78: Wow, is that a Pen?
The Talk Show - February 09, 2012 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the rumors of iPad 3, Windows 8 on ARM, LTE hardware, and Google Drive, about the Super Bowl ad Apple didn't run, the Samsung stylus, and Path doing the wrong thing the wrong way.
77: Caviar and Champagne
The Talk Show - February 01, 2012 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the evolution of MacWorld|iWorld, the evolution and future of cameras and camera makers, the Y-Combinator startup caught red-handed, Final Cut Pro Updates, laptop bags, Super Bowl winners that make John sick, the inevitable Facebook IPO, search engines, and Ap...
76: The Stink of a Loser
The Talk Show - January 24, 2012 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan discuss Thorsten Heins and the future of RIM, Verizon's new numbers, the camera-less Singaporean iPhone, Zeldman's accident, and the iPad 3 rumors.
75: A Mute Point
The Talk Show - January 18, 2012 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the iPhone ringer switch, the behavior of switches and buttons on smartphones, how many levels of volume you need, dedicated camera buttons, keyboards, Apple's upcoming education event, and some of the most important follow up ever.
74: Don't Hide the Apple Monkeys
The Talk Show - January 11, 2012 20:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about every single interesting thing at CES, employees and monkeys that Apple sends to the show, Steve Jobs' education pre-announcement, more iOS multitasking, taking Samsung into Enderle territory, John's predictions for 2012, Bond on Blu-ray, quantum leaping ba...
73: A Donkey's Got Nothing To Lose
The Talk Show - January 04, 2012 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsThis week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the TSA, Siracusa's and The New York Times' possessives, financial transaction processors, Apple Geniuses killing flies with flamethrowers, an Apple announcement in New York, coin-op games, and bring the episode to a shocking conclusion.
72: H.R. Fluffypuff
The Talk Show - December 23, 2011 21:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsThis week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin wonder about girl hobbits, updating HR FluffyPuff to Ice Cream Sandwich, transforming tablets, RIM and Baghdad Bob, all the Kindle Fires under Christmas Trees, John's driving record, and John makes someone a millionaire with whiteout diamonds.
71: Hashcow
The Talk Show - December 14, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsThis week, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about John's appearance On The Verge, the new Apple Store in Grand Central Station, John's pro-fact bias, rooting for underdogs, laggy interfaces in Mac OS X and Android, new Twitter, the titles and bits of Bond films, and Louis CK's indie content and ...
70: Pre-Lit
The Talk Show - December 07, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about CarrierIQ, the Penny, Starbucks, Apple's Grand Central Terminal Store, The Verge, Johnny Carson on David Letterman, the Apple TV rumors, and more.
69: Half Wacko
The Talk Show - November 30, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss game consoles, Retina Displays coming to the the iPad 3 and future MacBooks, a 15-inch MacBook Air, Zuckerberg's apology, the Carrier IQ scandal, the allure of free shipping, and the demise of Hypercard.
68: I Skip the Turkey
The Talk Show - November 23, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the evolution and failure to evolve of print media as it tried to move to the web, independent and corporate journalism, the beginnings of Daring Fireball, classifieds, good vs. bad sponsorships, Android's lack of traction, the tablet industry, and Thanksgi...
67: Half-n-Half
The Talk Show - November 16, 2011 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsDan Benjamin and John Gruber discuss the new AIM, MUJI gloves, the Kindle Fire, Steven Levy, the Macintosh llci, iTunes Match, the promised revamping of the Netflix iPad app, Siri and more.
66: Stuck Watching the Seahawks
The Talk Show - November 09, 2011 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss iCloud, streaming movies, Adobe killing Flash for Mobile, the future of the television industry, satellite TV and the NFL, the new Apple Store App and making purchases, and the Steve Jobs biography.
65: Nerdy Stripper
The Talk Show - November 02, 2011 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the new Siri ads, compare iMacs and Mac Pros and discuss whether the Mac Pro is going away, christen the Most Serious Mac Gamer in the History of the World, Apple's new In-Store pickup and changing Org Chart, Gmail, GoogleTV, the decline of Sony and HP, wha...
64: They Had to Burn the Sheets
The Talk Show - October 27, 2011 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about Richard Stallman, the Apple TV (and possible iTV), cable cards, cable television and network controls, iCloud, Dropbox, and plan for an upcoming episode about the Steve Jobs biography.
63: Skyping a Deuce
The Talk Show - October 19, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber gets tech support from Dan Benjamin with AirDrop and the Finder's sidebar before discussing Markdown, Siri, Apple's earnings announcement, why John doesn't carry business cards, the Roboto typeface, Dropbox, iOS Twitter integration, the Çingleton Symposium, Badger Face, the Galaxy Nex...
62: El Presidente
The Talk Show - October 12, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss iOS 5, the iPhone 4S, Siri, the new camera, RAM usage and battery life on the iOS platform, the conclusion of the 2011 baseball season, and hints about the next series of movie reviews. John also shares a recent dream, and grants permission to release the Bond...
61: Worst Sleeper Agent Ever
The Talk Show - September 28, 2011 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the newly announced Kindles and whether they are too many of them, the iPhone(s?) to be announced next week, talking to your phone, and the last #5byBond film: Quantum of Solace.
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