Latest Daringfireball Podcast Episodes
60: I Tip Profusely
The Talk Show - September 21, 2011 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Netflix split, Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 announcement, Tim Cook, Microsoft's 30% take, HP's webOS layoffs, Steven Speilberg's regrets, the magic of Amazon Prime, and Casino Royale.
59: Siracusa Says It's True
The Talk Show - September 14, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss John's plan for Microsoft, Windows 8, Metro, touch on the desktop, keeping legacy environments around, Windows everywhere vs. iOS everywhere, and the death of Star Wars.
58: Detective Latchkey
The Talk Show - September 07, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Lost iPhone 5, iPhone 5 hardware, the iPod Touch's future, AT&T buying T-Mobile, Sprint getting the 5, HP splitting WebOS and burying it in a Brazil-like bureaucracy, Carol Bartz out as Yahoo! CEO, the Starz/Netflix Split, and Die Another Day.
57: The Banana Window
The Talk Show - September 01, 2011 21:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsOn this special episode recorded while Dan was still on paternity leave, John is joined by guest host Merlin Mann. Merlin and John discuss Vegas, Disney, Pixar and more!
56: That Day Has Come
The Talk Show - August 26, 2011 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin (returning early from paternity leave) discuss Steve Jobs' resignation, his succession, and Apple's future.
55: More Babies
The Talk Show - August 19, 2011 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsWith Dan out, Ryan Irelan fills in and talks to John about the Google purchase of Motorola Mobility, the HP TouchPad meltdown, getting traction in a competitive mobile market, what it all means for Amazon and Apple and, finally, why Dan should have more babies.
54: Shenanigans
The Talk Show - August 10, 2011 22:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the iPhone 5 launch date, Walmart, Amazon'g Web-based Kindle Cloud Reader, iPhonegate, Mark Cuban, the new Airport Extreme, Lion's app-quitting behavior, the Apple IIGS, the New Apple, and The World Is Not Enough.
53: Anniversary
The Talk Show - July 28, 2011 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan celebrate the anniversary of The Talk Show and the birthday of DOS by talking about iPhone prototype rumors, home buttons, TextMate, the shape of Macs, storage, and displays to come, and life after #5byBond.
52: Keep It Secret, Dude
The Talk Show - July 22, 2011 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about Apple's new stuff this week: new mini, new Air, new display, new OS, new scrolling, new launching, and along with special guests Faith and Jonas, talk about a new #5by5Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies.
51: iPhone Jr.
The Talk Show - July 18, 2011 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Vegas, Baccarat, the iPad HD/Pro, the next generation of the iPhone, Apple's recent numbers, make predictions about what's coming this week, and dive deeper into Goldeneye.
50: Buttering Both Sides
The Talk Show - July 06, 2011 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan discuss the persistent rumors of fall iPhones and iPads, the awesome (but broken) glass on Dan's phone, managing John's email, Microsoft's Android profits, Google+, 115054901319079500672, and the next film in #5byBond: Goldeneye.
49: We Gave Her a Nice Honeymoon
The Talk Show - June 29, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsFilmmaker and Timothy Dalton-lookalike Adam Lisagor joins the show to discuss Apple's tumultuous introduction of Final Cut Pro X and License to Kill.
48: Hard Stop
The Talk Show - June 22, 2011 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon Tablets, the next iPhone, the Nokia N9, Stanley Kubrick's letter to projectionists, the FBI seizure of web servers, and the Dropbox security issue.
47: Nice Shirt, Handsome
The Talk Show - June 16, 2011 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsDan and John discuss the latest post-WWDC Apple news, Project Spartan, Mobile Me's transition to iCloud, The Living Daylights, and more.
46: I Float Above It
The Talk Show - June 09, 2011 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber reports in from WWDC as he and Dan Benjamin discuss OS X Lion, iOS 5, Twitter integration, and perhaps the most significant announcement from Apple, iCloud.
45: Secret Horse-Doping Lab
The Talk Show - June 01, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Amazon's music downloads, Bill Gates and Microsoft, Eric Schmidt, the ASUS Padfone, Logical Punctuation, Apple's cash, their WWDC predictions, iOS Twitter integration, and a View to a Kill.
44: I Only Eat Apples
The Talk Show - May 25, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsDan Benjamin and John Gruber discuss Mac Defender, the new Nook, fonts, and latest Apple and tech news.
43: Free Radicals
The Talk Show - May 18, 2011 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin ask whether Microsoft should have bought Sprint instead of Skype, talk about the value of a physical store, review the HP Veer, discuss the potential of WebOS and the next #5byBond, Never Say Never Again.
42: Palming the Egg
The Talk Show - May 11, 2011 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss phone contracts, the iOS book and subscription market even though John isn't interested in it, the Skype bungle, Google I/O announcements and some #5byBond "FU" before turning their attention to Octopussy.
41: Frigate
The Talk Show - May 04, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin have some followup from last week before they discuss curse words, the situation room, the thickness of the white iPhone, why John prefers doing audio shows, syncing via iCloud (maybe), and the next installment of #5byBond, For Your Eyes Only.
40: Gaucho
The Talk Show - April 27, 2011 22:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsDan and John discuss the iPhone location tracking controversy and subsequent company response, arrival of the white iPhone 4, how Apple might spend their pile of cash, and the latest #5byBond installment, 'Moonraker'.
39: Agent Backhair
The Talk Show - April 20, 2011 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsIn a tour de force, Dan Benjamin and John Gruber are joined by Adam Lisagor to discuss Final Cut Pro X, a possibly foray by Apple into making televisions, the Samsung lawsuit, and, of course, #5byBond. Nobody does it better!
38: Ducks with Anger Problems
The Talk Show - April 13, 2011 14:30 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber has some followup before he and Dan Benjamin discuss Final Cut Pro X, Looney Tunes, the schism between Apple and Google, the ad-supported Kindle, the death of the Flip, and the next installment of the #5byBond festival: The Man with the Golden Gun.
37: Man in a Tub
The Talk Show - April 06, 2011 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan talk about Android-first app development, the experience of buying Kindle books from Amazon, advice for first time Mac buyers, Bond, and much more!
36: Attacked by a Duck
The Talk Show - March 30, 2011 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan talk over boats and ducks about the future of Amazon platforms, music licensing at Amazon and Apple, WWDCs past and future, and what to expect out of iPhone 5, iOS 5, and Lion.
35: I Wear My Jeans Real Tight
The Talk Show - March 23, 2011 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn got a new computer and he’s making Dan guess what it is. This leads to discussion of setting up a new computer, how long to keep a screen, and laptop bags. They also discuss the twitter API change, the departure of Bertrand Serlet, the Benjamin Corol
34: A Very Puffy Shirt
The Talk Show - March 16, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn and Dan discuss SXSW, Netflix, the future of television and media subscriptions, Twitter's smackdown on new clients and the use of their API, and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."
33: Extortion is my Business
The Talk Show - March 10, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the iPad 2, GarageBand and iMovie on the iPad 2, John’s favorite moment from Hypercritical, the Smart Cover, blackout rules and MLB apps, the fall iPad theory, the iPad 2’s “disadvantages,” sports on iOS Devices, an
32: One-Handable
The Talk Show - March 04, 2011 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsJohn Gruber joins Dan Benjamin to discuss the iPad 2 event, the iPad 2 itself and how it got thinner, Apple’s new Smart Covers, the timing of an iPad update and iOS 5, lines and pre-orders, iPad button placement, aspect ratios, moving files between iPhone
31: You Can’t Beat a Computer
The Talk Show - February 23, 2011 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsAfter a week away, John Gruber is back with Dan Benjamin to discuss New Zealand, travel, Apple’s in-App subscription rules, App platforms and revenue supplanting publishing platforms and revenue, Apple’s pending product announcements, and how to do scroll
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