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30: Best Ever

The Talk Show - February 16, 2011 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
With John Gruber at Webstock in New Zealand this week, we dug into the annals of The Talk Show to find the best moments and brought them together into an hour-long, totally epic episode.

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29: Spear in the Back

The Talk Show - February 09, 2011 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Dan’s switch to the Verizon iPhone, bars and reception, wifi hotspots and plans, the Superbowl and its ads, the Motorola Xoom, Nokia's burning platform, competition reinforcing Apple as the top monkey in the tree, and

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28: Market Share

The Talk Show - February 04, 2011 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about market share, The Daily, Apple's in-app purchase rules, and more, while taking a break from Bond for one week.

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27: Macworld Update

The Talk Show - January 28, 2011 22:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber reports in from the field with a Macworld update. Dan and John also discuss the bizarre nature of the impending Verizon iPhone release.

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26: The Worst Way to Get Cut in Half

The Talk Show - January 24, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
In a special pre-Macworld edition, John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the TikTok band for the iPod nano, notes from yourself and time travel movies, Apple’s new joint-carrier iPhone commercial, Google’s executive split, the third installment of the #5by

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25: Chess

The Talk Show - January 19, 2011 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss AppleTV, TiVO, iPad sales, James Bond, and more.

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24: Decoy Vodka

The Talk Show - January 12, 2011 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Verizon iPhone, Dr. No, and more.

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23: Scrambled

The Talk Show - January 05, 2011 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk a little about the development of Daring Fireball, before discussing the impending Mac App Store, whether a micro-USB port is better than a 30-pin connector, the Amazon App Store for Android, downloading podcasts on mobil

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22: Bee Phobic

The Talk Show - December 22, 2010 19:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the death of Delicious, the Motorola tablet buzz, timing the Verizon iPhone, the latest in the long line of Microsoft pre-announcements, the sea of MacBooks that spells trouble for Microsoft and what could be done abou

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21: Now I'm Upset

The Talk Show - December 15, 2010 19:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss how to beat colds and daylight savings, excessive celebration, how the Phillies can be like Apple, Verizon iPhone sales estimates, the Nexus S and the inevitable “iPhoneification” of smartphones, slates and desktops, t

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20: Galaxy Dingus

The Talk Show - December 08, 2010 19:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin come up with a plan to settle the spelling of The Festival of Lights, and discuss RIM’s horse in the tablet race, Google’s Chrome laptop, why exclusive apps are the new killer apps, how button order can be open, the definition

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19: Tin Ear

The Talk Show - December 01, 2010 20:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin briefly dissect the masculinity of smartphones before a tribute to Irvin Kershner leads to a runaway discussion of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, the best Bond, Star Trek and underwater cars.

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18: That's Why Daddy Drinks

The Talk Show - November 24, 2010 19:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Twitter Apps, games with one button, the absurdity of Windows NT on floppy disks, iOS 4.2, the mystery TJ Maxx iPads, and John’s Christmas Predictions. Plus, John did his homework so they can also discuss the Galaxy T

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17: Magic Flute

The Talk Show - November 17, 2010 19:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss The Beatles, their best records, killer apps for Android, the RIM Playbook, the Jambox, dropping your pants for TSA, and more.

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16: Everyone Should Get the Fly

The Talk Show - November 10, 2010 19:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss user agent strings, Flash, the Verizon iPad, the MacBook Air, iPad updates, the Xserve, Apple's iPhone schedule, proximity sensors, and the original Transformers.

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15: It Needs a Joystick

The Talk Show - November 03, 2010 19:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin briefly recap the World Series, then move on to discuss Game Center, iOS 4.2, the iPad Home Button, the MacBook Air, installation thumbdrives vs. DVDs, SSD drives, the Galaxy Tab, the Kindle vs. iPad, hybrid Mac OS/iOS devices

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14: Bubble Gum Apps

The Talk Show - October 27, 2010 22:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
Special guests Marco Arment and Craig Hockenberry join hosts John Gruber and Dan Benjamin to discuss Apple's new App Store, Flash, and more.

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13: Better than Wang

The Talk Show - October 20, 2010 19:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Apple's Back to the Mac event, Tim Cook, the new iLife, FaceTime, Mac OS X Lion, and the new MacBook Air.

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12: It's Weird

The Talk Show - October 13, 2010 18:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the Windows Phone 7 ads, the Verizon iPhone, Palm Pre 2, the MacBook Air and the Back to the Mac event, Kindle Singles, and Back to the Future.

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11: Han Solo's Dog

The Talk Show - October 05, 2010 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Chewbacca, Windows Phone 7, Twitter's new CEO, Glif, Android's popularity, a new Palm phone, the Power Mac G3, and the MLB.

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10: Supple

The Talk Show - October 01, 2010 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the new AppleTV based on their hands-on experience, Netflix on the AppleTV, the new Kindle, the Windows 7 phone, and more.

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9: 7 Inches

The Talk Show - September 22, 2010 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the rumored 7-inch iPad, resolution independence, flash on mobile, a under-the-radar Apple TV feature, and more.

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8: Cyberdog

The Talk Show - September 17, 2010 00:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber, Dan Benjamin, and special guest Adam Lisagor discuss the new Twitter, Apple's social music network Ping, Gamecenter, Cyberdog, iOS 4.2 on the iPad, Cracker Jack, and more.

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7: This Feels Like the Future

The Talk Show - September 09, 2010 14:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Twitter clients for the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac platforms, the new iPod nano and Apple's product lines, the newly-released iOS 4.1, Blade Runner, and of course, Goodfellas.

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6: The Kids Are Gonna Love This

The Talk Show - September 01, 2010 22:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John and Dan analyze the Apple Special Event, the new iPods, HDR photography, the Apple TV, iTunes 10, and more.

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5: Tempest in a Teapot

The Talk Show - August 30, 2010 10:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
Dan and John discuss the new US currency mock-up, iOS unification, the Android update process, iPods, in-app purchases, and make predictions about the upcoming Apple announcement.

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4: I Cried When They Froze Han Solo

The Talk Show - August 18, 2010 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about the golden days of the arcade, the deleted "Return of the Jedi" opening scene, and address Apple TV (iTV?) rumors and the future of iOS.

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3: Shakedown

The Talk Show - August 11, 2010 20:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the culture that drives both Android and iPhone, and details about the impending iPhone on Verizon.

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2: Nefarious

The Talk Show - August 04, 2010 20:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the PDF iPhone jailbreak, iPhone vs. Android market share, Apple and AT&T's relationship, Apple branding, RIM's doom, and more.

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1: I Burn My Trash

The Talk Show - July 28, 2010 22:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the new Macs, Mac Pros vs. iMacs, the Magic Trackpad, Antennagate, John's trip to Apple, coffee, and more.

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