301: ‘A Craptastic Craptacular’, With Joanna Stern
The Talk Show With John Gruber
11/23/20
•120m
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Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the new M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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Links:
- Joanna Stern in the WSJ: “Apple’s M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Review: The Laptop’s Biggest Leap in Years”.
- And on YouTube: “Goodbye, Fan Noise”.
- My review of the M1 MacBook Pro.
- Joanna’s and my joint appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Alley, which started the webcam-gate scandal.
- Joanna’s epic breakdown of the best available USB-C chargers.
- Aukey’s adorable $50 90-watt 3-port charger, and their even smaller $45 65-watt 2-port charger.
- Joanna, back in July: “Quit Chrome. Safari and Edge Are Just Better Browsers for You and Your Computer.”
- Camo — excellent app that lets you use your iPhone or iPad as a Mac webcam.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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302: ‘Camera Beer Belly’, With Nilay Patel
November 30, 2020
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Nilay Patel returns to the show and we have nothing to talk about. You know, other than the M1 Macs and entire iPhone 12 lineup.
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Links:
- Decoder — new/relaunched interview podcast hosted by Nilay. (Overcast link.)
- “The Pandemic Work Diary of a Podcasting Tech Editor” — nice feature in the NYT on Nilay’s workday.
- The Verge’s reviews for the M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini.
- Yours truly’s review of the M1 MacBook Pro.
- Patrick Moorhead’s “last honest man” style review of the M1 MacBook Air for Forbes, which, just one week later, is not aging well.
- The Verge’s reviews for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. And from a few weeks prior: the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.
- Yours truly’s reviews of the iPhone 12/12 Pro and 12 Mini/12 Pro Max.
- “Verizon and AT&T Have Vastly Different Ideas About Phone Cases” — Ashley Carman’s 2018 profile for The Verge of Helena Elicerio, Verizon’s phone case product manager.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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