305: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ Holiday Spectacular, With Special Guests Guy English and John Siracusa’
The Talk Show With John Gruber
12/31/20
•180m
About
Comments
Featured In
As per holiday tradition at The Talk Show, a brief chat about *Star Wars: The Mandalorian*, with a cavalcade of special guests, including, but not necessarily limited to, Guy English and John Siracusa. Sponsored by: + [Feals](https://feals.com/talkshow): Premium CBD delivered directly to your doorstep. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping. + [Squarespace](https://squarespace.com/talkshow): Make your next move. Use code __talkshow__ for 10% off your first order. Links: + [2014's "Star Wars" Holiday Spectacular](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2014/12/31/ep-106) + [2015’s "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Holiday Spectacular](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2015/12/31/ep-141). + [2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Holiday Spectacular](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2017/12/31/ep-211) *This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.*
Previous Episode
304: ‘2020 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
December 24, 2020
•169m
A look back at one hell of a year.
Sponsored by:
- Things: The award-winning personal task manager that helps you achieve your goals.
- Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts can get $100 credit.
- Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order.
Links:
- Reuters ignites long simmering Project Titan talk.
- My take on this Apple car rumor.
- Elon Musk off-handedly quips that he tried to sell Tesla to Apple a few years ago and Tim Cook wouldn’t take the meeting.
- Loren Brichter’s “Chome Is Bad” single-serving website.
- Pitch Meeting: “Tenet” (the best review of “Tenet” you’ll see).
- Rene and yours truly debating whether Macs will and/or should support touchscreens on Rene’s YouTube channel, with the full-length version available on Nebula.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
Next Episode
306: ‘A Total Landscaping’, With Mike Monteiro
January 16, 2021
•105m
Mike Monteiro returns to the show to talk about the Capitol insurrection and riot, Twitter and Facebook permanently banning Donald Trump, the shutdown of Parler, the fate of liberal democracy, and Mike’s new book, The Collected Angers.
Sponsored by:
- Techmeme Ride Home: The one podcast anyone who’s anyone in Silicon Valley listens to every single day. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app, including Overcast.
- Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order.
- Hello Fresh: Get fresh, pre-measured ingredients and mouthwatering seasonal recipes delivered right to your door with HelloFresh, America’s #1 meal kit.
Links:
- Jack Dorsey’s strange, rambling thread on Twitter’s decision to permanently ban Donald Trump.
- Sheryl Sandberg says Capitol riot planning didn’t happen on Facebook.
- Washington Post story on the travails of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s Secret Service trying to find a toilet.
- Sarah Kendzior’s “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America”.
- “The Collected Angers” — Mike’s new book of essays.
- Bayard — the wonderful pitch-perfect typeface on the cover of “The Collected Angers”, from Vocal Type.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Promoted