Macworld Podcast
Episodes
Episode 483: Putting the iPad Pro to work
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Susie is joined by Dan Benjamin to talk about their first experiences with the iPad Pro.
Episode 482: Who does the iPad Pro work for?
11 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Apple's expensive mega-tablet needs to find its niche.
Episode 481: Binge-watching the Apple TV
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie both have Apple TVs and plenty to say about them.
Episode 480: Stay tuned for Apple TV
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Apple is taking orders for the Apple TV, and Susie and Glenn can't wait--especially now that Glenn has gigabit fiber.
Episode 479: The Magic is here, I guess
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a grab bag of topics, from Apple's new Magic accessories (or "meh-gic" if you're unimpressed) to updated iWork and Yahoo Mail ditchi...
Episode 478: How to buy an iPhone
14 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Laugh all you want, but buying an iPhone this year is so much harder than it used to be. Dan Frakes from the Wirecutter stops by to share his insight....
Episode 477: Hello iPhone, good-bye Watch
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn sold his Apple Watch, and Susie bought a new iPhone. Time to talk about what a weird process that's becoming. Elsewhere, Amazon and Microsoft me...
Episode 476: Please Don’t Squeeze the iPhone
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell, proprietor of Six Colors, joins Glenn this week to talk about the release of El Capitan and the two new iPhones, all of which Jason teste...
Episode 475: Kids and technology go together like PB&J
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie are joined by Macworld columnist Lisa Schmeiser for a discussion about parenting young kids in the age of social media and omnipresent...
Episode 474: A new iOS update is now available
16 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie are joined by Brianna Wu of Giant Spacekat, who gives us some real talk about developing games for the next Apple TV. Elsewhere, we ta...
Episode 473: Hey Siri, let's talk iPhone 6s, iPad Pro, and Apple TV
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
THREE MORE THINGS.
Episode 472: There's a new smartwatch in town
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie talk about the upcoming Apple event, and how bananas it is that Android Wear watches work with iPhones now--in fact, they even do a co...
Episode 471: The iOS 9 content-blocking reckoning is coming
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn is testing a few content blockers for iOS 9, and even at this early stage they make a huge difference. In other news, the Apple Car seems awfull...
Episode 470: Binging on Apple TV rumors
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Susie and Glenn unpack all the Apple TV rumor bombs dropped by 9to5Mac. And yes, The Simpsons are mentioned.
Episode 469: Ice cream and Apple Pay
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of follow-up and little news tidbits this week. Our malware woes seem weak compared to what Android users are facing. CurrentC is losing its excl...
Episode 468: The day the Music died
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Music is new and cool, but combining it with your own collection can lead to weirdness and frustration. Elsewhere, serious security flaws that s...
Episode 467: Apple earnings, Apple Pay, and shade-enfreude
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Apple had an amazing quarter, except those pesky iPad sales. CurrentC might be coming soon, but Apple Pay already has it beat. And can Tim Cook throw ...
Episode 466: Baby, you can park my iPod
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Susie's cold is finally gone, Apple put out a sweet new iPod touch (that may or may not hold clues to the next low-end iPhone), and Glenn used apps to...
Episode 465: O Capitan, my El Capitan
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell joins Susie and Glenn to discuss the public betas of OS X 10.11 El Capitan and iOS 9. Beta-riffic!
Episode 464: Hacking compatibility
08 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Hacking Team got hacked. Safari may or may not be the new Internet Explorer. Not all music can play over all speakers. It's been a strange week.
Episode 463: Apple Music launch and security updates galore
01 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn helps Susie feel safer with his copious knowledge of OS X security. Susie helps Glenn figure out Apple Music. That's what friends are for.
Episode 462: The most interesting OS in the world
24 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
El Capitan isn't just an awesome name. It'll have much-needed performance improvements, plus some new features that sound small but could make a big d...
Episode 461: All the news about News
17 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What's the news about Apple's News app? Glenn is joined by Jason Snell of Six Colors, and Tom Standage of the Economist to unpack what Apple's push in...
Episode 460: WWDC 2015 Recap, Part One
10 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In an effort to discuss the WWDC keynote for *even longer than the actual keynote*, we tackle iOS 9 and watchOS 2 this week. Next week, the News app, ...
Episode 459: Unpacking Google I/O and WWDC predictions
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Greenbot's Florence Ion joins Glenn and Susie to discuss Google's developer conference, and what we'd like to see Apple draw on as, uh, inspiration.
Episode 458: You can teach old devices new tricks
27 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jony Ive has a new job title. Apple may make light versions of iOS 9 for older iPhones and iPads. And Glenn and Susie are all for the democratization ...
Episode 457: The app economy is amazing and terrible
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie are joined by Roman Loyola and Caitlin McGarry to talk about those apps that deliver all kinds of goods and services to your door. Are...
Episode 456: Beta think twice, it's all right
13 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie have grown accustomed to (and happy with!) the new single-port MacBook, but we have a few gripes about early Apple Watch apps. We also...
Episode 455: The Apple Watch reviewed
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn, Susie, and Caitlin all have Apple Watches...and plenty of opinions about them.
Episode 454: The Apple Watch is here
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie talk about the Apple Watch's weird launch, and iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens drops by to discuss ripping one apart at the seams.
Episode 453: Wrestling an invisible sky octopus
22 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie are joined by special guests Joe Kissell and Jeff Carlson to talk about Photos for OS X, iCloud Photo Library, and how it fits into ou...
Episode 452: Apple Watch try-ons, WWDC, and the missing MacBook
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin and Leah got to try on everything, including their beloved rose gold Apple Watch Edition, and share their (quite different) experiences. Susie...
Episode 451: It's New Stuff Week, and Apple's servers are about to get a workout
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Watch preorders start this week. The new MacBook will ship. All at the same time as a little movie called Star Wars finally hits iTunes.
Episode 450: Join our 'Becoming Steve Jobs' book club
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie are joined by Leah Yamshon and Jeff Carlson to discuss the latest (and Apple-approved) biography of Apple's founder, Becoming Steve Jo...
Episode 449: The Apple TV is a rumor to watch
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn and Susie, dedicated cord-cutters both, discuss what they'd like in a new Apple TV, both the hardware and the rumored streaming service. Plus we...
Episode 448: Can Apple avoid Samsung's many smartwatch mistakes?
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn, Susie, and Macworld Editor-in-Chief Jon Phillips really hope the Apple Watch experience is nothing like using the Galaxy Gear. We also discuss ...
Episode 447: Hands-on impressions of the Apple Watch and new MacBook
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Susie reports back from the March 9 Apple event, and she and Glenn geek out over the new MacBook...oh, and some shiny gold arm candy too.
Episode 446: Watching and waiting for the Apple Watch
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Susie and Glenn are watching and waiting for the Apple Watch, and discuss what Apple needs to reveal at Monday's special event. In the week...
Podcast 445 Good Morning Glenn
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn Fleishman takes the hosting chair, joining Susie Ochs to discuss hard drives' potential to spread malware, why more Google Wallet usage is good ...
Episode 444: Phlirting With Photos
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs talk Apple's Photos beta, iOS 9 as the "Snow Leopard" of Apple's mobile platform, updated MacBook Airs, and iOS 8.3 beta.
Episode 443: The Velvet Rope
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss Apple's quarterly results, gold Apple Watches and the retail experience, piracy, the value of smart thermostats, an...
Episode 442: We All Love Free Stuff
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss the stories of the week including acquisitions ain't for the weak, loads of China iPhone sales, Free on iTunes laun...
Episode 441: Glass Past And Stylus Future
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss the passing of Google Glass, a Mac user's experience buying a PC, a rumored Apple stylus, and more about net neutra...
Episode 440: CES Wrap-Up, OS Reliability
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs wrap up Macworld's coverage of CES, talk the iPhone anniversary, Flickr, and OS X and iOS reliability.
Episode 439: Macworld Goes To CES
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen chats with Susie Ochs, who is attending CES 2015. (Apologies for poor audio quality.)
Episode 438: Apple Gift Guide Of The Air
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen, Susie Ochs, and Leah Yamshon suggest gifts that you might give to your favorite Apple enthusiast.
Episode 437: Holiday Camera Spectacular
08 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Ben Long look at the state of the art in digital photography and recommend gifts for the camera lover in your life.
Episode 436: The Black Cyber Shop Season
02 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss the winners and losers of the early holiday shopping season, Chromebooks versus iPads, and offer a finger shake at ...
Episode 435: Giving Thanks
24 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs give thanks for Apple's philanthropy, helpful user comments, and a whole lot of great apps.
Episode 434: Here In My Car
19 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Susie Ochs and Chris Breen discuss the week's news including Ewwwbur, Alpine's CarPlay head unit, FCC smackdown, and iOS and Yosemite updates.
Episode 433: Net Neutrality Left Right
10 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss the news of the week including choosing sides in the net neutrality battle, free Office iOS apps, and iMessage purg...
Episode 432: An IMac's Golden Glow
04 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss the week's news including impressions of the iMac with 5K Retina display, Apple Watch release rumors, who cares abo...
Episode 431: Retailers Gotta Eat Too
27 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss Apple Pay versus CVS, just how good the new iPads are, iTunes 12, and the decline of music purchases.
Episode 430: Evolutionary IPads, Stunning IMac
20 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss Apple latest releases--the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, and iMac with Retina 5K display.
Episode 429: Macworld Expo Goes On Hiatus
14 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen speaks with Paul Kent, master of Macworld/iWorld to talk about the show going on hiatus.
Episode 428: Pondering An IPad Event
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs talk the tech news of the week including a rumored Apple event, HP splitting (again), Facebook and the Like economy, and an...
Episode 427: Fuzzy Pink Bathrobe
29 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Susie Ochs discuss the news of the week including distracted driving and Google Glass, not-so-bendable iPhones, Apple and privacy, and...
Episode 426: Hello IPhones, So Long Serenity
22 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen get together one last time to talk the events of the week, including 10 million iPhones sold, iPhone 6 photography, ...
Episode 425: When A Door Closes
15 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss the news of the week including huge iPhone 6 sales, favorite iOS 8 features, Tim takes control, and changes ...
Episode 424 Welcome To The Apple Watch
10 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen get together to discuss the Apple event that introduced the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple Pay, and the Apple Watch.
Episode 423: Stalking The Apple Event
02 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss two hot subjects of the day -- celebrity photo stalking and September 9th's Apple event.
Episode 422: You Won't Believe What We Have To Say This Week
26 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen is joined by two-Dans Frakes and Moren to discuss the news of the week including iPhone 5 batteries, Gruber's numbers, Facebook and clickb...
Episode 421: When Big Brother Is Your Mom
19 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell discuss the news of the week including Apple and diversity, calling your mother, getting the joke, iPhone 6 rumor ro...
Episode 420: Siri Ate My Homework
12 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen reunite to discuss the news of the week including talk of Apple's internal training program, App Store curation, and...
Episode 419: We've got the Beats
06 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and special guest star Dan Frakes review the news of the week including OS X Yosemite, Apple's Beats music integration, and more.
Episode 418: The Mall of Small Apps
29 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen review the news of the week including Apple acquisitions, Bose versus Beats, more about Beats, and Apple envy.
Episode 417: Blackberry Filling
22 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell discuss the news of the week including iOS and iBM, real work on an iPad, too easy in-app purchases, and unlimited l...
Episode 416: Itching for an iPad
15 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Macworld editor Dan Miller joins Chris Breen to discuss a reinvigorated (and downsized) Microsoft, iLife no more, and I-spy-with-my-little-eye, China!
Episode 415: Power Up For The TSA
09 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss the news of the week including stories of a false sense of security, the unsurprising thing about robots, an...
Episode 414: These Are Human People You're Playing With
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss the tech news of the week including Facebook's seeming disdain for privacy, Apple's Pride, Aperture hubbub, ...
Episode 413: Lightning strikes once
24 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen is joined by Dans Frakes and Moren to talk about the ubiquity of Dropbox, the next Apple TV, and Lightning-struck headphones.
Episode 412: Ringo stars
17 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss news of the week including five iOS 8 features we want now, link bait from the New York Times, and Tesla and...
Episode 411: Top ten fave features (WWDC 2014 edition)
10 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss their top 10 features announced at WWDC '14.
Macworld Podcast Special Edition: Pundit Showdown WWDC '14
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Michaels' Macworld Pundit Showdown returns with contestants Peter Cohen, Jim Dalrymple, John Moltz, and Roman Loyola.
Episode 410: Yosemite falls and eight is enough
03 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell are joined by Macworld's Dan Miller to discuss WWDC 14's keynote presentation.
Episode 409: Everything's awesome, nobody's happy
27 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen discuss Apple's alleged home automation moves, hacked iCloud accounts in Oz, and kids and old computers.
Podcast 408: Nicely done!
20 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell discuss the news of the week including corporate hook-ups, changes at Apple retail stores, and why iTunes updates ca...
Episode 407: We got the Beats!
13 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell talk the news of the week including larger iPhones, Apple's possible acquisition of Beats Music, Katie Cotton's depa...
Episode 406: The boulevard of broken dreams
07 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen return to discuss products sure to not appear at WWDC, bad bad broadband companies, and Apple retail store changes.
Episode 405: Comics are funny 'til someone gets hurt
29 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Frakes joins Chris Breen to talk about the dilution of ComiXology, new MacBook Airs, the thing we once called Net Neutrality, and a hiring settlem...
Episode 404: Green Day
22 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Dan Moren contemplate a refined Apple TV interface, tech we're uncomfortable with, and just how green Apple grows.
Episode 403: Comics and CarPlay
15 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Serenity Caldwell and Dan Moren round up the latest in Apple news, including Amazon buying Comixology, Dropbox’s announcements, the futur...
Episode 402: Hulk SMASH!!
08 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Dan Moren discuss the Apple news of the week including Apple v Samsung, exposed executive email, Fire TV, iWork updates, and the...
Episode 401: No fighting in the war room
01 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen return to talk Apple Goes to Court (again), Macworld/iWorld, Office on the iPad, and Yahoo throws more money around.
Macworld/iWorld Podcast Special: Ask the Editors and Show Wrap
01 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A panel of editors from Macworld field audience questions on a variety of topics and provide closing thoughts on this year's event. Recorded live on M...
Macworld/iWorld Podcast Special: Macworld’s “Dan” Panel: Cool Stuff Seen on the Show Floor
30 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Frakes, Dan Miller, and Dan Moren talk about cool products they saw in the expo hall. Recorded live on March 29, 2014 at Macworld/iWorld 2014 in S...
Macworld Podcast Special: Best of Show
29 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Roman Loyola presents the best products from Macworld/iWorld 2014, as selected by the editors of Macworld. Recorded live on March 28, 2014 at Macworld...
Macworld Podcast Special: Digital Publishing
29 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen speaks with Adam Engst, Tonya Engst, and Joe Kissell of Take Control about the world of Digital Publishing. Recorded live on March 28, 201...
Macworld/iWorld Podcast Special: Apple: Past, Present, and Future
29 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Moren speaks with Rogue Amoeba founder Paul Kafasis and writer John Moltz about the past, present, and future of Apple. Recorded live on March 28,...
Macworld/iWorld Podcast Special: Pundit Showdown Live
29 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Michaels hosts a quiz show filled with the latest Apple news in a battle of all-star panelists: Roberto Baldwin, Josh Centers, Andrew Laurence,...
Macworld/iWorld Podcast Special: Smule
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen speaks with Jeff Smith, CEO and co-founder of Smule. Recorded live on March 27, 2014 at Macworld/iWorld 2014 in San Francisco, CA.
Macworld/iWorld Podcast Special: iFixit
28 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen speaks with members of the team from iFixit. Recorded live on March 27, 2014 at Macworld/iWorld 2014 in San Francisco, CA.
Episode 400: I see Apple rumors through Google glass
26 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serenity Caldwell and Chris Breen return to discuss the weeks news (and rumors). This week, Apple/Comcast sitting in a tree, 10 Google Glass Myths, an...
Episode 399: A bit of the old UltraViolet
19 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell talk tech including Microsoft's turn to Apple, no Apple TV (we told you so), Mars invades, and Macworld/iWorld doing...
Episode 398: App Camp For Girls
11 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jean MacDonald ends her career with Smile Software to devote her time to AppCamp4Girls, a non-profit program to bring girls and women into app develop...
Episode 397: Cooking with gas
04 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell talk over the week's news including Cook turns on climate change deniers, Apple TV hobby no more, and CarPlay.
Episode 396: Bugs! (squashed and otherwise)
26 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Breen and Serenity Caldwell talk over the Apple news of the week including SSL bug slain, other Apple "oops," Comcast cares, Threes strategy, an...
Episode 395: Of trolls and Tesla
18 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Moren and Chris Breen talk the news of the week including Stupid Apple Rumors (Tesla Edition), terrible trolls, iPad and Office meetings, and bad ...
Episode 394: Loving words and flappy birds
10 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell, Dan Moren, and guest Greg Knauss talk about Greg's romance-themed iPhone app, the shocking revelation that Apple will release new product...
Episode 393: Robyn Miller
04 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Robyn Miller, co-creator of the legendary Myst and Riven games (and now creator of the film "The Immortal Augustus Gladstone"), joins host Chris Breen...