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Leaks! iPhone 13 + Magsafe comes back to the Mac! (CC #476)

22 Jan 2021

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Send us a text!This week: we got leaks! So many. We'll tell you every cool new thing coming to iPhone 13, the new iPad mini 6, Apple's VR Go...

Reunited! With Alex E Heath & Buster Heine (CultCast Off Topic!)

15 Jan 2021

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Send us a text!CultCast Off Topic is our new weekly variety show dedicated to tech, money, business, movies, games, and anything else we're into....

This one simple trick makes AirPods Max sound 10X better (CC #475)

15 Jan 2021

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Send us a text!This week: the one small change will make your AirPods Max sound 10X better! Plus: Apple TV+ packs in even more content, but is it actu...

Apple's AR glasses are incoming! (CC #474)

08 Jan 2021

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Send us a text!This week: a reliable analyst says Apple Glass is landing in 2021, and it could enable some powerful new features on your Mac and iPhon...

Our fave stuff from 2020, and AirPods Max SweatGate explained! (CultCast #473)

01 Jan 2021

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Send us a text!This week: all our favorite stuff of 2020! Plus: Ming-Chi provides a big update Apple Car, and we’ll tell you what you need to know a...

Apple Car coming in 2021?! LET’S TALK! (CC #472)

24 Dec 2020

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Send us a text!This week: a new report says Apple Car is in production and coming... in 2021! Plus a newly revealed Elon Musk story all but confirms A...

AirPods Max! The Good. The Bad? The CASE... (#471)

18 Dec 2020

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Send us a text!This week: the $549 AirPods Max—we got them, here’s what we think! Plus: Jony Ive might’ve just landed a new job, as the CEO of.....

AirPods Max! $550! LET’S TALK…. (CultCast #470)

11 Dec 2020

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Send us a text!This week: AirPods Max first impressions! LET’S TALK… Plus, it looks like an Apple Car is back on the menu, boooooys. This is a cra...

Apple Hardware Drop, incoming! (CultCast #469)

04 Dec 2020

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Send us a text!This week: get your wallets ready, Apple has a mysterious hardware release planned for December 8! Plus: the M1 Mac mini is an unstoppa...

Our M1 MacBook Air review, plus stereo HomePod minis bring the BOOM! - #468

26 Nov 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Here’s our one week review of the M1 MacBook Air! TDLR; it's ridiculous. Then: how do the new M1 Macs perform with 8G...

The new M1 Macs are totally insane! (+ HomePod mini hands-on!) - #467

20 Nov 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple’s new M1 Macs are breaking all the benchmarks, and are now officially the fastest Macs ever made. The MacBook Air is...

#466 - Apple’s M1 chip… it’s a MONSTER

13 Nov 2020

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Send us a text!This week: early benchmarks are in for Apple’s new M1 silicon, and they show the new chip makes the new MacBook Air FASTER than the 1...

#465 - INCOMING - Super-charged MacBook Pros w/Apple Silicon (+ new AirPod leaks!)

06 Nov 2020

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Send us a text!This week: New MacBook Pros are right around the corner, and their Apple silicon are looking like powerhouses! Plus: a new leak gives u...

#464 - Big changes are coming to AirPods! (And a $100,000 APPL stock update!)

30 Oct 2020

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Send us a text!This week: next-gen's AirPods are getting massive changes, we’ll tell you what we know! Plus: the original HomePod remains absol...

#463 - iPhone 12/Pro first impressions!

23 Oct 2020

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Send us a text!This week: the reviews are in, let's talk about iPhone 12! Plus—the honest truth about of 5G, HomePod gets a game changing new f...

#462 - iPhone 12/Pro/Mini and HomePod Mini — our reactions!

16 Oct 2020

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Send us a text!This week: it’s our iPhone 12/Pro/Mini and HomePod Mini reactions! We review everything Apple announced at the "Hi, Speed" ...

#461 - Our "Hi, Speed" Apple event.... PREDICTIONS

09 Oct 2020

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Send us a text!This week: iPhone 12! HomePods Mini! AirTags! Next Gen Macs! Air Power Mat? We’re talking our “Hello, Speed” Apple event hardware...

#460 - Apple's own leaks confirms iPhone 12 Mini!

02 Oct 2020

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Send us a text!This week: whoopsie! Apple accidentally leaks the new iPhone 12 mini—we talk prices and storage options. Plus: Apple’s beefs up App...

#459 - Apple Watch Series 6 - our one week review!

25 Sep 2020

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Send us a text!This week: don't miss our one week reviews of Apple Watch Series 6!  We’ll tell you if it’s worth upgrading... Plus: multiple...

#458 - Series 6 Apple Watch & AirPods Studio - Let’s talk!

18 Sep 2020

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Send us a text!This week: we’re talking Apple Watch Series 6, and the freshly leaked AirPods Studio headphones! Plus: we recap all the best announce...

#457 - Our "Time Flies" event predictions!

11 Sep 2020

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Send us a text!This week: it’s our “Time Flies” Apple event hardware predictions! Are we really getting just an iPad and the new Apple Watch at ...

#456 - Apple’s got “something planned”, and it’s coming next week...

04 Sep 2020

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Send us a text!This week: popular Apple leaker Jon Prosser says new Apple hardware is coming next week! But what? We'll discuss. Plus: what we kn...

#455 - New iPhone 12 leaks CONFIRM new features

28 Aug 2020

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Send us a text!This week: a new leak confirms some exciting iPhone 12 specs! Plus: a new iPad and Apple Watch Series 6 are right around the corner; th...

#454 - Why Epic Games is suing Apple (and why they might win)

21 Aug 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Battle of the Titans—Fortnite maker Epic Games takes Apple to court over its App Store policies, and they just might get t...

#453 - LEAKED—Here are the release dates for iPhone 12, iPad, and Apple Watch

14 Aug 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Thanks to a new leak, we now know the exact release dates for iPhone 12, Apple Watch, and more. We'll tell you what to ...

#452 - Forget the new iMac, buy Apple’s stock!

07 Aug 2020

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Send us a text!This week: the brand new iMac may look the same, but it’s so powerful video editors are gleefully buying 2 to 3 at a time—we’ll t...

#451 - New iMacs, iPhone 12, new iPads, and Jon Prosser strikes back!

31 Jul 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple leaker Jon Prosser returns to the internet, and he’s got some tasty new Apple rumors to share... Plus: Tim Cook gets...

#450 - Apple pushes for change—entire supply chain to go 100% carbon neutral

23 Jul 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple—and its entire supply chain—will go 100% carbon neutral by 2030, pushing the entire world of tech towards BIG cha...

#449 - Apple gets hacked, & the vanishing of Jon Prosser

17 Jul 2020

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Send us a text!This week: a massive global hack has Apple pushing a bitcoin scam to millions! Plus: iOS 13.6 brings some cool new features to Apple Ne...

#448 - We talk 14-inch MacBook Pro and a BIG Apple Maps update! (FIXED)

10 Jul 2020

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Send us a text!This week: we've got more details on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, and Apple Maps gets a new feature that blows us away! Plus: we talk ...

#447 - Why people are ALREADY mad about iPhone 12...

03 Jul 2020

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Send us a text!This week: with iPhone 12 right around the corner, a new rumor says it will be missing one key feature, and the internet is not happy. ...

#446 - iOS 14’s best HIDDEN features!

26 Jun 2020

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Send us a text!This week: we bring you a huge list of great iOS 14 features Apple DID NOT mention on-stage at WWDC 20, and there’s a lot to love. Pl...

We react to all our favorite WWDC 2020 announcements!

23 Jun 2020

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Send us a text!This episode: We react to all our favorite WWDC 2020 announcements! And there's a whole lot to discuss. This episode supported by ...

#445 - New Hardware! New Software! Let's Talk WWDC 2020

19 Jun 2020

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Send us a text!This week: we talk our WWDC 2020 hardware and software predictions, and there’s A LOT to say. Plus: a new leak details a next generat...

#444 - FINALLY. New iMac and ARM Mac, incoming!

12 Jun 2020

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Send us a text!This week: an all-new iMac, and the mythical ARM Mac, will finally be unveiled at WWDC. We’ll tell you what we know! Plus, we wrap up...

#443 - BIG updates coming to iPad Pro

05 Jun 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple’s next iPad Pro could be one of the most exciting iPad refreshes in ages… we’ll tell you what you need to know. ...

#442 - Our interview with Jon Prosser—the aftermath!

29 May 2020

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Send us a text!This week: we discuss the strange controversy around our episode with Jon Prosser, and the surprising depth of Prosser’s Apple source...

#441 - Talking Apple leaks, WITH Jon Prosser!

21 May 2020

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Send us a text!This week: we talk Apple leaks with the man Tim Cook wants to silence... Jon Prosser! And we cover it all, including juicy NEW details ...

#440 - Details leak on Apple’s secret studio headphones 🔥

15 May 2020

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Send us a text!This week: details leak on AirPods Studio, Apple’s super secret pro headphones. Plus: Cupertino is opening for business as Apple gets...

#439 - Our WWDC ’20 hardware predictions plus BIG iPhone 12 leaks

08 May 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple announces WWDC 2020! We talk our hardware and software predictions. Plus: a new leak gives us some exciting new info o...

#438 - HomePod revamp on the way?

01 May 2020

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Send us a text!This week: a new full-size HomePod may be on the way... We discuss! Plus: the $400 iPhone SE outperforms even the most expensive Androi...

#437 - Here come next gen AirPods 💖

24 Apr 2020

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Send us a text!This week: the next generation of AirPods are incoming! We’ll tell you what we know. Plus: Final Cut Pro and Logic are coming to iPad...

#436 - Let’s talk iPhone SE 2, AIrPower mat, and HomePod Mini!

16 Apr 2020

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Send us a text!This week: iPhone SE 2 is finally here, and the amount of tech packed into this $400 phone is truly remarkable. We’ll tell you everyt...

#435 - Here come new AirPods and the 14-inch MacBook Pro 💋

10 Apr 2020

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Send us a text!This week: a tipster says the new 14-inch MacBook Pro is right around the corner! We’ll tell you what we know... Plus: Apple is ready...

#434 - The return of iPhone SE!

03 Apr 2020

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Send us a text!This week: iPhone SE.... 2! Let's talk about it... Plus: Apple is “scrambling” to prevent iPhone 12 delays; and we wrap up wit...

#433 - iPad Pro got SUPERCHARGED

27 Mar 2020

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Send us a text!This week: forget the A12Z and LIDAR camera, it’s iPadOS and the new Magic Keyboard that just super charged the iPad Pro—we discuss...

#432 - Let’s talk about Apple’s new hardware!

20 Mar 2020

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Send us a text!This week: our reactions to Apple’s new hardware! Plus, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the new Mac mini, MacBook ...

#431 - iOS 14 leaks!

13 Mar 2020

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Send us a text!This week: iOS 14 leaks! We’ll run through the best new features. Plus: Corona has hit Apple hard, and will mean delays for some of y...

#430 - Apple’s prepping an all-new 14” MacBook Pro AND iMac

06 Mar 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple is prepping a new 14.1” MacBook Pro with an all-new mini-LED display, plus a new iMac and iMac mini! We’ll tell yo...

#429 - Here comes Apple's ARM Mac (and AirTags!)

28 Feb 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple’s first ARM-based Mac is headed our way—we’ll tell you what we know. Plus, Apple’s new AirTags tracking tiles ...

#428 - New iPads, AirPods, and AirTags, INCOMING

21 Feb 2020

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Send us a text!This week: new iPads Pros, new AirPods, and AirTags are incoming, but Apple warns coronavirus could mean big manufacturing delays. Plus...

#427 - iPhone SE 2: the low cost powerhouse!

14 Feb 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple is prepping iPhone SE 2, but trouble in China could mean massive delays across the entire tech industry. Plus: masOS l...

#426 - iOS 13 beta just leaked ALL SORTS of stuff…

07 Feb 2020

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Send us a text!This week: the new iOS 13.4 beta just leaked new hardware, new iPhone features, and MORE. We’ll share aaaaall the juicy details. Plus...

#425 - New Apple hardware, incoming!

31 Jan 2020

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Send us a text!This week: A huge lineup of new Apple products is coming our way. We’ll tell you what we know... Plus: how is Apple doing under Tim C...

#424 - Why everyone's upset about AirPods Pro

24 Jan 2020

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Send us a text!This week: it’s not your imagination, Apple changed AirPods Pro and it made them worse—we’ll tell you what’s going on… Plus: ...

#423 - MacBook Pro is about to get PRO-ER

17 Jan 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Apple is working on a way to make your existing MacBook Pro far more powerful—we’ll tell you everything we know. Plus: g...

#422 - Best and worst tech of CES 2020!

10 Jan 2020

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Send us a text!This week: Tim Cook strikes back! Ricky Gervais tore Apple a new one live at the Golden Globes, but TC always gets the last laugh... we...

#421 - Apple preps a super-charged GAMING Mac!

02 Jan 2020

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Send us a text!This week: According to a new report, Apple is prepping a new super-charged GAMING Mac for WWDC! We discuss... Plus: full-screen TouchI...

#420 - Apple enters the SPACE GAME 🚀

27 Dec 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple is entering the space game with their own fleet of satellites... but why? Plus, we wrap up 2019 with our final picks f...

#419 - All the best stuff of 2019!

20 Dec 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: From the hottest gift of 2019, to our favorite tech and travel locations, it's more of our picks for B...

#418 - Whoa, Mac Pro is a MONSTER

13 Dec 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: The new Mac Pro proves Apple’s still got it! We cover our first impressions, plus discuss some of the ins...

#417 - Big change coming to MacBook Pro (and iPad!)

06 Dec 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple is readying a new display technology that could be huge change for MacBook Pro and iPad; our favorite Black Friday hau...

#416 - The wild but true stories from The Cult of Mac

29 Nov 2019

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Send us a text!This week: on the cusp of its release, authors Leander Kahney and David Pierini regale us with stories from their new book, The Cult of...

#415 - Surprise! Let’s talk Apple’s Dec. 2 event.

22 Nov 2019

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Send us a text!This week: another Apple event is coming December 2! We’ll tell you what to expect. Plus: the benchmarks prove it—the new 16-inch M...

#414 - 16-inch MacBook Pro first impressions!

15 Nov 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: everything you need to know about the new 16-inch MacBook Pro!  Plus our first impressions of this hot new...

#413 - Our AppleTV+ shows spoiler-free reviews!

08 Nov 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: SEE, Morning Show, For all Mankind—here are our reviews of Apple’s new TV shows—spoiler free! Plus: t...

#412 - AirPod Pros — a whole lot to like!

01 Nov 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: AirPod Pros! You want them, we got them. We’ll tell you what’s new, what’s good, what’s not, and ho...

#411 - New MacBook Pro LEAKS

25 Oct 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: The new 16-inch MacBook Pro just leaked, but its "new design" has a lot people disappointed. Plus...

#410 - The next iPhone SE will be WORTHY!

18 Oct 2019

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Send us a text!This week on The CultCast: iPhone SE 2 is almost here! And its specs and price are SURPRISING... Plus: finally! Long awaited camera up...

LEANDER'S GOT A BUS PLAN (CultCast extra)

17 Oct 2019

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Send us a text!Leander's got his bus ride to the Who concert all worked out

#409 -  AR Glasses are ALMOST here

11 Oct 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple’s AR glasses are about to be announced! At least according to one very reliable analyst…. we discuss. Plus: Mac OS...

#408 - Let’s talk about Apple's October hardware event…

04 Oct 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Mac Pro, AirPods 3, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro—let’s talk about all the hardware we expect Apple to unveil at their una...

#407 - iPhone 11 Pro—even better than we hoped!

27 Sep 2019

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Send us a text!This week: we just completed our first week with iPhone 11 Pro, and it's even better than we hoped. We'll dive into all the f...

#406 - iPhone 11 Pro - A leap forward!

20 Sep 2019

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Send us a text!This week: iPhone 11 Pro’s cameras are the largest leap forward yet. We’ll tell why the cameras alone make iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 ...

#405 - iPhone 11/Pro - What you need to know!

13 Sep 2019

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Send us a text!This week: everything you need to know about iPhone 11 and 11 Pro! We dive deep into the coolest features buried in Apple's newest...

#404 - Get ready for ONE MORE THING...

06 Sep 2019

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Send us a text!This week: a noted leaker says the September 10th Apple event will include a mythical One More Thing... But what could it be?? Plus: mo...

#403 - 🔥 Our September 10th event hardware predications 🔥

30 Aug 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Confirmed! Apple’s September 10th has just been announced—don’t miss our hardware and software predictions! Plus: comp...

#402- NEW Macs. NEW iPhones. INCOMING…

23 Aug 2019

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Send us a text!This week: the stage is set… NEW iPhones. NEW Macs… Apple Watches galore. New leaks paint a picture of a MASSIVE hoard of Apple har...

#401 - iPhone 11: the biggest leaks yet!

16 Aug 2019

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Send us a text!This week: a Foxconn insider spills BIG iPhone 11 secrets. Plus: the Pros and Con of Apple Card, Apple’s new maps start rolling out a...

#400 - Apple ASRM, and iPhone vs. Galaxy 10

09 Aug 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple enters the ASMR business! Plus: first impressions of Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 10, and the features iPhone should st...

#399 - Apple’s working on something BIG...

02 Aug 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple’s working on something BIG, and their massive increase in R&D spending proves it. Plus: we discuss all the surpr...

#398 - 16-inch MacBook Pro details and the Apple Car LIVES!

26 Jul 2019

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Send us a text!This week: the all-new 16-inch MacBook Pro—a new report gives us a price tag and release date. Then: a new hire signals that the Appl...

#397 - Face-aging app goes viral, and... return of the rainbow Apple logo?

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a text!This week: FaceApp, the mega viral app that ages your face, might also be stealing your data! Plus: why your next iPhone or Mac may fea...

#396 - Big Mac updates!

12 Jul 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Big Mac updates! But not like a Big Mac. We're talking computers. Never mind, look—Apple just updated the MacBook Air...

#395 - Why Jony Ive quit: troubling details emerge…

05 Jul 2019

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Send us a text!This week: A new report details why Jony Ive is departing Apple, and it paints a troubling picture. Plus, Leander tells us about the “...

#394 - Reacting to the departure of Jony Ive

28 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!This week: we knew it was coming, but now it’s official, Jony Ive is leaving Apple. Plus: 16-inch MacBook Pro could arrive sooner tha...

#393 - BIG changes coming to iPhone

21 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!This week: new iPhone rumors point to some BIG changes… Plus: Leander gives his take on the new betas; two long-awaited features are ...

The day we met (CC Off Topic with Aaron Hughes)

18 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!Two friends discuss fatherhood, and meeting their kids for the first time

#392 - iOS 13’s best hidden features plus our favorite gadgets 🤖🔥

14 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!This week: the super useful iOS 13 features you haven’t heard about! Plus: we discuss the best new features in iPadOS. And we’ll te...

Let's talk about games! CC Off Topic #2, with the AMAZING Aaron Hughes

09 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!Two life-long playas talk about their favorite games, and which future titles they're most excited for.

#391 - We react to Apple’s LEGENDARY WWDC keynote

07 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Our WWDC reactions! Apple keynotes don’t get more legendary than this one. Plus: the crazy cryptographic tech powering App...

The pros and cons of a Hackintosh, with Peter Paul Chato (CC 2nd Hour)

02 Jun 2019

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Send us a text!Is the power of a Hackintosh worth the hassle of building and maintaining one?  Big daddy Erf gets the answers with YouTube creator an...

#390 - New Mac Pro debuting at WWDC?

31 May 2019

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Send us a text!Apple may be prepping the Mac Pro for its big reveal...don’t miss our WWDC 2019 hardware expectations. This week: Apple may be preppi...

#389 - Apple unveils the 8-core MacBook Pro!

24 May 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple releases the MacBook Pro we never thought possible, packed with Intel’s newest 8-core chip! But can a machine this s...

#388 - iPhone 11 leaks!

17 May 2019

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Send us a text!This week: new leaks give us our best look yet at iPhone XI and XIR. Plus: new US tariffs could skyrocket the prices of your next iPhon...

#387 - WWDC 2019, revealed!

10 May 2019

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Send us a text!This week: WWDC 2019 is right around the corner, and a new report sheds light on everything Apple's prepping to reveal. We discuss...

#386 - What's Apple's next HUGE product?

03 May 2019

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Send us a text!This week: will it be a car, glasses, or a full frame camera? iPhones aren’t selling like they used to, and Apple’s looking for the...

#385 - Industrial Design Team shakeup!

26 Apr 2019

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Send us a text!This week: some major changes are in store for Apple’s legendary industrial design team… we discuss. Plus: Apple commits to fixing ...

#384 - Are we too critical of Apple?

19 Apr 2019

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Send us a text!This week: is the CultCast crew too critical of Apple? Some say yes. We discuss! Plus, we talk about the pros and cons of Apple’s rep...

#383 - All-new MacBook Pro, return of Magsafe, & inside Apple's megafactories

12 Apr 2019

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Send us a text!This week: Apple’s readying a totally redesigned MacBook Pro with next gen display! We discuss. Plus: Apple’s working on the next g...