The Talk Show With John Gruber
Episodes
443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.
442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the 2025 Six Colors Apple Report Card, MacOS 26 Tahoe, Apple Creator Studio, along with what we expect/hope...
441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple's version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the n...
440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.
439: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.
438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Quinn Nelson returns for a two-part holiday spectacular: the iPad in the wake of iPadOS 26, and Apple's executive changes as Tim Cook se...
436: ‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “...
435: ‘Lincoln Bio Services’, With Stephen Robles
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.
434: ‘Knee-Jerk Contrarian’, With Dan Frommer
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include the indie media business, the iPhone Pocket, the iPhone Air (including rumors about the ...
433: ‘Meat Bags’, With Brian Mueller
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Brian Mueller, developer of Carrot Weather, joins the show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his utterly ridiculous but totally ser...
432: ‘You and Frank Sinatra’, With Dan Moren
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Moren returns to the show. Topics include Atlas, ChatGPT's new web browser (or anti-web browser) for the Mac; Apple's loss in a "landmark" regulat...
431: ‘Iconic Pig Lipstick’, With John Moltz
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one wor...
430: ‘Ersatz PopSocket’, With Andru Edwards
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Andru Edwards joins the show. Topics include Google’s Pixel 10 event and the Pixel 10 family of devices, AI’s effect on computationa...
429: ‘Weird Turtle Fake Out’, With Matthew Panzarino
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include 007 logo creator Joe Caroff’s death at 103, Google’s weird “Made by Google” event hosted...
428: ‘Michigan-Starred Fine Dining’, With Louie Mantia
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Louie Mantia joins the show to talk about Liquid Glass, the various OS 26 updates, and the worrisome state of Apple's UI design overall....
427: ‘The Shift-2 Crowd’, With Jason Snell
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the early PC platform rivalries of the 1980s, iOS 26 leaks (and Apple suing YouTuber Jon Prosser), the v...
426: ‘The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel’, With David Smith
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer's perspective look at WWDC 2025.
425: ‘Through the Wall Like Kool-Aid Man’, With Chance Miller
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chance Miller returns to the show to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2025.
424: ‘Live From WWDC 2025’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join me to dis...
423: ‘Sewing Machine Repair Shop’, With Patrick McGee
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick McGee joins the show to discuss his must-read new book, *Apple in China* -- one of the best books about Apple anyone has ever written.
422: ‘A Monkey on a Rock’, With Stephen Hackett
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Hackett, proprietor of 512 Pixels and co-founder of Relay (purveyor of many fine podcasts), joins the show. Topics include: IO (or if you will...
421: ‘The Ratchet of Flippancy’, With Craig Mod
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Mod returns to the show to discuss his splendid new book, *Things Become Other Things*. Other topics include creating with AI tools (including p...
420: ‘The Best Hatched Plan’, With Glenn Fleishman
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show for episode 420 on 4/20, but everyone’s sober, I swear. Topics include Trump’s dumb tariffs and ...
419: ‘Podcasting Technology Cadence’, With MG Siegler
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about the drama surrounding Siri and Apple Intelligence.
418: ‘Putting a Stink on the Letter X’, With Craig Hockenberry
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s new hardware this week — M3 iPad Airs, A16 regular iPads, M4 MacBook Airs, and t...
417: ‘Nothing Is Possible’, With Paul Kafasis
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest: Paul Kafasis. Special topics: Siri/Super Bowl nonsense, “Gulf of Mexico/America” nonsense, the iPhone 16e gets announced, and a ver...
416: ‘A Professional Internet User’, With Vlad Prelovac
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kagi founder and CEO Vlad Prelovac joins the show to talk about the business of web search, the thinking behind Kagi’s own amazing search engine, an...
415: ‘A Good Duck Butt’, With Allen Pike
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Allen Pike joins the show to talk about the state of generative AI and how Apple Intelligence measures up (so far). Also: some speculati...
414: ‘Annoying Friendliness’, With Joanna Stern
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about our new best friends, AI chatbots, and I chime in with how the Voight-Kampff test got it all wrong.
413: ‘Holiday Party 2024’, With Merlin Mann
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This again. Jiminy. Well, once more, let's talk *around* another election, and try, by doing so, to maybe express something *about* it.
412: ‘His Most Pro Shirt’, With Dan Moren
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Moren returns to the show to discuss this week’s introductions of the first M4 Macs: iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pros.
411: ‘An Acoustic Nightmare’, With Tyler Stalman
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tyler Stalman joins the show to discuss the iPhone 16 lineup’s cameras, and the state of iPhone photography.
410: ‘Shipping vs. Shipping’, With Jason Snell
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss Apple's September product announcements, and Meta's Orion prototype AR glasses.
409: ‘The Dynamic Paradox’, With Nilay Patel
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nilay Patel returns to the show to consider the iPhones 16.
408: ‘Good Enough to Be Pesky’, With Taegan Goddard
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Taegan Goddard, longtime writer and founder of Political Wire, joins the show to talk about the past, present, and future of independent...
407: ‘Pinkie Swear’, With Chance Miller
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chance Miller, ace reporter (and editor-in-chief) for 9to5Mac, joins the show to talk about the latest changes to Apple's DMA compliance plans with iO...
406: ‘Hock TUAW’, With Christina Warren
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Warren (a.k.a. “Mary Brown”) returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s new iOS 18.1 and MacOS 15.1 betas (featuring Apple Intelligen...
405: ‘Chutes and Ladders’, With Hunter Hillegas
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Hunter Hillegas, author of the excellent Vegas Mate app, joins the show to discuss euphemistic emoji, the CrowdStrike fiasco, and the cl...
404: ‘Curiously Short Episodes’, With John Moltz
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Moltz returns to the show for a holiday-week look at the best of recent prestige streaming content, particularly Apple TV+. And, yes, a bit on th...
403: ‘150 Million Calculator Apps’, With Quinn Nelson
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quinn Nelson, renowned host of [Snazzy Labs](https://www.youtube.com/@snazzy), returns to the show to recap the highlights of WWDC: Apple Intelligence...
402: ‘Live From WWDC 2024’, With John Giannandrea, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded in front of a live (and lively) audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests John Giannandrea, Craig Federi...
401: ‘Chockdingus’, With Craig Hockenberry
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include the upcoming Daylight DC-1 monochrome “e-paper” tablet, more thoughts on the new iPad Pros, ...
400: ‘Canadian Girlfriend Vibes’, With M.G. Siegler
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest M.G. Siegler returns to the show to talk about the new iPad Pros, the iPadOS/MacOS functional gulf, the OpenAI/Scarlett Johansson contro...
399: ‘I Decapitated the MacBook Air’, With Federico Viticci
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federico Viticci returns to the show to discuss MacStories’s 15th anniversary, Apple’s upcoming “Let Loose” keynote for new iPad hardware, and...
398: ‘You’ve Never Seen Email Like This Before’, With John Moltz
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The one and only John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the relative dearth of original content for Vision Pro, WWDC rumors and guesses, and, ye...
397: ‘Less Space Than a Nomad? Lame’, With Jason Snell
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple. And sports gambling.
396: ‘The Essence of Stealing’, With David Barnard
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest David Barnard joins the show. Topics include the App Store — past, present, and post-DMA future — and the excellent new upda...
395: ‘I’m a Real-World Man’, With Adam Lisagor
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Lisagor returns to the show to discuss, while wearing, Apple Vision Pro.
394: ‘An Impossible Balcony’, With Matthew Panzarino
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Panzarino -- proprietor of the excellent new website/newsletter [The Obsessor](https://www.theobsessor.com/) -- returns to the show to talk ab...
393: ‘An Asterisk on the Bento Box’, With Marco Arment
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include the Apple-Masimo patent dispute over Apple Watch blood oxygen sensors, the new External Payment Links...
392: ‘Halos and Harps’, With Casey Liss
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple’s 2023 year in review, with Casey Liss.
391: ‘Error -37’, With John Siracusa
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special holiday guest: John Siracusa. Special holiday topics: the Apple/Masimo patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensors in Apple Watches, the ongo...
390: ‘The Blurry Edge of Acceptable’, With Nilay Patel
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nilay Patel returns to the show. Topics include the iPhones 15, journalism in the age of AI, and what it’s like to have Barack Obama on your podcast...
389: ‘Two-Legged Stool’, With Gabe Rivera
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Gabe Rivera, founder of the indispensable news aggregator Techmeme, joins the show to talk about the state of news and social media.
388: ‘What the Actual’, With Christina Warren
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Warren joins the show to talk about Apple’s “Scary Fast” event, introducing the new M3 MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac.
387: ‘Are There Ever Too Many Love Songs?’, With Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guests Sebastiaan de With and Ben Sandofsky, co-founders of Lux, join the show to talk about their apps (Halide, Spectre, and Orion) and specu...
386: ‘Gate Number Two’, With John Moltz
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest John Moltz joins the show to discuss the various iPhone 15 “-gates”, rumors of Jony Ive working with OpenAI on an “AI device”, a...
385: ‘Who’s Heef?’, With Matthew Panzarino
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about the new iPhones 15.
384: ‘Pleading the Fifth’, With Michael Simmons
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Flexibits co-founder Michael Simmons returns to the show to talk about his experience at Apple’s developer lab for Vision Pro, and his enthusiasm fo...
383: ‘A Photocopy of a Fax’, With Jason Snell
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell, come on down. You’re the next contestent on The Talk Show. Special topics: John Warnock and Adobe, Disney and Apple, the iMac’s 25th ...
382: ‘What’s Happening‽’, With Craig Hockenberry
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hockenberry, the special guest with the special fleshy palms, returns to the show. Topics include Twitter/X, foldable phones, and our favorite f...
381: ‘Tape Deck Dongle’, With Joanna Stern
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include the launch of Threads, Apple’s Vision Pro, and iPhone/iCloud device security. Also, some accidental...
380: ‘The M Is for Magnificent’, With Matthew Panzarino
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show for a post-WWDC discussion about Vision Pro and VisionOS.
379: ‘An Extra Kick in the Nuts’, With Christian Selig
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Selig, developer of the excellent apps Apollo and Pixel Pals, joins the show to talk about Reddit's Twitter-fication, along with highlights ...
378: ‘Live From WWDC 2023’, With John Ternus, Mike Rockwell, Craig Federighi, and Greg Joswiak
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back in San Jose's historic California Theatre for the first time since 2019, special guests John Ternus, Mike Rockwell, Craig Federighi, and Greg Jos...
377: ‘guyenglish.zip’, With Guy English
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guy English returns to the show to talk about the live show from WWDC, Mac Pros past and future, Marathon and Mac gaming, and Apple’s seemingly immi...
376: ‘One True HIG’, With Neil Jhaveri
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Jhaveri, founder and lead developer of Mimestream, the terrific new native Mac email client for Gmail, joins the show to talk about email, Mac ap...
375: ‘No False Humidity’, With Jason Snell
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest: Jason Snell. Topics: Headset, headseat, headset. And no baseball talk other than how games might look in VR. Also: Final Cut Pro and Lo...
374: ‘The Paul McCartney of Car Salesmen’, With John Moltz
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Moltz, ace reporter from The Daily Planet, returns to the show. Topics include Apple pushing ads through its own built-in apps, car shopping, and...
373: ‘This Guy Reads a Lot Better’, With Quinn Nelson
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Quinn Nelson joins the show to talk about Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset, Apple silicon, and more.
372: ‘$8 Billion in Late Fees’, With Rene Ritchie
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to discuss generative AI (and what Apple might soon do with it), iPhone passcodes and iCloud device security, HBO Max...
371: ‘The Skin of Your Pants’, With Daniel Jalkut
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show to talk about AI chat, new emoji, and Apple Music Classical.
370: ‘Fine Hypertext Products’, With Jason Kottke
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Kottke returns to the show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kottke.org.
369: ‘18-Hour Bombing Mission’, With Marco Arment
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Arment returns to the show to discuss some genuinely startling revelations regarding iPhone and Apple ID security; the new HomePod 2; and our fa...
368: ‘Tweeter and the Monkey Man’, With Dan Moren
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Dan Moren joins the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Pros and Mac Minis, the state of Mac gaming, and the triumphant return of the ...
367: ‘Slow-Moving Hurricane’, With Craig Hockenberry
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hockenberry returns to the show to talk about the demise of third-party Twitter clients, the overall Twitter shitshow, touchscreens on the Mac, ...
366: ‘Measure Seven Times, Cut Once’, With Glenn Fleishman
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about reported setbacks in Apple's silicon division, the LastPass vault leak and password management, and ...
365: ‘Permanent September’, With Rene Ritchie
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about recent news (Twitter, Freeform, iCloud Advanced Data Protection, the EU’s new Digital Markets Act) an...
364: ‘Spooky Hole’, With John Moltz
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Friend of the show John Moltz returns to talk about Elon Musk steering Twitter into a multi-issue spat with Apple, Mastodon, and some streaming TV rec...
363: ‘Deliberately Churned’, With Christina Warren
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about the drama at Disney, tumult at Twitter, and how the hell to score Taylor Swift tickets.
362: ‘Grand Scale Foot-Shooting’, With Anil Dash
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest: Anil Dash. A little about last week’s U.S. midterm elections, and a lot about what’s going on at Twitter under Elon Musk.
361: ‘A Fit of Pique’, With Federico Viticci
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Federico Viticci returns to the show to talk about iPads, Stage Manager, and Apple’s ill-considered foray into expanding ads in the App Store.
360: ‘Neither Fish Nor Fowl’, With Jason Snell
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the new 10th-gen iPad and M2 iPads Pro.
359: ‘Big Booger Came After You’, With Merlin Mann
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merlin Mann returns to the show to talk about AI image generation (along with a few asides).
358: ‘Double-Digit Domains’, With Paul Kafasis
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Kafasis returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, AirPods Pro, and Rogue Amoeba’s 20th anniversary.
357: ‘Fluent Cupertinoese’, With Nilay Patel
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about Apple’s “Far Out” event, the iPhones 14, and The Verge’s redesign.
356: ‘An Unranted Rant’, With Rosemary Orchard
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Rosemary Orchard joins the show to talk about her new book, “Take Control of Shortcuts”, and the state of automation on iOS and MacO...
355: ‘The Creaturest of Habits’, With Daniel Jalkut
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show. Topics include a serious discussion about CSAM detection at major cloud storage providers and messaging services. A...
354: ‘Get Me to the Fainting Couch’, With John Moltz
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Very special guest John Moltz returns to the show to talk about Center Stage, Stage Manager, and all the other stages.
353: ‘Shop Different’, With Michael Steeber
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Michael Steeber joins the show to discuss his new project, The Apple Store Time Machine — an intricately-detailed explorable walkt...
352: ‘I’ve Kissed That Mouse’, With Marco Arment
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Arment returns to the show to talk about the new M2 MacBook Air and stuff.
351: ‘Here You Go, Cheapskate’, With Rene Ritchie
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rene Ritchie returns to the show for more on Apple’s announcements from WWDC 2022, locking devices out of Face ID and Touch ID, passkeys, and more.
350: ‘Your Sack of Meat With Teeth’, With Jason Snell
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the biggest threads from WWDC 2022 — in particular, Stage Manager and the M2 MacBook Air and 13-inch ...
349: ‘Live From WWDC 2022’, With Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guests Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak join me to discuss the news from WWDC 2022, in front of a live audience at the new Apple Developer Cen...
348: ‘Joe Biden’s Gum’’, With John Moltz
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Very special guest: John Moltz. Very special topics: flat Apple Watches, USB-C iPhones, and more.
347: ‘After Steve’, With Tripp Mickle
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Tripp Mickle joins the show to talk about his new book, *After Steve*, reporting on the last decade at Apple.
346: ‘Like Neo Dodging Bullets’, With Zach Gage
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Gage joins the show to talk about game design and creativity, including his new game Knotwords.
345: ‘A Fake Crank on the Web’, With Michael Simmons
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Simmons returns to the show to talk about the Studio Display's camera (and this week's beta firmware update to tweak its quality), how things ...
344: ‘Devastation, Pessimism, and Rage’, With Glenn Fleishman
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn Fleishman returns to the show to talk about Elon Musk’s impending acquisition of Twitter, Apple’s credibility problem when arguing against b...