Under the Radar
Episodes
331: Reflection
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
330: Engaging with Reddit
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
329: Zero Utilization on Your Brain
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
328: Five Years of Enough
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
327: Ready for Distribution
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
326: Tree-Planting Features
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
325: Upswing
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
324: Design Despair
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
323: The Tidal Wave
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
322: Requiring iOS 26?
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
321: WWDC 2025 Aftermath
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
320: Before the Barrier
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
319: Unfreezing Your Brain
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
318: The Forgotten Customer
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
317: Optimizing for Battery Life
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
316: Job Security
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
315: Self-Sufficient Apps
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
314: Optimism vs. Pessimism
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
313: What's In Our Circles
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
312: Our Changing Relationship with Apple
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
311: The Long Term
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
310: What's In Our Toolbox: Task Management
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
309: What's In Our Toolbox: Code Assistance
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
308: What's In Our Toolbox: Simulators & Source Control
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
307: What's In Our Toolbox: Code & Design
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
306: Overcast "Wrapped"
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
305: Selling Apps
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
304: Onboarding
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
303: Raising Prices
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
302: Artificial Walls
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
301: Pending Apple Release
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
300: The Aftermath
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
299: Mid-Summer Update
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
298: The Storm
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
297: The Storm Before The Storm
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
296: Summer Plans
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
295: WWDC 2024 Interview
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
294: WWDC Excitement
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
293: Butterflies in the Garden
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
292: You Can Always Come Back Later
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
291: An Inclusive Mindset
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
290: Pillar III: Retention
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
289: Vision Pro Numbers
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
288: Feelings & Opportunities
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
287: Pillar II: Monetization
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
286: First Hire
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
285: Recreational Computing
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
284: Pillar I: Acquisition
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
283: Fifty Roles
09 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
282: Revert to Defaults
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
281: The Weirdest Parties
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
280: Upstream Decisions
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
279: Rest and Recovery
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
278: Unforeseeable Issues
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover.
277: Go Time
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to prepare our test devices for last year's OSes.
276: Preparing for iOS 17
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing.
275: What's New In This Version
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating.
274: Does It Work, and How Does It Feel?
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab.
273: Backpack-Driven Development
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The value of exploration and experimentation.
272: Feeling Behind
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development.
271: Developer Prospects for visionOS
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year.
270: WWDC 2023
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets, and more, recorded at Apple Park during WWDC 2023...
269: Preparing for WWDC 2023
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virtual or in-person — can make the most of the ...
268: Fancy Work
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers.
267: Don't Run Servers
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it!
266: The Middle Path
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people.
265: Old App, New Subscription
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Updating a decade-old app to a new subscription business model, and how the change has performed so far and been received by the existing users.
264: Scaling Support
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email.
263: Pedometer++ 5.0
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features.
262: Managing Change
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taking risks to move an old app forward.
261: A Vacation to the Basement
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping.
260: Subscription School
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose.
259: Plans for the Season
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple.
258: A Less-Cloudy Outlook
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information.
257: Working in Public
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes.
256: Optimizing Paywalls
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.
255: The Discontinuity Principle
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player.
254: New and Different
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work.
253: Motivation Slumps
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again. Be kind to yourself.
252: Apple Watch Ultra
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat.
251: Be Where Your Customers Are
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next.
250: From Left Field to the Home Stretch
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series.
249: The Nature of Advertising
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Balancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business.
248: Limits of Indie Life
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We don't have the capabilities of larger staffs, and we can't do everything, so we must keep our scope and expectations within the capacity of what on...
247: Different, But Not Worse
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are SwiftUI apps destined to be mediocre, or can we still make great apps? Introducing the famous App Development Pentagon.
246: Hard Forks
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rewriting major parts of your app with aggressive new targets while keeping the old code around for compatibility.
245: Slope of Enlightenment
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the dust settling from WWDC, we have more realistic expectations of the new APIs and can make achievable plans for the summer.
244: WWDC 2022 Special
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special extended episode, we interview Serenity Caldwell and Andreas Wendker from Apple in the new Developer Center from WWDC 2022.
243: Workplace Christmas
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mentally preparing ourselves for WWDC 2022.
242: Setup Update
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An update on our hardware and software setups for development, considering Apple's current lineup.
241: Farewell, Feed Wrangler
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers.
240: File Edit WWDC Window Help
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A collection of mini-topics: the WWDC announcement, Phased Release for Automatic Updates, and the value of in-app Help documentation.
239: Overcast Redesign
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Considerations that went into the Overcast redesign, and its initial reception.
238: A/B Testing
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The benefits and pitfalls of data-driven choices.
237: The Spring Collection
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice.
236: Be A Little Annoying
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our perceived ideals of quality don't always win.
235: Color-Picking
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How we choose and manipulate colors as non-designers.
234: Should You Do It?
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So you have an idea to make an app. Is it available, is it worthwhile, and will you feel good about doing it? What happens if it works?
233: The Road (Still) Ahead
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How our expectations for 2021 panned out, and the kind of work we're planning to do in 2022.
232: SF Symbols
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our icon-design journeys over time have led us to lean heavily into SF Symbols today.