The Talk Show With John Gruber

Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about Apple Car, Apple TV, Clubhouse, and Bloomberg hamfistedly revisiting “The Big Hack”. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts can get $100 credit. Flatfile: Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. Links: Daring Fireball posts on Bloomberg’s “Big Hack” update. “Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media” by Seth Mnookin. Zeynep Tucekci: “Critical Thinking Isn’t Just a Process” — interesting post about reading through the lines of authoritarian doublespeak. Marc Newson’s Ikepod watches, ideas which carried through to Apple Watch. Rocket — Christina’s podcast with Brianna Wu and Simone De Rochefort. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

John Moltz returns to the show to give stock market investment advice. 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. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code talkshow. Links: Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman reports on 2021 Macs. Mimeographs. San Antonio 10 year old who got 10 shares of GameStop stock as a gift from his mom and made $3000. Titanium G4 PowerBook. Robinhood overview by NYT. Philly COVID vaccination fiasco. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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.

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.*

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.

Matthew Panzarino joins the show to talk about Apple's new AirPods Max headphones and the future of the Mac on Apple Silicon. Sponsored by: Honest Security: A free guide from Kolide, with everything they’ve learned over the last year working on their own product. Away: Gift someone something to look forward to this holiday season. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code talkshow. Links: Panzarino: “This Is Not a Review of Apple’s New AirPods Max Headphones”. Yours truly: “Heavy Is the Head That Wears the AirPods Max”. Panzarino’s M1 MacBook Pro review, with jaw-dropping speed and battery life results from Xcode. James Mangold to direct fifth Indiana Jones movie. Todd Vaziri on a fun audio Easter egg in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Steve Martin’s “autograph” cards. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Nilay Patel returns to the show and we have nothing to talk about. You know, other than the M1 Macs and entire iPhone 12 lineup. Sponsored by: 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. Mint Mobile: Get your new wireless plan for just $15/month with free shipping. Links: Decoder — new/relaunched interview podcast hosted by Nilay. (Overcast link.) “The Pandemic Work Diary of a Podcasting Tech Editor” — nice feature in the NYT on Nilay’s workday. The Verge’s reviews for the M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini. Yours truly’s review of the M1 MacBook Pro. Patrick Moorhead’s “last honest man” style review of the M1 MacBook Air for Forbes, which, just one week later, is not aging well. The Verge’s reviews for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. And from a few weeks prior: the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. Yours truly’s reviews of the iPhone 12/12 Pro and 12 Mini/12 Pro Max. “Verizon and AT&T Have Vastly Different Ideas About Phone Cases” — Ashley Carman’s 2018 profile for The Verge of Helena Elicerio, Verizon’s phone case product manager. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the new M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro. Sponsored by: Feals: Premium CBD delivered directly to your doorstep. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $20 credit. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links: Joanna Stern in the WSJ: “Apple’s M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Review: The Laptop’s Biggest Leap in Years”. And on YouTube: “Goodbye, Fan Noise”. My review of the M1 MacBook Pro. Joanna’s and my joint appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Alley, which started the webcam-gate scandal. Joanna’s epic breakdown of the best available USB-C chargers. Aukey’s adorable $50 90-watt 3-port charger, and their even smaller $45 65-watt 2-port charger. Joanna, back in July: “Quit Chrome. Safari and Edge Are Just Better Browsers for You and Your Computer.” Camo — excellent app that lets you use your iPhone or iPad as a Mac webcam. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Another election. A different result. Let’s talk around it. Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code talkshow. Atoms: Say hello to your dream shoes. Free face mask with promo code DF at checkout. Links: Holiday Party (2016).

Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the new iPad-Pro-style iPad Air, the remarkable state of the Mac, and David Letterman’s battery-shopping trip to CVS. Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $20 credit. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Stitch Fix: A personal styling company that makes getting the clothes you love effortless. Save 25% when you keep everything in your Fix. Links: The 20 Macs for 2020 podcast project. Jason’s chart-based speculation on what we might expect from Apple Silicon Macs. My review of the new iPad Air. Jason’s review of the new iPad Air. Jason’s review of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. My iPhone 12 review, and my event wrap-up with analysis of pricing. Dave Itzkoff’s profile of David Letterman for The New York Times, regarding season 3 of his Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction”.