The Talk Show With John Gruber

Very special guest Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include sleep and sleep-tracking (with Apple Watch), regional fast-casual dining, the nature of podcasting, and, of course, more. Sponsors Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code thetalkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Links Sleep-tracking Apple Watch apps: Sleep++ SleepWatch AutoSleep Apple’s list of standard Mac keyboard shortcuts. Vox: “How golf explains Donald Trump”. Commander-in-Cheat — Rick Reilly’s new book on Trump. Gino’s Burgers and Chicken — a fast food chain from the 1970s that served Kentucky Fried Chicken but was not a Kentucky Fried Chicken. 1984 NYT story on Massachussetts’s then-new — and still in place — law banning bars and restaurants from offering “Happy Hours”. Philadelphia is incinerating half its recycling. 99% Invisible episode on where U.S. recycling often went: to China. “The Banana Window” — 2011 episode of the old incarnation of The Talk Show where Merlin joined me as co-host while Dan was on paternity leave. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Very special guest MG Siegler returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s original content strategy and a general look at the state of the company. Sponsors Things: The award-winning personal task manager that helps you achieve your goals -- an outstanding native app for Mac and iOS. Casper: Save $50 off select mattresses with code talkshow. Terms and conditions apply. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Links 500ish Words — MG’s blog. Oprah Winfrey talks Apple with The Hollywood Reporter. SteelSeries Nimbus game controller for Apple TV ($50). “Talk the Thrones” — The Ringer’s post-Game of Thrones livecast. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include AirPods 2, Samsung’s Galaxy Fold debacle, the trove of iOS 13 and MacOS 10.15 leaks reported by Guilherme Rambo, and the future of iTunes. Sponsors Things: The award-winning personal task manager that helps you achieve your goals. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN: Rated #1 VPN service by TechRadar and comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. Links AirPods battery replacement from Apple. ToothFairy — Michael Tsai’s $3 app for easily connecting AirPods to your Mac with a click. AirBuddy — Guilherme Rambo’s $5 utility for connecting AirPods to your Mac with a slick iOS-style “just open the case near the Mac” interface. The cheap piece of plastic Mark Gurman inadvertently peeled off his Galaxy Fold. The peeling plastic layer on Joanna Stern’s Galaxy Fold review unit. Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes.

Special guest Peter Kafka — executive editor at Recode and longtime reporter in the fields of media and technology — joins the show to discuss the announcements at last week’s “Show Time” event: Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, and Apple TV Channels and TV+. Sponsors Away: Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of Eero Plus with code thetalkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links Kafka: "Apple’s Plan for Its New TV Service: Sell Other People’s TV Services". Kafka's take on the event. My brief thoughts on the event. Designer Wyatt Mitchell's exquisite white jumpsuit. "Joker" teaser, from director Todd Phillips. Yours truly on Kafka’s Recode Media podcast back in 2016.

Special guest Paul Kafasis returns to the show. Topics include last week's Apple product releases -- new iPads, iMacs, and AirPods -- and the de-Steve-ification of Wynn Las Vegas. Sponsors Product Breakfast Club: The only fun design podcast out there. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Audible: Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial. Links Mac Sound Sorcery One Foot Tsunami Encore Boston Harbor Colonel Sanders: "It was finger-licking bad." AirPod long-term battery life Profile of long-time Apple executive Shaan Pruden.

Matthew “Hondo” Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include WWDC 2019, the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, Apple and privacy, the Boeing 737 Max, and Disney’s upcoming Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park lands. Sponsored by: Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code thetalkshow. Mack Weldon: Modern men's essentials. Save 20% off your first purchase with code talkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links: Panzarino: “How Disney Built Star Wars in Real Life” Web browser recreation of Tim Berners-Lee’s original browser — WorldWideWeb on NeXTStep. Apple’s new privacy ad. Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol recall in 1982. “It’s Time to Break Up Amazon, Google, and Facebook”. “Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Up Apple, Too”. Spotify’s “Time to Play Fair” campaign against Apple. Movies: Hackers Sneakers This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include, but are not limited to, privacy concerns with apps from the App Store, Google’s payments to Apple to keep Google Search the default in Safari, Apple’s Shot on iPhone contest winners, and speculation about Apple’s purported March 25 media event. Sponsored by: Marine Layer: Clothes that make it easy to get dressed in the morning. Use code TTS for 15% off your first order. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Links: These Apps Are Stealing Your Most Private Data and It Should Be a Crime. Objective Development’s Internet Access Policy. The Secret Lives of Facebook Moderators in America. Samsung Galaxy Fold vs. Huawei Mate X. Shot on iPhone Challenge winners. Should Apple Remove Google as Default Search?. Twitter thread on new MacBooks with keyboard problems. Adam Lashinsky on Steve Jobs’s parable of the difference between a janitor and a VP. LG’s answer to the foldable mania is a second screen. Google Blames Bug for Apple Music Appearing on Home Speakers. Teleprompt+. Panasonic GH5. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include: rumors of new Mac hardware and Marzipan at WWDC, Samsung’s new phones unveiled at their “Unpacked” event, 5G networks, Apple’s purported foray into the credit card business, and more — including Glenn’s “Tiny Type Museum” Kickstarter project. Sponsors Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of Eero Plus with code thetalkshow. Molekule: The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. Save $75 with code talkshow. Casper: Save $50 off select mattresses with code talkshow. Terms and conditions apply. Links Tiny Type Museum & Time Capsule — Glenn’s latest project on Kickstarter. “The Old Guard of Mac Indie Apps Has Thrived for More Than 25 Years”. WSJ report on Apple teaming With Goldman Sachs to issue a credit card. Costco’s remarkable low-fee exclusivity deal with Visa. “Gurman on WWDC 2019: Marzipan Marches Forward and the New Mac Pro”. “Are Russian Trolls Saving Measles From Extinction?” Glenn’s story on Erik Spiekermann marrying digital design with letterpress printing. Jack Dorsey on The Bill Simmons Podcast. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Rich Mogull joins the show. Topics cover a range of security and privacy-related issues: the Jeff Bezos/National Enquirer saga, laptop webcams, abuse of Apple's enterprise developer program to enable sideloading of iOS apps, Amazon's acquisition of Eero, and more. Sponsors LinkedIn: A new hire is made every ten seconds using LinkedIn. Save $50 off your first job listing with this link. Away: Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links Securosis — Rich’s security consultancy and blog. Enterprise apps as de facto sideloading. Daring Fireball: “On Covering Webcams”. Micro Snitch: Objective Development’s utility for notifying you of access to your Mac’s camera or microphone. Patrick Wardle’s Oversight. The 2005 TJX data breach. Cliff Sims’s Team of Vipers tell-all on working in the Trump administration.

John Moltz makes his long-awaited return to the show. Three big topics this week: the Facebook VPN app fiasco (and the company’s pattern of ethical violations), the Group FaceTime bug that allowed callers to listen to audio before the call was answered, and Apple’s quarterly results. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Audible: Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial. Casper: Get $50 off select mattresses with code talkshow. Terms and conditions apply. Links: Bugs in Group FaceTime Allow Callers to See and Hear Recipients’ End Without Them Answering. TechCrunch: Facebook Pays Teenagers to Install VPN That Spies on Them. Google Was Doing Something Similar. Apple’s Q1 2019 Financial Results. Lisa Brennan-Jobs on Craig Mod’s “On Margins” podcast. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.