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Serenity Caldwell returns to the show to talk about Apple's education-focused event last week in Chicago. Sponsored by: Radio Silence: The easiest network monitor and firewall for Mac. Radio Silence can stop any app from making network connections. Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10 percent on any subscription. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links: Waypoint EDU, impressive AR app by Matt Braun. Video of Apple's event in Chicago. Apple's 2012 education-focused event, at the Guggenheim. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Finally. Jason Kottke is on the show to talk about 20 years of writing his eponymous website. Sponsored by: Techmeme Ride Home: New daily podcast hosted by Brian McCullough summarizing the day’s tech news. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Flow: Beautiful project management for teams everywhere. Apply THETALKSHOW at checkout to save 50% off a new annual plan, or 30% off a new monthly plan, for your first year. Links: Dean Allen: “How to Make Soup” Kottke on Dean Allen. Yours truly on Dean Allen. Craig Mod’s “On Margins” podcast. Kottke’s 9/11 coverage. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include Apple and China, the 10th anniversary of the iPhone SDK, the future of the MacBook Air, and more. No baseball talk, except a little. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code talkshow. Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Links: Script Debugger 7. BBEdit 12. Keyboard Maestro. Craig Hockenberry on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone SDK. Lights Out — the first iPhone game. John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” segment on NRA TV. AR-15 church blessing (not a joke). Jason’s Macworld column on the weird current state and future of the MacBook Air. A 5-minute podcast with Merlin Mann interviewing Jason Snell and yours truly, recorded immediately after the announcement of the original iPhone, wherein Jason predicts the App Store. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show for a brief discussion. Topics include Apple’s OS development strategy, HomePod and Siri, the sad state of Apple TV apps, where to get a good cheesesteak, how to boil water, and more. Sponsored by: Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10 percent on any subscription. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code thetalkshow to make overnight shipping free. Links: Ina Fried on Apple reportedly changing tack to focus more on quality in software. Mark Gurman on Apple’s OS development strategy. Steven Sinofksy on Apple’s software “problem”. The biggest problem with Siri isn’t the list of capabilities but the reliability of what it can do: https://twitter.com/gruber/status/963843284794793984 https://twitter.com/waltmossberg/status/963849863959011328 https://twitter.com/waltmossberg/status/963881247478091776 Nick Heer on the new YouTube “app” for Apple TV. Baratza Virtuoso coffee grinder. The typographically disastrous Medelco 12-cup kettle. Cuisinart CPK-17 PerfecTemp 1.7-Liter Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle — Marco’s recommended electric kettle. Alexa’s pro-Eagles stance on Super Bowl 52. ActBlue’s The Great Slate — 8 first-time progressive candidates for Congress, each with “a clear path to victory in a poor, rural district that is being ignored by the national Democratic Party”. Cleavers Philly — good fucking cheesesteaks. “The Menu Bar”: Zac Cichy and Andrew Clark’s re-launched podcast on Apple. Mark Bramhill’s “Welcome to Macintosh” — minute-for-minute the best Apple podcast in the world. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Paul Kafasis returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s new HomePod, [Farrago](https://rogueamoeba.com/farrago/) (Rogue Amoeba’s new soundboard app for the Mac), the Philadelphia Eagles’ triumph over the “New England” Patriots in Super Bowl 52, and we stir up a controversy regarding a 10-year-old cocktail devised by the boys at You Look Nice Today. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Casper: Save up to $200 through February 20 during Casper’s Presidents’ Day sale. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Links: You Look Nice Today: “Aunt Nancy”. Unofficial You Look Nice Today topic index. Video proof, from yours today, that you can’t spear a Mento. The Shirley Temple of Doom. Rich Siegel’s excellent presentation at Cingleton 2014 on removing BBEdit from the Mac App Store. Is the top of the HomePod a “touchscreen”? We decide no, it is not, rendering this Claim Chowder piece from yours truly wrong. HomePod reviews: Mine. Jim Dalrymple’s, with backstage footage from our tour of Apple’s audio lab. Matthew Panzarino’s for TechCrunch. Nilay Patel’s for The Verge. Brian Chen’s for the NYT. Farrago, Rogue Amoeba’s new soundboard app. Designing Farrago. Just The Tip: The Fracture Swap. buttholevideo.com. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

John Moltz returns to the show. We talk about the HomePod, the “cancellation” of iPhone X, Steve Jobs and the orange button, and Super Bowl 52. And a surprising amount of talk about dates. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10 percent off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15 percent off your first order with code TALK15. RXBar: Whole-food protein bars. We tell you what’s on the inside on the outside. Use code TALKSHOW and save 25 percent on your first order. Links: Rian Johnson on The Talk Show five years ago. “I’m a fucking immigration lawyer.” “iPhone X is cancelled” nonsense. Tripp “Claim” Chowdhry’s greatest hits. Bethany Bongiorno’s story about Steve Jobs, the original iPhone, and an orange button. Nuzzel — a clever app that gives you news alerts based on links posted by the people you follow on Twitter. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about HomePod, clickbait, the Spectre/Meltdown security exploits, and a look back at Apple’s 2017 in review. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100-night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Save $20 with code talkshow. Links: Rene with Tim Cook at a Toronto Maple Leafs game. Joe Cieplinski on HomePod pricing. Business Insider: “I Had an Apple Store Experience From Hell — and It’s Clear There Are Larger Problems With Apple’s Retail Presence”. Yours truly: “On Rumors of the iPhone X Being Produced for Only One Year ” and “The Scourge of Clickbait”. Saved You a Click. Vector, Rene’s new daily podcast. 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 Last Jedi, with a cavalcade of special guests, including Guy English and John Siracusa. Links: 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Holiday Spectacular. Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code talk15. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Jason Snell returns for the penultimate episode of 2017. Topics include the iPhone battery performance-throttling saga, Google Maps vs. Apple Maps, new versions of iOS running slow on older iPhones, the new iMac Pro, iOS file management, and more. Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code talk15. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code thetalkshow for free overnight shipping in the U.S. and Canada. Links: Apple: “A Message to Our Customers About iPhone Batteries and Performance”. Apple KnowledgeBase: “iPhone Battery and Performance”. Jason’s interview with Greg Joswiak back in 2007 on the original iPhone’s battery. Jason on transferring files from an SD card to iOS devices. Twitter thread on iOS devices and USB storage. Reddit thread on Android phones, including reports from people with older devices with failing batteries. Jason and Myke Hurley’s Upgrade Holiday Special. Apollo 13. Justin O’Beirne: “Google’s Maps Moat”. iZotope RX 6: de-noising, de-echoing software. Jason’s new iMac Pro. The Apple IIc from 1984. Font/DA Mover — this is how we installed fonts back in the day. SteerMouse — third-party mouse driver for MacOS that lets you set incredibly fast mouse speeds. Good for RSI sufferers. Samsung’s T5 SSD external USB 3.1 storage drives. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about Apple's new iMac Pro lineup: gaming, VR, medical use, software development video, and more. Also: a spoiler-free preamble on Star Wars Ep. 8: The Last Jedi. Sponsors: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code talkshow. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Links: Archive of Rian Johnson’s appearance on episode 21 of The Talk Show. My first look at iMac Pro. Panzarino’s iMac Pro first look. Rene Ritchie’s first look. Electronauts. Twinmotion. Gravity Sketch. OsiriX. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.