The Talk Show With John Gruber

Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, using an iPad for “work”, podcasting microphones, the damn Siri Remote for the new Apple TV, the Star Wars: Rogue One teaser, and more. Sponsored by: Casper: A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code thetalkshow for $50 off. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code GRUBER for 10% off your first order. Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code TALKSHOW10 for 10% off your first order. Links: iFontMaker — iPad app for creating and editing fonts. Apogee MiC Digital Microphone — a good (but $230) Lightning port microphone for iOS devices. Serenity: “Some Day, I Would Like to Stop Losing My Siri Remote”. Jared Newman attached a Tile tracker to his Siri Remote. The first trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Jason Snell (Six Colors, The Incomparable, Upgrade) returns to the show for an in-depth look at last week's Apple Event, and the two products that were introduced: the iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Other topics include the ongoing FBI/Apple encryption soap opera, what's wrong with the Apple Watch -- and our appreciation for the late great Garry Shandling. Sponsored by: Hello Fresh: The meal kit delivery service that makes cooking fun, easy, and convenient. Save $35 off your first week of deliveries with code "TALKSHOW". Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code GRUBER for 10% off your first order. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10 percent off for the life of your account. Links: Great article by Ben Thompson: “Apple’s Organizational Crossroads” BeOS developers tossing CRT monitors off the roof of their office building, circa 2000. Interesting study on differing interpretations of emoji across platforms. Napkin — a terrific Mac image annotation app from Guy and Chris Parrish. Walt Disney World’s “Philly Cheesesteak” hot dog. (You can get it with apple slices to keep it healthy.) This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Glenn Fleishman joins the show. The primary topic: Apple’s legal battle against the FBI regarding the iPhone and encryption. Other topics include Aaron Burr’s resurgence in popularity, the U.S. founding fathers’ use of cyphers and codes in their correspondance, next week’s Apple event, USB battery packs, and more. Sponsored by: Casper: A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code thetalkshow for $50 off. Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Audible.com: With over 180,000 audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code TALKSHOW10 for 10% off your first order. Links: Free chapters of Glenn Fleishman’s upcoming book, Take Control of Slack Basics. Graydon Carter: “Why Donald Trump Will Always Be a ‘Short-Fingered Vulgarian’”. Political action committee changes name from “Trump Has Tiny Hands PAC” to “Americans Against Insecure Billionaires with Tiny Hands”. Donald Trump back in October 2013: “As an addition, Apple must go to a larger screen now—asap! They’re losing their standing in the market!”. Wordnik. Low self-discharged (LSD) nickel–metal hydride batteries. Walt Mossberg’s review of the modular Eero home Wi-Fi system. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include the Apple/FBI encryption fight, Apple's upcoming event and the products they're expected to announce. And Campo Santo's fantastic new video game Firewatch. Sponsored by: Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code GRUBER for 10% off your first order. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10 percent off for the life of your account. Links: L. Gordon Crovitz’s jacktastic op-ed piece on the Apple/FBI fight. Firewatch. Olly Moss’s Star Wars trilogy posters. Geek Remix’s excellent video analyzing the plot of Firewatch. Spoilers galore — do not watch this unless you’ve finished the game. You don’t even want to look at the title of the video. The cast of Firewatch. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Jim Dalrymple joins the show to talk about the Apple/FBI legal showdown, the debate over Apple software quality, and more. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code GRUBER for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code TALKSHOW10 for 10% off your first order. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code TALKSHOW for $5 off your first purchase. Links: Walt Mossberg: "Apple's Apps Need Work" Jim Dalrymple: "About Walt Mossberg and Apple’s App Problem" Yours truly: "Apple's App Problem" This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Very special guests Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi join the show. Topics include: the new features in Apple's upcoming OS releases (iOS 9.3 and tvOS 9.2); why Apple is expanding its public beta program for OS releases; iTunes's monolithic design; how personally involved Eddy and Craig are in using, testing, and installing beta software; the sad decline of Duke's men's basketball team; and more. Some scoops too, including: the weekly number of iTunes and App Store transactions, an updated Apple Music subscriber count, peak iMessage traffic per second, and the number of iCloud account holders. Sponsored exclusively by Meh.com — the daily deal site from the people who created Woot, sold Woot to Amazon, abandoned Woot, and started again. Links: Apple’s iOS beta preview page. Apple Insider on the new features in tvOS 9.2. Walt Mossberg: “Apple’s Apps Need Work”. Yours truly, following up on Mossberg’s column. Duke falls out of AP Top 25 for the first time in more than eight years. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include last Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 (and its mostly terrible commercials), Tim Cook’s tweet with a photo he took from the sidelines post-game, Twitter’s algorithmic timeline and the state of today’s Google- and Facebook-dominated online advertising industry, Yahoo’s dismal prospects, and more. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code GRUBER for 10% off your first order. Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Fracture: Your photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code TALKSHOW10 for 10% off your first order. Links: Tim Cook, Super Bowl photographer. The New Yorker advertising Josh Topolsky’s “The End of Twitter” article — on Twitter. Concussions suffered in this year’s Super Bowl. How we used to finger our friends in college. Dustin Curtis computed the 2015 revenue and profit per employee for Yahoo, Twitter, MSFT, Google, Facebook, and Apple. Xifaxan’s Super Bowl 50 commercial, starring a diarrhea-stricken human bowel. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Moisés Chiullan.

Special Guest Matthew Panzarino. Topics include Apple's quarterly financial results, rumors of Apple working on VR handsets and "wireless" charging for iPhones, Bezos charts, and more. Sponsored by: Casper: A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code thetalkshow for $50 off. Audible.com: With over 180,000 audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Merlin Mann returns to the show. Topics include Winter Storm Jonas, the politics of sick kids, sweating out a fever, people going insane over the rumors that the next iPhones will omit the standard headphone jack, the seven-hour The Godfather Epic, and more. Sponsored by: Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Links: Backblaze’s online speed test. 2007 New Yorker story on commuters in Atlanta. The original 2007–2009 run of The Talk Show. Merlin Mann and John Gruber’s 2009 talk at SXSW. Clever fake “FIFA corruption scandal” Twitter account, which seemingly predicted World Cup matches before they were played. Online petition asking Apple not to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack from new iPhones. Team Negative One’s new samizdat restoration of a 35mm print of the 1977 theatrical release of Star Wars. The Atlantic: “Milk, Bread, and Eggs: The Trinity of Winter-Storm Panic-Shopping”. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show to deliver his first-hand report from last week’s CES in Las Vegas. Other topics include Periscope, Peach, why Apple never participated at CES, El Chapo’s re-capture, iOS 9.3, Apple Watch, Apple’s finances (and stock price), and self-driving cars. Brought to you by: Wealthfront: A low-cost, automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code “GRUBER” for 10% off your first order. Igloo: The intranet you’ll actually like. Links: Dan Frommer’s report on Rupert Murdoch’s private super-conference held at the Wynn Las Vegas during CES. Frommer: “Fitbit’s Long-Term Future Sales Curve Revealed”. Frommer on Apple Watch, six months in. The re-launched City Notes. U.S. marshalls raid hovercraft booth at CES. Philip Elmer-DeWitt: “Why So Much Apple Commentary Is So Clueless”. The Boeing Dreamlifter (inspiration for Apple’s iPhone Smart Battery Case). Sean Penn’s remarkable story for Rolling Stone on meeting with El Chapo. Dave Winer on the El Chapo story, and the objection from some journalists regarding the disclosed concessions they made to create it. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.