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Clockwise is a rapid-fire discussion of current technology issues hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent and featuring two special guests each week. Four people, four topics--and because we're always watching the clock, no episode is longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent.
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Jul 23, 2025 • 30min
615: I Have a Case, and I Pray
Whether we buy AppleCare, how we clear out our inboxes, our smartwatch band habits, and travel tips for coming to America.
Guest Starring: Simone De Rochefort and Anže Tomić
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Jul 16, 2025 • 28min
614: That Phantom Feeling
Our MMORPG experience and enjoyment; how we pick restaurants or cafés on the road—Google Maps, Yelp, etc.; the tech we never leave home without and if it's more or less than before; and the arcade game we'd love to own as an original cabinet.
Guest Starring: Joe Rosensteel and Jason Howell
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Jul 9, 2025 • 30min
613: Please Accept the Terms and Conditions
Apple's beta season commences, Jack Dorsey's new chat app, how we wake up in the morning, and whether we have security cameras.
Guest Starring: Jeremy Burge and Allison Sheridan
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Jul 2, 2025 • 30min
612: Somebody Else's Problem Field
Whether we’ve secured our Brother printers, our optimism or skepticism about Apple fixing accessibility issues in betas, thoughts on a MacBook powered by an iPhone chip, and the books we’re planning to read—or reread—this summer.
Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Casey Liss
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Jun 25, 2025 • 29min
611: I Set a Trap
Join Stephen Robles, co-host of Primary Technology and an Apple product video creator, alongside Meg Marco, a former Wired Editor and current director at the Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard. They dive into the potential of Apple acquiring AI startups like Perplexity and discuss how AI impacts user experience. The conversation takes a lighter turn with their relaxed views on battery health and their favorite ice cream flavors, providing a sweet contrast to the tech talk.

Jun 18, 2025 • 28min
610: Probably Not From Japan
Subtitle: We are moving fast and not breaking a thing.Our interest in drones and how we’d use them, household standards for wearing Bluetooth headphones, whether we install OS betas and on which devices, and the rare app or service where we don’t mind seeing ads.
Guest Starring: Lex Friedman and Kathy Campbell
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Jun 11, 2025 • 29min
609: Are You Coming By to Eat Chili Today?
Live from Apple Park (mostly). Apple's new Spotlight for Mac, how iPadOS 26 will change our iPad usage, Apple's latest improvements to messaging, and the Liquid Glass redesign.
This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring: David Smith and Chris Lawley
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Jun 4, 2025 • 30min
608: Where Is My Family Right Now?
Whether repairability affects our buying choices, what we’d want from a rumored HomePod with a screen, what we're looking forward to at WWDC next week, and our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and whether standalone handhelds appeal to us.
This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by:
Grist: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today.
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Guest Starring: Matthew Cassinelli and Jeff Carlson
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May 28, 2025 • 30min
607: Spaghetti Projecting
Jony Ive and Sam Altman's new AI hardware joint, whether we play games on our phones, the last time we used styluses, and our tech pet peeves.
This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by:
Grist: A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today.
Guest Starring: Zac Hall and Amanda Silberling
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May 21, 2025 • 30min
606: Ph.D Pro Plus Max
Fortnite's return to the App Store, the tech we now hate, how we feel about CarPlay, and what our homescreens look like.
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Guest Starring: Rosemary Orchard and Christopher Phin
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