
Clockwise
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.
Latest episodes

Nov 6, 2024 • 30min
579: Live Activities for Bean Sprouts
Our default apps on iOS, how we feel about Genmoji, our favorite end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms, and whether we use Live Activities for news and sports.
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Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin, Jeremy Burge, and James Thomson
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Oct 30, 2024 • 30min
578: Sadly, No Taste for Blood
Our use of tech in Halloween celebrations; the smallest tech we regularly use and the small gadget that wowed us; which Apple Intelligence features we're using and looking forward to next; and the one item we'd give up this week, tech or non-tech.
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Guest Starring: Rosemary Orchard and Jeff Carlson
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Oct 23, 2024 • 30min
577: Witches Are Doing it for Themselves
All the Apple devices we use, the risks of switching to the Apple Password app, the games we play on our phones, and whether tech plays a part in our hobbies.
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Guest Starring: Christopher Phin and Allison Sheridan
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Oct 16, 2024 • 30min
576: Artisanal Yogurt
Our experiences with Passkeys and thoughts on their upcoming portability, opinions on Threads showing online status by default, views on Amazon's new Kindle lineup including the color model, and our preferred methods and platforms for consuming news.
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Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Chris Lawley
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Oct 9, 2024 • 30min
575: There's Nothing Scarier Than an Open Flame
Joining the discussion are Meg Marco, a product manager at Harvard's Applied Social Media Lab with a background at Wired and ProPublica, and Jason Howell, the engaging host of TechSploder on YouTube. They dive into tech strategies for emergency preparedness, sharing personal experiences related to wildfires and earthquakes. The conversation shifts to file organization tips, contrasting structured systems with search-based methods. Plus, they explore optimizing home theaters for spooky films using smart lighting and suspense-boosting audio equipment.

Oct 2, 2024 • 30min
574: Is Your Car a Pair of Headphones?
Zac Hall, a tech commentator, and James Thomson, an app development expert, dive into the world of technology and customer service. They share their favorite music-listening devices while recounting amusing tech support mishaps, including issues with the iPhone 15 Pro. The conversation shifts to their experiences navigating various social media platforms amidst constant evolution. They also discuss exciting advancements in augmented reality, highlighting Meta's Orion and Apple's Vision Pro, and contemplate the future of self-driving technology.

Sep 25, 2024 • 28min
573: Five Legs and Way Too Many Fingers
Lex Friedman, a tech enthusiast and interviewer, joins John Voorhees, a technology and podcasting expert, for a lively discussion. They dive into their favorite Apple Watch faces and how they customize them, revealing their preferences for the Modular Ultra face. The conversation then shifts to Apple's controversial marketing of AI features in iOS 18, where they critique the gap between expectations and reality. They also explore the emotional connection to personalized phone wallpapers and the new action button's practical uses, making tech feel more personal.

Sep 18, 2024 • 30min
572: Fight, Fight, Fight!
Our view on Instagram's new "Teen Accounts" and their direction, thoughts on Qi2, charging speeds, and MagSafe, our favorite new feature in Apple's latest platform updates, and the update we like least or will need time to adapt to.
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Guest Starring: Stephen Robles and Joe Rosensteel
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Sep 11, 2024 • 30min
571: I Am My Own Robot
How we open our phone cameras, our post-Apple event spending plans, whether we want a robotic smart speaker, and what a new iPhone button of our dreams would do.
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Guest Starring: Anže Tomić and Aleen Simms
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Sep 4, 2024 • 30min
570: It's a Worm
Our preferred external storage solutions, favorite collaboration tools, motivations for smartphone upgrades, and thoughts on the potential for a Skynet-level AI scenario in our lifetime.
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Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free.
Oracle: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs.
Guest Starring: Owen JJ Stone and Bryan Guffey
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