The Talk Show With John Gruber
Film
The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Location:
Austin, TX
Description:
The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Language:
English
Episodes
445: ‘Apple at 50’, With John Siracusa
4/1/2026
Who better to join the show to commemorate Apple’s 50th anniversary than John Siracusa?
Duration:02:31:53
444: ‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren
3/29/2026
Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple big month of product announcements -- in particular, the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo. And we pour one out for the Mac Pro.
Duration:01:37:11
443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue
3/18/2026
Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.
Duration:01:25:41
442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell
2/28/2026
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the 2025 Six Colors Apple Report Card, MacOS 26 Tahoe, Apple Creator Studio, along with what we expect/hope for in next week’s Apple product announcements.
Duration:02:16:57
441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst
2/25/2026
Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple's version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the new Unified view in the Phone app, and the Filter pop-up menu in both the Phone and Messages apps. Also: a shoutout to Balloon Help.
Duration:02:10:46
440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons
1/31/2026
Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.
Duration:02:06:18
439: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut
1/26/2026
Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.
Duration:01:59:01
438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie
12/31/2025
A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.
Duration:02:42:01
437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson
12/24/2025
Special guest Quinn Nelson returns for a two-part holiday spectacular: the iPad in the wake of iPadOS 26, and Apple's executive changes as Tim Cook seemingly nears the end of his time as CEO.
Duration:02:28:52
436: ‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes
11/30/2025
Special guest Tyler Hayes joins the show. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations.
Duration:01:35:52
435: ‘Lincoln Bio Services’, With Stephen Robles
11/21/2025
Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.
Duration:01:18:41
434: ‘Knee-Jerk Contrarian’, With Dan Frommer
11/18/2025
Special guest Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include the indie media business, the iPhone Pocket, the iPhone Air (including rumors about the second generation model), AI “personalities”, and five years of Apple Silicon Macs. Also, six years of Dan’s site, The New Consumer.
Duration:01:54:02
433: ‘Meat Bags’, With Brian Mueller
10/31/2025
Special guest Brian Mueller, developer of Carrot Weather, joins the show to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his utterly ridiculous but totally serious weather app.
Duration:01:27:40
432: ‘You and Frank Sinatra’, With Dan Moren
10/26/2025
Dan Moren returns to the show. Topics include Atlas, ChatGPT's new web browser (or anti-web browser) for the Mac; Apple's loss in a "landmark" regulatory lawsuit in the UK regarding App Store commission rates; multiple reports of poor sales for the iPhone Air; and Apple's M5 product announcements: MacBook Pro, iPads Pro, and Vision Pro.
Duration:02:08:39
431: ‘Iconic Pig Lipstick’, With John Moltz
9/30/2025
John Moltz returns to the show to talk about the iPhone 17 lineup: the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 17, and the no-number iPhone Air. Not one word about baseball, but some *Star Wars* talk may or may not have snuck in.
Duration:01:13:04
430: ‘Ersatz PopSocket’, With Andru Edwards
8/31/2025
Special guest Andru Edwards joins the show. Topics include Google’s Pixel 10 event and the Pixel 10 family of devices, AI’s effect on computational photography, foldable phones, and some speculation on Apple’s September 9 “Awe Dropping” event.
Duration:02:18:29
429: ‘Weird Turtle Fake Out’, With Matthew Panzarino
8/25/2025
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include 007 logo creator Joe Caroff’s death at 103, Google’s weird “Made by Google” event hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the UK supposedly dropping its demand for an iCloud encryption backdoor, and Apple’s workaround for the Apple Watch blood oxygen sensor patent stalemate.
Duration:02:13:44
428: ‘Michigan-Starred Fine Dining’, With Louie Mantia
7/31/2025
Special guest Louie Mantia joins the show to talk about Liquid Glass, the various OS 26 updates, and the worrisome state of Apple's UI design overall. Also: sandwiches.
Duration:03:05:39
427: ‘The Shift-2 Crowd’, With Jason Snell
7/25/2025
Jason Snell returns to the show to talk about the early PC platform rivalries of the 1980s, iOS 26 leaks (and Apple suing YouTuber Jon Prosser), the various Apple OS 26 public betas and the state of Liquid Glass, and more. (Where by “more” I mean a little baseball and keyboard nerdery.)
Duration:02:12:15
426: ‘The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel’, With David Smith
6/30/2025
Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer's perspective look at WWDC 2025.
Duration:02:12:15