About the show
A thoughtful, unpretentious, mostly weekly conversation about the companies, ideas and products that are transforming our world. We look at what it is, why it matters and where it fits in the broader business of consumer technology. So, grab your favorite Blue Barn sandwich, put the Giants game on mute and join us.
Hosted by Ryan Fretwell and Carlos Gomez.
Episodes
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Episode 374: Alexa Doesn’t Listen to Me Anymore
September 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 36 mins
The kids want media that’s quicker, more concise, and timely. That’s why we’re introducing the podcast equivalent of baseball’s pitch clock: “one quick thought”. Judging by the episode length, it’s a work in progress.
This week: spiced is the new spiked, freemium is the new spon-con, and brining some Barlow energy to Waterloo.💦.
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Episode 373: Diligent Adults
September 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 54 mins
Two great tastes that taste great together, or a sign of a nation on the decline? The proof is in the faux-crème filling.
This week: Steve Ballmer wants your face, Tim Cook wants your money, and Mela wants your recipes. 🏀.
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Episode 372: Is There Anything to Spoil?
September 3rd, 2024 | 1 hr 39 mins
Half of this pod is now just stanning for future Cy Young award paw-cipiant Decoy Ohtani. The other host is uh, not a fan.
This week: everyone’s now all caught up on The Bear, Jim Farley personally cancels development of Ryan’s future car, and your perfunctory Apple event speculation. 🚗.
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Episode 371: Less Gravity
August 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 27 mins
While the official gold medal count for Team USA sits at 40, let’s make it 41 since Peacock stuck the landing.
This week: Double Stuf collabs, Diners Target Drive Ups and Dives, and the triumphant return of Still or Sparkling. 💦.
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Episode 370: Recreate the Bundle
August 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 31 mins
Behind every world class athlete is that friend who starts an Apple Watch workout during boozy brunch. Olympians each in their own right.
This week: Peacock-ing, spritzing, and legacy purchasing. 🦚
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Episode 369: Star Wars+
July 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
We’re back from summer break. What’d we miss?
This week: made-up holidays, political realities, and knowing when to walk away. 🛤️.
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Episode 368: Rivian Flip Flopper
June 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 51 mins
“Siri, use Apple Intelligence to make this episode sound 30% more erudite.”
“Here’s what I found on the web for Eurovision...”
Worth a shot…
This week: chocolate flavored sandwich cookies with creme filing, spendy so-so automobiles, and sure — Apple’s take on AI. 🍪.
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Episode 367: Runny Guy
June 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 24 mins
Honestly at this point all the ‘will they won’t they’ between Adam Silver and his media partners has gone on about almost as long as Jim and Pam and we do not have the same attention span we did in 2008, b-ball guy.
This week: Rent-A-Hue®, more Sonos haterade, and a preview of Tim’s developer symposium.🍎.
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Episode 366: iPad Nice!
May 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 58 mins
The first restaurant in California to be fined over the new surcharge and fee ban? Surprisingly, it’s Ryan’s new Detroit Style Pizza Parlor and Play Place.
What even is a “Marin County smart lighting surcharge”?
This week: Barkley v. Zaz, Carlos’ continuing dedication to making big mistakes, and Sonos’ courageous app update. 🔈
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Episode 365: Adam Silver Shrinkflation
May 7th, 2024 | 1 hr 42 mins
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: it’s our most powerful iPad ever, and we just can’t wait to see what you do with it.
This week: Adam Silver pulls an Equator, cookie cocktails, and 94123 it’s all about me. 🍪.
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Episode 364: Cold Elmo
April 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 49 mins
Do bad reviews kill good products? For the love of God please don’t test that hypothesis out on this show.
This week: the capitalist haunted house that is TurboTax, conical burrs, and proof one of your hosts is out of touch with the common philatelist. 📫.
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Episode 363: Clear as Mud
April 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
Fun fact! More people decide to build a cabin off the grid after using Google Nest products than successfully get it working with the rest of their smart home.
This week: Amazon walks out on Just Walk Out, pouring one out for Logitech Harmony, and the doom loop narrative comes for EVs. 🚗
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Episode 362: Certain Kinds of Money
March 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 23 mins
Yeah, I mean it’s not too much of a stretch that automakers are selling your data and snitching on speeding to your insurer, but sending a report to Lin Manuel Miranda about how off key I sing “It’s Quiet Uptown” is a bridge too far.
This week: EV surprises, NAS surprises, with a dash of regulatory scrutiny surprises via one Merrick Garland. 🍎.
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Episode 361: Democracy Play Pack
March 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 45 mins
We know it’s been a while since Econ 201 but Jiminy Christmas are Hue bulbs the new Veblen good? What are these things made out of avocado toast? Come on.
This week: dust covered Vision Pros, NACS snaccs, and a peppering of Spring Apple news. 🥽.
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Episode 360: Ya’ll Have Guest Rooms?
February 20th, 2024 | 1 hr 52 mins
We didn’t get a ballot but that ain’t stopping us. A fruit company year in review.
This week: hi Barbie, football (the non-Messi one), and a bit more on VR. 🥽.
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Episode 359: Major League Football
February 6th, 2024 | 1 hr 44 mins
New ways to watch sports from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Brothers. All without a cable subscription. Sports from ESPN. FOX. Warner Brothers. Are you getting it? These are not three separate services. This is one device, and we’re calling it - Iger-ulu.
This week: plug in hybrids, old movies, and an update on the Chicago food scene. 🌭.