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Episode 130: An IKEA Family Deal

October 3rd, 2017  |  1 hr 4 mins

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This week, we dive deeper into the new Echos, look at iPhone X and its probable effect on total iPhone sales, and re-litigate the merits of an actual Apple TV.

Plus: we learn that the start of Ryan’s fiscal year is dictated by when IKEA has its free meatball weekend. 🇸🇪 .

Episode 129: Busy Season

September 27th, 2017  |  1 hr 53 mins

Episode tasting notes: hints of apple and cactus, bitter at points but with a smooth finish. This week: two very uninformed people talk about wine, the moral leadership of Coach Pop, and Amazon’s quartet of new Echos. Also, Ryan is apparently quite pupset about his Series 3 something-or-other. ⌚️.

Episode 128: Genius Grove

September 20th, 2017  |  1 hr 48 mins

If you accidentally create a branded podcast for a local restaurant group, how would one go about parlaying that into some type of ‘free food for life’ situation? Asking for a friend.

This week, we talk Blue Barn, emergency pods, early Apple Watch reviews, and searching for purpose in The Notch®. Plus: Ryan’s laptop gives up the ghost and he gives fancy cameras one more try. 📷 .

Episode 127: Bag of Worms

September 13th, 2017  |  1 hr 57 mins

Christmas in Cupertino is here and we hope you took your change jar to the CoinStar at the Safeway because Tim Cook ain’t f***ing around with these new price points. This week, we cut through all the queso and fake news and review Apple’s September media event, the iPhone 8 and X, and look ahead to 2020.

Episode 126: The Ryan Doctrine

September 6th, 2017  |  1 hr 34 mins

Garlic fries and chicken tenders, Jeff Bezos as Seattle’s true 12th man, and a crash course in the time honored tradition of cheating in New England sports. Plus: two very different opinions on Apple’s upcoming iPhone pricing strategy and a preview of next week’s fall press event. 🥊 .

Episode 125: Amazon Sprinkles

August 30th, 2017  |  1 hr 4 mins

Disconnecting and staying connected, entertainment economics, and fair-trade Echo Dots. Plus: Amazon does Apple a solid and slashes the price of avocados so millenials can afford the upcoming iPhone. Don’t worry Gen Y, homeownership is just a couple of skipped brunches away. 🍳 .

Programming note: short episode this week because, um, NAFTA.

Episode 124: The 30 Rock of Pizza

August 16th, 2017  |  1 hr 27 mins

Americans have always been innovators, pioneers and visionaries. We invented the light bulb, the television, the iPhone and most notably — the Domino's DXP. This week: bad ice cream, pizza chain reinvention, subscription fatigue and we catch utopian Olympic fever.

It's okay. You can like LA while also knowing the universal truth that the Dodgers suck. ⚾️ .

Episode 123: Munster of the East

August 9th, 2017  |  1 hr 30 mins

Sleepless nights, 4K vindication, and extremely expensive iPhones. This week, intrepid firmware sleuths spoil Apple Christmas and Ryan posits that Apple’s doubling down on secrecy may be a fool’s errand at scale. Plus: Bob Iger cancels his corporate Netflix account. 🐭 .

Episode 122: Insert Your New Co-Host

July 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

Planes, trains and automobiles. This week: timely travel recommendations, Apple’s forthcoming “big beautiful plants”, Netflix as a relentless original content machine and scenes from the continuing decline of our democracy.

Priority boarding of this episode available for all Pocket Cast Platinum Medallion Members and above. ✈️ .

Episode 121: What's the Thing About the Sleeping Bag?

July 19th, 2017  |  1 hr 24 mins

Amazon moved markets but all anyone can talk about is Swole Bezos: Mr. 206.

This week: meal kits, self-drowning robots, a Star War, and our quarterly productivity intervention. We also mark the 1/8th milestone for the Trump presidency. Pardons, MAGAnomics and well done steaks for everybody. ⛳️ .

Episode 120: Thoughts on K-Cups

July 12th, 2017  |  1 hr 33 mins

The date was July 12th, 1998. A young Sammy Sosa was nipping at the heels of one Mark McGwire in the most talked about race in all of professional sports: which major league slugger could collect the most free AOL dialup hours. This week: Prime Day, single player shipping, Nice! store brands, and continued debate over the looming iPhone Pro pricing mistake. 💰 .

Episode 119: A Terry Gross Way

July 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 23 mins

An ethical quandary for the digital age, some cold water for pie-in-the-sky near-term transportation disruption, and 10 years of iPhone. Plus: Ryan lives on the edge with public betas and visits to a sketchy taco joint in the Nevada desert. 😓 .

Episode 118: Citrus Forward

June 28th, 2017  |  1 hr 12 mins

With the Giants on pace for their first 100 loss season in 30 years: a little inside baseball inside AT&T Park and a run around the follow-up bases. Plus: #fakenews and magazine covers with the golfer-in-chief, the realities of Apple’s doubling down on secrecy, and Tesla’s new breakthrough recipe delivery service.

Episode 117: Free as in Shipping

June 21st, 2017  |  1 hr 20 mins

Jeff Bezos spent $13.4B on groceries, Travis Kalanick was forced to resign from the company he founded, and Carlos got a new laptop. Looks like we all had a big week. Plus: a recap of the 3rd season finale of "Better Call Saul", a tour of Georgia’s most temporarily famous congressional district, and nostalgia for the Biden memes of yore.

Episode 116: Cactus Time

June 14th, 2017  |  1 hr 32 mins

K.D. seems like the kind of guy that would wait the extra four minutes for a Lyft instead of an Uber, right? Speaking of which: the Holder/Uber report is out, the Finals are over, and Donald Trump is absolutely not under investigation.

Plus: coming down from an exciting win of the Golden State Warriors of Oakland over the Cleveland Lebrons, Ryan goes inside baseball and explains the money behind a winning NBA team. 🐦 .

Episode 115: Tiny Waffles

June 7th, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

We’re back from Rome with spices and an iPad software overhaul the likes of which has never been seen this side of the Atlantic. This week: we cover the jam-packed, Kirkland Signature sized WWDC 2017 keynote. 🌭 .