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Episode 317: The Only Way Out Is Through

June 1st, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

Smart home technology is a lot like government: the more mature it gets, the less well it works. Susan Collins is Zigbee in this analogy I guess?

This week: the final mention of CableCARDs on the show, last minute WWDC thoughts, and a quick look at Disney+'s new wookie mini-series. 🐭.

Episode 316: Backyard Pod

May 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 22 mins

Podcasting alfresco — when in Rome, as they say. Or rather, when it's still 88° at 9 o'clock at night.

This week: Clifford Main, cliffhangers, and cliffs notes on the Better Call Saul mid-season finale.

Many spoilers, don't say we didn't warn you. 🤐

Episode 315: Kindle Constitution

May 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 22 mins

"Hey Sonos, can Giancarlo Esposito come to my house and troubleshoot these eeros?"

This week: clearing the docket, speed reading out of necessity, and the day the music died. 📚.

Episode 314: Binge Drop

May 4th, 2022  |  1 hr 54 mins

First we were joking, but we are seeking investors for IronAdvisor's seed round. This is getting ridiculous.

This week: 1:1 previews, Jim's travel coffee setup, and Sally Draper's oddly accurate assessment of the Manhattan. ☕

Episode 313: Hipster Cable

April 20th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

Who cuts the cordcutters? Sounds like the perfect premise for an Apple TV+ show.

This week: technical difficulties, do-overs, and catching up with our legal counsel in New Mexico. ⚖️.

Episode 312: #RealMagic

April 13th, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins

Mimosa flavored Oreos. You can have that one for free, Nabisco.

This week: rotisserie chicken Sabermetrics, bad French accents, and Ryan tastes the Orion nebula. 🥤.

Episode 311: Put It On the Calendar

April 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins

WWDC will remain virtual this year but in an effort to build community, Apple will be sending everyone that's ever opened up Xcode a boxed lunch and a bag of Popchips.

This week: red pandas, pizza phoning, and Marshawn's new smart home play. 💡

Episode 310: Windows 7 Was My Idea

March 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 31 mins

4K monitors are a lot like grocery store bagels. I mean sure — technically it's food, but do you really want to edit video on one for 10 hours a day?

Wait, maybe this analogy doesn't really work...

This week: bipartisanship, parenting tips, and a trip to Whole Foods. 🐣

Episode 309: Very Precedented

March 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 53 mins

Turns out the key to making pineapple on pizza tolerable is to make the pizza a square. Who knew? Detroit knew.

This week: apartment hunting on Sesame Street, recycled John Mulaney bits, and a couple of creative professionals talk extensively about the new Mac Studio. 🍎.

Episode 308: Bespoke Romaine Lettuce

February 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 31 mins

Hypothesis: more people can locate Bolivia on an unlabeled map than can tell Bobby Flay and Tyler Florence apart.

This week: unlit cigars, unwatched Olympic games, and unverified Apple rumors. 🥇.

Episode 307: Is Pepsi Okay?

February 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

For a limited time, check under the lid of select gallons of Magnolia Home paint for your chance to win a free year of Discovery+!

This week: cafeteria food, Mac rumblings, and good news coming out of New Mexico. 🌵

Episode 306: Mad About 8K

February 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 47 mins

“So Tim, it says you’re getting an A in Macs but in Services, the teacher wrote “is greedy and anticompetitive, at risk of being held back.“

This week: morning CEO habits, twenty seven percent, and Ryan demands to see figure skating in no less than IMAX resolution. 🔭 .

Episode 305: The Food Pyramid Is Cancelled

February 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

The 5. The Safeway. The Batman. Sure, why not?

This week: coin flips, fast casual Nashville tendies, and a reverse mortgage for your Google Calendar. 📆

Episode 304: Lucy With the Football

January 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 41 mins

Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening, but this time Edna is a gingerbread mug cookie.*

This week: dark patterns in the snack aisle, the exposure triangle of cocktails, and taste testing the Animal Crossing game cartridge. 📷.

• If literally anyone gets this reference without Googling, I will eat my library card.

Episode 303: The One That’s Not EA

January 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 44 mins

Some folks are worried that 1Password, our north-of-the-border password manager friends, just raised a huge round and might be abandoning their everyday users. We disagree. Their history of sustainable growth and most notably, having rebuffed a hostile takeover bid Bublé/Drake Partners in 2017, speaks volumes.

This week: gin and juice, sick Beats, and Microsoft’s M&A bet on Call Of Duty 3.11 for Workgroups being the cornerstone of its subscription gaming ambitions. 🍸.

Episode 302: Hamper Free Throw Percentage

January 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 44 mins

With this week’s news that The New York Times intends to acquire The Athletic in an all cash deal, the sports site has rapidly begun to beef up their laundromat beat coverage. Turns out Scott P. in Brooklyn is shooting 98% from the line and can’t stop won’t stop.

This week: East Bay pretzels, Elon goes to the DMV, and The Lakers land a brand partnership with Donkey Diesel. 🐐.