Ryan Fretwell
Co-Host of Technically Correct
Late 20s/Male/San Francisco. That's how people still introduce themselves on the internet, right?
Originally from the OC (don't call it that), Ryan has slowly migrated north, first with a stop in Santa Barbara to attend UCSB and next to his current home in San Francisco. In between Uber rides and his day job as a CPA (no, he can't do your taxes), Ryan enjoys listening to a variety of t word and political podcasts, many of which have inspired the show. As they say in the business, he has a perfect face for radio.
Ryan Fretwell has hosted 213 Episodes.
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Episode 197: WeWoof
May 29th, 2019 | 1 hr 37 mins
It’s hard to be excited and blindly optimistic about anything these days. But then came along the world’s greatest startup idea.
This week: airline status, dimmer switches, and throwing LeBron and the Lakers under the Buss. 🚌.
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Episode 196: Sliding All Over The Place
May 22nd, 2019 | 1 hr 38 mins
To better align ourselves with the way millennials consume their TV, we’ve decided that on a go forward basis we will no longer release episodes weekly. Instead, we’ll bank them and do 12 episode releases — Netflix style. It’ll be called a PodDrop®.
This week: having a healthy relationship with pop culture, tax rebates, and cronchy keyboards. 🥔.
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Episode 195: That’s What The Bend Is For
May 15th, 2019 | 1 hr 38 mins
Two old people discuss DSL and Bob Costas. Also, other things.
This week: Roomba curling, security screws, things that fell off a truck, and Google’s long-standing branding struggle with Nest. 🐦.
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Episode 194: EVDUZIT
May 1st, 2019 | 1 hr 38 mins
With Comcast reporting data usage up 28% YoY for its residential customers, we ask whether or not the FCC is capable of ensuring an Internet robust enough to handle Ariana, Taylor, and Queen Bey.
This week: accidental minimalism, minor league mascots, clip sharing in Overcast, and Chuck the Condor starts a Bumble profile. #swiperight
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Episode 193: Seattle Primes
April 24th, 2019 | 1 hr 52 mins
Okay, fine. That was an exciting hockey game. #gocanucksgo
This week: Democratic primary challenger dog collars, Tesla's investor day, and summer beauty recommendations from your trusted hosts/lifestyle influencers. 💇🏻♂️.
PS: Carlos will buy the first listener that finds a charger that meets his travel needs a Spindrift subscription. 💦.
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Episode 192: Spindrift Radio Hour
April 17th, 2019 | 1 hr 29 mins
Income $200K+?
Know every character on The Wire?Get $1MM in cupcake insurance from $38/mo.
This week: ballpark as a service, 5G litigation, foldable phones, and Gene! stirs up conversation about a different kind of TV. 📺.
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Episode 191: Fancy Winnie the Pooh
April 11th, 2019 | 1 hr 51 mins
I could have misheard it , but I'm pretty sure Ryan just challenged the CEO of Audi/VW to a fight. He's registering the vanity plate DONTATME right now.
This week: bringing the Disney magic to OTT, the Magic leaves the Lakers front office, and the profitability shell game that is the Uber's S-1.
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Episode 190: Clipboard People
April 3rd, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
Do you have a minute? We’re collecting signatures for the Orchard Fund. We’re a coalition of activists and thought-leaders dedicated to helping CEOs in the greater Santa Clara area gain the courage to make the pivot from hardware to a services based future, for the sake of our children and our children’s children.
This week: the pink mustache heads to the NASDAQ, Spindrift making Kirkland-sized moves, and AirPower’s quiet cancellation that is either a nothing-burger or harbinger of the end of Apple. A real Schrödinger’s wireless charger, if you will. 🐈.
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Episode 189: Plus, No Space
March 27th, 2019 | 1 hr 44 mins
There are a thousand no’s for every yes, they say. Well, we’d sure love to see the list of 999 things that lost out to “partner with Goldman Sachs for a credit card that gives customers 3% back on products that have 40% margins and subscriptions they take a 50% cut from”.
This week: paper towel roll size hierarchies, Notes.app apologies, and an Oasis appears in the Amazon. Oh, and we briefly touch on the Apple services event. 🤢.
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Episode 188: Invited to Buy a Car
March 20th, 2019 | 1 hr 45 mins
We've made this episode about 10% bigger and given it a new name to juice this quarter's cash flows. Shipping late 2026.
This week: the Swedes lobby for fair play in Apple's walled garden, Google gets its head in the game, and an exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Eddy Cue. 🎬.
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Episode 187: Johnny Hollywood
March 13th, 2019 | 1 hr 46 mins
If you want a Model 3, you better purchase one before Tesla pivots again and decides to convert half of their stores into Pinkberry franchises. Everything is amateur hour all the time now … except in energy bar PR — they came to play and brought the receipts.
This week: cities v. cashless stores, Elon Musk v. himself, and Ryan v. the command line. 🤦🏻♂️.
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Episode 186: IronAdvisor®
March 6th, 2019 | 1 hr 44 mins
Unveiling a breakthrough new concept in thoughtfully appointed hotels and no Ja Rule is not welcome to invest.
This week: deciphering the Fearless Flyer, pondering how Orange County became California’s Texas, and digging up the lede Tesla buried under a bunch of last gen Superchargers. 🚗.
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Episode 185: My Human Will Be Back Soon
February 27th, 2019 | 1 hr 37 mins
Little known fact: nutritional facts are listed in descending order by weight. If Tim has his way, Apple’s quarterly earnings reports will have ‘Services’ as the top ingredient.
This week: both the SEC and Carlos have beef with Tesla, Jeffrey B. abandons his plan to get a brownstone HQ2 in Long Island, and what likely will be an immediately out of date discussion of Bryce Harper-gate. ⚾️.
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Episode 184: Sharks Can't Swim Backwards
February 13th, 2019 | 1 hr 48 mins
With Amazon’s surprise acquisition of eero, podcasters everywhere expressed nervousness about the day Bezos Co. buys Squarespace and there is no one left to buy podcast ads. Not us though. We’re sustained by a generous grant from the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
This week: window cleaning robots, rumblings from the Genius Grove, and Tim Cook holds the editor of the Orange County Register upside down until all the quarters fall out. 🗞.
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Episode 183: Certificate Revoked
January 30th, 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins
“Psst. Hey kid. Yeah, you. Let’s make a deal. I’ll give you $20 a month and you give me root level access to all your web traffic, online shopping history, contacts, location data, personal connections, photographs, videos, life events...”
This week: Carlos gets a robot, Apple celebrates National Privacy Day, Facebook pulls a Facebook, and Spindrift comes out of nowhere to top our Still or Sparkling® power rankings. 🍋.
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Episode 182: Don’t Reduce My Fractions
January 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 38 mins
Loyal listeners, get your bingo cards ready because I think we might clear the board with this one. This week: EVs, mobile payments, streaming video, sparkling water, and a Canadian musician gets a PepsiCo payday. 💸.