The Talk Show With John Gruber
The Talk Show With John Gruber
Daring Fireball / John Gruber
The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
428: ‘Michigan-Starred Fine Dining’, With Louie Mantia
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.
Jul 31
3 hr 5 min
427: ‘The Shift-2 Crowd’, With Jason Snell
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.)
Jul 25
2 hr 12 min
426: ‘The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel’, With David Smith
Special guest David Smith returns to the show for a developer's perspective look at WWDC 2025.
Jun 30
2 hr 12 min
425: ‘Through the Wall Like Kool-Aid Man’, With Chance Miller
Chance Miller returns to the show to discuss the news and announcements from WWDC 2025.
Jun 27
1 hr 44 min
424: ‘Live From WWDC 2025’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose Tuesday evening, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join me to discuss Apple’s announcements at WWDC 2025.
Jun 14
2 hr 6 min
423: ‘Sewing Machine Repair Shop’, With Patrick McGee
Patrick McGee joins the show to discuss his must-read new book, *Apple in China* -- one of the best books about Apple anyone has ever written.
May 30
1 hr 32 min
422: ‘A Monkey on a Rock’, With Stephen Hackett
Stephen Hackett, proprietor of 512 Pixels and co-founder of Relay (purveyor of many fine podcasts), joins the show. Topics include: IO (or if you will, io), the new joint venture of OpenAI and Jony Ive’s LoveFrom; the sheer fantasy of “Made in America” iPhones; and Fortnite’s return to the US App Store.
May 26
2 hr 14 min
421: ‘The Ratchet of Flippancy’, With Craig Mod
Craig Mod returns to the show to discuss his splendid new book, *Things Become Other Things*. Other topics include creating with AI tools (including programming), social media permanence vs. ephemerality, and more.
Apr 30
1 hr 53 min
420: ‘The Best Hatched Plan’, With Glenn Fleishman
Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show for episode 420 on 4/20, but everyone’s sober, I swear. Topics include Trump’s dumb tariffs and Glenn’s smart new edition of his book “Six Centuries of Type & Printing”.
Apr 20
2 hr 8 min
419: ‘Podcasting Technology Cadence’, With MG Siegler
MG Siegler returns to the show to talk about the drama surrounding Siri and Apple Intelligence.
Mar 23
2 hr 28 min
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