Really enjoyed this well-done interview of @imyke@myke.social by @maxfrequency.net. Covers a bunch of Myke’s thoughts on the podcasting industry, how he designs his own podcasts, some nice thoughts on dad life from the both of them, and more. 🎧
This episode of The Good News Podcast about hyper-detailed instructions and AI-powered solutions to help people with low/no vision to enjoy building LEGO sets is so very cool. 🎧
Shoutout to @lexfri@hachyderm.io and his Your Daily Lex podcast. Man, that guy is busy! It sometimes makes one feel inadequate, but I really enjoy listening to little stories about his day and how he’s pursuing his goals and interests.
Been listening for many years, and hope to do so for many more. 🎧
This week’s episode of Clockwise — their 650th! — which pitted hosts @jsnell@zeppelin.flights (emeritus), @mikahsargent@mastodon.social, and @dmoren@zeppelin.flights against each other vying for @philipmichaels.bsky.social’s approval was a real treat. Congrats on the long-lasting excellence, guys! 🎧
Great cold open for @siracusa@mastodon.social’s guest spot on The Talk Show. Love the stark honesty, and I’ve never heard @gruber@mastodon.social giggle quite like this before. Gonna be a good one. 🤣 🎧
This week’s Upgrade was a ton of fun as @jsnell@zeppelin.flights and @imyke@myke.social recounted the tale of Apple’s beginning, 50 years ago.* 🎧
*Except, fun fact, I learned that it was only 49 years ago! 😱
If it actually works as advertised this time — a big if — Gurman’s predictions for Siri sound like exactly what I want out of it. From Connected 🎧:
Other potential features of note:
- Merging Siri and Spotlight under Siri brand
- Completing tasks within apps
- Integrating web search within queries
Just listened to the Cory Doctorow interview on Decoder. It’s quite good. And while I do agree with most everything he says — Cory’s quite persuasive — my main thought throughout the episode was, “Man, this guy can monologue!” 🗣️ 🎧
I fancied myself a Text Replacement afficiando, but after this segment in the @mpu@relayfm.social interview of @davidpogue.com, I realize I’ve been an imposter this whole time. He’s reducing whole words and phrases down to single keystrokes! You can hear @stephenrobles@mastodon.social’s disbelief. 🤯 🎙️
Matt Birchler blew my mind when he noted (in his new A Better Computer solo podcast) that the MacBook Neo would have cost $399 in 2010 dollars. Why is that so significant? The original iPad, released that year, was $499. The sheer value in the Neo is astounding. 🎙️
It’s not lost on me that if you plug a MacBook Neo into a new Studio Display, your monitor will have more CPU oomf and RAM than the computer plugged into it. 🙃
But @siracusa@mastodon.social also notes that the A18 Pro powered more pixels when in the iPhone 16 Pro Max than it does in the Neo. 😳 🎙️
🎙️ Apple News In Conversation: ‘How America’s student-debt problem got so big':
An enlightening conversation about student debt and its knock on effects for either canceling or not canceling, as well as the role that for profit and nonprofit schools play in education and the student loan crisis
A new, classic @atpfm@mastodon.social moment is born! “How DARE you!?” 🤣 🎙️
🎙️ Oooh thanks @ChrisLawley@mastodon.social for this Shortcuts tip! I’d wondered if you could open web apps with it somehow.
🎙️ This episode of the Severance podcast might be one of the best episodes of any podcast I’ve ever heard. They got Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard on to talk about an episode — they’re superfans of the show — and I’ve never wanted to be friends with anyone more than I want to be friends with them. 🤣
🎙️ Dammit @biff@zeppelin.flights, how did you get me to tear up just listening to you talk about Logan, which I haven’t seen in years. What a powerful film. (@Gte@mastodon.social calling back to Logan “dying with his heart in his hands” really got me.) 🥹🫡
I should probably start listening to Zane Lowe’s show on Apple Music, because I always love artist interviews when I happen across them. This one with Maggie Rogers on NPR Fresh Air was short, sweet, and wonderful. Hard to believe she’s my age. 🎙️ overcast.fm
🆕📝 Overcast Podcast Listening Stats for 2024
I waited till the end of the year to share my total stats. It's...a lot of hours. 😳 🎙️
🎙️ Having heard you say how much you wanted to be a parent someday, I couldn’t be more excited for you, @imyke@myke.social (and Adina). I’ve loved hearing all the baby talk. It really has been quite the year! 🥹 Good luck! 🤞 overcast.fm/+AADAvLi-…
🎙️ One of the best explainers for the three types of fun I’ve heard to date. And I like what he says at the end; it’s in type 3 that you really grow. dirtbagdiaries.com
🆕📝 ‘Dictate a Note’ is my new favorite shortcut (and that’s saying something)
I'm dictating ideas and tasks left and right, with gloves on, while hiking, without looking. Nothing escapes me! 🎙️
🎙️ I snorted so hard it hurt. Thanks @rebound@hachyderm.io. 🤣 overcast.fm/+AADe1njn…
🎙️ On an episode of one of my new favorite podcasts, The Sharp End, from about five years ago, I heard a shout-out to someone I know in real life! Another local climber and hiker, Matt Baer, apparently won a climbing helmet giveaway back then. Makes the world feel a little smaller, in a good way.
Hold up, gotta go pre-order some AirPods. I’m so intrigued by their no-ear-tips-but-still-noise-cancelation magic. 🎧
Oh boy, we’re hardly out of follow-up, and @connected@relayfm.social is already way off the rails. 😂 Gonna be a great one! 🎙️