# The Talk Show With John Gruber

A podcast by Daring Fireball / John Gruber. The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.

Feed: https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/rss

## Latest episodes

- [456: ‘Lubricate the Inside of the Hinge’, With Joanna Stern](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/f139ef200f59) (2026-10-25, 120 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-456-joanna-stern.mp3
- [455: ‘I’m Thinking X, Not X’, With Andru Edwards](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/bc256a2ca863) (2026-09-26, 160 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-455-andru-edwards.mp3
- [454: ‘Getting the Snack Right’, With Chance Miller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/e9e7155d880e) (2026-08-11, 118 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-454-chance-miller.mp3
- [453: ‘What’s in Louie’s Wallet’, With Louie Mantia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/cfbc2b2a88fc) (2026-07-31, 146 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-453-louie-mantia.mp3
- [452: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/87f181a778df) (2026-07-24, 165 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-452-quinn-nelson.mp3
- [451: ‘Taking Drugs to Get Fat’, With John Moltz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/e3052a79bc58) (2026-07-01, 112 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-451-john-moltz.mp3
- [450: ‘Perp Walk for Selfies’, With Jason Snell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/0b54d6a5c8fd) (2026-06-23, 165 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-450-jason-snell.mp3
- [449: ‘Live From WWDC 2026’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/1c8a13355d15) (2026-06-10, 120 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-449-live-from-wwdc-2026.mp3
- [448: ‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/1ddf70d21c57) (2026-06-01, 111 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-448-stephen-hackett.mp3
- [447: ‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/c568d9edc068) (2026-05-16, 136 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-447-adam-lisagor.mp3
- [446: ‘Food and Beverage Director’, With MG Siegler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/368bacbfff95) (2026-05-01, 167 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-446-mg-siegler.mp3
- [445: ‘Apple at 50’, With John Siracusa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/238beb35e221) (2026-04-01, 155 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-445-john-siracusa.mp3
- [444: ‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/d653e63b2642) (2026-03-29, 98 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-444-christina-warren.mp3
- [443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/74e656f7f156) (2026-03-18, 86 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-443-david-pogue.mp3
- [442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/3a3b999e801e) (2026-03-01, 137 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-442-jason-snell.mp3
- [441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/5661cfbb731f) (2026-02-25, 131 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-441-adam-engst.mp3
- [440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/b0d6bcc7beed) (2026-02-01, 127 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-440-brent-simmons.mp3
- [439: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/0d1c239fd5ad) (2026-01-27, 120 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-439-daniel-jalkut.mp3
- [438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/80b9249fbb43) (2025-12-31, 163 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-438-rene-ritchie.mp3
- [437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/b9dac8b0074a) (2025-12-24, 149 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-437-quinn-nelson.mp3
- [436: ‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/e102cd853533) (2025-11-30, 96 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/daringfireball/thetalkshow-436-tyler-hayes.mp3
- [435: ‘Lincoln Bio Services’, With Stephen Robles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/c820649f6823) (2025-11-22, 79 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-435-stephen-robles.mp3
- [434: ‘Knee-Jerk Contrarian’, With Dan Frommer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/51d45c076db9) (2025-11-18, 115 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-434-dan-frommer.mp3
- [433: ‘Meat Bags’, With Brian Mueller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/b1ebd09f3927) (2025-10-31, 88 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-433-brian-mueller.mp3
- [432: ‘You and Frank Sinatra’, With Dan Moren](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/994bedb3a757) (2025-10-26, 129 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-432-dan-moren.mp3
- [431: ‘Iconic Pig Lipstick’, With John Moltz](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/e128bbfed2b8) (2025-10-01, 74 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-431-john-moltz.mp3
- [430: ‘Ersatz PopSocket’, With Andru Edwards](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/cf2cf43ecac3) (2025-09-01, 139 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-430-andru-edwards.mp3
- [429: ‘Weird Turtle Fake Out’, With Matthew Panzarino](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/b2f66bb06826) (2025-08-26, 134 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-429-matthew-panzarino.mp3
- [428: ‘Michigan-Starred Fine Dining’, With Louie Mantia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/11af32c45119) (2025-07-31, 186 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-428-louie-mantia.mp3
- [427: ‘The Shift-2 Crowd’, With Jason Snell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/be3552f3de99) (2025-07-25, 133 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-427-jason-snell.mp3
- [426: ‘The Cutting Edge Latest Supermodel’, With David Smith](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/9d48629f19b7) (2025-06-30, 133 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-426-david-smith.mp3
- [425: ‘Through the Wall Like Kool-Aid Man’, With Chance Miller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/47c4565e4812) (2025-06-27, 105 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-425-chance-miller.mp3
- [424: ‘Live From WWDC 2025’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/3dd1545f3f4d) (2025-06-14, 127 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-424-live-from-wwdc-2025.mp3
- [423: ‘Sewing Machine Repair Shop’, With Patrick McGee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/d238cd646877) (2025-05-30, 93 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-423-patrick-mcgee.mp3
- [422: ‘A Monkey on a Rock’, With Stephen Hackett](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/eb84f85a76f5) (2025-05-26, 135 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-422-stephen-hackett.mp3
- [421: ‘The Ratchet of Flippancy’, With Craig Mod](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/17577d99a50f) (2025-04-30, 114 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-421-craig-mod.mp3
- [420: ‘The Best Hatched Plan’, With Glenn Fleishman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/70b4ffacf474) (2025-04-20, 129 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-420-glenn-fleishman.mp3
- [419: ‘Podcasting Technology Cadence’, With MG Siegler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/6b4ef911f751) (2025-03-23, 149 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-419-mg-siegler.mp3
- [418: ‘Putting a Stink on the Letter X’, With Craig Hockenberry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/6aab4929acbc) (2025-03-09, 163 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-418-craig-hockenberry.mp3
- [417: ‘Nothing Is Possible’, With Paul Kafasis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/1836d65a17eb) (2025-02-25, 121 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-417-paul-kafasis.mp3
- [416: ‘A Professional Internet User’, With Vlad Prelovac](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/f59d4c0dd3c0) (2024-12-24, 153 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-416-vlad-prelovac.mp3
- [415: ‘A Good Duck Butt’, With Allen Pike](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/65acb563fbd0) (2024-12-02, 153 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-415-allen-pike.mp3
- [414: ‘Annoying Friendliness’, With Joanna Stern](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/905dc2a79cb7) (2024-11-19, 115 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-414-joanna-stern.mp3
- [413: ‘Holiday Party 2024’, With Merlin Mann](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/c43eda802138) (2024-11-09, 173 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-413-merlin-mann.mp3
- [412: ‘His Most Pro Shirt’, With Dan Moren](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/af6301764d71) (2024-11-01, 102 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-412-dan-moren.mp3
- [411: ‘An Acoustic Nightmare’, With Tyler Stalman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/3b8cba9e25cf) (2024-10-08, 114 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-411-tyler-stalman.mp3
- [410: ‘Shipping vs. Shipping’, With Jason Snell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/6e20a181d364) (2024-10-01, 133 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-410-jason-snell.mp3
- [409: ‘The Dynamic Paradox’, With Nilay Patel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/fe81d7e96cbe) (2024-09-26, 164 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-409-nilay-patel.mp3
- [408: ‘Good Enough to Be Pesky’, With Taegan Goddard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/d171bdb40062) (2024-09-01, 101 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-408-taegan-goddard.mp3
- [407: ‘Pinkie Swear’, With Chance Miller](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/528458508/48feff9a2d21) (2024-08-29, 139 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/daringfireball/thetalkshow-407-chance-miller.mp3

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