The Talk Show With John Gruber
Episodes
453: ‘What’s in Louie’s Wallet’, With Louie Mantia
John Gruber and Louis Rossmann discuss Alan Dye’s departure from Apple for Meta, analyzing the internal politics and design philosophy shifts under his leadership.
452: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson
John Gruber and Quinn discuss the disastrous launch of the Trump T1 phone, revealing it is a rebranded HTC device with poor value and confusing carrier plans.
451: ‘Taking Drugs to Get Fat’, With John Moltz
John Gruber and David Sparks analyze Apple’s recent price hikes, attributing them to rising RAM and SSD costs driven by AI data center demand.
450: ‘Perp Walk for Selfies’, With Jason Snell
John Gruber and Jason Snell discuss browser compatibility issues, highlighting Helium as a de-Googled Chromium alternative.
449: ‘Live From WWDC 2026’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel
John Gruber hosts Joanna Stern and Neel Patel to discuss Apple’s humble, product-focused WWDC 2026 keynote.
448: ‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett
John Gruber and Stephen Hackett discuss the complexities of managing separate Apple IDs for iCloud and media purchases, particularly when using Apple One.
447: ‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor
Adam Leesagor joins John Gruber to discuss building the Mac app Hovercraft using AI coding tools like Cursor, despite having no prior programming experience.
446: ‘Food and Beverage Director’, With MG Siegler
John Gruber and David Pierce discuss Tim Cook’s planned succession by Jeff Williams, analyzing the strategic timing around Apple’s record earnings and 50th anniversary.