The Talk Show With John Gruber

Daring Fireball / John Gruber

Latest episode

444: ‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren
2026-03-29 | 1h 37 mins.
Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s big month of product announcements — in particular, the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo. And we pour one out for the Mac Pro.
443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue
2026-03-18 | 1h 25 mins.
Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.
442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell
2026-02-28 | 2h 16 mins.
Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the 2025 Six Colors Apple Report Card, MacOS 26 Tahoe, Apple Creator Studio, along with what we expect/hope for in next week’s Apple product announcements.
441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst
2026-02-25 | 2h 10 mins.
Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple's version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the new Unified view in the Phone app, and the Filter pop-up menu in both the Phone and Messages apps. Also: a shoutout to Balloon Help.
440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons
2026-01-31 | 2h 6 mins.
Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.