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.

  1. 1 APR

    445: ‘Apple at 50’, With John Siracusa

    Who better to join the show to commemorate Apple’s 50th anniversary than John Siracusa?

    2h 32m

  2. 29 MAR

    444: ‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren

    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.

    1hr 37min

  3. 18 MAR

    443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue

    Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.

    1hr 26min

  4. 1 MAR

    442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell

    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.

    2h 17m

  5. 25 FEB

    441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst

    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.

    2h 11m

  6. 1 FEB

    440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons

    Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.

    2h 6m

  7. 27 JAN

    439: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut

    Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.

    1hr 59min

  8. 31/12/2025

    438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie

    A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.

    2h 42m
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The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.

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  • Creator
    Daring Fireball / John Gruber
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    365
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 John Gruber
  • Show Website
    The Talk Show With John Gruber

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