405 episodes
Material Relay FM
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4.2 • 80 Ratings
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Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down. Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
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Error
Andy and Flo get access to Bard, and that's all they're talking about. There are two new significant security vulnerabilities affecting Pixel smartphones. What a polarizing week!
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Catch 22
Will Google I/O 2023 turn out to be a hardware show? The rumor mill certainly thinks so. Andy and Flo discuss Google's plans to infuse AI into Workspace, Samsung's "space zoom" controversy, and the YouTube TV price increase.
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Reading the Tea Leaves
YouTube has a new CEO, so we officially say goodbye to Susan Wojcicki and the legacy left behind. Google also revealed when Google I/O 2023 will take place. And Disney thinks it's cheeky putting Baby Yoda into search.
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Super Quick Charging
Flo and Andy break down the weirdest and whackiest bits from this week's Mobile World Congress, including folding smartphones and ones that charge too fast.
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Ash Wednesday
Andy and Flo celebrate their podcast about Google just as a recent ex-Googler spills the I-just-quit tea to everyone willing to read.
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Google's chatbot hasn't been officially released, and yet it's delivering a cornucopia of interesting tidbits. Flo is still out this week, so consider this part two of Andy catching you up on how Google is scrambling to join the AI race.
Customer Reviews
Great Google Podcast
Love Flo and Andy. Would like it if they’d go back to 3 hosts like when Russel was still with the show. Would also like chapters.
Politics Really?
I have always enjoyed listening to Andy & Flo while learning more Android and Google. But now every new show is turning into more of a political podcast. If I wanted to hear about politics there are plenty of other political podcasts, political social media posts, or news television to hear about this subject. I suggest that you change the description of your show and place it in the political category. This isn’t about my personal views about the left or the right side. This is just simply about politics being on a tech podcast. It seems it is now just a dumping ground of political views.
Lots and lots of rambling
Without fail the first 20 minutes of each episode buries the lead. I just want to hear about cool Google news which is what the show claims it is about.
And the hosts are so mortally afraid of anything that is not diverse, or inequitable, or problematic that they can barely stay on topic.