Sinopsis
A thoughtful, unpretentious, mostly weekly conversation about the companies, ideas and products that are transforming our world. We look at what it is, why it matters and where it fits in the broader business of consumer technology. So, grab your favorite Blue Barn sandwich, put the Giants game on mute and join us.Hosted by Ryan Fretwell and Carlos Gomez.
Episodios
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Episode 349: Mild Hybrid
16/08/2023 Duración: 01h42minWith AI and Machine Learning becoming more core to the iPhone experience, we’re probably one release away from App Store notifications based on your calendar, heart rate, and mood that suggest “redownload the Taco Bell app?” at your lowest life moments. This week: boring cars, kids entertainment, and ringing the bell for a master of the small screen.
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Episode 348: A Sesame Street or a Frasier
02/08/2023 Duración: 01h35minRyan has returned from vacation with a head cold but a renewed appreciation for the iPad. Carlos didn’t go anywhere but did get Aloha-by-osmosis. This week: Bill Simmons’ ads reads, Bobby Flay’s questionable judgment, and we all learn what a Pack-n-Play is.
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Episode 347: On a Bench Outside Domino’s
12/07/2023 Duración: 01h39minIt turns out all it took to make Mark Zuckerberg look like the protagonist was alt-right Tony Stark buying Twitter. Who knew? And by that we mean: Happy Threads Day. This week: chicken restaurants that aren’t Los Pollos Hermanos, pizza restaurants that only sometimes serve pizza, and EV makers collectively throw CCS under the battery powered bus.
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Episode 346: The Apple of Charcoal
07/06/2023 Duración: 02h17minIt’s like David vs. Goliath, except this time it’s Carlos picking a fight with a Marin County coffee roaster trying to pull a fast one on home baristas. This week: the definitive take on Apple’s Vision Pro headset that will definitely be accurate six months and six years from now. Yes.
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Episode 345: Love the Car, Hate the Man
24/05/2023 Duración: 01h40minWe promise this episode isn’t sponcon for the Chrysler Pacifica, but also, we’ve got unsold ad slots and its a tough media environment rn so hit us up auto industry we are for sale. This week: air traffic patterns, EV charging in the real world, and the only thing french fries can’t make better.
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Episode 344: Endor Andor
26/04/2023 Duración: 01h28minStar Wars fans love a quality brunch, but what happens when there are too many cooks in the kitchen at Disney? In this analogy, Baby Yoda is an egg scramble? This week: elephants in the desert, more on EV deliveries, and Taylor didn’t pull a Tom Brady.
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Episode 343: The New GOAT
05/04/2023 Duración: 01h49minAs it enters retirement, history will remember that the Satechi 108W USB-C travel charger walked so the Anker 747 GaN brick could run. This week: cars, cars, cars. After a week behind the wheel, Carlos has many thoughts on the Model 3.
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Episode 342: Magnolia Land®
29/03/2023 Duración: 01h35minEverything is bigger in Texas, which apparently applies to the number of food trucks, polo shirts, and those dang scooters. This week: Fixer Upper cupcakes, DPReview closing up shop, and recapping our last session for a while with Han Solo LMFT.
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Episode 341: Nature’s Car Wash
15/03/2023 Duración: 01h32minThe Star Wars cinematic universe is in disarray under Iger, so says Ryan. How many more actors will have to hang up their taun-tauns and change careers to quippy, jaded therapists just to get a payday from Tim Apple? This week: Animal Planet x Home Depot collabs, Michael Trout’s crib, and the continued messy world of midwestern cable sports rights.
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Episode 340: Adult Candy Bars
08/03/2023 Duración: 01h20minWell, I suppose “Charge your non-Tesla” was the third least ****-ish way to title the option so kudos, Elmo & Co.? This week: our bi-monthly pizza chat, Amazon scales back the “Go” concept in SF and NY, and Stevie B. in a hard hat.
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Episode 339: It Means No Worries
22/02/2023 Duración: 01h12minLook, until Overcast adds a tip screen for when you finish each podcast episode, just use Venmo or Cash App: $ShedDaddy415 and $LightroomBarista. This week: Martha Stewart’s sour grapes, magic beans, and Eddy Cue introduces Han Solo to Sigmund Freud.
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Episode 338: Burrito Season
16/02/2023 Duración: 01h41minIf Apple were a teenager, which SVP would be the one running to the mailbox to try to get the report card before their dad Tim saw it? This week: right and wrong opinions on fast casual, dollar menu thoughts on streaming, and putting on our Judge’s Table hats for Apple in 2022. Which one of us is Gail in this analogy?
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Episode 337: Calling an Audible
09/02/2023 Duración: 01h11minIf a Live Activity falls in the forest and there’s no one around to see it, does it make an appearance on a Dynamic Island? Okay not the best but also you get what we were going for… This week: absurdist energy drinks, Apple sold a lot of things but not as many as people hoped, and more on squishy sports media economics. ⚾.
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Episode 336: Salty February
02/02/2023 Duración: 01h28minWhile we personally don’t know a single person who has ever watched whatever this NCIS show is, the data shows a Cocomelon NCIS crossover would literally break the internet. Free idea, Bobs. This week: E3, EVs, RSS, OTT, and Ryan reveals his age-ism against the greatest generation (of news aggregator websites).
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Episode 335: Zeitgeist-ey
26/01/2023 Duración: 01h34minWhen sports were the only thing keeping people from cutting the cord and now that’s not enough, what do you do? No, really — what do you do? There’s a lot of money in it if you know the answer. This week: crushing on Peter K., mulling over Apple’s upcoming foray into VR, and a visit to the LA Coliseum.
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Episode 334: Let Me First Not Answer Your Question
19/01/2023 Duración: 01h35minHey Siri, who first said “sooner or later, everything old is new again?” Asking for a frie-, uh, HomePod. This week: new Macs, somebody finally told Elmo third-party Twitter clients were a thing, and Tesla cuts prices across the board.
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Episode 333: Event Shed
12/01/2023 Duración: 01h29minWhen you have so much money you have to make your Sonoma estate look like Apple Park, the Wall Street Journal is there. Or rather, Carlos teaches Ryan the art of the hate read. This is a good one. This week: cycling directions, EV sell through, and a hypothetical touch screen MacBook Pro. Boop.
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Episode 332: Don Draper Hat
05/01/2023 Duración: 01h09minI mean, if we’re talking about a secondary character taking over the entire show with extremely mixed results — is there even a difference between Elon and Elmo? @ ryan, not me. This week: a trip to the Social Security office, a Matter explainer, and more choice is good thing.
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Episode 331: Bag of Wemos
15/12/2022 Duración: 01h43minYou don’t come at Taylor with that weak af Christmas album and expect to come out on top, Bublé. This week: forgotten pre-orders, a more considered take on the villain of our streaming future, and Ryan’s sweet solution for smart home woes.
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Episode 330: Young Person's Game
01/12/2022 Duración: 01h48minYou know that pet project you spend 10 years on and it never really gets any better? That, but it’s a listening device in millions of homes that cost tens of billions in R&D that sometimes turns off your lights when you ask. This week: mood lighting, holiday lighting, and the Ford F-150 Lightning.