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Due to the passage of California AB-11, which puts a mandatory waiting period on issuing hot takes, this week’s show was recorded a day late for compliance purposes. Please enjoy these cogent, room temperature takes. This week: mixed recycling, the villains of the Trader Joe’s line, and a new way to make cold brew.

Look. We'll make you a deal. Become a founding member of our show before Flag Day and we'll give you three years for the price of one. That's only... wait — what's zero divided by 36? This week: problematic TV of the '90s and early aughts, ice baseballs, and fresh margs in a pickle jar.

With the Chase Center opening up in just over a month, we, as biz dev and synergy experts, have an incredible opportunity to help a deserving brand acquire the naming rights for what was formerly known as Oracle Arena. Leading candidates include: the Allbirds Center, Blue Bottle Stadium, and our personal favorite, the Uber Cactusdome®. This week: smart appliance Jenga, annual passholder culture, and we do the math on the Taylor Swift economy, feat. Shawn Mendes.

“Teddy told me that in Greek, “nostalgia” literally means, “the pain from an old wound”. It’s a twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship. It’s a time machine. It goes backwards, forwards. It takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It’s not called the Wheel. It’s called a Fancy Camera®.” - Carlos G. Or maybe Don Draper said it. We have no way of possibly looking it up. This week: road trips, making memories, and a primer on how to clean and care for your iPod Hi-Fi.

When you really think about it, isn’t life just one big espresso machine that won’t fit under your kitchen cabinets? This week: dog influencers, sweatpant shoes, and Ryan would like to take a moment to talk about video games.

Rumor has it Tim Cook was first choice to be the voice of Simba in the new Lion King remake but talks fell apart when he insisted on changing the lyrics of the iconic song to “I Just Can’t Wait to be King [of Undifferentiated Consumer Financial Products]“. We can see why Disney passed. This week: clicking around in the document, ripping up the flooring, and the answer to what $21 gets you in 2019.

How many different kinds of smart light switches does one need to install in their home before you need to stage an intervention? Asking for a co-host. This week: headphones, trade deadlines, and we play a game of Faker Upper.

Yes Tim, we'll go exclusive to Apple Podcasts Plus. Our terms are that we are to be paid entirely in iPod Socks and we want a handwritten apology for the butterfly keyboard. This week: an exciting new BlackBerry, iPad workflow hypotheticals, and Disney gives the fever dream treatment to your childhood favorites.

Phil Schiller courageously once said the future is wireless. Cord cutters talk a big game. Then explain the abomination that is the Panasonic NI-WL600 cordless iron. We'll wait. This week: ethical design, coding classes for mere muggles, and that lonely area behind the Genius Grove.

Where do you see yourself in five years? Plus: the question we’ve been building towards for 200 episodes. Does Tim Cook tip restaurant servers in iCloud storage? An investigation.

The Failing New York Times drops the ball yet again. Instead of asking Democratic candidates what their favorite Spindrift cocktail is, we’re left with a bunch of old dudes saying their wife and Abraham Lincoln are their heroes. This week: how to carry a laptop, Internet suitcases, more Apple Store chicanery, and Google’s renewed cloud gaming ambitions.

“To a pro customer with demanding compute needs, everything looks like a cheese grater.” - Mark Twain This week: WWDC 2019, three finger gestures, and the Mac Pro unveiling that explains why Apple acquired the maker of those Heely wheel shoes kids love.

It’s hard to be excited and blindly optimistic about anything these days. But then came along the world’s greatest startup idea. This week: airline status, dimmer switches, and throwing LeBron and the Lakers under the Buss.

To better align ourselves with the way millennials consume their TV, we’ve decided that on a go forward basis we will no longer release episodes weekly. Instead, we’ll bank them and do 12 episode releases — Netflix style. It’ll be called a PodDrop®. This week: having a healthy relationship with pop culture, tax rebates, and cronchy keyboards.

Two old people discuss DSL and Bob Costas. Also, other things. This week: Roomba curling, security screws, things that fell off a truck, and Google’s long-standing branding struggle with Nest.

With Comcast reporting data usage up 28% YoY for its residential customers, we ask whether or not the FCC is capable of ensuring an Internet robust enough to handle Ariana, Taylor, and Queen Bey. This week: accidental minimalism, minor league mascots, clip sharing in Overcast, and Chuck the Condor starts a Bumble profile. #swiperight

Okay, fine. That was an exciting hockey game. #gocanucksgo This week: Democratic primary challenger dog collars, Tesla's investor day, and summer beauty recommendations from your trusted hosts/lifestyle influencers.

Income $200K+? Know every character on The Wire? Get $1MM in cupcake insurance from $38/mo. This week: ballpark as a service, 5G litigation, foldable phones, and Gene! stirs up conversation about a different kind of TV.

I could have misheard it , but I'm pretty sure Ryan just challenged the CEO of Audi/VW to a fight. He's registering the vanity plate DONTATME right now. This week: bringing the Disney magic to OTT, the Magic leaves the Lakers front office, and the profitability shell game that is the Uber's S-1.

Do you have a minute? We’re collecting signatures for the Orchard Fund. We’re a coalition of activists and thought-leaders dedicated to helping CEOs in the greater Santa Clara area gain the courage to make the pivot from hardware to a services based future, for the sake of our children and our children’s children. This week: the pink mustache heads to the NASDAQ, Spindrift making Kirkland-sized moves, and AirPower’s quiet cancellation that is either a nothing-burger or harbinger of the end of Apple. A real Schrödinger’s wireless charger, if you will.