Rocket
Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 470
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2023
310: AirBra Max
Christina bought the Airpods Max. We're very sorry. Also, the FTC is suing Facebook so we fight about it.
00:59:34 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
309: Scooting to the Couch
Brianna is back and recovering like a boss from knee surgery and she and Christina talk about macOS Big Sur, the Salesforce Slack Acquisition and then talk about the best/worst grift we’ve seen for s…
01:07:39 |
Thu 03 Dec 2020
308: We Salute the Algorithm
Simone dishes on her love affair with her new iPad Air. Also, Snapchat is taking a bite out of TikTok's gameplan with Snapchat Spotlight, but will it be a success? Also: Apple's Head of Security and …
01:25:04 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
307: Lamb Biryani (Shot on iPhone)
Special guest Henry T. Casey comes on the show to give us his hands-on impressions of the MacBook Air with the new M1 chip! Things look...dare we say… promising? We also went hands-on with the PlaySt…
01:09:42 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
306: Not Political!
This week we're discussing Apple's M1 event and the advent of ARM-based chips in the MacBook Air, Macbook Pro, and Mac Mini. Will they live up to the hype? Then, Bri's first-hand experience with the …
01:02:02 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
305: Who Cares!
This week Christina and Simone are UNCHAINED and talking about how the different social media platforms handled this election! There are some winners and losers — but none so far in this election, be…
01:15:12 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
304: Chips' Challenge
The PlayStation 5 review units are out, forcing many to ask — how big is too big? And then AMD has gone and purchased Xilinx! What does it mean for the future of chips? Finally, an update on our two …
00:57:25 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
303: Well, This is a Fun One
We're eating dessert first, and talking about Jeffrey Toobin's Zoom scandal. Then, it's the first batch of iPhone reviews! Featuring Simone actually, maybe, sort of, buying a new phone. Finally, the …
01:08:20 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
302: Donut Shaped Magnets with Rene Ritchie
Simone abandoned us this week, so Christina and Bri are joined by Rene Ritchie, Apple analyst/YouTuber-extraordinaire to break down the Apple iPhone 12 event. Also, a favorite character from Rocket’s…
01:14:17 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
301: Chastity Cage Hackers
Apple is on the verge of another media event, and the PS5 has been torn down. Then, the ultimate example of technology lock-in.
01:04:34 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
300: Dessert
To celebrate episode 300 we bring on some special guests from the Relay FM family, and taste test Brach's god-awful Thanksgiving Dinner candy corn.
01:37:06 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
299: Pre-Order Season
Xbox pre-orders opened up this week… did they go better than the pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 did? NO! Then, it's what's happening with TikTok in the exact moment we recorded this episode. Oh, an…
00:43:14 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
298: PlayStation 5 TikTok Arm Nvidia Apple
In a super-size show, we cover every big announcement from the last week and a half: PlayStation 5 details, an Apple Event (no new phones yet though), the TikTok deal with Oracle and the Nvidia deal …
01:31:44 |
Thu 17 Sep 2020
297: 30 Year-Old Golden Girl
Today on Rocket, we update you on the latest episode of our favorite soap opera, Apple Vs Epic, and then on a bunch of video game stuff! The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are coming out soon(ish).
01:05:04 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
296: The Godfather
Folding phones are back for round two: this time it's Samsung's Z Fold 2 and Microsoft's Surface Duo. Then, Mike Piontek, the creator of the app Deliveries, pops in to talk about why they went with a…
00:55:14 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
295: Supreme Court AU
The next episode of our favorite soap opera, Epic vs. Apple, is HERE! Followed by a look back at TikTok's momentous second year and latest lawsuit against the U.S. government.
00:55:39 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
294: Apple Bluster
The dramatic saga of Epic vs. Apple continues, with all the updates since our emergency episode last week and a Hefty discussion of the importance of Unreal Engine. Then, author Lauren Beukes joins u…
01:02:38 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
293: Emergency Epic Cast
In a Rocket first, late-breaking news was so Rocket worthy, we had to record a bonus episode.
00:33:50 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
292: Sick of the Slab
Microsoft declares war on Simone by launching a "sexy" phone, and Uber and Lyft are forced to appeal a California judge's decision. Plus, did Christina unbox her gamer chair?
00:47:46 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
291: Big Decisions
There are NEW MACS and a lot of government-type developments in the world of tech. TikTok is potentially being bought by Microsoft and Christina has NO COMMMENT, and also a post-mortem of last week's…
00:58:19 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
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