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The Thing Is

Anywhere between 2 to 4 ex-Apple Store Geniuses shooting the breeze.

Humor Technology Comedy Culture Tech
Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
79
Years Active
2018 - 2021
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Institutional Coldness

Institutional Coldness

John, Stephen, and Mike just talk Apple: iMac, iPad, AppleTV, AirTag, and Epic’s court case. Mailing an AirTag video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zpK-GBOz9A&t=6s

00:50:01  |   Thu 20 May 2021
V-12 F-1250

V-12 F-1250

Eli, Stephen, and Mike seamlessly flit between blockchain, solar power, computer power supplies, and Bitcoin. 

00:47:12  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
Natural Nip Length

Natural Nip Length

John, Eli, and Mike talk graphics cards, frame rates, and VR headsets.

00:50:20  |   Sat 20 Mar 2021
Hardly Daverson

Hardly Daverson

Coming out of a serious hiatus with a 5-man show. Eli joins John, James, Stephen, and Mike to talk YouTube, cars, TVs, and video games.

01:00:31  |   Tue 26 Jan 2021
It’s Not Always Fair Like That

It’s Not Always Fair Like That

Stephen and Mike talk a lot of Apple stuff and Mike totally whiffs the show notes. 

00:49:41  |   Sat 12 Sep 2020
Just Tryin’ to Get More Clown Outfits Out There

Just Tryin’ to Get More Clown Outfits Out There

John and Mike talk about, and ONLY about, games and the App Store. XCloud, Fortnite/Epic, and their battles with Apple. That’s it.  Nothing else. For almost an hour. 

00:50:07  |   Mon 31 Aug 2020
Emergency TV

Emergency TV

John, Stephen, and Mike kick it off with some light headphone banter, move onto new iMacs and more Work from Home equipment opinions...all your favorite topics. Oh, and scrambled porn.

Recommended: S…

00:46:29  |   Sat 15 Aug 2020
A Definite Hole

A Definite Hole

John, Stephen and Mike talk bulk Mac packaging and managing, the business of drugs, how Netflix was, Mike’s dumb AppleID issue, and being down with PPP.

00:51:02  |   Wed 29 Jul 2020
A Mat with Fidgety Stuff on It

A Mat with Fidgety Stuff on It

Stephen and Mike talk the same old mostly-Apple stuff: the “Big Twitter Hack,” selling old MacBooks, phone sizes, in-box charging equipment, working from home forever, deploying Macs, and Hamilton.

00:48:21  |   Tue 21 Jul 2020
Oh God, Not Facebook

Oh God, Not Facebook

As we face the insignificance of our established subject matter...

John, Stephen, and Mike talk about WWDC, what it will bring and what it will be like, changing podcast apps and Apples rejection of …

00:47:28  |   Mon 22 Jun 2020
Hot Hot in the Summer

Hot Hot in the Summer

Editor’s note: recorded May 28th, not ignoring the state of the world since then. #BlackLivesMatter

Stephen, John, and Mike talk unlocking your phone with a mask on, iPad Pro 2018 vs. 2020, Android v…

00:59:47  |   Wed 10 Jun 2020
Only the Algorithm Knows

Only the Algorithm Knows

James, Stephen, and Mike get too hot to handle talking about Zoom, iPad Magic Keyboard, and Stevie’s favorite pastimes: unlocking phones with AT&T.

00:56:00  |   Tue 19 May 2020
Kodi and the Ponybros

Kodi and the Ponybros

John, James, Steven, and Mike talk Google Meats; disabled, subpar startup chimes; magical keyboards; and speccing a MacBook Pro or iMac.   

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/PONYBRO-Wireless-Keyboard-Raspb…

00:49:41  |   Mon 04 May 2020
Especially in China

Especially in China

Using iPads as laptops, schooling in shutdown, ‘Snack Masks,’ Nintendo Labo, and Apple Profile Manager

00:58:28  |   Wed 29 Apr 2020
Maybe We Were Misheard on the Revolution We Wanted

Maybe We Were Misheard on the Revolution We Wanted

Macs in the virtual workplace, Atlanta beltline talk, tigers, webcams, M.A.S.K., and desk mats.

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00:47:31  |   Tue 14 Apr 2020
Nits on Nits

Nits on Nits

John, James, and Mike talk about new Apple stuff, but keep coming back to the larger context into which that stuff was released.

00:43:21  |   Tue 24 Mar 2020
Special Nose Paper

Special Nose Paper

James, Stephen, and Mike go super-deep (too deep) on iPad multitasking, covering pandemics, malware, Chrome, and browser tabs along the way.

00:46:30  |   Wed 11 Mar 2020
It Knows We’re Talking About It

It Knows We’re Talking About It

Mike and John talk Apple Maps, the Great Services Push, Apple TV+ show reviews, and streaming services

00:47:18  |   Wed 26 Feb 2020
Boners Every Direction

Boners Every Direction

John, Stephen, and Mike talk mostly iPads and calendars. Absolutely no liquid gets spilled during the making of this episode. 

00:46:36  |   Sun 16 Feb 2020
Quakin’ Me Out

Quakin’ Me Out

James, Stephen, and Mike offer a lot of nostalgic reminiscence about working at the Apple Store and only a little disparaging of religious sects that they know nothing about.

Family Room Hitler:

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00:37:16  |   Tue 04 Feb 2020
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