Upgrade
Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 95 minutes
- Episodes
- 579
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
559: All Fingers Are Digital
After nearly 500 episodes away, Scott McNulty returns to the podcast to discuss the resilience of babies, dysfunction at Apple, the future of the Vision Pro, and (of course) ebooks and e-readers.
01:52:59 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
558: My Bucket Is Full
David Smith joins Jason to discuss how Apple will respond to U.S. tariffs, AI Apple health rumors, the release of iOS 18.4, and Jason's stressful family trip to the Apple Store.
01:49:41 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
557: I Will Run a Four-Minute Mile
Dan Moren joins Jason to discuss folding iPhones, long individual takes in TV shows, new OS features, and what WWDC 2025 might really bring.
01:38:11 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
556: This Photo Is Not 2000 Years Old
Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss A.I. fallout, EU moves to expand device interoperability, Jason's recent shootout of TV streaming boxes, and more.
01:49:13 |
Mon 24 Mar 2025
555: What You Are Is What You Ship
John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss Apple interface redesigns, Apple's ongoing AI disasters, the management challenges of Siri, and Jason's reviews of the new MacBook Air and Mac Studio.
02:12:05 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
554: Level Zero Promise
It's been a quiet week, so John Gruber briefly joins Jason to discuss Apple's AI delay, new Macs, new iPads, and the future of Apple regulation worldwide.
02:27:33 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
553: The Apple Monument
Jason and Myke figure out which five Apple products should be depicted on a (hypothetical) monument to the history of the influential tech company.
01:32:06 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
552: Table for Six
With Myke on paternity leave, Jason welcomes Casey Liss to discuss the new iPhone 16e, iPhone 17 leaks, visionOS updates, the TRMNL, and Apple acceding to the UK government's demands while touting it…
01:59:45 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
551: The Paternity Draft
It's Myke's last episode before paternity leave, so he and Jason draft Apple things they think will happen between now and his return.
01:40:30 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
550: The Tasty Part Inside Bad Bread
Is the era of tech giants allowing their customers to secure their data coming to an end? We also discuss AltStore picking a fight with Apple, and Apple's calculated response, rumors of robots, a rum…
01:42:38 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
549: (I Don't) Grade for the World
We discuss the results of the Six Colors Apple Report Card for 2024 in depth, with our opinions on every category. Also, Apple had another record financial quarter, and there's a little bit of Rumor …
01:46:09 |
Mon 03 Feb 2025
548: Hunched Over the Keyboard With My Eyes Closed
TikTok troubles; Apple Intelligence to be turned on by default; the UK moves toward its own DMA; Apple leans into the smart home; and Samsung joins Apple in the chase for the ultra-thin smartphone.
01:25:13 |
Mon 27 Jan 2025
547: Figure Out and Find Out
Summing up Apple's devil's bargain when it comes to AI features; what TikTok says about the chaotic future of tech regulation; Apple TV+ in the era of "Severance" and "Silo."
01:32:48 |
Mon 20 Jan 2025
546: Headline Snob
Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025…
01:35:59 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
545: The Bee Bonnet Company
A new year dawns! We consider what it has in store for Apple and why the company's A.I. features need to be judged critically. Then we turn back the clock to 2000 and consider the moment when Mac OS …
01:36:39 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
544: The 2024 Upgradies
It's time for the 11th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2024, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away …
02:19:18 |
Mon 30 Dec 2024
543: In the Pocket of Big Turkey
To celebrate the season we discuss Christmas lights, tech gifts, favorite holiday food items, holiday TV and movies, and answer some holiday-themed listener questions. Happy holidays to all Upgradian…
01:29:19 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
542: Wellies on the Ground
Myke prepares the way for a big arrival (including of many Upgrade guest hosts), we're deeply puzzled by reports of a large folding Apple device, and Myke gets out the conspiracy yarn regarding what …
01:27:47 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
541: Nonotexture
Jason bought a laptop, Apple and Sony may be cooking up a Vision Pro scheme, and we review Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2.
01:38:03 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
540: Validation for Shower Jason
Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss emergency calls, reaction to Jason's "The Mac is the Model" piece, iPhone metals, our innate troubleshooting powers, Jason's laptop dilemma, the ChatGPT Mac app…
02:07:15 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
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