The Talk Show With John Gruber

Very special guest Merlin Mann joins John Gruber to discuss 43-year-old Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, career-ending injuries for writers and podcasters, and whether Larry Page more resembles a Bond villain or Magneto. In other words, the usual.

Special guest Dan Frommer joins John Gruber, with topics including Windows 8's "have it all" design leading to it failing both as a tablet and PC OS; the loyalty of new Apple customers; Netflix's commanding and growing lead as a provider of streaming video; and some utterly un-researched speculation about overseas roaming leading to poor iPhone battery life.

Special guest Marco Arment joins John Gruber to discuss reports of iOS 7's new system-wide appearance and where Apple might be heading stylistically; Microsoft's scrapping of the "Hotmail" brand and their generally inscrutable branding as a company; Google and personal privacy, particularly as it relates to Google Glass and Google Now's location tracking.

Special guest John Moltz joins John Gruber for a discussion on Apple's quarterly results, the asinine idea that Tim Cook's job is possibly in jeopardy, and more.

Recorded in front of a live audience at the Úll conference in Dublin, Ireland, Michael Lopp joins John Gruber. Topics include: Ron Johnson’s stint as CEO at JC Penney, Apple’s lack of new products so far this year, and the design of tech conferences.

Special guest Om Malik joins John Gruber for a discussion about Facebook Home, and the potential for Facebook to eventually make their own mobile OS, Andy Rubin's ouster as leader of Android, Apple's challenges with iCloud, and more.

Special guest Erica Ogg, senior writer and Apple beat reporter for GigaOM, joins John Gruber to discuss Apple’s hiring of Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch, Apple’s PR department, the BBC running a story on a survey conducted by a subsidiary of Samsung’s advertising agency, Eric Schmidt still using a BlackBerry, Google Keep, and Apple’s significantly updated Podcasts app.

Special guest star MG Siegler joins John Gruber to discuss a week jam-packed with news: Phil Schiller's Android-trashing interviews; Samsung's bizarre introduction of the interesting Galaxy S4; Andy Rubin stepping aside (or, as seems more likely, being pushed aside) as Google's executive in charge of Android; and Google's decision to pull the plug in Google Reader.

Special guest Guy English joins John Gruber to talk about the gaping holes in the "Apple is working on a watch" rumors and the actual major problems and risks Apple faces during the next few years.

Special guest Jim Coudal joins John Gruber to discuss Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey", The Deck network and the state of online advertising, and the just-completed Webstock conference in Wellington, New Zealand.

Very special guests Paul Kafasis and Scott Simpson join John Gruber for an episode recorded in Mule Radio's studio in San Francisco, at the end of this year's Macworld/iWorld conference and trade show. Topics include the Macworld event and an innovative concept for reinventing the hotel industry.

Special guest Marco Arment joins John Gruber to talk about Apple's quarterly earnings and resulting stock price dive, Marco's new car podcast, and the original cocktail, the Old-Fashioned.

Special guest John Moltz joins John Gruber to discuss Apple's battered stock price, just what it is about Apple that makes so many people lose their damn minds, the pace of innovation, and more.

Special guest Dan Frommer joins John Gruber to discuss CES 2013, the disparity in display size between the iPhone and all of its competitors, and Dan's new endeavor, City Notes.

Special guest Dave Pell joins John Gruber for a discussion of news media, branding, independent publishing, and the new Google Maps app for iPhone.