The Talk Show With John Gruber

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Position in the Technology chart (US), last 90 days.

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all-time peak

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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454: ‘Getting the Snack Right’, With Chance Miller

Chance Miller returns to the show. Topics include iOS 27’s progress over summer, live baseball in Vision Pro, the RAM crisis, Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI

Aug 11
1 h 57 min

453: ‘What’s in Louie’s Wallet’, With Louie Mantia

Louie Mantia returns to the show to talk about the state of UI and icon design on Apple’s platforms, and some speculation on Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI.

Jul 31
2 h 25 min

452: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson

Quinn Nelson returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex “native” app migration fiasco, Siri AI in Apple’s OS 27 betas, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and the hottest ne

Jul 24
2 h 44 min

451: ‘Taking Drugs to Get Fat’, With John Moltz

The great John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s hardware price hikes in response to the global RAM/SSD shortage, and some spitballing on what we like abo

Jul 1
1 h 51 min

450: ‘Perp Walk for Selfies’, With Jason Snell

Jason Snell returns to the show for a look back at WWDC 2026, and a look ahead to “Designed in California”, his and Myke Hurley’s upcoming 50-episode Apple history podcas

Jun 23
2 h 44 min

449: ‘Live From WWDC 2026’, With Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel

Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose on Tuesday 9 June 2026, special guests Joanna Stern and Nilay Patel join John Gruber to discuss

Jun 10
1 h 59 min

448: ‘Twins Named John’, With Stephen Hackett

Stephen Hackett returns to the show to help me make sense of a problem that is hard even to describe, let alone solve, regarding Apple One, family sharing, a separate Med

Jun 1
1 h 50 min

447: ‘A Sociopathic Father’, With Adam Lisagor

Adam Lisagor returns to the show to talk about Hovercraft, his new virtual presentation camera app for Mac, and how he's developing it with AI coding tools. Also, delicio

May 16
2 h 15 min

446: ‘Food and Beverage Director’, With MG Siegler

MG Siegler returns to the show to discuss Apple’s announcement that Tim Cook is stepping aside (into the role of executive chairman) and John Ternus will become CEO.

May 1
2 h 46 min

445: ‘Apple at 50’, With John Siracusa

Who better to join the show to commemorate Apple’s 50th anniversary than John Siracusa?

Apr 1
2 h 34 min

444: ‘You’re Going to Have the Niggles’, With Christina Warren

Christina Warren returns to the show to discuss Apple’s big month of product announcements — in particular, the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo. And we pour one out for the Ma

Mar 29
1 h 37 min

443: ‘The Pogue Feature’, With David Pogue

Special guest David Pogue discusses his excellent, entertaining, and amazingly comprehensive new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years”.

Mar 18
1 h 25 min

442: ‘Bad Dates’, With Jason Snell

Jason Snell returns to the show to discuss the 2025 Six Colors Apple Report Card, MacOS 26 Tahoe, Apple Creator Studio, along with what we expect/hope for in next week’s

Mar 1
2 h 16 min

441: ‘Serious Opinionators’, With Adam Engst

Adam Engst returns to the show to talk, in detail, about certain of the UI changes in iOS 26 and Apple's version 26 OSes overall. In particular, the new Unified view in t

Feb 25
2 h 10 min

440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons

Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.

Feb 1
2 h 06 min

439: ‘A Mitigated Disaster’, With Daniel Jalkut

Daniel Jalkut returns to the show so we can both vent about MacOS 26 Tahoe.

Jan 27
1 h 59 min

438: ‘2025 Year in Review’, With Rene Ritchie

A look back at Apple’s 2025, with special guest Rene Ritchie.

Dec 31 2025
2 h 42 min

437: ‘A Naughty Citizen’, With Quinn Nelson

Special guest Quinn Nelson returns for a two-part holiday spectacular: the iPad in the wake of iPadOS 26, and Apple's executive changes as Tim Cook seemingly nears the en

Dec 24 2025
2 h 28 min

436: ‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes

Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and so

Nov 30 2025
1 h 35 min

435: ‘Lincoln Bio Services’, With Stephen Robles

Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.

Nov 22 2025
1 h 18 min

Chart positions

Where The Talk Show With John Gruber ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 11, 2026).

#156 ▲ 7 Technology US

What listeners say

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When Gruber started off with a solo podcast the results were sometimes scattershot and unfocused, but as of 2024 he and the show are firing on all cylinders. Topical tech subjects and good guests.

Corvi · Sep 2024

There’s only a handful of podcasts I can stomach for more than a few episodes. However, Gruber’s “The Talk Show” is one I never tire of. The casual conversational format, mixed with the informational current events of the tech industry is a blend that keeps me listening and returning. Easily in my top 5.

Caleb_baker · May 2023

I find The Talk Show to be always worth a listen. Excellent chat. Good banter. The fiery, chaotic yin to Daring Fireball’s well-considered yang.

Michael Critz · Jan 2023

I like this show. I’m a “tech enthusiast,” which just means I follow tech through various websites and newspapers, and indulge mostly in Apple products. John is a great host—he’s knowledgable and funny and his personality shines through—and the topics are interesting (if you’re an Apple fan). I do wish for more coverage of the social component of tech. John’s thoughts are always well-researched and, well, thoughtful, so I’d like to hear more about his view on tech’s role and influence in culture-at-large, particularly around issues of equity & equality. To that point, I know the world of Apple/tech writers is small and niche, but I’d love to hear more interactions with a more diverse group of people. As with any tech writing, it often can feel like an echo chamber of mostly straight white men. Nonetheless, a wonderful podcast. Thank you John for putting so much effort into it.

blarfingar · Oct 2021

I remember when this podcast was THE podcast to listen to each week or every other week. Today I’ve officially unsubscribed. Gruber just doesn’t seem to care anymore, and/or is perfectly comfortable with putting in as little effort as possible. And it amazes me that, from an outsider looking in, it appears his business and influence continues to hold strong, even when he clearly has been phoning it in for years. Say what you want about Rene Ritchie, but that man deserves all of the success that comes his way. He works hard. And I recognize that I’m not a paying customer, but if I’m giving my time and my following, I choose to follow people that still care.

Abfkn258 · Dec 2021

This is a program where John talks about Apple tech, sports, and politics mostly with other white men and the very occasional woman. Interesting perspective but mostly a monoculture of talking heads.

JDbolander · Sep 2024

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