Special guest John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include the Apple/FBI encryption fight, Apple's upcoming event and the products they're expected to announce. And Campo Santo's fantastic new video game Firewatch.
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Links:
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<li><a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-rotten-core-1456696736">L. Gordon Crovitz’s jacktastic op-ed piece on the Apple/FBI fight</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.firewatchgame.com/">Firewatch</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://ollymoss.com/star-wars-trilogy/">Olly Moss’s Star Wars trilogy posters</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKFxN1tukg&feature=youtu.be">Geek Remix’s excellent video analyzing the plot of Firewatch</a>. Spoilers galore — do not watch this unless you’ve finished the game. You don’t even want to look at the title of the video.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4785654/fullcredits/">The cast of Firewatch</a>.</li>
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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