Nilay Patel returns to the show and we have nothing to talk about. You know, other than the M1 Macs and entire iPhone 12 lineup.

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Links:

• Decoder — new/relaunched interview podcast hosted by Nilay. (Overcast link.)
• “The Pandemic Work Diary of a Podcasting Tech Editor” — nice feature in the NYT on Nilay’s workday.
• The Verge’s reviews for the M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Mini.
• Yours truly’s review of the M1 MacBook Pro.
• Patrick Moorhead’s “last honest man” style review of the M1 MacBook Air for Forbes, which, just one week later, is not aging well.
• The Verge’s reviews for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. And from a few weeks prior: the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro.
• Yours truly’s reviews of the iPhone 12/12 Pro and 12 Mini/12 Pro Max.
• “Verizon and AT&T Have Vastly Different Ideas About Phone Cases” — Ashley Carman’s 2018 profile for The Verge of Helena Elicerio, Verizon’s phone case product manager.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.