Special guest: Nilay Patel. Special topics: the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, kids today and the file system, the Lightning / USB-C debate, and, of course, our speculation about next week’s “Unleashed” Apple event.
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Links:
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<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-health-employees-backlash-misled-executives-2021-9">Business Insider feature suggesting Apple’s health initiatives are unfocused</a>. (<a href="https://apple.news/AeHrk-TK4Qq2dyO9AXYaLqw">News+ link</a>.)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z">Monica Chin at The Verge: “File Not Found”</a> — how kids today don’t understand computer file systems.</li>
<li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/09/24/float">Float</a> — Aundre Larrow’s beautiful short film, shot using iPhone 13’s Cinematic Mode.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel">Nilay’s excellent interview podcast, Decoder</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2021/10/apple_watch_series_7">My review of the Apple Watch Series 7</a>.</li>
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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