Craig Hockenberry, the special guest with the special fleshy palms, returns to the show. Topics include Twitter/X, foldable phones, and our favorite features in iOS 17 now that it’s in public beta.
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<li>Craig’s weekend fun: updating Twitter’s “How to Tweet” support document to “<a href="https://files.iconfactory.net/craig/twitter/How%20to%20X.pdf">How to X</a>”. Surprisingly funny.</li>
<li>Adam Sandler’s “Ode to My Car”:
<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXJyXh252Ic">“Car honk” radio-friendly version</a>, which really is even funnier than the album version.</li>
<li><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/ode-to-my-car/20912871?i=20912880">Album version</a>, replete with cuss words.</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://iconfactory.com/">The Iconfactory</a>.
<ul><li><a href="https://triode.app/">Triode</a>: “The best way to enjoy all of your favorite Internet radio stations wherever you go.”</li>
<li><a href="https://apps.iconfactory.com/">The rest of their excellent lineup of apps</a>.</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://furbo.org/">Furbo</a>, Craig’s blog.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey_Jr.">Morton Downey Jr., “trash TV” pioneer</a>.
<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yye-mTbDZ0w">YouTube clips</a>.</li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.studioneat.com/products/materialdock">Studio Neat’s Material Docks</a>, perfect for the upcoming Standby mode in iOS 17.</li>
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

The Talk Show With John Gruber

382: ‘What’s Happening‽’, With Craig Hockenberry

The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.