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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

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Feb 17, 2025 · 1 hr 40 min
551: The Paternity Draft
It's Myke's last episode before paternity leave, so he and Jason draft Apple things they think will happen between now and his return.
Feb 10, 2025 · 1 hr 42 min
550: The Tasty Part Inside Bad Bread
Is the era of tech giants allowing their customers to secure their data coming to an end? We also discuss AltStore picking a fight with Apple, and Apple's calculated response, rumors of robots, a rumor source's apology, and the future of Ted Lasso.
Feb 3, 2025 · 1 hr 46 min
549: (I Don't) Grade for the World
We discuss the results of the Six Colors Apple Report Card for 2024 in depth, with our opinions on every category. Also, Apple had another record financial quarter, and there's a little bit of Rumor Roundup.
Jan 27, 2025 · 1 hr 25 min
548: Hunched Over the Keyboard With My Eyes Closed
TikTok troubles; Apple Intelligence to be turned on by default; the UK moves toward its own DMA; Apple leans into the smart home; and Samsung joins Apple in the chase for the ultra-thin smartphone.
Jan 20, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
547: Figure Out and Find Out
Summing up Apple's devil's bargain when it comes to AI features; what TikTok says about the chaotic future of tech regulation; Apple TV+ in the era of "Severance" and "Silo."
Jan 13, 2025 · 1 hr 35 min
546: Headline Snob
Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025, and the long wait for some AI features.
Jan 6, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
545: The Bee Bonnet Company
A new year dawns! We consider what it has in store for Apple and why the company's A.I. features need to be judged critically. Then we turn back the clock to 2000 and consider the moment when Mac OS X changed everything.
Dec 30, 2024 · 2 hr 19 min
544: The 2024 Upgradies
It's time for the 11th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2024, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner.
Dec 23, 2024 · 1 hr 29 min
543: In the Pocket of Big Turkey
To celebrate the season we discuss Christmas lights, tech gifts, favorite holiday food items, holiday TV and movies, and answer some holiday-themed listener questions. Happy holidays to all Upgradians!
Dec 16, 2024 · 1 hr 27 min
542: Wellies on the Ground
Myke prepares the way for a big arrival (including of many Upgrade guest hosts), we're deeply puzzled by reports of a large folding Apple device, and Myke gets out the conspiracy yarn regarding what Tim Cook is up to in the United Kingdom.
Dec 9, 2024 · 1 hr 38 min
541: Nonotexture
Jason bought a laptop, Apple and Sony may be cooking up a Vision Pro scheme, and we review Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2.
Dec 2, 2024 · 2 hr 7 min
540: Validation for Shower Jason
Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss emergency calls, reaction to Jason's "The Mac is the Model" piece, iPhone metals, our innate troubleshooting powers, Jason's laptop dilemma, the ChatGPT Mac app, and some very old Vision Pro news.
Nov 25, 2024 · 1 hr 40 min
539: 98 Yards with My Boys
Apple might recommit to the smart home, Smart Siri feels a long way off, Apple's movie movies anger Hollywood creatives, and Jason's done with the era of App Store exclusivity.
Nov 18, 2024 · 1 hr 47 min
538: A Lot of Mac in Your Face
Is Apple trying to boost revenue by truly embracing smart home products, or is it too late? Also, Jason reviews Kindles while lamenting the current state of e-readers, and the Vision Pro gets new accessories and a music video by The Weeknd!
Nov 11, 2024 · 1 hr 48 min
537: Square Minus One
Jason's gotten his hands on the M4 MacBook Pros, the M4 iMac, and a visionOS widescreen Mac display. (And we're both considering Mac mini purchases.) Plus: Apple's issues with new products, and the threat of huge EU fines.
Nov 4, 2024 · 1 hr 43 min
536: The Sleeping Lifestyle
Scoring our very weird draft, The new Mac mini and MacBook Pro announcements, Apple's latest financial results, our reactions to Image Playground and Genmoji betas, and pondering the actual job of a CEO.
Oct 28, 2024 · 1 hr 30 min
535: Little Spicy Peppers
We kick off a busy week by analyzing the new M4 iMac, the arrival of two different waves of Apple Intelligence, and Jason's review of the iPad mini, but we'll have to wait a week to score our draft because there's more yet to come!
Oct 21, 2024 · 1 hr 38 min
534: The 2024 October Event? Draft
This week we recommend some TV shows, differentiate between types of vaporware, and break down the new iPad mini and Amazon Kindles. Then, Myke and Jason try to predict exactly what Apple might announce later this month.
Oct 14, 2024 · 1 hr 48 min
533: A Conversation With Your Teeth
What AirPods Adaptive mode is for, Apple's first immersive narrative film, tricky executive retention efforts, the Vision products roadmap, Apple TV+ goes to Amazon channels, and the trouble with iPhone 16 Camera Control.
Oct 7, 2024 · 1 hr 26 min
532: I Am Foreign Exchange Headwinds
We discuss how Apple is so influential that even its simplest moves can make or break companies and industries. Also: Apple plans a big Halloween week, and there's an immersive thriller coming to Vision Pro.