The Talk Show

‘A Sack Full of Plucked Feathers’, With Guest John Moltz

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Special guest John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include bluetooth headphones, Apple Music and iCloud Photo Library, phone sizes (including speculation on the lineup of new iPhones in September), El Chapo’s social media intern, Apple’s stock price, Alex Gibney’s upcoming Steve Jobs documentary, and the new trailer for Spectre.

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Links:

• Mackie Onyx 1620i 16-channel Premium FireWire Recording Mixer.
• The somewhat less-complicated mixer I actually bought.
• Jason Snell’s “Bezos Chart” showing Apple Watch sales figures.
• The new trailer for Spectre.
• Reddit thread on Auric Goldfinger appearing as a sort of Easter egg in Casino Royale.
• Another Easter egg in Casino Royale: Daniel Craig using his Omega Seamaster as a knuckleduster in the climactic fight.
• Trailer for Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs documentary, The Man in the Machine.
• El Chapo threatening Donald Trump on Twitter.
• Inside El Chapo’s purported escape tunnel.