The Talk Show

‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes

Sunday 30 November, 2025

Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations.

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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.

Links:

• This Week The Trend.
• Tyler on the flip-style Motorola Razr as a small phone solution.
  • DF: “Tyler Hayes Suggests Trying a Flip-Style Foldable If You Want a Smaller Phone”.
• Tyler: “Apple TV Is Finally Worth $99 Per Year”.
• Ad Age: “Apple TV’s Colorful New Branding Was Built With Glass and Captured In-Camera”.
• Aura Ink, $500 e-paper picture frame.
• Chargers:
  • Anker Nano 70W 3-port charger — $50, on sale for $32 if you act fast.
  • Nomad’s excellent “slim” chargers, in 40W (one port), 65W (two ports), and 100W (two ports) — I think the 65W one is the sweet spot.
    • Nomad’s Wallet Tracking Card, compatible with Find My. (Not mentioned on the show, but very cool — Tyler and I both own one and recommend them.).
  • Sharge’s Pixel 100W and 140W chargers, with cool fat-pixel dot-matrix displays on the side.
• The Sigma BF, a gorgeous, minimal L-mount camera.
  • $2,200 at B&H Camera.
  • Tyler’s August issue of This Week The Trend that mentioned it.
• GoVee Smart Christmas Lights.

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