295: ‘Signing Up to Take Some Vitamins’, With Peter Kafka

The Talk Show With John Gruber

Peter Kafka returns to the show to discuss the news from Apple's "Time Flies" event -- new Apple Watches, new non-Pro iPads, and particularly the Apple One services bundle.

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Links:

• “Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” — Mark Singer’s wondrous profile for The New Yorker in 1993. I just burst out laughing when I re-read this snippet I quoted from that piece for DF.
• The complete Ricky Jay archives at DF.
• Spotify’s statement griping that Apple One constitutes anticompetive behavior.
• The latest episode of Peter’s own podcast, Recode Media, with special guest Ben Thompson.
• Apple’s “Time Flies” event video.
• My thoughts and observations on the event and announcements.
• “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” — Apple’s new retro style commercial for Apple Watch Family Setup.

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