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Jun 2026

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A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman. ]]>

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June 8, 202642 min

602: Sequoia, Sonoma, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

We discuss Apple's WWDC 2026 announcements. Some of them weren't even about AI. Dan rounded up a lot of the smaller features that Apple only showed briefly onscreen.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

June 3, 202644 min

601: Horse and a Hamburger

This week we talk about what we expect to see next week and the similarities between kids and meteors.Google’s Gemini Spark AI agent seems to mostly do what it’s supposed to do.Dan tells us about the Optimus Maximus keyboard.Jason Snell and Myke Hurley launch a Kickstater.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

May 27, 20262 hr 5 min

600: Follow Me on OnlyFlanges

It’s our 600th episode and we are very on top of it, we assure you! This episode is two — TWO (2) — episodes running the length of three! First, Dan, Lex and Moltz discuss seltzer, running webinars and Google AI mistakes. And then stay tuned! After the music, the real show begins! James Thomson and Guy English take over the show to discuss hair styling, WWDC predictions, video games and Star Wars.Moltz bought these e-ink fridge magnets and loves them.Google search AI has made some mistakes lately, including not being able to handle the word “disregard” and not knowing what year it is next year.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

May 20, 202640 min

599: It Was Title Bait

Dan shops for URLs, Lex makes a video and Moltz runes everything.Apple announced WWDC26.Apple is once again selling its assistive MagSafe iPhone grip.John Gruber has thoughts on Ben Thompson’s idea to have companies pay communities to put in data centers.Our thanks to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Eat smarter with tasty, chef-prepped meals that are dietitian-approved and delivered right to your door. Ready in just two minutes and with more than 65 weekly meals, you can pick what's right for you. Head to factormeals.com/rebound50off and use code rebound50off to get 50% off your first box.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

May 13, 202646 min

598: Get Rid of Ice

A big week for Lex, Dan gets a citation and Moltz quits Ice.Lex introduces Gnome, a great way to organize and use your animated gifs.John Gruber talks watches. Not Apple ones.Indigo is a new app for unifying your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds.The rejected pitch for Indigo is pretty great.Bartender makes use of the MacBook’s notch.Our thanks as well to Steamclock Software, a design and development studio that ships great mobile apps for iOS and Android. Whether it's using cross-platform or native development tools, if you care about great customer experiences, you should be contacting Steamclock. Go to steamclock.com/rebound to get in touch with them to see how they can help.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

May 6, 202642 min

597: Jeeves As A Butler

After a slow start, we get to some quality rants on advertising, AI and Marc Andreessen.Chrome is dumping 4 GB of AI on ya.The Epic case is still going on.John Gruber has some thoughts on ads.Marc Andreessen has no thoughts at all.Lex and Lauren were on Judge John Hodgman.Our thanks as well to Steamclock Software, a design and development studio that ships great mobile apps for iOS and Android. Whether it's using cross-platform or native development tools, if you care about great customer experiences, you should be contacting Steamclock. Go to steamclock.com/rebound to get in touch with them to see how they can help.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

April 29, 202638 min

596: Wow, Drugs

Dan plays a little catchup, Moltz admires Apple's PR game and Lex loves Claude.Dan liked this column by the Macalope.Horace Dediu imagines John Ternus's retirement in 15 years.Apple introduced a new revenue-smoothing scheme.Is Anthropic installing spyware?Moltz liked this book on management.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

April 22, 202645 min

595: Crapped On Their Own Legacy

Guy English joins Lex and Moltz to discuss Tim Cook movin' on up and his legacy as CEO (Tim's not Guy's) before we start telling John Ternus how to do the job he doesn't even have yet.John Gruber has thoughts on Tim Cook handing the reigns over to John Ternus.And so does Jason Snell.Our thanks to Factor for sponsoring this episode. Eat smarter with tasty, chef-prepped meals that are dietitian-approved and delivered right to your door. Ready in just two minutes and with more than 65 weekly meals, you can pick what's right for you. Head to factormeals.com/rebound50off and use code rebound50off to get 50% off your first box.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

April 15, 202650 min

594: Technical Difficulties

Dan’s got mail, Lex is taking big deductions and Moltz has a controversial opinion about dogs.Jon Prosser is not out of the woods. In fact, he may be the woods.Our thanks as well to Steamclock Software, a design and development studio that ships great mobile apps for iOS and Android. Whether it's using cross-platform or native development tools, if you care about great customer experiences, you should be contacting Steamclock. Go to steamclock.com/rebound to get in touch with them to see how they can help.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!

April 8, 202657 min

593: In These Troubling Times

This week we find out which of us might buy the foldable iPhone and how the MacBook Neo's success can be a problem before going looney over the Artemis Moon shot.The name of the iPhone Fold may be the iPhone Ultra.Some rumors said it might not arrive until 2027 but Mark Gurman says it’ll just be a little late.The MacBook Neo is selling well. Maybe too well.Non-billionaire scummy app maker sues Apple.Dan details his wife's experience with the MacBook Neo.Our thanks as well to Steamclock Software, a design and development studio that ships great mobile apps for iOS and Android. Whether it's using cross-platform or native development tools, if you care about great customer experiences, you should be contacting Steamclock. Go to steamclock.com/rebound to get in touch with them to see how they can help.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!Were you aware that you could buy things from us?! That's right! Shirts, iPhone cases, mugs, hats and one other type of thing are all available from our Rebound Store!