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5by5 special events. Hosted by Dan Benjamin.

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  • Feb 7, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
  • 29 EPISODES


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31: The Hulk Doesn't Kneel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2015 22:03


Dan is joined by his 7 year old son, Cash, to talk about being a big brother, Google, the iPhone 6 and 6+, phablets, the role of iPads and computers in education, Grek Pak, black mambas, Stan Lee's Superhumans, and more.

30: Apple 2014 iPad Event

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2014 56:59


Dan Benjamin is joined by Victor Agreda Jr. of TUAW and Adam Christianson of Maccast to talk about the Apple 2014 iPad Event.

29: Four Places at Once

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2014 17:14


Dan and his 6 year old son Cash discuss antenna breaks in the upcoming iPhone 6 housing, iPad as a gaming platform, the technology of podcasting and live streaming, the limits of Magneto's powers, Adventure Time, deadly amoebas, visiting Four Corners, Bigfoot, rodeos, a crystal tooth, and more.

28: E3 Day 3 - Choo Choo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2014 104:14


Jeff and Christian welcome Ashley Esqueda, Senior Editor at CNET and host of the uncoming Tomorrow Daily show to help them wrap up a huge week of daily E3 episodes. They discuss The Order 1886, No Man's Sky, Splitoon, Super Smash Bros, Playstation Now, Counterspy, Destiny, Batman: Arkham Knight, Sunset Overdrive, and much much more. Plus, they each name their Games of Show for E3. All that, plus calls from David Nottingham, Anthony Carboni, and YOU. You can hear all of the complete daily DLC coverage of E3 2014 starting with episode 23.

27: E3 Day 2 - Now THAT'S a Dongle

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2014 112:03


Jeff is without Christian for this, the third DLC Special Edition episode, covering the second official day of the the E3 conference. But fear not! Jeff has a couple of awesome guests host to fill in, complete with their own experiences from the E3 show floor. Jeff Mattas from Weekend Confirmed and the upcoming game, Narcosis, and Matthew Burnside, formerly of the Indoor Kids Podcast help Jeff discuss The Witcher 3, Lords of the Fallen, Splatoon, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Smash Bros, The Division, Batman: Arkham Knight, and more! All that, plus YOUR phone calls! Don't miss DLC's special live E3 coverage every night this week!

26: E3 Day 1 - Witcher Voice

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014 109:20


Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from PC Gamer Magazine to the show for the second live E3 episode of 2014. This, the first official day of the conference, started with Nintendo's big Nintendo Direct announcements, and continued with great games. Jeff and Christian report from their show floor and behind closed doors experiences with Bloodbourne, The Witcher 3, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon, Driveclub, The Crew, Ori, Fable Legends, Far Cry 4, and so many more! Plus a special call in from Xav De Matos of Joystiq.com and YOUR phone calls

25: E3 Day 0 - Monsters with Flatulence

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2014 107:55


Jeff and Christian welcome big time Hollywood Director, Dan Trachtenberg to the show to discuss the first day of E3 2014! Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft press conferences with surprise announcements, big games, and more! Check back for live episodes every day of E3 this week as the biggest event in gaming continues!

24: WWDC 2014

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2014 58:42


Dan Benjamin is joined by Arnold Kim of macrumors.com, Victor Agreda Jr. Of TUAW, and Haddie Cooke from 5by5 to discuss the WWDC announcements after really letting them sink in, Apple's future, so-called missing hardware, the rest of the year for Apple, Android and indy developers as inspiration for iOS and Mac OS, and more.

23: Thank You For Calling!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2013 104:36


Pilot for a new live call-in show about the world of customer service, hosted by Moisés Chiullan. Whose fault is it that we're angry when a company screws up? How can we improve consumer discourse? What makes a bad situation better?

22: Apple Event: iPhone 5c and 5s

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2013 90:38


Dan is joined by Christina Warren, Horace Dediu, Benedict Evans, and Haddie Cooke to discuss their thoughts on the September 10th Apple Event announcing the iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, and more.

21: Vis-à-vis Nokia (Critical Path #95)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2013 84:00


A special episode in three parts: 1) Too many variables: The mechanics of the Microsoft Nokia deal 2) Climbing Everest without oxygen: The implications for Microsoft and 3) Post-abyss: The implications for Nokia.

20: Black Tar Merlin: Comic Con 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013 78:01


Jason Snell joins Moisés to discuss the chaos of San Diego Comic Con, new Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi, ChromeCast viability, and nerd culture in constant evolution.

19: Haddie Cooke on Show Me Your Mic

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2013 38:03


5by5 Producer Haddie Cooke is interviewed by Chris Enns for Episode 14 of Show Me Your Mic.

18: Merlin Mann on Beyond the To-Do List Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2013 89:19


Merlin Mann is interviewed by Erik Fisher on the Beyond the To-Do List Podcast and talks about what the word ‘productivity’ really means, Merlin’s super-hero origin story as a student of productivity, The creation of 43Folders, what Inbox Zero started as and what it really means, David Allen and Getting Things Done, Opportunity Cost, the Sunk Cost Fallacy, and a deeper dive into Merlin's prequel story of how the Back to Work Podcast began.

17: Dan Benjamin on The MovieByte Podcast #42: One Movie A Year

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2013 86:18


Dan Benjamin joins TJ and Joe for episode 42 of The MovieByte Podcast to discuss John Williams, online media consumption versus broadcast TV, some thoughts about J.J. Abrams version of Star Trek, and ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ which leads to some great discussion.

16: Put a Collar On with Dan Benjamin

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2013 54:13


Dan Benjamin is interviewed by Tim Smith for The East Wing, a weekly show that talks about design, user experience, problem solving and the keys to creating products with value.

15: Dan Benjamin on Michael Wolf's NextMarket

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2013 49:47


Dan Benjamin is interviewed by Michael Wolf for the NextMarket Podcast. They talk about a the state of the podcast market, 5by5's early days, how Dan manages being so involved with all aspects of 5by5, how he determines what type of role he should take as podcast host for each show, and we wrap up by Dan sharing some insights into the advertising and monetization of podcasts. https://soundcloud.com/nextmarket/5by5s-dan-benjamin-on-being

14: Dan Benjamin Interviewed for Show Me Your Mic #8

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2013 57:52


Dan Benjamin is interviewed by Chris Enns for episode 8 of Show Me Your Mic. Dan talks with Chris about the gamut of podcasting from his start on the Hivelogic podcast to where he is now, networks vs individual podcasts, getting unstuck when podcasting, taking care of sponsors and plenty of fun discussion on life as a podcaster. Original episode on SSKTN.

13: Radio Is Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 58:27


Dan Benjamin and Myke Hurley of 70 Decibels discuss how Podcasting is evolving, the power of networks and share a huge announcement. This episode is a cross-post of 70 Decibel's CMD+SPACE episode 33.

12: We Believed Him: Part II

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2013 67:19


Haddie Cooke and Dan Benjamin take callers and discuss the second half of the Lance Armstrong interview by Oprah.

11: We Believed Him (Lance Armstrong) Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2013 24:45


Part 1 of Haddie Cooke and Dan Benjamin's discussion about the Lance Armstrong interview.

10: State of the Union for 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2012 7:04


Dan Benjamin delivers the 5by5 State of the Union Address for 5by5. New beginnings and the end of an era.

9: CMD+SPACE Episode 11, with Guest Dan Benjamin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2012 57:43


Dan Benjamin joins Myke Hurley for an episode of CMD+SPACE of the 70 Decibels network to discuss getting started in Podcasting and what it takes to build a Podcast network of your own.

8: The iPhone 5

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2012 95:53


Dan Benjamin is joined by Christina Warren, Marco Arment, John Siracusa, and Haddie Cooke to discuss Apple's iPhone 5 announcement. They discuss iPhone 5, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, the new iTunes, the tablet market, and much more.

7: Dan Benjamin Guests on Episode #111 of The Bro Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2012 44:33


Dan Benjamin was a guest on episode #111 of The Bro Show, part of the 70Decibels network. Here is the interview in its entirety for your listening convenience, with permission from our friends at 70Decibels.

6: Regarding The Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2012 4:53


Dan Benjamin shares his thoughts about The Talk Show.

5: Fat Wireless: iPad 3rd Generation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2012 74:34


Dan Benjamin is joined by Marco Arment of Instapaper.com and Horace Dediu of Asymco.com to discuss the just-announced Apple iPad 3rd Generation.

4: Kindacritical

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2012 119:55


Dan Benjamin is joined by Merlin Mann and Marco Arment for a very special show. In this Hypercritical-like episode, the trio discuss a wide-range of topics, from Google to Apple to software development, and the relationship between consumers and the companies that serve them. And sodastreams.

32: Film Review: Goodfellas with John Siracusa

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2012 195:28


Dan Benjamin and John Siracusa discuss Goodfellas.

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