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Amplified is an award winning talk show about Apple, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iOS, guitars, amps, music, and recording. Get ready to rock. Hosted by Jim Dalrymple & Dan Benjamin.

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  • Jul 29, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
  • 142 EPISODES


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157: A Three Year Cold

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 68:14


Jim and Dan talk about 5G, secret Siri recordings, Apple's acquisition of Intel's smartphone modem business, laptops new and old, Audio Hijack, UA Apollo and Arrow, and more.

156: That's Gravy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2016 87:16


Jim, Dan, and Haddie talk about WWDC, Apple's developer focus, the pre-announcements, Search Ads, Siri on the Mac, no hardware, security features, dark mode, update to Siri, Apple Music, the return of the categories tab, the app review process, and more!

155: Sitting Beside the Genius

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016 79:45


Jim and Dan talk about the MacBook Pro rumors, WWDC, Dan's iPhone SE, dual clutch barrel cavity antennas, the new Apple Store opening, Siri, and the Amazon Echo.

154: The Hump

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2015 68:37


Jim and Dan talk about the new Apple Smart Battery Case for iPhone and more Apple news.

153: Episode 153

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 53:50


Dan and Jim talk about the Australian Apple Store incident, a converged iPad/Mac, the iPad Pro, setting up an iMac for guitar jams, and more.

152: There Is No Door

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 58:00


Jim and Dan talk about the impending release of the iPad Pro, the iPad Pro keyboard (and other keyboards), the latest security exploit, Apple security and a governmental back-door, and more.

151: The Steel Is The Real

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2015 49:46


Jim and Dan talk about the latest Apple news.

150: I'll Be Hanging Out With The Cars!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 63:31


Jim and Dan talk about Apple's brand new Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad 2, Magic Mouse 2, and the new 5k and 4k iMacs.

149: Dynamic Fulcrum Hinge

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2015 67:37


Jim and Dan talk about the Microsoft event as it relates to Microsoft's goal of one OS on every device and computer. They also discuss Dan's new iPad Air 2 and how he's using it for code, Jim's copycat rage, and more.

148: Running Stock

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2015 52:58


Jim and Dan talk about today's release of Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan!), iOS 9.0.2, Dan's new iPhone 6s, 3D Touch, the awesomeness of Siri, and a new age of computing.

147: TV, TV, TV

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2015 82:18


Jim and Dan talk about Dan's newfound Apple love, the iPhone 6s, Watch OS 2, apps as the future of TV (and the fundamentally changing way we view TV as a medium), the iPad Pro, the Pencil, and ad blocking from the standpoint of an independent content creator.

146: Daniel Tiger

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 66:58


Jim and Dan talk about the upcoming Apple event next week in San Francisco, the Apple Watch, the Apple TV, Apple Maps, DVDs vs. buying movies online vs. renting movies, bylines on The Loop, and more.

145: Rabbit Ears

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015 65:17


Jim and Dan talk about self driving cars, the Apple Watch, cutting the cord, the iPad Pro, and more.

144: Poking Holes in the Belt

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2015 77:51


Jim talks with Dan's about his new Apple Watch, the latest Android vulnerability and the concerning state of Android security, iOS adoption rate, the changing devices we use to connect to the Internet, Lenny Kravitz's unintentional exposure, and more.

143: Fighting The Beard

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2015 59:46


Dan and Jim talk about Apple Music, changing tastes in music, and the future of radio.

142: The Opposite of Paris Hilton

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015 51:21


Jim and Dan speculate on what really happened with the Apple Music policy change, and talk about the changing music industry, Eddie Van Halen, The Terminator, and more.

141: I'll Eat My Own Hand

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2015 69:07


Jim and Dan talk about how the Apple Watch has changed Jim's life for the better.

140: Pre-WWDC Beard

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2015 66:08


Jim and Dan talk about next week's WWDC, Apple's interest in music and television, and more.

139: I Was Told There'd Be No Math

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015 53:16


Jim and Dan talk about Pixelmator for iPhone, Scott Forstall is producing a Broadway musical, Apple Pay is creaming Walmart in the mobile payment war, how to back up your Apple Watch, Facebook begins testing instant articles from news publishers, the American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS Shawbucker, and more.

138: Warm For A Canadian

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2015 45:14


Jim and Dan talk about Beats Music's relaunch might hurt Spotify more than others, the new Apple TV remote's probable touch pad redesign, Microsoft's emoji additions, the Reserve Strap, Apple's launch of the 'Made for Apple Watch' third-party band program, and more.

137: The Beard Wins

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2015 63:58


Jim and Dan talk about the Apple's record second quarter results, the Apple Watch's issue with tattooed skin, and more.

136: I Smashed The Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2015 51:45


Jim and Dan talk all about the Apple Watch.

135: I Sleep Nude

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2015 86:12


Jim and Dan talk about the meaning behind the WWDC announcement, why Jim got three Apple Watches, the evolution of music (from vinyl to tapes to cd's and now streaming), beginning guitar without an amp, and more.

134: A Box with One Big Knob

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2015 58:47


Jim and Dan talk about the MacBook Pro, the legacy of FireWire and Thunderbolt, updated thoughts on the Apple Watch, podcast recording gear, and more. Also Jim is still in his car.

133: Tim Needs His Cookies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2015 66:16


Dan returns to join Jim on this episode to talk in depth about the Apple Watch, guitars, and more.

132: "If you put a Heineken a kilometre away, I'll walk there to get it"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2015 73:32


Jim, Shawn and Dave talk about fitness, Steve Jobs, Apple rumors and riffing on the guitar!

131: Can you submerge the Apple Watch in Bolognese Sauce?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2015 61:45


Jim, Shawn and Dave talk through the Apple Watch Event details!

130: "I'm held together with cigarettes and Heineken..."

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2015 52:36


Jim, Shawn and Dave talk about the Apple Watch, healthier lifestyles and guitar amp software!

129: "Well, you're just stupid..."

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2015 65:27


Jim, Shawn and Dave talk about Steve Jobs, Apple Watch pricing and Roadie Tuner!

128: "We're done with this. I've spoken."

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2015 69:43


Jim, Shawn and special Guest Dave Mark talk about the Apple Car rumors, the Apple Watch and planned obsolescence and Zakk Wylde!

127: Two And A Half White Guys

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2015 60:45


Jim, Shawn and Special Guest Dave Mark talk Tim Cook, The Loop Magazine, The Grammys and Kanye West!

126: "I walk 2.5 miles a day. In kilometres, that's 6,000"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2015 55:03


Jim and Shawn talk about Super Bowl ads, TUAW, music creation and good bourbon!

125: "I can't back this up with facts but..."

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2015 69:38


Jim, Shawn and our Special Guest, Dave Mark, talk Apple Earnings, Swift programming, NAMM and "digital music".

124: You're bald, you got a big gut and those pants don't fit

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2015 62:43


Jim and Shawn talk about quoting Steve Jobs, Google Glass, Mac magazines and NAMM!

123: What I didn't spend on booze, I spent on guitars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015 54:40


Jim and Shawn talk about the Mac, the iPhone in the past, the Apple Watch in the future, and how to learn to play guitar!

122: Are you alright or did someone stab you?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 59:49


Jim and Shawn talk about Apple's 2014, Amplitube and guitars!

121: Waiting for the Victoria Secret/Heineken Apple Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2014 63:10


Jim and Shawn talk about lawsuits, packaging, Apple Watch and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!

120: "I was in a bar somewhere"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2014 63:17


Jim and Shawn talk about three months with an iPhone 6 Plus, Apple lawsuits, Apple's Best of 2014 and connecting instruments to an iPad!

119: Geddy Lee Ruined Rush

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2014 57:30


Jim and Shawn talk about drum loops, Home Screen apps, the CIA and David Lee Roth!

118: I'm Kinda Ticked Off

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2014 61:04


Jim and Shawn talk about trading in your iPhone, Tim Cook, Google replacements, AC/DC, Rush and The Tragically Hip!

117: This Reporter Likes Bondage

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2014 70:58


On this episode, Jim and Shawn talk about Uber, the Mac's "Second Act", how to learn to play guitar and what effects pedals are!

116: I Put My Disco Pants Away

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2014 67:11


Jim and Shawn talk about the Amazon Echo, how we communicate and left handed guitarists!

115: Goofballs!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2014 71:49


Jim and Shawn talk Tim Cook, Surface Tablets as iPad stands, Dave Grohl and indie music

114: I Can Always Deny It Later

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2014 63:11


On this week’s Amplified, Jim and Shawn talk about the new iPad Air 2, the iPad mini 3 and does Apple offer too many iPads for sale?

113: I'm Usually Drunker than Gruber

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 59:39


On this week’s Amplified, Jim and Shawn talk about the sad demise and memories of Macworld Expo, What Apple will announce at their event tomorrow and how to plug a guitar into an iPad.

112: CAW CAW CAW CAW

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 68:19


Jim and Shawn talk about Samsung, the Apple Watch and teens, Steve Ray Vaughn and “Does the iPhone 6 get lost in The Beard?” Special guest appearance on this Amplified by a crow!

111: Yelling Freebird at Tony Bennett

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2014 54:37


Jim is back from the iTunes Festival in the UK and Shawn joined him to talk about the festival, using the iPhone 6 Plus and what the cost of the high end Apple Watch might be. We also sent out a plea for John Siracusa to join us!

110: I'm Not Going to Put My Beer Down to Answer a Text

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 70:14


With Dan still out, Shawn fills in and talks to Jim about his iPhone 6 and 6 Plus review, where the Apple Watch will be sold and "is U2 the New Nickleback?"

109: I'm a Pretty Sexy Guy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2014 46:20


On today’s Amplified, Jim and Shawn talk about the biggest story in the Tech World - Apple’s new iPhones, the Apple Watch and a innovative new way to spend more money - Apple Pay!

108: I’ve Been Here All Summer!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2014 72:01


With Dan still out, Shawn King and Jim talk about Apple's upcoming September 9th event, the large scale celebrity iCloud hack, how to keep your passwords safe with 1Password, Marshall amps, and more!

107: Clappin' Like A Seal

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2014 90:47


Shawn King fills in for Dan, Jim talks 13” iPads, The iTunes Festival and his favorite headphones!

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