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Mikah Sargent, and Joe Rosensteel discuss technology, and how it interacts with their lives. Featuring Marko Savic

Mikah Sargent and Joe Rosensteel (Featuring Marko Savic)


    • Feb 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 119 EPISODES


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    Episode 119: Eggs Now!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023


    Mikah and Joe talk about podcast recording equipment, and Joe's misguided purchases. Then, pivoting off of audio gear, Mikah laments his first generation HomePod and his uncertainty about what he should do.

    Episode 118: A House Made of Jenga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023


    Mikah laments the lack of a "WTF button" and they both lament the state of Apple's Home endeavors.

    Episode 117: How Mikah Got His Groove Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022


    Mikah and Joe are really feeling the pre-holiday time crunch. Apple Maps in France isn't great. Apple's Home stuff continues to be messy. Shame on Eufy.

    Episode 116: It's a Fine Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022


    Joe's in a mood about social media, and Mikah's feeling fine about his AirTag saga. Shockingly Joe is not happy with the Apple TV app changes.

    Episode 115: Your Nods Are Showing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022


    Mikah and Joe talk about webcams, Apple's new iPhone cameras, other iPhone 14 Pro features, and a little mention of Google's releases this week.

    Episode 114: No More Mr. Nice Mikah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022


    Mikah's back from his first trip to an Apple Event and ready to share all the deets.

    Episode 113: Reach Out With My Special Means

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022


    Mikah maybe, perhaps, allegedly has some info on his ongoing AirTag issue. What's the Matter with Joe's smart home?

    Episode 112: It's Grump Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022


    Mikah describes his unfolding AirTag and Find My drama. Joe laments the lack of any useful feedback for failures in a HomeKit setup, and the way it interacts with Shortcuts.

    Episode 111: My Two Dans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022


    Mikah and Joe talk about teleconferencing etiquette.

    Episode 110: I Think You'd Be a Good Kraken

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022


    Mikah and Joe talk about WWDC 2022.

    Episode 109: Pride Zune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022


    Mikah and Joe talk about pride merch from tech giants.

    Episode 108: Delta Tango Foxtrot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022


    Joe's too GTS to post episode 107. Phonetic alphabets are discussed. Part Two of a multipart investigation by Mikah of the Apple Repair Program process.

    Episode 107: Lean In, Aliens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022


    Aliens and Part One of a multipart investigation by Mikah of the Apple Repair Program process.

    Episode 106: The Warner Bros Call Them Lats

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022


    Mikah shows Joe a collaborative white board. Joe and Mikah talk about the dramatic Netflix and CNN+ news from this week, as well as what it might mean for the future of streaming. Mikah confesses something about his new Apple Studio Display.

    105: It Runs Zippy Quick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022


    Mikah has strong feelings about the days of the week. Joe asks Mikah about his new Apple Studio, and Apple Studio Display.

    Episode 104: Took a Trip to Austrailia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022


    Joe tells Mikah about Champa Bay, and Mikah tells Joe about the many regions of Missouri. Hard pivot to technology, and some glaring issues with streaming services.

    Episode 103: Little Reindeer Nuggets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021


    Mikah and Joe talk about the holidays: Food, family, and Christmas decorations.

    Episode 102: I Liked All the Old Man Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021


    Mikah and Joe discuss Halloween candy, and their thoughts on the fancy Apple laptops as they brace for an early Christmas season.

    Episode 101: Sequoia Green All the Way Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021


    Mikah tells Joe why he fell off the "Ted Lasso" train. Then Joe and Mikah talk about how great season 2 of "The Other Two" is. Finally, there's some disappointment about the lack of consistency in Apple's color palette.

    Episode 100: Whether You're a Pro or a Normo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021


    Mikah and Joe talk about the September Apple event, and what it does, and doesn't, mean to them.

    Episode 99: I Apologize to TLC

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021


    Refining air quality workflows, and adapting to in-and-out of home recording situations.

    Episode 98: Sighs Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021


    Joe defends Hawaii. Mikah tells Joe about the current Apple betas.

    Episode 97: Embroidered On the Front: Vaccinated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021


    Mikah and Joe spend a lot of time talking about disappointing the machines.

    Episode 96: Always Future-Proofing for the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021


    The new Apple TV 4K enters The Bard's Crucible.

    Episode 95: We're Going to Down-Space, Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021


    Mikah was gaslit by the AirTag ordering process. Joe is still unimpressed with the Apple TV line-up, but is willing to be optimistic about the new remote.

    Episode 94: The MapQuest Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021


    Mikah and Joe talk about roads, the Apple Event that is probably already over by the time you listen to this, Australian art toilets, and an animal fact.

    Episode 93: I Just Wanted a Band-Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021


    Joe fell down, Mikah wants to know about wine tasting, and neither of them know what Tim Cook said to Kara Swisher.

    Episode 92: Nobody Wants to Be Mr. Two Photos Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021


    Mikah's glad Joe made him watch 'Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar'. Joe is glad Mikah can explain what's happened in the world of technology. Joe reveals he bought something very obsolete. Mikah has a sad story about a camera.

    Episode 91: Ficus Versatilus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021


    Mikah and Joe talk about plant pollination, Apple's initiatives, mixed reality rumors, and then the Apple TV because why not?

    Episode 90: I Didn't Do Any Bernies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021


    Mikah and Joe talk about how things could be better, and then they talk about Apple rumors.

    Episode 89: Scrooge McDucking In All of That Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021


    Mikah and Joe talk about the most technology that had the biggest impact on their lives in the last year.

    Episode 88: The Bleached Hair Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020


    You should vote! Mikah talks about gluten-free

    Episode 87: Suddenly, We Are Very French

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020


    We're back, bb. Mikah and Joe talk about the October Apple Event

    Episode 86: I Want This Horse Shaver

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020


    Mikah and Joe catch up. Mikah has a new show. Joe continues to insist Quibi is a failure.

    Episode 85: Congratulations On Your Existential Crises

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019


    A new smart home alliance forms, and Joe and Mikah share the gadgets they most liked from 2019.

    Episode 84: I Don't Need That Big Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019


    Mikah talks about his AirPods Pro and Echo Buds, Joe and Mikah appreciate the MacBook Pro 16" but neither is buying one right now, and then a quick chat about the launch of Apple TV+ and Disney+.

    Episode 83: Spread On the Vaseline

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019


    "Content Pink Slime" - Mikah and Joe discuss

    Episode 82: The La Croix of iPhone Colors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019


    Mikah and Joe talk about the September 10th Apple Event.

    Episode 81: Punishing Myself With Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019


    Mikah is still settling in at TWiT in Petaluma, but he did get to meet the ugliest dog.

    Episode 80: This is Exactly 'The Manchurian Candidate'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019


    Joe asks Mikah about the move to California, followed by some Apple Channels chatter, animal fact, and Pat Stew.

    Episode 79: A Beach Made of Feet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019


    Joe hates his coffee, and The Wirecutter. Mikah mentions FaceApp fears. Joe talks about Netflix missing Q2 growth by nearly half of their projection. Mikah reveals the truth about white sand beaches.

    Episode 78: It's Actually Octopuses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019


    Mikah has birch beer follow up! Mikah and Joe discuss YouTube's issues with content moderation and Google employees petitioning SF Pride to remove the company from the parade. The show ends with a plurality of

    Episode 77: Here's Your Little Bummer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019


    Joe replaced his router, and Mikah and Joe run through Apple's WWDC announcements, before Mikah's animal fact.

    Episode 76: Root Beer Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019


    Joe's router died, and Mikah tries to console him. Then there's a light WWDC discussion.

    Episode 75: Bumblebee Channels

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019


    Mikah and Joe are joined by Special Samsung TV Correspondent Dan Sturm to discuss Apple's new TV app.

    Episode 74: TURN YOUR OWN SOUND ON!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019


    Mikah and Joe discuss things purchased from podcasts, and Joe has an audio malfunction.

    Episode 73: You Can't Peel Off the Protective Coating

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019


    "Eat the popcorn, and sip the tea." Mikah and Joe talk about Samsung's foldable disaster, and Disney+ details.

    Episode 72: We Masticated This Event

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019


    Joe is extremely ill, and Mikah lost his internet, but they absolutely had to talk about the Apple event from the other week.

    Episode 71: Midwest Dim Sum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019


    "You've got more carbs than a potato." Mikah and Joe discuss restaurants, pholdables, and AR.

    Episode 70: Down to Doodle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019


    Episode 69: Clandestine Snow Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019


    Mikah and Joe discuss the push for podcasting acquisitions, and Apple retail.

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