The Talk Show With John Gruber

John Gruber

Booking Overview

An interview-led technology commentary show focused on Apple, software, hardware, design, and related culture, typically featuring established technology journalists, commentators, and creators. Credible pitches include Apple analysts, technology writers, developers, designers, and media personalities with distinctive expertise or informed perspectives; booking is likely medium difficulty.

Metrics

Episodes: 374

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 3.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.3M subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

comments@daringfireball.net

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Host

John Gruber - Writer and creator of Daring Fireball, known for commentary on Apple, technology, software, and design.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established technology journalists, Apple analysts, technology commentators, media creators, or experienced professionals with deep knowledge of Apple and consumer technology.

Required Achievements:

Published technology journalism, Established podcast or media career, Recognized expertise in Apple or consumer technology

Recent Guest Discussions

Quinn Nelson - Openai’s Chatgpt And Codex Apps, Siri And Apple Operating Systems, Macos, And Smartphones.

John Moltz - Apple Hardware Pricing, Component Shortages, And Macos Interface Changes.

Jason Snell - Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference And An Upcoming Apple History Podcast.

Recent Topics

Apple, Technology, Design, Hardware, Software

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Talk Show With John Gruber

454: ‘Getting the Snack Right’, With Chance Miller

August 11, 2026

Chance Miller returns to the show. Topics include iOS 27’s progress over summer, live baseball in Vision Pro, the RAM crisis, Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI and io, and the EU/DMA situation.

453: ‘What’s in Louie’s Wallet’, With Louie Mantia

July 31, 2026

Louie Mantia returns to the show to talk about the state of UI and icon design on Apple’s platforms, and some speculation on Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI.

452: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson

July 24, 2026

Quinn Nelson returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex “native” app migration fiasco, Siri AI in Apple’s OS 27 betas, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and the hottest new cell phone of the year, the Trump T1.

Publicly listed emails

comments@daringfireball.net

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