759: The New Overcast, with Marco Arment

Merlin Mann returns to Mac Power Users 16 years after being our very first guest to break down the AI system he's built — Codex, "triangulation," 31 cross-indexed data sources, and the infamous "Friday Incident." 

David and Stephen turn the show on themselves: bags, chargers, MagSafe batteries, and fitness trackers. No tangential gadget is left behind. 

Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include microphones; Marco’s much-publicized article last week on Apple’s seemingly declining software quality; talking to the press and agreeing to interviews; Apple’s relatively tiny developer relations team (and how that p ...  Show more

For the final episode of our Solo Acts mini series, Ashley Esqueda talks with Marco Arment about being a solo app developer, going from Tumblr to Instapaper to his own podcast app Overcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

This week, the guys celebrate the release of a new HomePod mini and the Public Betas, then talk about the new versions of UTM, Delta, and Overcast. 

<ul> <li>Pre-show: <ul> <li>Marco’s Overcast rewrite</li> <li>🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️</li> </ul></li> <li>Follow-up: <ul> <li>Synology Dynamic DNS <ul> <li>Alex Mazanov (of S ...  Show more