Android Central writer and Disney super-fan, Ara Wagoner, is here to give us the skinny on everything Disney+ that was unveiled by the company this week. It launches November 12 for $7 per month and will offer an extremely deep back catalog alo

Just As Bad In Icon Form

Mar 29th, 2019 37m 15s

This week Phil and Russell try to make some sense out of the latest Apple event, with a new Apple TV app that looks a lot like the current one, and Apple TV+ channel thing that might be good — or not — and all the ramifications that come with i

013: DirecTV Now Implodes; Apple's Show Time

Mar 17th, 2019 27m 15s

Timing, folks, is everything. As soon as we recorded Episode 12, news dropped that required an update. So here we are, with Tablo TV changing the change it's made to its on-screen guide subscriptions. Plus we go over all the changes that are co

012: Captain Marvel and Disney Plus

Mar 8th, 2019 37m 54s

Captain Marvel is in theaters. Disney+ — the massive streaming service that will comprise all of the company's offerings, along with Marvel and Star Wars and a million other things you probably didn't realize Disney owns — is waiting in the wi

011: Making the Switch with Jon Rettinger

Feb 8th, 2019 39m 3s

We're back after a little break for a super exciting interview — Jon Rettinger, and old friend of the pod (and friend in general). Jon and Phil talk up cord-cutting and how they introduced it to their families, what worked and what doesn't, and

10: Did Apple Win CES?

Jan 11th, 2019 28m 8s

CES — the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — is a mess. More TVs and gadgets than should be allowed by law. But the real surprise came from someone who usually sits out CES: Apple. Rene Ritchie from iMore and Vector hopped on the line to

9: The best of 2018

Jan 4th, 2019 49m 14s

You can't end a year (and start a new one) without making a list of all the best things from the prior year. And so we've done that. But we also were reminded that it's not quite that simple in the world of cord-cutting, where we have so many g

8: All About Chromecast

Dec 18th, 2018 23m 23s

Chromecast is finally (FINALLY!) once again available for purchase from Amazon. (You can buy one here: http://phon.es/szcq) That's a big deal for a number of reasons, and we figured it'd be a great time for a deep-ish dive into Chromecast the d

7: Hot Hot Hardware

Dec 5th, 2018 30m 3s

We've survived the Thanksgiving holiday and are back to answer these ever-important questions: Which Amazon Fire TV is worth you money? What's up with those Roku speakers? And did AT&T really just do that?

6: Smart Dudes on Smart Displays

Oct 26th, 2018 42m 22s

It's the season for smart displays, apparently. The new Amazon Echo Show is here, and it's better. Sort of. The new Google Home Hub is here. So how do they stack up? Which should you buy? Phil and Russell weigh in.

5: Amazon finally does it right

Oct 4th, 2018 14m 31s

You'd think that when Amazon dropped a dozen new products a couple weeks ago, that would have been the end of it. But, no. We now have a new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K — the first with Dolby Vision support! And maybe more important, we now have a

4: Amazon Fires Things Up (Again)

Sep 21st, 2018 26m 53s

Amazon just announced 12 (TWELVE!!!) products at one time. That's insane. And while a new Echo Show is cool, it's the new Amazon Fire TV Recast that's really piqued our interest. So we caught up Android Central's Andrew Martonik, who was at the

3: All About Antennas

Sep 4th, 2018 41m 10s

One of the best ways to round out your cord-cutting setup is with an over-the-air antenna. The question is how to get started. Which antenna is best? Where should you put it? So we grabbed our favorite electrical engineering nerd to hash things

2: How we did it

Aug 20th, 2018 37m 43s

Fun fact: Interviewing one's wife may be fraught with danger — especially when you forgot that your wife is, in fact, a trained interviewer herself and won't be stepped on or steered in a certain direction. ... Whoops. This week we talk up some

1: Engage

Aug 6th, 2018 35m 44s

Patrick Stewart is bringing sexy back. We got three of the biggest Trek nerds we know to talk it over. Music: "Robot Park" by Poddington Bear. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Robot_Park

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