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Expertly-told stories about the 50-year history of Apple and the world it created, from Jason Snell and Myke Hurley. We cover the entire range of the last half-century, from Apple's earliest days in a garage, to the rise of the Mac, to the return of Steve Jobs and the creation of some of Apple's most iconic products. Apple's history is also our shared tech history, and these are all stories worth telling. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

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13: The MP3 Revolution (Part 1, Origin of the iPod)

14 Oct 2026
35m
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The iPod’s 25th anniversary marks a pivotal shift in music consumption, tracing back to the 1990s transition from analog cassettes and compact discs to digital MP3 files. Suzanne Vega’s acapella track "Tom's Diner" proved essential to this evolution, serving as a rigorous stress test for early compression algorithms de...

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12: Ron Johnson and the Genius of the Apple Store

09 Oct 2026
44m
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11: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: Advisor to the Chairman (Part 7)

07 Oct 2026
38m
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10: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: The Bake-Off (Part 6)

30 Sep 2026
47m
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9: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: Who's NeXT? (Part 5)

23 Sep 2026
44m
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8: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: To Be, or Not? (Part 4)

16 Sep 2026
45m
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7: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: Plan Be (Part 3)

08 Sep 2026
54m
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6: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: Copland (Part 2)

02 Sep 2026
48m
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5: Apple's Mac OS Crisis: The End of the Road (Part 1)

02 Sep 2026
51m
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4: Road to the Apple II: Computer Faire (Part 4)

25 Aug 2026
29m
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3: Road to the Apple II: A Complete Computer (Part 3)

25 Aug 2026
35m
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2: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2)

25 Aug 2026
32m
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1: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1)

25 Aug 2026
32m
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0: The Origin of Apple

25 Aug 2026
1h 34m
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The founding of Apple in 1976 emerged from the unique cultural and technological incubator of the Santa Clara Valley, where a dense concentration of engineers and hobbyist culture fostered the personal computing revolution. Steve Wozniak’s technical genius, exemplified by his efficient circuit board designs, combined w...

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