About this episode
Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting.
Sponsored by:
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Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good.
Links:
Stephen goes indie:
Stephen’s YouTube channel.
Announcement: “I Don't Have a Job Anymore, Thanks to You”.
Video: “These Shortcuts Are Magic”.
Primary Technology: Stephen's podcast, with cohost Jason Aten.
Episode 74, May 2025, with yours truly as a guest.
Apple Podcasts and AI-generated chapters:
Apple Podcasts for Creators: “Enhance Your Episodes With Chapters, Links, and More”.
Daring Fireball: “Apple Podcasts Is Adding AI-Generated Chapters for Podcasts Without Chapters”.
Primary Technology discussion.
Beard.fm: “Apple’s Losing Its Podcast Legacy”.
Downie, a fantastic Mac app for downloading local copies of videos from the web (especially YouTube).
Daring Fireball post on Downie 4, from early this year.
Transloader — Apps from Eternal Storms that allow you to initiate downloads on a Mac remotely from an iPhone, iPad, or another Mac.
F-Bomb paperweight at sponsor Uncommon Goods.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
