Save It for the Mic

Philip and Levi reunite to break down their favorite announcements from WWDC 2020. 

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Philip and Levi open with the 9to5Mac Happy Hour, condiments and humor. Philip informs Levi of Wunderlist's demise (1:26), which leads to Microsoft Power Apps. Philip extols Chrome on iOS (5:26) and the word preposterous. Levi has JOMO (13:08). The duo unpack the latest report of a new iPad Pro and revamped keyboard accessory (17:03), and Philip helps Levi understand AssistiveTouch. Philip loves schools Levi on TestFlight, and highlights his use of it with Overcast and Tweet Notes (32:30). Levi is stressing about high school basketball playoff seeding tiebreakers (49:59). 

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Philip and Levi quickly discuss the oddities of Apple Card, which leads to the oddities of Apple's habit of tying services to a single user — unless you're using Family Sharing, of course. Philip demonstrates the value of buying the newest Apple tech you can when you're in the market for a new device (12:34). Philip takes us on his AirPods Pro journey (22:27), which leads to a broader discussion on wireless headphones and AppleCare. Philip uses his new Magic Trackpad on a PC (49:16). This leads to the TrackPoint — also known as the Mouse Nipple (50:33) — and Dvorak keyboards (54:05). Levi makes Philip proud with his recent use of the floating keyboard and swipe typing (56:07) in iOS 13. Philip closes with his recent iPad pickup and a pro tip for folks using the first generation Apple Pencil (1:02:38). 

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Philip and Levi sit down to record for the first time in five months. This immediately devolves into an existential discussion about things like work cubicle decorations/arrangement and the Four Light Bulbs. Levi gets a Mac Pro… but not that one. Philip explains RAM. Levi buys a new backpack. Philip learns us on 2020 iPhone rumors. Another existential crisis — browser tab management — also ensues. This leads to talking about being born in the right time, which naturally leads to a discussion of Oscar contenders and movie watching habits. Levi quits movie trailers. Hard stop.

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Philip and Levi discuss the top 10 announcements that stuck with them the most from Apple's September Event 2019. 

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Philip and Levi pass the year mark of saving it for the mic. Levi (surprisingly) and Philip (unsurprisingly) both bought Vignette by Casey Liss (6:59). Philip recounts his Amazon Prime Day haul and reveals his (perhaps unhealthy) affinity for Amazon hardware (13:00). Levi discovers a practical alternate version of CarPlay (22:30). The conversation shifts back to Philip's Prime Day haul (37:06). Then, the duo close with thoughts on Spider-Man: Far From Home and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (53:12). 

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Philip and Levi are in the endgame now. As in, Philip literally finished Avengers: Infinity War on his phone during the previews as the two sat in a theater to see the re-released version of Avengers: Endgame. After a year's long journey, but more accurately a weekend, Philip sort of caught up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe just in time to see Endgame before it left theaters. Then the guys sat down and recorded their thoughts on Endgame, the MCU as a whole and what may be in store for the next 10 years of the MCU. 

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Levi and Philip dive deep into all the announcements and treasures from WWDC 2019.

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Levi and Philip return from sabbatical, and because time is a flat circle, they end up talking about the things they always talk about. Philip bought new AirPods. After Sinemia betrayed us all (11:23), should we trust MoviePass again? Levi has been strengthening his will with a new movie trailer rule (25:03). The trailer discussion then spirals into the amazing lunacy that is Netflix's "The OA" (41:57), which inevitably leads to Disney+ and Apple TV+ (1:00:59).

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Levi and Philip debate Levi's neurotic new phone charging strategy, which naturally leads to the Energizer Power Max P18K Pop (20:43). This, of course, leads to iPhone witchcraft (28:13). Levi updates the world on Brittany's general iPhone XS happiness six months removed (29:48) before the phone charging strategy debate returns. Levi reports back on his movieboy64 Hotmail account (36:06) before Philip discusses the MacBook haves and have nots (37:54). Then, Philip recounts a recent macOS bug that Levi is all too familiar with (54:41). And Disney drops the hammer on our wallets by opening the vault (1:12:14).

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Levi and Philip reminisce about Hotmail, question their life's choices in Bandersnatch, (9:02), break down Apple's rumored 2019 lineup (36:47) and reflect on AirPods usage two years in (1:12:36). Then, Levi goes dark (1:18:52).

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Levi and Philip give the gift of Star Wars as they take on the fanboy haters of The Last Jedi. A year removed, the guys take another look at Episode VIII and take on the common complaints of the film - from fuel constraints to Mary Poppins Leia to random trips to the casino - they address it all. This isn't going to go the way you think.

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Levi and Philip dive deep (FULL SPOILERS) into The Walking Dead. The whole dang series. Despite the show's recent ratings struggles, Philip and Levi still find many positives in the long-running series. The guys highlight their exposure to and history with the show, digest the recent bombshell changes to the show and reflect on the first half of season 9, including how the show has recently rebooted itself. Then, the guys discuss differences from the comic series, their favorite characters and episodes and Rick's (supposedly) final episode.

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Levi has a new iPad Pro (for now) and gives his initial impressions, which leads to a sprawling conversation about the various iterations of iPads over the years. Philip continues to not give up on his iPhone SE (1:08:03), and the guys discuss human nature and cellular plans.

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Philip and Levi discuss the intricacies of the differences in the iPad Pro lineup. Then, the guys can't agree on the current state of Apple laptops (21:46). And Levi tries to sell Philip on finally joining the current generation of gaming consoles (58:14).

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Philip and Levi return to discuss Philip's new Apple Watch Series 4, and the guys cover all the announcements from Apple's October Event, including the new MacBook Air (13:35), Mac mini (36:43) and iPad Pros (43:39).

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Philip and Levi follow up on the latest iPhone XS reviews and news (3:26), discuss the pros/cons of OLED (43:03), give an update on fall detection (52:35) and recap trying on an Apple Watch Series 4 (55:58).

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Philip and Levi unpack the announcements from Apple's fall Watch and iPhone event:

Apple Watch Series 4 (8:37)

No AirPower? (1:01:35)

iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max (1:01:35)

iPhone XR (1:29:00)

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Philip and Levi go FULL SPOILERS on HBO's mini-series, "Sharp Objects."

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Philip and Levi break down Sinemia's plans (now that Philip has finally quit MoviePass), dive into some meta podcasting (25:49), sing the praises of subtitles (35:17) and cover the latest news from the iPhone XS (43:16) and Apple Watch Series 4 (1:14:56) leaks.

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Philip and Levi dial up the paranoia of always being watched (4:19), recommend podcasts and turn on Anchor's Listener Support (5:49) and break down the new rumors for iPhone SE 2 (26:07), Mac mini (1:03:23) and MacBook Air (1:15:38).

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Philip and Levi discuss the evolution of the number of episodes in TV seasons (4:56), the pain of switching phone numbers (21:37) and sarcasm detection issues (30:57). Philip still can't let go of his SE (33:36), and Levi is concerned about his Christmas wish list (41:10). The guys talk podcast listening habits (44:32) and close with the continuing MoviePass saga (51:28).

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Philip and Levi talk MoviePass's latest goofs (11:03). Philip tries a new MacBook Pro; the guys discuss proof of a new iPad Pro (44:31), debate the merits of three new iPhone models (57:03) and give their thoughts on And-Man and the Wasp (1:17:14).

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Philip and Levi admire Pentatonix (10:30), recap the MacBook Pro throttling fix (22:15) and discuss Anchor's vision (33:40). Then, Levi announces his break-up with MoviePass (41:33) before detailing his child labor days at a movie rental store (1:10:42). Finally, the guys close with the Star Wars: Episode IX cast announcement (1:22:02).

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Philip and Levi finally get an Android phone name right (1:01), update their betas (5:34), recap their Prime Day haul (23:53) and break down the new MacBook Pro updates (44:05).

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Philip and Levi ponder AirPod swipes (19:27), guess Apple's video service (27:58), update iOS 12 (43:16), dust off Apple Maps (49:23), covet new power adapters (58:24) and try to make sense of Westworld (1:04:23).

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Philip and Levi explain the new name, place new PIP requests (15:45), unpack Apple's recent history of missing launch dates (21:00), break down new AirPods rumors (38:51), lament more about Siri (1:12:17), give their initial iOS 12 impressions (1:19:50) and check-in on Westworld (1:33:49).

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Philip and Levi speculate some more on a potential Apple Watch Series 4 (6:50) and play a game of "what went wrong with AirPower." (25:57) Levi begs Philip to finish The Last of Us (35:03) and catch up on Westworld, and then the guys give their thoughts on "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (53:41) in just 12 parsecs.

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