Accidental Tech Podcast
Episodes
669: Ternus, Take the Wheel
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey has a giggle about central Virginia snow Follow-up: Apple Fitness+ is doing better than the Mac Pro Workout Buddy Previously with...
668: So Happy for All Parties Involved
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco has a new toy Follow-up: Vision Pro Light Seal sizes decoded Vision Pro Size Help tool JPEG XL lives… in PDF Chromium ticket...
667: Wisdom and Treachery
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco bought a new toy ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It II Bryan’s toot pen.tips Paperlike 3 Paperlike Pencil Tips Follow-up...
666: We Have Nothing That Hot
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It II ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It — 16 October 2023 Follow-...
665: My Basement Is Beautiful
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: John has some new Vision Pro treats Flight Ready In the defense of the CD-R (via Jonathan Goforth) ATP Tier List: Storage Media Au...
664: Humanity Gets in the Way
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey dropped his 17 Pro 🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B Idea courtesy Adam B...
663: Defending the Honor of The Cheesecake Factory
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s airplane neighbors Flighty 🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B I...
662: Just Break the Law
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: More people have been infected by Goose 🗣️ New ATP Members’ Special: ATP Insider: The Restaurant, Season One 🗣️ An aside ...
661: Intimate and Regimented
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Languages in Scotland ATP merch has more benefits (via Christian Heiler) Slide Over fade animation (via Daniel Luz) Marco’s iPhone...
660: It’s All Chicken Salad
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s “Vacation” results Goose Goose @ Richmond Allianz Ampitheater, 3 October 2025 Allianz Ampitheater Chicken Sa...
659: Lose the Ear Lottery
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Eh, that’ll keep… M5 iPad Pro FCC leaks 🗣️ St. Jude time is almost done! 🗣️ Supporting Action for Emergency Response...
658: Your First Mistake Phone
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marco’s AppleCare “Express” Replacement 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Podcastathon 2025 Follo...
657: Ears Are Weird
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣ 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ Podcastathon 2025: Friday, noon → midnight EDT Stephen Hackett said th...
656: A Long T-Shirt
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset iPhone event AirPods Pro 3 Apple Watch Series 11 No new System-in-Package? Wh...
655: Shorts-Compatible Body Type
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Trouble in Razer paradise 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Follow-up: Casey has thoughts about the com...
654: Athletically Engaged
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Casey and Marco are sad Ben Rice McCarthy Under the Radar Follow-up: 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offse...
653: Warning Stories
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: AI slop vs. not… so… AI… slop AITAH Follow-up: Casey spends 24 hours with iOS 26 on his carry phone John’s dancing cont...
652: You Have 24 Hours to Comply
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Marco and Casey’s no-good, very bad days. Follow-up: Casey didn’t read the fine print on Express Replacement 🤦🏻♂️...
651: Your Judgement About Pockets
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Brief vacation results Tim Cook kisses the… ring Video Follow-up: HDTVTest reviews Sony Bravia 8 II and Panasonic Z95B TV shootou...
650: Whatever It Takes to Get the Laundry Folded
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Casey’s french-fry problem Follow-up: D. Griffin Jones takes one for the team Casey’s struggles with iperf3 Tutorial ip...
649: Prove It With Cameras
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Casey did Marco’s favorite thing CalDigit TS5+ (affiliate link) CalDigit TS5+ (product page) iperf3 Follow-up: F1 (the sport, n...
648: Part of the Movement
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Live music & failed air conditioners 🗣️ New ATP Members Special: Tier List: Pizza Toppings Follow-up: Meta Hires Top Apple AI Mo...
647: You Get One Exclamation Point
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: John’s almost an empty-nester 😱 Reconcilable Differences Follow-up: FireWire now with Thunderbolt! (via Timo Hetzel) Tahoe wi...
646: On the Shelf With the Pickles
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: John has made an important purchase 11 June 2011 Documentation of the journey (spoilers!) John’s beloved Ninja Anova After Dark Fo...
645: More Frosting
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-Show: Phish & Wabbit Dave Matthews Season Allianz Ampitheater at Riverfront Belkin UltraGlass 2 Some Administrivia: 🗣️ New ATP Memb...
644: You Have to Invert
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: G4 Doorbell Pro Bespoke 3D-printed mount Fancy-schmancy Marco-recommended Flashlight What betas are we running? Virtual Buddy 𝑥OS ...
643: You Go to Squircle Jail
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Initial Switch 2 Reactions Mario Kart World WWDC F1 Sam Henri Gold Marcel Flighty Parcel Control Plane Acorn Post-show: RIP, JohnR...
642: A Rebuilding Year
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Apple “emergency” App Store appeal denied Additional lighting solution (via Nathanial) macOS 26: Tahoe? macOS 26 supported h...
641: We're Saving That for the Egg
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ATP’s relationship with Apple Five Whys Follow-up: SSD longevity details from an anonymous SSD firmware engineer Vision Pro on T...
640: Put It in a Potato
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Top Four: Game Consoles 🗣️ Follow-up: Home Networking Corner 🤝🏻 Vision Pro Corner How I ...
639: Crimp the World
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s [kinda] brief review of the M4 MacBook Pro CalDigit TS5 Follow-up: Letterboxd SF Symbol Procured via volunteer Alyce D...
638: Hop, Hop, Hop
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Chromebook-block evasions Follow-up: At least one person did miss our WWDC sale. 🙁 Vision Pro Corner: StagePlay Blue Man Group Epic...
637: Rotate Those Tennis Balls
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco reaches another milestone ThinOptics round clear New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Insider: School, Then and Now Follow-up: A ...
636: Nose-Biting Territory
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE IS UP!! 🗣️ Follow-up: Casey’s bug-reporting experience with Slack Third-party SSDs (via J. Mullins) AliExp...
635: An Effective Operator
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s lightly broken his AirPods Pro 2 Porsche Taycan Ioniq 5 BMW i4 Chevy Bolt 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 STORE IS UP!! 🗣️ Foll...
634: We Don’t Have Enough Bees
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Technology Connections on dishwashers Maestral How to excise Dropbox Brave Firefox Kagi Orion Arc Palm Pre 🗣️ ATP WWDC 2025 ...
633: Moonshoot
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🏳️⚧️ Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ Happy anniversary, Siracusa! ATP #476 Hypercritical: Independence Day...
632: The Uncertainty Is Gone
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s BMW sitrep 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Insider: Our Websites Follow-up: Vision Pro corner Spatial Gallery has an...
631: The Colors Are the Pepperoni
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey received a present Follow-up: Vision Pro Corner: Metallica immersive concert Colorful Macs MacBook Adorable “Hidra” ...
630: Time to Spiral
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco went to the bank wrong Follow-up: Vision Pro Corner New Adventure episode: Deep Water Solo Spatial Gallery Metallica immersive sp...
629: An Upsetting and Confusing Time to Be Me
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Tier List: Corporate Logos Tim Cook teaser History lesson Mac Studio General announcement M3 Ultra announcem...
628: There’s a Certain Smell
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco messed with the system Zoom F1 USB Pre 2 Schiit Jotunheim Follow-up: New “Boundless” immersive episode: Arctic Surf...
627: Dragged Across the Line
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Restaurant adventures continue VoIP ATA Ubiquiti Managed VoIP Follow-up: Apple Account transfers Updated restrictions & guideli...
626: No Longer ery Good
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Flighty has other perks (via Stephen Klinck) First reports of Invites use in the wild (via Jim Weinert) You can use a cable with Sideca...
625: Time and Smoke
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: BBQ ZZQ Q Follow-up: New immersive video: Man vs. Beast “Historical Commission”? Sonos volume changes are local DeepSeek ...
624: Do Less Math in Computers
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ New ATP Movie Club Special! Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Follow-up: Honda Prologue vs. GM equivalents (via Matt Rigby) Apple insists it&#...
623: It’s About Human Connection
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: #GALP 🏳️🌈❤️🏳️⚧️ Jeff Atwood: Stay Gold, America Follow-up: Apple pauses notification summaries for news ap...
622: Duplicate Garbage Generation Process
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: AirPod noises Gui Rambo & AirBuddy One of the noises is “the case battery is low” (via Zach) Also, more on status l...
621: I’ll Meet You Any Time You Want
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Our AirPods are trying to talk to us but we can’t understand them 20k Hz The Sound of Apple 1.0 The Sound of Apple 2.0 Auto-Tone ...
620: Mostly Cookies
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Holiday results Steven Levy: Gone, Without a Trace Casey’s impending mess John needs technical support Follow-up: Satirical...
619: Master Plan to Take Over the World
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: New member special: ATP Insider: Making The Show Become an ATP Member to listen ATP Gift Memberships Follow-up: “Hey, Futur...
618: Type System Says No
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New member-exclusive ATP Insider: Making The Show Follow-up: John’s [hopefully] (?) forthcoming app A funny conspiracy theory shared by Th...
617: An Incredibly Dangerous App
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Laundry tactics Follow-up: Last (?) batch of football (🏈) news Channels Simon B. Støvring on the Festivitas holiday lights CGPa...
616: I Have No Grippers
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco [re-]discovers progressives Follow-up: Yet more football (🏈) news Seriously y’all, the Giants are so bad 😭 TVEverywh...
615: A Mildly Brisk Walk
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: All John’s apes gone Follow-up: Casey has found yet new ways to make himself miserable Sunday Ticket updates On sale! It was f...
614: Don’t Puke for the Show
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ New ATP Members’ Special: ATP Movie Club: Kiki’s Delivery Service Kiki’s Delivery Service Follow-up: The Weeknd: Open...
613: Dress for the Chip You Want
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🚨 LAST CALL! 🚨 ATP Holiday Store is open! 🗣️ Place your orders by Sunday! Follow-up: Aperture was not a purchase; it was developed by ...
612: Screen on Face
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Politics later. #195: The Show Must Go On (Overcast link) 🗣️ ATP Holiday Store is open! 🗣️ Place your orders by 17 November! F...
611: RAM Christmas
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco did his homework! (😱) Submerged Sleep No More Americans, please vote for Harris/Walz. Please don’t elect a racist with ...
610: More Values in the Darkness
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: We’re still grumpy about the most recent member’s special Follow-up: New iPad Mini “Jelly Scrolling” is fixed?...
609: You’re the Oreo Cookie
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ New ATP Member’s special: ATP Tier List: Storage Media 🗣️ Follow-up: Marco updates AutoSleep iPhone leather backs Suti Phone...
608: Boot to Toot
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: NotebookLM podcast Camera Control button material iPhone case suggestions Spigen Ultra Hybrid T MagFit Arc Pulse Leather backs Suti ...
607: The Structure and Vibe of a Podcast
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Windows woes Follow-up: Thank you, listeners. 💙 Hard-wired camera indicator light AirPods 4 bass & new MagSafe puck (via Wayne Dix...
606: A Decade of Half-Presses
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Ryan Ricard’s great idea Calculate your ...
605: Manage the Moisture Situation
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: It’s early 🥱 ATP live announcement post Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in AT...
604: Minimized Embiggening
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Apple September 2024 Event Quinn’s vi...
603: Too Smart to Move
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Follow-up: Mac mini redesign updates from M...
602: A Glimpse of a Better World
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Apple’s packaging is still ★★★★★ Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP&#...
601: Foreheads Over the Years
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: App Store reorganization 🗣️ New Member’s Special: ATP Insider: Domestic Workflows Follow-up: iPhone 16 “Capture Butt...
600: Everyone Ends Up at Crab
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🎉 Happy 600 Episodes, ATP! 🎉 Clear Channel ATP #400: Reach Is the Next Frontier Follow-up: Vista-fication of macOS Is the prob...
599: Where Did Salad Go?
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Mophie 3-in-1 Analog(ue) #228: We Don’t Have to Talk About Air Conditioning (Posted on Sunday, 11 August) Follow-up: Apology Tou...
598: Three-Burner Stove
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Rivian Repair Becki & Chris (timestamp link) (via Matt Rigby) Marco’s Repair Breakdown Parts: 39% Right Uniside assembly...
597: Apple Watch Shuffle
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🗣️ New member’s special! ATP Insider: Roast My Home Screen 🗣️ Follow-up: Additional thoughts on TSMC vs. American workers...
596: A New Foundation for Progress
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s phoenix Follow-up: More on “S-Tier” (via kuriko) More on the HP iPod (via Voline) David Schaub identifies the i...
595: The Best Secret Store
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s tales of woe Fully Herman Miller Jarvis Follow-up: An 🎵 accidental 🎵 miss from the iPod Tier List special (via Sco...
594: We Just Found It on the Doorstep
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s lunchtime soundtrack New member’s special: iPod Tier List Follow-up: Is the genesis of the red/black U2 iPod How ...
593: Not a European Lawyer
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s thought processes and traditions The Last Dance Follow-up: iCloud Keychain browser integration in Sequoia Ricky Mondel...
592: I Think He Won the Game
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s nethers and the Vision Pro The Talk Show Live from WWDC 2024 Theatre (App Store link) Sandwich SpatialGen ATP Interview: H...
ATP Interview: Holly Borla & Ben Cohen
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Borla: Swift Language Engineering Manager @holly on Mastodon Ben Cohen: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Swift Team @airspeedswift on ...
591: That’s Why I Like Computers
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our WWDC 2024 recap episode. Sponsored by: DeleteMe: DeleteMe makes it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Trade Coffee: Enjo...
590: Buy Your Car an iPhone
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s fans Peltier plate Marco’s mount The alternative stronger cooler Cooler only, without charging Follow-up: Snap...
589: The Correct Amount of Rocks
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: New Vision Pro Content Experience Immersive (“Sizzle Reel”) Adventure Episode 2: Parkour What If…? Jason Snell’...
588: Sync Up Your Cycle
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: John’s iPad Pro (M4) review MKBHD’s magnets reel doesn’t show the rail; it’s on the cover. (via Odin) The iPad ...
587: No Dots Are Going to Help Me
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New member special: ATP Neutral: Car Shopping Pre-show: Marco is back in the ScanSnap world Raven scanner (defunct) Fujitsu Ricoh ScanSnap iX1600 ...
586: Do a Barrel Roll!
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: More on RAM in base-model Macs HomeKit light controls UI Holoplot speakers in the Sphere Festival speakers One last ride for FineWov...
585: Everyone Heard the Same Nonsense
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s after-action report St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital RelayFM Podcastathon 2023 Part 1 & Part 2 Follow-...
584: Daisy Hates Ticketmaster
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s Sinus Situation & the one month a yellow car makes sense The ATP Store is BACK baby! 👕 Runs until Sunday, 28 April. ...
583: I’ve Spent a Lot of Time in the Address Bar
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Power problems The ATP Store is BACK baby! 👕 Runs until Sunday, 28 April. Don’t wait! Remember members get 15% off! New member ...
582: Can’t Render, Fog It
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: SD-card failures The ATP Store is BACK, baby! 👕 Runs until Sunday, 28 April. Don’t wait! Remember members get 15% off! Follow-...
581: A Different Way to Be Evil
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: John’s two-year anniversary Follow-up: WWDC lottery results John’s Affinity Designer struggles Marco’s convert strok...
580: Socks in the Knob-Hole
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s recording situation Under the Radar #289: Vision Pro Numbers Follow-up: Image captioning in iOS (via Jim Buell) DMA com...
579: Use Your Words
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: We definitely recorded a day late because we’re clairvoyant and definitely not because of pyrotechnics. Follow-up: The M1 MacBook ...
578: Weird Can Be Beautiful
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ATP Overtime ATP Insider: John’s Windows ATP 96: The Windows of Siracusa County ATP Membership FAQ AppStories Follow-up: Ca...
577: Colorful Criticism
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Old men talk about old car stereos Follow-up: John’s notes export via privacy.apple.com Apple Vision Pro & Project Titan (via ...
576: Quiet Little Leech
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco is many things, but patient is… not one of them. Blackbox Crouton Joanna Stern’s video Television (App Store link) ForeF...
575: Walk a Little Faster
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Vision Pro comfort Light Seal Sizes Decoded ATP Movie Club: Steve Jobs Follow-up: Vision Pro motion blur (via Chase) Blur Buste...
574: Weird Forking Scenario
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s Persona Surprise Follow-up: iPad Pro 11” PPD PPD calculator A note on field of view and eye movement Some discuss...
573: Look at It Harder
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: YouTube API weirdness (via Christian Selig) John’s [latest] Photoshop complaint €0.50 is “50 cents” Prescription le...
572: Cryptofarts and Copyright Infringement
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Vision Pro talk begins next week; some good reviews for now: Nilay Patel @ The Verge Video review Joanna Stern at The Wall Street ...
571: Adding Some Carrot
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: YouTube updates Follow-up: SCSI DB-25 was on the back of Macs, not DB-50 D-subminiature iOS Screen Sharing is a thing No control fo...