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It's a Summer of Fun takeover! Jason asks Myke about the state of his current workflows, and we both highlight our current Macs and current favorite Mac utilities.

Myke talks to Jack Coyne about turning the viral hit Track Star* into a media business, growing a creative team without adding complexity, and building new shows while protecting what made the original special.

This episode is brought to you by the letter V. Jay and Kathy explore downtime and doing nothing positively and negative impact them.

Brad and Myke took the 10 Fountain Pen Challenge this week, so tune in to hear what they would keep, and how difficult this proved to be! They also discuss ANOTHER LAMY Safari release, and stunning ne Field Notes.

David & Mike look back on Q2, share their plans for Q3, and talk about the ups and downs that come with being marginally challenged.

A stacked feedback mailbag: Siri AI's per-device indexing, a Gmail-to-Siri trick, iOS 27's Extend and Reframe photo tools, subscription fatigue, Wispr Flow dictation, and an automated email robot that resolves Circle support tickets on its own.

Brad has many new products to discuss this week, including the uniball &knot pen that has him thoroughly confused.

Kathy Campbell joins us to talk about building systems, the art of delegation, and what to do when things don't go your way.

Federico Viticci breaks down iOS 27's Shortcuts updates: Describe a Shortcut, Else If, new automation triggers, and built-in data storage. Plus his coder era, Shortcuts Playground 2.0, and training a local model to build shortcuts.

Back from WWDC, Jason and Myke have had more time to think about Apple's announcements--and to try many of them in beta releases. Siri AI impresses, we have Snow Leopard vibes, and much more.

Siri AI isn't Gemini; it's something else. Apple details its revamped plans for the agentic battle ahead.

In a preview of our new Designed in California podcast, we travel to the summer of 1976, as Apple travels to Atlantic City for a computer trade show, the Apple II begins to form, and the fellowship between the two Steves shows signs of breaking.

Live from Apple Park just hours after the WWDC keynote, Jason and Myke offer their in-person reactions to Apple's announcements, including Apple Intelligence, Siri AI, platform improvements and refinements, and features for kids.

We revisit the Ultra and Neo names, consider the future of Apple's processor manufacturing strategy, and try to imagine why possible use case there could be for AirPods with built-in cameras.

Jason Snell joins the show to discuss the state of e-readers, why dedicated reading devices still beat the iPad, Kindle vs Kobo, plus libraries, physical books, note-taking devices, and color e-ink.

In order to proceed with the extraction, John has needed to evolve his approach.

Two distractions, one focus, and a brain that's barely keeping up. Kathy and Jay get into context switching and why AI is making it harder instead of easier. Also, why a fake commute home might save your evenings, and how something as small as a different

It's time to say goodbye. But before we go, we read some final letters, Steven hides in Sports Corner, and Jason answers a bit of podcast lore. Thank you all for listening to Downstream.

Google is still making a ton of money and Motorola launched a new family of foldables. Why does Google hate the taste of its own dogfood?

In honor of Tim Cook's pending retirement, Federico, Myke, and Stephen rank some of his quotes from the last 15 years.

Brad and Myke attempt to put a bow on the pocket pen discussion this week. Were they successful? LAMY was successful in launching the two new Safari Limited Editions for 2026, or are they just a figment of our imagination?

This week, Jay and Kathy explore the power of scaling down, from mini watering cans and finding your own pond, they discuss why narrowing your scope and your tools can help you find better focus in the moment.