New episode of Cortex: Myke talks to Ben Thompson about how he writes Stratechery, from deciding what is worth covering to working to a deadline every night, and the workflows he has built to produce one of tech’s most influential publications. I really enjoyed this conversation with Ben, and
Today on Designed in California, we begin our series focusing on the origins of the iPod — in celebration of its 25th anniversary. The iPod changed the way we listen to music and reshaped Apple as a company. In this series, we are telling the story of all the elements and
Today is Podcastathon day! Please join us as we stream live for 12 hours, starting at 12PM US Eastern time. We have tonnes of fun games and incredible outfits, as we raise money for the kids of St Jude. We’re looking to raise $700,000 for the kids of
Published a couple of podcasts today that I wanted to share with you all. First up, if you haven’t been listening to this series of Designed in California, you’ve been missing out. We’re following the story of Apple’s Mac OS disaster in the ’90s, which requires
We have been raising money for St Jude Children's Research hospital since 2019. Today we passed a total of five million dollars raised since we began. I am so proud of what a community of podcasters and podcast listeners is able to achieve when we pull together towards
Today is the day! You can finally listen to new episodes of Designed in California. We have published two episodes today in the free feed, which are the first of a seven-part series about Apple’s Mac OS crisis in the ’90s, leading to the company acquiring NeXT and
Today is September 1, 2026 — the day that John Ternus becomes CEO of Apple. As you would assume, Apple has now updated its executives page with Ternus as CEO, along with a refreshed profile for him. I wanted to note three narratives that I spotted in this profile that I
It is that time again! As September begins, so does our fundraising campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We have been raising money every September since 2019 — as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month — and as a community we have raised more than $4.8 million for this
New episode of Cortex today: Myke talks to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg about his workflow for reporting on Apple, building and verifying sources, balancing speed with accuracy, and how publishing a scoop can uncover the next part of the story. I have been reading Mark’s work for longer than
Another year has passed, and Relay is now 12 years old. The versions of myself and Stephen who started this podcast network in 2014 feel incredibly different to me. We’ve learned a lot, changed a lot, adapted a lot, and sought new opportunities along the way. I kind of
Over the last month or so, at the end of Connected, Stephen has been asking me why I haven’t been publishing anything to my blog. It’s a good question, and I thought I would answer it. The short answer is that I am really busy right now and
New episode of Cortex today! 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. Track Star* is one of my favourite things on the internet.