A fortnightly podcast about what’s on our mind
2024-03-05 / 00:32:16
Robb is on the 'fed, John leaked something in an unexpected place, and they discuss AI scraping.
2024-02-20 / 00:26:15
Robb did a talk, John is all-in on plain text, and they both discuss happy potato products.
2024-02-06 / 00:29:52
John has some kind of new headset, Robb is doing a talk soon, and some podcast recommendations.
2024-01-23 / 00:31:10
John and Robb discuss the indie web resurgence, algorithms, and the Vision Pro.
2024-01-09 / 00:34:00
Robb learns about tailgate food, John does some excellent foley work, then Robb's homescreen is questioned, and John contemplates a long trip for chicken.
2023-11-28 / 00:34:22
A quick update on App Defaults before going on a tangent about online recipes and TikTok. Robb built a silly new website and John has some fun projects he's been working on.
2023-11-14 / 00:32:08
Johnny Decimal follow-up, reviving a dead app, blogging is back, and handheld game consoles.
2023-10-24 / 00:33:28
Robb bought some popcorn, John bought some lager, and they both do some file management.
2023-10-10 / 00:28:55
Follow up on the St Jude fundraiser, Robb played a game, John wants to play games remotely on a new device, and a search engine.
2023-09-26 / 00:29:20
Homekit impulse buying, St Jude fundraising, and breaking gaming news.
2023-08-29 / 00:23:33
John got some new audio gear and reviews a game and Robb is fundraising whilst coming up with the punniest name ever. And then Obsidian.
2023-08-15 / 00:26:22
John pottered around Hyrule, Robb bought a cassette, and then John has a new toy to fiddle with.
2023-07-19 / 00:22:54
Robb attempts to describe Monster Munch, John watches a 7 year old show, and they discuss podcast durations.
2023-07-04 / 00:30:35
Robb messes around in Finder and starts a new podcast. They both have some thoughts about Threads. Plus a Ruminate Exclusive™.
2023-06-21 / 00:20:39
Robb's new toy, gaming on the Mac, and a Nintendo Direct.
2023-05-25 / 00:22:51
Free televisions, clear plastic headphones, and a fancy iPad.
2023-05-11 / 00:29:29
Limited edition crisps, the chaos of Bluesky, and Raycast pro.
2023-04-27 / 00:28:21
A new baby, a new Mac, a new grill, and a new Zelda game.
2023-02-01 / 00:24:26
RIP to the Playstation Plus collection, Hi-Fi Rush, The Last of Us (game), and we go on a tear about Apple products.
2023-01-18 / 00:33:27
HomePods, the death of third-party Twitter apps, and The Last of Us.
2023-01-05 / 00:34:35
It's John's birthday _and_ CES week! How's your CES? Some Mastodon and omg.lol discussion as well.
2022-11-24 / 00:34:16
Decks, both Loupe and Stream, shortcut woes, and Mastodon
2022-11-02 / 00:17:21
The PSVR is out, John started God of War, and some tattoo news!
2022-09-21 / 00:28:22
Apple sent John's phone to the wrong place, Robb bought some new headphones, they both have problems with contacts, and Ted Lasso is coming to Fifa
2022-08-31 / 00:25:43
A frozen treat, Robb went to the theatre, and John is on the precipice of owning another gaming device.
2022-08-03 / 00:20:06
Cancelled movies, new Pokemon, and pickle pizza.
2022-07-20 / 00:26:45
Robb experiences some weather, they both play some new games, and John thinks about gaming on the Mac.
2022-06-29 / 00:17:14
John sets up his new desk, they both buy TVs, and Robb is excited for one single game.
2022-06-15 / 00:25:30
John goes to WWDC. Robb is going to triple-dip on a game.
2022-05-11 / 00:24:10
Games, postal services, and crypto. Three topics you won't together anywhere else, thats the Ruminate guarantee™.
2022-04-27 / 00:24:28
Robb goes indie blogging and John has a lot of games he's looking forward to
2022-04-06 / 00:25:52
Robb builds some furniture and John buys many things
2022-03-23 / 00:15:10
John buys some studio things, Robb plays Horizon, and they both play the Kirby demo.
2022-03-09 / 00:33:29
An accident befell John, Robb went to Rome, British daytime TV, and a sneaky teaser for next episode
2022-01-26 / 00:25:58
Robb has some project ideas and John buys some games.
2022-01-12 / 00:21:52
John had a little treat, they both get back into Last FM and Robb has a new bit of kit.
2021-12-16 / 00:25:26
John's Fedex adventure, new PS5 colors, and plenty of video games
2021-12-01 / 00:35:09
Travel! Video games! Smart homes! All this and more!
2021-09-22 / 00:30:29
Robb made a Mac app which triggered a deep conversation into online marketing and John bought a new house robot.
2021-09-01 / 00:20:31
Robb bought some maybe-nuggets, John bought some maybe-popcorn, and they both get excited about RSS and Discords.
2021-08-18 / 00:31:17
John got a PS5, Robb broke down, and a national chicken emergency is declared in the UK
2021-07-28 / 00:27:39
John gets excited about the SteamDeck, Robb gets too deep into Alfred workflows, and they both get excited about their new Pizza Hut tracksuits.
2021-07-07 / 00:32:30
John cleaned up after a flood, Robb joined TikTok and pinpointed the downfall of Instagram.
2021-06-16 / 00:25:19
Asking the important questions about E3 like who is the Avatar game for?
2021-05-26 / 00:26:34
Blue chips, video games, and fancy external hard drives
2021-04-28 / 00:24:01
Robb convinces himself to buy some AirTags and is impressed by watch unlock. John beta tests some cloud gaming.
2021-04-07 / 00:23:46
John bought more gaming stuff, Robb watched The Boys, and John watched some of a special cut of certain movie.
2021-03-24 / 00:27:09
The great shortcuts crisis, we don our analyst hats, and some chicken is coming to the UK.
2021-03-10 / 00:24:21
Robb buys a toy, John goes for a kid's meal, and then some old games come up.
2021-01-27 / 00:34:36
CES, updating things, and John's in the Clubhouse.
2021-01-06 / 00:27:28
Robb played some games, John bought all the HomePod minis, and they both get Thread-ready.
2020-12-16 / 00:24:37
Fitness+, awards, and new headphones.
2020-12-02 / 00:32:46
Robb's PS5 review, John's M1 Macbook Air review, and remembering netbooks
2020-11-18 / 00:25:02
John bought a new computer and Robb bought a new console.
2020-10-21 / 00:25:17
Podcast listening, the Apple event, and things we ordered.
2020-10-07 / 00:22:10
Watching the PS5 teardown without subtitles and pre-emptively justifying purchases.
2020-09-24 / 00:27:57
Robb preorders a PS5, John tries, and they both play around with iOS14.
2020-09-02 / 00:26:49
Robb got a PS4 again, John played some old games, and Animal Crossing has some unwelcome visitors.
2020-08-20 / 00:36:46
Robb got a terrible folding chair, lots of games have been delayed, and John gets riled up about two companies having a fight.
2020-07-29 / 00:24:21
Chicken shoes, Robb's GTD philosophy, Xbox, and Analogue Pocket.
2020-07-08 / 00:27:50
iOS betas, PS5, and Pokémon Snap. Robb gives John a summer project.
2020-05-20 / 00:22:20
Robb bought a new watch band and they both get excited about video games.
2020-04-29 / 00:29:52
Robb watched Lord of the Rings and John baked some bread.
2020-04-15 / 00:27:01
Robb caught up on some TV, John ordered a keyboard, and a new game animal game.
2020-03-18 / 00:33:53
Apple announced new products, John bought 32 buttons, and timezones struck again.
2020-03-03 / 00:31:13
More food news, remote control cars, and John's new investment.
2020-01-08 / 00:39:02
John has a new drink, Robb bought Airpods, and they both discuss CES
2019-12-18 / 00:23:19
Robb looks for his best co-host award, John plans a world tour, and they both look forward to a well-earned break.
2019-10-23 / 00:28:01
Robb deleted a bunch of music, they both want a new toy, and John played a game.
2019-10-09 / 00:38:03
Robb played a game and they both have opinions about Catalina.
2019-09-25 / 00:26:06
John has internet woes, Robb has reminder woes, and there are many new games to play.
2019-08-28 / 00:33:20
John found his next refrigerator, got addicted to a game, and they both want Disney+ Plus.
2019-08-14 / 00:32:14
Consumer finance advice (not advice, I'm not a lawyer), Endgame's late UK release, and lots and lots of food.
2019-07-24 / 00:33:55
Weather, LA, Movies, and Game Controllers
2019-07-10 / 00:31:05
John edits on the road, Robb gets on the beta train, and they both want (but don't need) a Switch Lite.
2019-06-19 / 00:31:07
Robb installed Mojave, John has a WWDC life hack, and they both get exicted about iOS13 and Catalina.
2019-05-22 / 00:25:55
iMessage stickers, Endgame, WWDC, and Robb might upgrade to Mojave.
2019-04-17 / 00:27:20
Robb went to the theatre, John read a book, and folding phones maybe aren't so good at being folding phones.
2019-03-13 / 00:41:49
New cameras, new consoles, and new computers. Plus NDA'd parties at GDC.
2019-02-27 / 00:28:51
Nintendo Directs, handheld consoles, and wireless hard drives.
2019-02-13 / 00:30:03
Digging holes, internet speeds, and gaming.
2019-01-23 / 00:23:47
John tries to book hotels for WWDC and buys a battery case while Robb gets into another expensive hobby.
2019-01-10 / 00:31:44
New York, Jet Lag, a mess, timezones are hard, and flight complaints.
2018-12-13 / 00:23:54
Analogue SNES, GOTY, Into the Spider-Verse, and more favourite 2018 things. Plus John is changing his office again.
2018-11-29 / 00:23:36
Robb wants to be the very best and John lost his UV tracker quite quickly.
2018-11-15 / 00:41:16
John has a shiny new iPad, Robb is grieving more Red Dead horses, they discuss Robb's game room, Robb is (sort of) back on Twitter, and John is getting a new gadget.
2018-10-31 / 00:36:11
John and Robb played Red Dead Redemption 2, then they spoke about these computer things some fruit company announced.
2018-10-17 / 00:30:46
John went shopping in the future and they both talk about not preordering Red Dead.
2018-09-27 / 00:34:20
John wrote a review, they both got an Apple Watch, and Robb played Spider-Man and shortcutted.
2018-09-07 / 00:32:30
Mastodon Follow, Spider-Man for PS4, and the upcoming Nintendo Direct
2018-08-23 / 00:50:57
John has some thoughts on banking, Robb's moved to Mastodon, John tries to get into the toot rodeo, and a quick Mac Mini question.
2018-08-10 / 00:31:36
Some sad news for Blink, Red Dead 2, and some other fun stuff
2018-07-26 / 00:47:30
Robb eats some food, John is going to the faire, a world exclusive, and some fast and furious movies.
2018-07-13 / 00:25:13
A bag review, John is a hype beast, and Robb in the MacBook market.
2018-05-17 / 00:30:31
Tweetbot 3, Twitter, GDPR, and a trip to Dongle Town.
2018-04-05 / 00:20:45
The guys discuss the Apple event, Robb doesn't know where Seattle is, and they both get excited about the Spider-Man game.
2018-03-19 / 00:25:01
Robb arrives in the 21st century and John saw some monster trucks
2018-01-18 / 00:20:45
Hyper's new Kickstarter, Nintendo Switch news, and some Hot Tips™ for CES.
2018-01-04 / 00:20:53
Christmas shopping, John's office, and the Nintendo Switch in 2018
2017-11-08 / 00:27:53
John's got a smart basement, Robb considered getting an iPhone X, and they both play Mario Odyssey. Plus a scandal of the snack variety.
2017-10-26 / 00:26:03
John becomes a Tech Expert™, Robb considers coming to Chicago, and they both contemplate smart locks.
2017-10-12 / 00:24:08
John has an announcement, twitter apps, and Stranger Things for iOS
2017-09-25 / 00:26:36
Robb got a new iPhone and John stress-tested the water resistance of his AirPods.
2017-09-10 / 00:29:40
John's got a new network, they both talk about leaks from Apple, and Robb played the Lost Legacy.
2017-08-28 / 00:37:51
A useful TouchBar app and Robb coming back to the iPhone.
2017-08-14 / 00:31:23
Robb tortured himself with the '90s Batman movies, John cut the cord, and Robb backed a hardware Kickstarter.
2017-07-31 / 00:30:01
Robb bought some American products, John makes friends with the Rock, Robb hates the touch bar, and they both play some games.
2017-07-17 / 00:34:08
John takes a trip to Woodstock while Robb boogies on down to Dongle Town. Robb gives a password management hot tip, and discusses 1Password Family. Then the guys talk about Breath of the Wild.
2017-06-12 / 00:35:19
The guys talk about the WWDC hardware announcements, slim wallets, and Robb finally got a Switch.
2017-04-24 / 00:28:53
Robb buys a fitness band for everything except fitness and released his Twitter archiving tool. They both discuss the stupidity of Nintendo's business decisions
2017-04-10 / 00:20:22
John and Robb discuss the new, rumoured, unreleased, possibly non-existant Macs Pro, and then talk about John's trip to Italy.
2017-03-06 / 00:38:43
John plays Zelda and Robb plays Horizon Zero Dawn.
2017-02-20 / 00:34:23
John and Robb wish they could get their hands on the Chizza, Robb buys some more games including Lego Dimensions, and John ordered even more Nintendo Switch accessories.
2017-02-06 / 00:34:08
Robb bought a dead console, John bought some new routers, they both discuss Dropbox Paper (again).
2017-01-23 / 00:40:15
John pre-orders a Nintendo Switch and Woolly World. Robb resisted. They both discuss how they use Twitter.
2017-01-09 / 00:45:55
Robb bought a Pixel, John bought all the Apple things, they both played Unravel, and CES happened.
2016-12-12 / 00:36:16
John and Robb talk about their favourite things of 2016
2016-11-28 / 00:38:06
Robb got a new boiler, John bought a Dot, Robb bought the Apple Book, John looks at CarPlay.
2016-11-14 / 00:34:47
Robb watches Star Wars for the first time, John is the only one excited about some changes to the Apple TV app store, Robb buys a Fire TV, and John rants about iCloud.
2016-10-31 / 00:32:06
Robb finds some rough spots in Android, John tries to talk Robb into buying an expensive remote control, we spend some time discussing the new MacBook Pros, plus what we're watching and playing.
2016-10-17 / 00:51:47
John has a new podcast setup and Robb bought all the things; OnePlus 3, Jaybird X2, and an Amazon Echo.
2016-10-03 / 00:29:55
John went to a corn maze, Robb tried Spotify, and they both love Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016-09-19 / 00:46:46
John wants a new desk, Robb got a new desk, they both want AirPods, Robb ordered an Amazon Echo and did Pub Hack, and they both have iMessage gripes.
2016-09-05 / 00:46:46
John breaks iMessage, Robb is excited for ReCore, and they both discuss what they're interested in for the Apple Event
2016-08-22 / 00:39:59
Robb finally backs up his computer, and Robb and John discuss music and Mac apps they use every day.
2016-08-08 / 00:45:52
Robb is confused about US card payments, John wants to know why Robb did a 180 on Pokémon Go, and they both talk about Instagram Stories, and a few games.
2016-07-25 / 00:54:44
Prime Day and Prime Now, Planet of the Apps, Pokémon Go, Twitter verified, and Pub Hack 5.
2016-07-11 / 00:38:41
John has a lot of apps, Robb is obsessed with Rocket League, and they both discuss improvements to Apple products.
2016-06-27 / 00:37:26
John and Robb discuss John's busy WWDC, some E3 announcements, the Nintendo Vans, and an interesting phone case.
2016-06-13 / 00:42:06
Robb is joined by David Darnes to talk about web development, Lego, Uncharted 4 (spoiler free), and the last PS2 game ever.
2016-05-30 / 00:44:07
John and Robb buy all the things include emoji domains, a car, and a PS4.
2016-05-16 / 00:47:14
This week John and Robb discuss Snapchat QR codes, tinkering with the Raspberry Pi, briefly talk about the NYT podcasting article, and John launching his new app.
2016-05-02 / 00:55:51
John and Robb discuss WWDC without a ticket, the Apple Watch, iOS keyboards, Viticci's iOS 10 wishlist, and a man in a hedgehog suit.
2016-04-18 / 00:43:42
This week John and Robb have some alt text follow up, talk about the Reddit App Store rejections, messaging apps, TextExpander, and answer a listener question.
2016-04-04 / 00:49:10
This week John and Robb discuss Netflix VPN blocking, the Apple Event, Miitomo, Bragi Dash earbuds, Twitter's new accessibility feature, and advise not reading the comments.
2016-03-21 / 00:41:34
This week John and Robb discuss Wikipedia apps, Mondo and other banking startups, what's coming in the Apple event, working in restaurants, and the National Poo Museum.
2016-03-07 / 00:53:45
This week John and Robb discuss who's got the best government website, migrating between Dropbox and Google Drive, saying no to features, videos games, and Lego's 2015 results.
2016-02-22 / 00:36:39
This week, John and Robb discuss Amazon Prime-only products, showing the price of your product on your website, more plastic bag things, a Nicholas Cage-themed dating site plus Deadpool.
2016-02-15 / 00:45:46
After missing a week, John and Robb are back to discuss Chapters for Mac, a bug that's now a feature, release notes, and subscription pricing.
2016-01-25 / 00:57:25
John and Robb discuss the Apple TV 3 months in, Exploding Kittens, email, and TV they've been watching.
2016-01-11 / 00:55:04
This week John and Robb talk some more about bluetooth headphones, screenshot apps and the state of the app stores, CES, plus the Puddle and Peach.
2015-12-24 / 01:07:40
John and Robb discuss their favourite things of the year.
2015-12-14 / 00:57:28
John and Robb discuss Kickstarter, headphones, copycat apps and the new X-Men trailer.
2015-11-30 / 01:18:35
This week, John and Robb discuss pulled-pork and burger follow-up, affiliate links, terrible mobile apps and finish up with some interesting Kickstarters and the new Civil War trailer.
2015-11-16 / 01:04:25
John and Robb discuss the Apple TV after two weeks of use, Dropbox Paper, the iPad Pro and their holiday anti-gift guide.
2015-11-01 / 01:22:33
John and Robb discuss the Release Notes conference, third party Apple Watch bands, the Apple TV, how Squibner came to be, and local people being angry about postmarks.
2015-10-19 / 01:07:07
This week, John and Robb talk about the effect of a random Buzzfeed listicle on an app, the utility of app analytics, Overcast 2 and the new Relay.fm app, plastic bag “chaos” on both sides of the Atlantic and a few of their favorite things.
2015-10-05 / 00:48:21
This week John and Robb discuss their new iPhones, the value of Amazon Prime (including a Hot Tip™) and finish up by laughing at how bad Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 is.
2015-09-21 / 00:50:27
This week, John and Robb talk about John's first Nando's experience, the new Apple TV and Hackathons.
2015-09-07 / 00:51:01
This week John and Robb discuss pizza and ad blocker follow up, the upcoming Apple event and experiments in dressing like Prince George and David Bowie.
2015-08-24 / 00:39:51
John and Robb talk about apps for managing notes and links, the use of ad blockers, 10-year-old shoes, and terrible food.