# 440: ‘Flush a Radar’, With Brent Simmons

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Podcast: [The Talk Show With John Gruber](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-talk-show-with-john-gruber-388809)
Published: 2026-02-01T02:52:39+00:00
Episode link: https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2026/01/31/ep-440
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Duration seconds: 7578

## Resource

Brent Simmons returns to the show. Topics include NetNewsWire 7, MacOS 26 Tahoe, and I guess, some other stuff.

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