Episode

451: ‘Taking Drugs to Get Fat’, With John Moltz

Podcast: The Talk Show With John Gruber
Published: Jul 1, 2026
Duration seconds: 6687
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Summary

The great John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include Apple’s hardware price hikes in response to the global RAM/SSD shortage, and some spitballing on what we like about the UI changes in the MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta.