Episode

452: ‘A Scam Held Together With Patriotism and Golden Paint’, With Quinn Nelson

Podcast: The Talk Show With John Gruber
Published: Jul 24, 2026
Duration seconds: 9885
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Summary

Quinn Nelson returns to the show to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex “native” app migration fiasco, Siri AI in Apple’s OS 27 betas, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and the hottest new cell phone of the year, the Trump T1.