First, Last, Everything

Evan is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and podcast host, known for his reporting on technology, crime, and online identity. Evan is more recently known for the excellent Shell Game, a podcast about AI personas and so much more. This episode’s links Pine AOL Pascal PGP TrueCrypt Shell Game The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened Evan’s ‘First’: Late 90s CompuServe account Evan’s ‘Last’: Wireless Lav Mics Evan’s ‘Everything’: Sony Discman ‘Something’: Smell-O-Vision Follow Evan Website Instagram Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan MacStories Download my app The Slate Watch the walkthrough video Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

David is a productivity writer, podcaster, and creator behind MacSparky, best known for the Mac Power Users podcast and his Field Guides on getting the most from Apple devices and apps. This episode’s links Revolution in the Valley by Andy Hertzfield MacSparky Labs MacSparky Field Guides Mac Power Users Podcast David’s ‘First’: Tandy Color Computer David’s ‘Last’: M2 Mac Studio David’s ‘Everything’: Macintosh Plus ‘Something’: IBM SimonFrank Canova at Auburn University Follow David Mastodon YouTube Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan MacStories Download my app The Slate Watch the walkthrough video Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

Riley is an iOS developer best known for building the Delta game emulator and AltStore, expanding how apps can be distributed and enjoyed outside Apple’s App Store. This episode’s links Delta AltStore Pal GBA4iOS Clip Riley’s ‘First’: NES Riley’s ‘Last’: Fediverse Riley’s ‘Everything’: Kingdom Hearts Series ‘Something’: Amstrad Em@iler Follow Riley Website Mastodon Bluesky Threads Patreon Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan MacStories Download my app The Slate Watch the walkthrough video Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

Becca Farsace is an Emmy and Webby award-winning tech creator. She was formerly the senior video producer at The Verge before going solo in 2024, primarily via her self-titled YouTube channel, where she aims to ‘take tech outside’. This episode’s links Becca’s videos: Why I left The Verge I built an e-bike with unlimited range and tried to ride 450 miles on it… I quit my job to become a YouTuber, here is how much $$$ I made How an iPod Nano became my favorite camcorder Becca’s videos at The Verge: All Full Frame with Becca Farsace videos Becca’s ‘First’: 1st Gen iPod Touch Becca’s ‘Last’: ProjectorsXGIMI projectorsMoGo 4 projector Becca’s ‘Everything’: EarbudsSamsung Galaxy Buds Live (the beans!)nothing ear (open)PowerBeats Pro 2AirPods ‘Something’: First ever automatic car navigation system Follow Becca Website YouTube Instagram Bluesky Patreon Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan MacStories Download my app The Slate Watch the walkthrough video Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

This episode’s guest, Brendon Bigley, is, in his words, extremely online. He helped build the podcasting platform Anchor, which was acquired by Spotify in 2019, and he worked for Marvel, overseeing its presence on YouTube and other platforms. But what most people know him for is his opinions and passion for gaming and tech in general. He co-hosts the gaming podcasts Into the Aether and NPC, and he blogs and publishes videos under the Wavelengths banner. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. This episode’s links Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals - TechCrunch Diggnation on Wikipedia The Totally Rad Show on Wikipedia iFanboy official site The Terrace House on Netflix Audio Hijack Delta User Guide   Brendon on Mastodon Brendon on Instagram Brendon on Bluesky Wavelengths.online Wavelengths on YouTube Wavelengths Podcast Into The Aether Podcast NPC Podcast on MacStories.net Brendon’s ‘First’: MacBook Air on Wikipedia Brendon’s ‘Last’: Ayn Odin on Ayn official site Brendon’s ‘Everything’: Nintendo DS on Wikipedia, Nintendo.com. Mario Kart DS on Wikipedia ‘Something’: Eliza chatbot on Wikipedia Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed MacStories Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

On this episode, we’re joined by Joe Rosensteel. Joe is a VFX artist who’s worked on big-name Hollywood productions as well as smaller commercial projects. He’s a writer on his own blog and for the Six Colors website, and he also has a podcast with Dan Sturm called Defocused. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. This episode’s links Shake it off: Remembering Apple’s Academy Award–winning failure - Six Colors Stunt Copter game - Nostalgic Mac on YouTube ClarisWorks on Wikipedia ‘Cast Away’ and the story behind Imageworks’ in-house compositing software - before and afters   Joe on Mastodon Joe’s blog, ‘Unauthoritative Pronouncements’ Defocused podcast on The Incomparable Joe’s ‘First’: Macintosh Plus on Wikipedia, Official Apple tech specs page Joe’s ‘Last’: iPhone 16 Pro on Wikipedia Joe’s ‘Everything’: Twitter on Wikipedia ‘Something’: Apple Pippin on Wikipedia, 512 Pixels: The Apple Pippin on YouTube Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed MacStories Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

Robin Kanatzar, a former industrial engineer turned iOS and Android developer, dives into the world of app accessibility. She shares her journey from Panda Guide to educating developers on the European Accessibility Act and key WCAG guidelines. Discussing the importance of labeling for VoiceOver users, she highlights the benefits of accessibility features for everyone. Robin also explores the potential of AI in accessibility testing and the advancements of Apple Vision Pro, while advocating for inclusive design practices in the tech industry.

Andrew Fyfe is a musician originating from Scotland. After starting out gigging in bands and crossing paths with the likes of Biffy Clyro and Lewis Capaldi, Andrew started learning about artificial intelligence. Now living in Japan, Andrew is the CTO and co-founder of Neutone, a company introducing AI to the music-making process, aiming to do so in a way that respects artists and doesn’t replace creativity. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. This episode’s links Official Neutone website. Neutone Blog. Neutone on Instagram. Neutone on TikTok. Neutone on YouTube. ‘Introduction to Tone Morphing with Neutone Morpho’. - YouTube Andrew on X. Andrew on LinkedIn. Andrew’s ‘First’: The Electric Guitar on Wikipedia Andrew’s ‘Last’: BEAM by Lunacy Audio Andrew’s ‘Everything’: VoxAC30 handwired ‘Something’: The JooJoo Tablet Wired Review of the JooJoo Tablet Leave Feedback for the show. Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed Music: Will LaPorte First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories

Esther Huybreghts, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Pok Pok, shares her journey of creating the award-winning Pok Pok Playground app. She discusses her early inspiration from a Fujifilm camera and how a simple idea grew into a significant business. Esther emphasizes the importance of calm design in the app to support imaginative play and how her ADHD shaped its features. She also reflects on the challenges of negative feedback and her commitment to representing diverse families in the app, all while envisioning its future growth.

David X. Cohen, an Emmy-winning writer and co-creator of Futurama, shares his journey from The Simpsons to groundbreaking animated comedy. He reflects on his tech-infused childhood, early gaming experiences, and academic pursuits in computer science. The conversation dives into the balance of comedy and scientific plausibility in Futurama, the impact of AI on the entertainment industry, and memorable robots from the series. Cohen also discusses his current obsession with driverless cars and the potential of AI in medicine, blending humor with profound insights on technology.