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Episode 001: Turtlenecks All The Way Down

Andrew and Zac make their inaugural visit to The Menu Bar. Take a seat & have a drink as we discuss iOS default apps, iOS 7 wishes, the magic of Twitter, Buddhism & impermanence. Subscribe via...

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Episode 002: Everyone Builds A Castle

Andrew and Zac return for a drink and discuss the grand opening of the bar.Other chat includes feedback from friends of the bar, Twitter’s values, Fever vs RSS, and the danger of a stable business. The...

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Episode 003: Where Is The Lemonade Stand?

This week Andrew and Zac are joined by Amit Jain of SpinHalf.net to discuss ‘Context’ in data interpretation, iWatch, the future of wearable computing, and a more critical take on Ulysses III. But...

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Episode 004: Perfectly Arrogant and Perfectly Beautiful

It’s cinema week at the bar! Pour yourself a drink as Andrew and Zac discuss their favorite films, the perils of school, the fear of success, and the state of FCPX as low end disruptor. Subscribe via...

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Episode 005: The Keyboard Jesus Would Have Used

Harry Marks of CuriousRat.com makes his first visit to the bar! We drink & discuss Flat UI Mockups, the problems with Facebook Home, Google's robotic worldview, App.net, clicky keyboards vs clacky...

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Episode 006: And Then They Sell The Blood

We chat Aussie slang, Learning to Love Evernote, Databases VS. Files, what's wrong with Google+ Hangouts, the Default Narrative, keeping your products happy and the difficulty of talking about deeper...

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Episode 007: A Better Zac

Zac is away on bar business so Gabe Glick & Zach Kahn visit to discuss Xbox One, how to watch TV, the ease of gaming on iOS, EA vs Nintendo, the Graphics Bubble, and the new wave of casual...

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Episode 008: A Machine For Living In

Zac makes his triumphant return to the bar to ruminate on iOS's lack of 'AAA' games, the problem with houses, the Darwinian evolution of technology, Apple's organizational structure, and the silliness...

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Episode 009a: Pre Wub Dub

In this special pre-WWDC half episode soothsayer Zac Cichy predicts the future! Will a new U-Ive rule them all? A Mac Pro with Arm? OS X Cougar? And what role will podcasts play on iRadio? Sit back,...

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Episode 009b: Post-Cats

Recorded immediately after WWDC Andrew & Zac are a gibbering mess of reactions, astonishment & haphazard interpretation. It's going to be a bumpy ride to the other side. We wanted to push this...

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Episode 010: It Is A Triumph

Harry Marks returns to the bar for a very special 10th episode! We toast to TMB and discuss the reception of WWDC, iOS 7's hierarchy, the virtuous circle of change, Harry's book, and how to create...

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Episode 011: The Distraction Bar

It's a podcast collision as The Distraction visits The Menu Bar! Tal Szajnowski & Brad Fortin join Andrew & Zac to discuss cowboys, "Jobs", bad WWDC predictions, the Android end game, and the...

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Episode 012: Are You Sure That's Water?

This week we are joined by Mark Gurman of 9to5mac! We discuss Mark's entrance into the world of Apple rumor blogging, iWork for iCloud, switching to the Mac, skirting international copyright law with...

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Episode 013: The Brit, The Aussie & The Cichy

King of podcasts Myke Hurley visits the bar to discuss Guy Fawkes Day, the nightmare of timezones, the British empire vs Australia, AJC & Zac's bromance, starting a podcast, launching the Prompt,...

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Episode 014: As The Boomerang Flies

It's a follow-up extravaganza as Zac and Andrew get closure on previous topics including "Cichy Pick Of The Week", RSS, Powernap for iOS, the DOJ verdict, and of course… Vegemite! Subscribe via iTunes...

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Episode 015: Giving A Damn

The peerless Federico Viticci visits the bar to chat naming your band/blog, the allure of Apple, Microsoft's thick cake of middle-managers, the lovechild of Automator & Sublime Text, and making...

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Episode 016: Every Zac, Every Story

It's a call in extravaganza as we meet & greet our Patrons! @smithjw, @griffmiester, @zkarj, @asduner, @chriszikopoulos & @arthurlockman all visit the bar to discuss starting a podcast, FCP X...

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Episode 017: Trifecta of Promptitude

Season 2 begins with a visit from @ismh and the completion of the Trifecta of Promptitude. We discuss subjectivity, Bionic and the podcast event horizon, Bartending, suits at work, living with regrets,...

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Episode 018: 300 Years Ago Text Editors Were Terrible

Brett Terpstra joins us this week to discuss Editorial, what drives people to create, all of Brett's projects, introversion VS. extroversion, fossils & dinosaurs, e-cigarettes, and ancient nerds....

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Episode 019: The Obligation Network

Andrew & Zac skip tech news this week and discuss why people shouldn't backup, shoeboxes, iMessage as a primary social network, Facebook fallouts, echo chambers and finally, SEX...ism. Subscribe...

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