163: ‘Low Grade Scam’ With Joanna Stern

Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include media gossip on Eddy Cue negotiations with cable TV companies, Apple’s aging notebook lineup, Apple’s upcoming product announcement event, the Windows 10 upgrade fiasco, and our sweaty feet.

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Links:

• The HyperDrive USB-C 5-in-one hub for the new MacBooks.
• Toms shoes.
• Joanna on the $50 (with lock-screen ads) Blu R1 HD phone from Amazon.
• Joanna on the Windows 10 upgrade.
• The WSJ on Apple’s “hard-charging” negotiations with TV networks (and Eddy Cue’s apparel).

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.