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361 Podcast

361 Podcast / Ben Smith, Rafe Blandford & Ewan MacLeod

The iTunes 5★ reviewed podcast that reviewers call it "A great British spin on the world of tech", "Informing and entertaining" and "the best tech podcast by far…"

Episodes

20 of 228 episodes

Everything (ish) we missed in 2023 [S21E07]

All did not 'go well' and the episode was not published between Christmas and New Year. Thank you to editor Mark who continues to fix broken...

1:04:06Jan 9, 2024

Electric vehicles (are like smartphones) [S21E06]

This week the team discuss electric vehicles as 'mobile adjacent' technology: Ewan recounts his experience of EV-based car clubs in Denmark...

1:07:51Dec 24, 2023

Mobile networks (are they good yet?) [S21E05]

This week the team go back to their roots and talk about mobile networks: Ewan is deeply underwhelmed with the offerings of the UK's mobile...

1:05:15Nov 13, 2023

Money, money, money [S21E04]

This week the team talk about money, finance, 'fintech' stuff and the products we use: Rafe's been using 'helpful' tools including HM Revenu...

1:04:30Sep 29, 2023

Social Media in 2023 [S21E03]

This week the team consider that we might be at the "money ruins everything" stage of social media (eh, Reddit?). Rafe speculates that 'soci...

1:10:42Sep 3, 2023

Broken smarthomes & a ninja fox stole my bread [S21E02]

This week Ewan's back on the road and tests the new 361 mobile recording setup. The team reflect the state of their smarthomes, it's not goo...

1:09:31Aug 8, 2023

Our very spatial podcast [S21E01]

After a short (18 month) break the team are back, well rested and ready to discuss Apple's big 'virtual reality / augmented reality' announc...

1:00:51Jul 11, 2023

Christmas Special: 10 years of 361 Podcast [S20E11]

Happy Christmas Special! The team gather at the (definitely real) Blandford Manor for the annual drinks party and a look back over 10 years...

1:27:09Dec 26, 2021

Christmas gift guide [S20E10]

In a dramatic break with 10 years of tradition, the team share their Christmas gift suggestions actually in time for purchase before Christm...

1:08:28Dec 4, 2021

Recap: Curve, Chase banking, Amazon Astro, Android 12.1 and Sky's Glass TV [S20E09]

This week the team recap topics from earlier in the season including: * Curve being blocked by Creation Credit cards - a listener asks if we...

1:09:11Nov 7, 2021

1 question, 'some' answers: Folding screens [S20E08]

This week the team break our '1 question, 3 answers' format to look at the subject of flexible screens: Why would you buy one? Are they any...

1:11:35Sep 19, 2021

Covid-inspired tech innovation that could last [S20E07]

This week the team consider all the new ways mobile tech has entered our lives due to Covid and consider which might be here to stay. From a...

57:34Aug 11, 2021

App recommendations, nostalgia & some top-tips [S20E06]

This week the team look back over (more than) 10 years of mobile, remembering the apps they used before they cam mainstream and sharing top-...

1:10:22Aug 1, 2021

1 Question, 3 Answers: Our smart-home picks for security & privacy [S20E05]

This week the team return to their '1 question, 3 answers' format to answer a combination of listener questions: How do we choose smart-home...

1:16:52Jul 12, 2021

Shopping app with 13min delivery plus Hue, Echo Show & Samsung TV [S20E04]

Due to the 'unique' way 361 is produced, this episode was recorded approximately 2 months before release. This week the team discuss app-bas...

1:11:25Jun 14, 2021

1 Question, 3 Answers: Is it still worth buying Sonos? [S20E03]

Recorded 10 years to the day from our first ever episode, the team tackle a listener question from last season, should they continue to buy...

1:05:54May 27, 2021

Apple's ecosystem - customer value or lock-in? [S20E02]

This week the team discuss the wider impact of Apple's spring product announcements: Is Apple Card family sharing a sign they will respond t...

1:02:40May 9, 2021

Clubhouse and social audio [S20E01]

This week as we return to our 20th season and our 10th year, the team discuss: What excited us since we recorded season 19, including Lego,...

57:03Apr 26, 2021

2020 reviewed, 2021 previewed [S19E10]

Obviously recorded before Christmas, despite our attempts to style it out, the team discuss the highlights and lowlights of 2020 from a 'tec...

1:13:03Jan 8, 2021

Blandford Manor Christmas party [S19E09]

This week the team 'gather' at the Blandford Manor Christmas party to: Exchange and recommend gifts Share suggestions for last-minute gifts...

1:04:45Dec 23, 2020