
566: Beer Commercials for Android
Android Show is next week, what will we learn? Google's DeepMind workers overseas are taking action against the company's military AI contra...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsOpening Radio and Podcast...

Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsFetching podcast shows and categories...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsFetching podcast episodes...

Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Goo...

Android Show is next week, what will we learn? Google's DeepMind workers overseas are taking action against the company's military AI contra...

Google is still making a ton of money and Motorola launched a new family of foldables. Why does Google hate the taste of its own dogfood? Li...

Agentic AI is coming to Google's enterprise, whether you like it or not, and the next Pixel phone might bring back notification lights. Goog...

Gemini's new safety guardrails, how Google plans to punish browser hijacking, and the company's attempt to make Gemini happen on the Mac. Li...

Vertical Tabs are the drama, the New York Times attempts to determine how accurate AI Overviews are, and Google releases an experimental dic...

The end of the world is coming; the reason might surprise you. And just in time, Google lets you reverse some of your past mistakes. This ep...

Flo and Andy discuss a landmark court case where a judge found YouTube and Meta negligent, though not equally. Plus, final thoughts on the S...

Flo shares her official review of the Google Pixel 10a. We also discuss the strangely short-lived Samsung TriFold and Google Maps' newly rem...

Andy and Flo explore the competitive threat posed by Apple's new MacBook Neo. They're both unsurprised that YouTube has officially surpassed...

Google employees plead with executives to place limits on the military's use of AI. Gemini faces its first major lawsuit. Google and Epic Ga...

Samsung reveals its new family of Galaxy smartphones and invites Perplexity to hang out on the couch with it and Gemini. Links and Show Note...

Google reveals the Pixel 10a. Flo uses Gemini's music-making abilities to help recruit bands for the Warped Tour. Links and Show Notes: Goog...

The Android 17 beta dropped this week... and then it was retracted? Supposedly deleted Nest camera footage plays a crucial role in the Nancy...

Google made a ton of money last quarter, perfectly justifying why Gemini is here to stay. Links and Show Notes: Q4 earnings call: Remarks fr...

Chrome gets infused with more Gemini in the big update that hit this week. And Google's pushing hard for its AI to be seen as a creative too...

YouTube's CEO made some major declarations this week, including that it's the best place for your kin. And is Google Keep next on the choppi...

The thing that everybody said was probably going to happen happened, so let’s talk about it as a thing with facts as opposed to a bunch of r...

Happy New Year! It's back to business with the podcast. Let's talk about CES 2026 and what Google announced it's doing on your TV and in rob...

How did Waymo do during the San Francisco blackout? Also, a late addition to the Google Graveyard, canceled after 25 years of service. Links...

YouTube finally has the rights to the Academy Awards. What does this mean for the rest of the broadcast TV landscape? Another Google service...

Google lays out its plans for smart glasses in the new year, while Disney chooses a side in the AI wars. Links and Show Notes: The Android S...

We were expecting a quiet week. Instead, we got a major Android 16 update and a Samsung phone that folds three ways. Links and Show Notes: A...

We're here, we're relaxed, and we're talking about Aluminum. What is Google planning for the desktop? Links and Show Notes: Google's new 'Al...

It's a big week of news without Flo, but Andy holds down the fort. Gemini 3 launches alongside an unexpected AirDrop trick between Android a...

Google and Epic are still working out the details. The company announces Private AI Compute, which Apple will use to create its own foundati...

Google and Epic have been fighting for years. Andy talks through the dispute and whether it's finally ended. Plus, why Apple is sticking wit...

Happy Halloween! We parse Google's scary earnings call (it's scary how much money they made!) and discuss what the new Fitbit personal healt...

Andy quietly leads the show from a hotel room as we discuss Samsung's Galaxy XR headset. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally :...

This episode's title does not refer to the Pixel Watch 4. Google Photo's conversational edits are finally rolling out. Links and Show Notes:...

Google's new Pixel Buds 2a are impressive. The company invokes the Play Store rules to remove an app. A revolution is coming. Links and Show...

The Google Home has been revamped with new devices, a new app, and Gemini infusion all throughout. And then, boot loop woes. Links and Show...

Andy brings you tales of what happens when creators ask YouTube for help and why hundreds of AI workers contracted by Google were fired. Thi...

Google has just empowered bots to spend your money, and Reddit is seeking more intimacy. Plus, how Google is inserting itself into Windows a...

Our reactions to the Apple event and Samsung's "mean girls" spirit about it all. Andy's adventures with Gemini in Chrome and what Nova Launc...

Andy is solo this week, discussing the latest ruling in the Google Search antitrust case. Plus, a major Material 3 Expressive drop arrived o...

We have the new Google Pixel 10 in the building and Gemini has gone bananas. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era f...

Did you really think we'd talk about anything else but the Made By Google event? This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally : A new e...

What happens when "I'm feeling lucky" applies to Google Photos? And why is Perplexity offering to buy Google Chrome? This episode of Materia...

It's cool that Google is working on a way to let you spawn 3D map environments, but who is all this AI for? This episode of Material is spon...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Google Home outage, and why YouTube is clamping down on underage users. This episode of Material is sponsor...

Google's Q2 2025 earnings report is bananas. No one is clicking on links fetched by AI. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally :...

Google's pivot away from ChromeOS has been greatly exaggerated. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer s...

Samsung unpacked its expensive new foldables. Perplexity and OpenAI are coming for Google's AI-powered search. This episode of Material is s...

It's been a miserable week for Google. So, before we get into it, much ado about Nothing. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally...

Spotting wildfires from space and helping uncover the secrets behind that AlphaGenome. That's how Google would like to help. This episode of...

Is Google about to destroy the web? Yeah, kind of. The BBC explains why. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for c...

Android 16 is out (for Pixels only), and why does iOS 26 look like it's been raining? This episode of Material is sponsored by: Vitally : A...

What would Google be like if all its various businesses were to break up and venture out on their own? Then, is Google planning anything for...

Let's talk about what developers were promised at last week's Google I/O. Plus, what are Sam and Jony cooking up? This episode of Material i...

It's whiplash at Google I/O as Gemini sprouts up from every corner. Flo waited two hours to get several minutes of hands-on time with Google...