The Talk Show With John Gruber

John “With an H” Moltz returns to the show. Topics include the ongoing deluge of sexual harassment scandals, our beloved SodaStreams, the Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra root login fiasco, App: The Human Story, and more.

Sponsored by:

• Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order.
• Audible: Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial.
• Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Save $50 with coupon thetalkshow.

Links:

• TripMode — Mac utility for limiting/controlling network usage on an app-by-app basis.
  • Jason Snell’s review of TripMode.
• [Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JimmySnyder(sports_commentator).
  • The comments that got him fired from CBS.
  • No joke: Jimmy The Greek on David Letterman in 1987, talking about Donald Trump running for president.
• The root login bug in MacOS 10.13 High Sierra.
• App: The Human Story documentary film is out.
• The Talk Show: Live From WWDC 2014, with special guests Marco Arment, John Siracusa, and Casey Liss — shot by Jake Schumacher and Jed Hurt, director and co-director of App: The Human Story.
• James Bridle: “Something Is Wrong on the Internet” — well-researched essay from earlier this month on the disturbing underside of YouTube videos aimed at children.
  • Some really sick, twisted examples of YouTube videos aimed at kids.
• Liz Phair’s killer cover of The Banana Splits theme song.

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