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MacVoices #26048: Live! – A Mobile App Store Shuts Down, Spotify Raises Prices, and AI and Art

Feb 3, 2026 | MacVoices Live!

This MacVoices Live! panel looks at the shutdown of a mobile app store experiment, Spotify’s latest price increase, and a wide-ranging debate over AI-generated music and art. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet consider a variety of factors for each, including user behavior, platform economics, artist compensation, and whether machine-generated content can truly be considered art, raising questions about creativity, intent, and how it all affects the future of media.

MacVoices #25323: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (2)

Dec 26, 2025 | Take Control

A conversation with Kirk McElhern on the steady maturation of Apple’s media apps—Music, TV, Books, and Podcasts—and why major changes are now rare. They unpack Apple Music’s personalized stations and discovery, the “hits rise to the top” problem, and why many podcast pros still prefer Overcast despite Apple’s transcripts. Plus: how Apple’s services strategy nudges users toward subscriptions, and why managing your own library adds the real complexity.

MacVoices #25322: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (1)

Dec 24, 2025 | Take Control

Kirk McElhern returns to talk about the newest Take Control of Apple Media Apps and why Apple’s Music/TV/Podcasts/Books apps feel more “mature” than revolutionary. He breaks down the small-but-real updates, critiques the Liquid Glass interface and accessibility tradeoffs, and explains why the Mac still matters for metadata work. Plus: a practical workaround for messy personal video libraries—Plex—and thoughts on playlists, Spotify, and Apple Music personalization.

MacVoices #25263: Celebrating 20 Years of MacVoices with Doug Adams of Doug’s Scripts

Oct 18, 2025 | Interview

https://youtu.be/U3gJg90Zedo Doug Adams of Doug’s AppleScripts was a guest on the very first episode of MacVoices and he’s back to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show. Doug looks at AppleScript’s enduring legacy, automation on the Mac, and his inventive...

MacVoices #25012: CES Unveiled – Monar

Jan 17, 2025 | CES

https://youtu.be/chXHL4U4D4I At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, Lianuan (Ben) Yu, the Founder & CEO of Monar, covers the feature of their “canvas speaker” that not only can play your favorite music, is also entertainment for your eyes. Monar can display song lyrics, over...

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MacVoices #24214: Password Changes, A Stupid Hacker, AI Music Scraping

Aug 20, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/DwzRARLcO_s Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, and Eric Bolden put cybersecurity first in a discussion about why a surprisingly high percentage of those warned of password...

MacVoices #24046: CES – Shokz Introduces New Swimming Bone Conduction Headphones

Feb 8, 2024 | CES

From CES in Las Vegas, we checked out the new Open Swim Pro bone conduction headphones from Shokz that are designed for swimming. Product Manager Fay Fu explains why this model has a built-in music player to keep you rocking even under water. Show Notes: Support:...

MacVoices #23152: MacVoices Live – Lossless Music Options, Buying vs. Renting Movies & TV Shows (2)

May 18, 2023 | Audio/Music, MacVoices Live!, Video, Web

Next on the agenda for the MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanagan-Arthurs, Mike Potter, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, and Jim Rea are some questions and answers about enjoying lossless music that include both hardware and services...

MacVoices #23123 – Road to Macstock – Jeff Gamet

Apr 13, 2023 | Audio/Music, Events

The Road to Macstock Conference & Expo makes a stop to talk to presenter Jeff Gamet about his presentation on digital audio. Sure, you can just push “Play” in the Music app on your Mac or iPhone, but where’s the fun in that? Jeff tells us how he will help you get the...

MacVoices #22146: Road to Macstock – Erin Dawson

Jul 13, 2022 | Audio/Music, Events

“The Road to Macstock” runs through Pennsylvania in a conversation with Erin Dawson about music, Logic, and more. Erin will be demonstrating how to develop and enhance your own music creations for use with your video projects or just for fun. Whether you are...

MacVoices #22108: MacVoices Live! – An Echo Show Competitor; Video Music Picks (3)

May 18, 2022 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Video

This MacVoices Live! panel wraps up with some discussion of a possible Apple challenger to the Echo Show and Google Nest Hub. Could a dedicated iPad be just as effective? Then, we have a little fun in follow-up to a previous discussion as the panel of Jeff...

MacVoices #20106: Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus On His Training, Music, Productivity Hardware (Part 2)

Apr 1, 2020 | Apple Watch, Hardware, Productivity

Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus continues his discussion of being productive while working from home with an update on the training he provides at Working Smarter For Mac Users, some of the things that he is doing for himself, and two surprising pieces of gear that he uses to...

MacVoices #20082: Kirk McElhearn On Sonos, Gear Updates, and Obsolescence

Feb 5, 2020 | Audio/Music, Hardware

Kirk McElhearn and host Chuck Joiner dig into the Sonos smart speaker issue, looking at the past, present, and what we know about the future. They debate the issue of obsolescence in smart home devices and beyond, how manufacturers get paid to keep their tech current,...

MacVoices #19248: MacVoices Gift Guide #4

Nov 25, 2019 | Commentary, Hardware, Software

The MacVoices Gift Guide series for 2019 rolls on, this time with the panel of Kirk McElhearn, Brett Terpstra, Wally Cherwinski, and host Chuck Joiner. This series of picks strays from tech in spots, but always comes home to focus on things that plug and play. This...

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