Under the Radar

Relay FM

From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.

  • 29 minutes 35 seconds
    331: Reflection

    In our final episode, we reflect on how indie app development has changed over the past decade. Thanks for listening, everyone!

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    6 November 2025, 5:45 pm
  • 29 minutes 14 seconds
    330: Engaging with Reddit

    How Overcast has managed feedback channels and its presence on social networks, and the results (so far) of creating an official Reddit community.

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    23 October 2025, 4:45 pm
  • 29 minutes 11 seconds
    329: Zero Utilization on Your Brain

    Successes and struggles with taking breaks from work.

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    13 October 2025, 2:45 pm
  • 29 minutes 28 seconds
    328: Five Years of Enough

    As David celebrates five years of Widgetsmith, we discuss choices we make to keep our businesses scalable without giving up the working styles we prefer.

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    • SQLPro Studio: A simple, powerful database manager for macOS, iOS and Windows. Get 30% off with code RELAY30.

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    25 September 2025, 3:30 pm
  • 29 minutes 28 seconds
    327: Ready for Distribution

    With our iOS 26 updates submitted, we reflect on the summer, customer reactions to the redesigns, and what we're looking forward to doing next.

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    We’re inviting the Relay community to continue the incredible generosity shown over the last 7 years… and once again make a donation by going to stjude.org/relay.

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    11 September 2025, 2:30 pm
  • 29 minutes 22 seconds
    326: Tree-Planting Features

    Laying groundwork for future analytics, insights, and utility needs.

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    • Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code RADAR with this link and get 60% off an annual plan.

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    28 August 2025, 4:15 pm
  • 29 minutes 23 seconds
    325: Upswing

    A pragmatic and productive path through the final weeks of the iOS 26 beta season.

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    • Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code RADAR with this link and get 60% off an annual plan.

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    21 August 2025, 2:45 pm
  • 29 minutes 19 seconds
    324: Design Despair

    Fighting through the motivational challenges and choosing a direction when the system design isn't an easy, universal win.

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    31 July 2025, 3:30 pm
  • 29 minutes 1 second
    323: The Tidal Wave

    Should we adopt Liquid Glass or stick with our existing designs? And if we do adopt it, how much should we redesign and rethink along the way? (tl;dr: yes; much.)

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    • Porkbun: Get a .app or .dev domain for less than $6 for the year.

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    17 July 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 47 seconds
    322: Requiring iOS 26?

    Tradeoffs for requiring iOS 26 this fall, and a clever strategy to manage compatibility with iOS 18.

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    3 July 2025, 3:45 pm
  • 29 minutes 26 seconds
    321: WWDC 2025 Aftermath

    Initial impressions of WWDC 2025 and what we're going to be doing this summer.

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    19 June 2025, 1:45 pm
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