Subtitle: A Very Strange Way to Produce a Podcast

In the shadow of Apple's Surprise and Shine event, the guys grade their predictions and talk through the news. Many picks were made. One Chairman will be named. Who will win? Who will fold? Ahhh, the Duo-ality of the Rickies!

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Keynote Rickies, September 2026 – Rickies.co

2026 September Rickies – Rickies.net

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo: The MacStories Overview - MacStories

Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: The MacStories Overview - MacStories

iPhone 18 Pro/Duo Impressions: Mogged - MKBHD - YouTube

The iPhone Ultra - 512 Pixels

iPhone Duo Has Similar Main Camera to iPhone 17e - MacRumors

iOS 27 RC Adds Long-Rumored Camera App Controls Customization - MacRumors

Get Ready for iPhone Duo - Apple Developer

iPhone Duo Gets Its Own Case and Folio With Kickstand - MacRumors

#iPhoneDuo - The Making Of | TikTok

Subtitle: The Second One is Weirder

Apple's iPhone event takes place next week, so the guys have gathered to make their picks.

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The Prompt - Relay

Apple Leadership - Apple

Apple Leadership - John Ternus - Apple

New Apple CEO John Ternus now has his own X account - 9to5Mac

Rickies.co — September 2026

Rickies.net — September 2026

Will the Home Hub know whose head is biggest? What will September 9th bring? Can anyone afford new Macs? Who knows Tim Cook best?

All of these questions will be answered on this week's episode.

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Home Hub Code Hints at Face-Based Profile Switching - MacRumors

Designed in California - Relay

Apple Announces September 9 Surprise and Shine Event - MacStories

Polishing Cloth Updated - 512 Pixels

Apple Updates a Power Adapter for the EU and Vietnam and Drops the Price of Its Polishing Cloth - MacStories

Apple’s Most Back-Ordered New Product Is Not What You Expect - The New York Times

Cloth Pro Max – Copland Supply

Window Cap – Copland Supply

Moof Hat – Copland Supply

404 - 512 Pixels

Apple Updates Magic Keyboards - MacStories

Firexo Fire Extinguishers

Relay for St. Jude 2026 - 512 Pixels

Relay for St Jude 2026 – The Enthusiast

Apple unveils M6, M5 Ultra chips and updates its desktop Macs – Six Colors

New Mac Mini and Mac Studio: 13 Things You Might Have Missed - MacRumors

Instagram Reel for the New Macs – Instagram

The Potential of M6 and M5 Ultra for Local AI on macOS - MacStories

oMLX — LLM inference, optimized for your Mac

A bunch of future Apple hardware has leaked in a beta of macOS Tahoe. The guys go through the list and then consider the iPad mini's place in the world and the UI changes coming with Golden Gate.

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Jon Wearing His Pickle Shirt – Mastodon

Things 3’s Repeating Task Feature Restructured - 512 Pixels

My One Problem with Things 3 - 512 Pixels

Repeating To-Dos, Refined - Things Blog - Cultured Code

Twelve – The Enthusiast

Relay Turns 12 - 512 Pixels

Ask Us Questions for the Relay Q&A!

Departures - Relay

iPad Mini 8: Release Date, Pricing, and What to Expect - MacRumors

HoverBar Tower – Twelve South

Golden Gate Beta 6 Turns Stoplights into Liquid Glass - 512 Pixels

macOS Tahoe 26.7 is Full of References to Unreleased Apple Products - MacRumors

Apple Accidentally Leaked More Than 10 New Products in macOS Update - MacRumors

Product Recall: Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit (2511-0224) - GOV.UK

Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action - MacRumors

Apple’s Camera-Equipped AI AirPods Remain on Track for 2027 Despite Video Leak - Bloomberg

Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly won’t launch in 2026, despite demo video leak - 9to5Mac

Meta glasses are a workplace menace | The Verge

The trio reunites to discuss Google's new Pixel lineup, how we feel about Siri AI, and clipboard managers.

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Paste — Clipboard Manager for Mac, iPhone & iPad

'Everyone' at Apple Apparently Calls Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' - MacRumors

'iPhone Ultra' Could Face Staggered Country Rollout Like Vision Pro - MacRumors

Leaker Weighs in on Correct Shade for 'Dark Cherry' iPhone 18 Pro - MacRumors

Apple escalates macOS defenses while honoring its open nature – Six Colors

iOS 27 beta 5 lets you make Liquid Glass more transparent than ever - 9to5Mac

iOS 27 Beta 5 Brings New Icons for Siri, Safari, Settings and More - MacRumors

Daring Fireball: Nature Is Healing

iOS 27 beta 5 adds option to upgrade iCloud+ subscription for more AI - 9to5Mac

Google’s Pixel 11 series pairs a little new hardware with a lot of new software | The Verge

Google Pixel 11/Pro/Fold Impressions: It Is What It Is - MKBHD - YouTube

Google is making the Pixel cameras better by making them worse | The Verge

Google’s Pixel Watch 5 dives deeper into AI and health | The Verge

The Pixel Tag is Google’s answer to the AirTag | The Verge

The 7 biggest announcements of Google’s Pixel 11 launch | The Verge

Daring Fireball: Joanna Stern on the Pixel 11 'HiLight' Notification Light

The new Pixel 11 feature I want on my iPhone – Joanna Stern

Podcastathon Feuding Families Form

Stephen and Myke are joined by Jason Snell to talk about CarPlay on boats and the new version of Pastebot, before useful consumer advice is given about weather stations and network-attached storage.

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Upgrade #631: Nessie Beneath the Waves - Relay

Google Health Now Syncs With Apple Health - 512 Pixels

Garmin’s new screen-free fitness tracker doesn’t require a subscription | The Verge

CarPlay is Coming to Pontoon Boats - MacRumors

CarPlay is Coming to… Pontoon Boats — Liss is More

More Boats - Robot or Not? #357 - The Incomparable

Savvy Navvy

Pastebot 3 for Mac

Pastebot 3 Doubles Down on Mac Clipboard Automation and Introduces Two New Business Models - MacStories

Ambient WS-2000

The 3 Best Home Weather Stations of 2026 | Reviews by Wirecutter

DiskStation® DS925+ | Synology Inc.

Synology DS925+ 4-Bay 16TB NAS w/ 4x4TB HAT3300 Hard Drive Bundle

OWC ThunderBay 4: Thunderbolt 4-Bay RAID Storage

A new Mac mini: I want to believe – Six Colors

Future Fords are getting Apple Maps, future iPhones are getting leased, and future foldables may be less weird than expected.

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SKYWARN - NWS

Seventeen years later, my weather station is retired – Six Colors

NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL - MacStories

Comet Pro (GL-RM10) | Wi-Fi 6 Remote KVM with Touchscreen — GL.iNet

GL-FGB-01 (Fingerbot) - GL.iNet KVM Docs

Bazzite

Ubuntu

SteamOS

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future | The Verge

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Review: Wider Really Is Better - Engadget

iOS 27 Lets You Hide the Messages Button Everyone Hits by Mistake - MacRumors

Apple Maps to power navigation experience for Ford UEV Platform - Apple

Apple Maps to Power the Navigation Experience for the Ford Universal Electric Vehicle Platform


Ford’s $5B Bet on America: Innovation Meets Efficiency in New EV Platform, Assembly Process and Midsize Truck

Apple Upgrade Trades Ownership for Lower Monthly Payments - MacStories

Apple Upgrade: 20 Things to Know Before Leasing an iPhone, iPad, or Mac - MacRumors

What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program? | The Verge

Daring Fireball: Looking for the Catch in Apple Upgrade

This week: App Store madness and TestFlight chaos, Federico has a new favorite app, and Myke is bringing news about a potential precursor to the folding iPhone.

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TestFlight: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back - MacStories

App Store Chaos - MacStories

Open Minis Is the iOS Agent I Wish Siri AI Could Be - MacStories

Open Minis — Your Private On-Device AI Agent

Samsung Z Fold 8 (Wide) Impressions: Better Than I Thought! - MKBHD - YouTube

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a fun new shape for foldables | The Verge

The Short Samsung Fold 8 - First Look - Dave 2D - YouTube

This week: Myke has a new laptop, Federico has thoughts on Siri AI, and Stephen has been graded. Also: Apple vs. OpenAI and a big day for Mario fans with feet.

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Shop the Crocs x Super Mario™ collection – Nintendo Store

Apple Reportedly Ramps Up Vapor Chamber Orders for Foldable iPhone - MacRumors

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MacBook Air 13" (M5) Retro Series Skins/Wraps & Covers – Slickwraps

LEGO Considering Bondi Blue iMac G3 Set - MacRumors

Steve Troughton-Smith on the LEGO iMac

Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets - 9to5Mac

Upgrade #628: Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets - Relay

Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week | The Verge

Apple Nears Launch of OLED iPad Mini; New iPad Air and Base iPad in 2027 - Bloomberg

New iPad Mini With Four Upgrades Reportedly Launching by October - MacRumors

Siri AI and Apple’s Trickle-Up Strategy - MacStories

visionOS 27: The MacStories Beta Preview - MacStories

watchOS 27: The MacStories Public Beta Preview - MacStories

Subtitle: His Skin Seems to Want It

Federico is at the beach, Myke questions his iPhone's future, and Stephen wears watches. Then: a whole stack of Q&A items.

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Stephen Hackett: "Marked Safe From…" - eworld.social

An Update to My Apple History Calendar - 512 Pixels

iPhone 18 Pro Could Be Noticeably Thicker Than iPhone 17 Pro - MacRumors

iPhone 18 Pro Max Said to Be Thicker and Heavier Than Predecessor - MacRumors

ArtfulType, a Markdown Editor for 68k Macs - 512 Pixels

I Made AI Write 1980's Macintosh Software - Action Retro - YouTube

Mode Designs

Kinda Funny Games - YouTube

NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL - MacStories

Mac Power Users - Relay

The Rest Is Entertainment

The Town With Matthew Belloni - The Ringer

The Vergecast

Waveform

Acquired

THIS CAR POD! - YouTube

Designed in California

Myke's Chart in Asana

Casio GW-M5610U-1

DDC-200 Timex × DDC “Standard Issue Scout Watch – Draplin Design Co.

Ollee Watch

The Apple Watch is rumored to undergo some big changes, Safari is gaining MCP support, and the Rickies may have accidentally created a black hole.

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Federico's Trap

MacBook Neo Cannes Lions Submission

Mac Power Users #855: Federico Viticci Reverse Engineered Shortcuts - Relay

Federico's iOS 27 Review Dashboard

Federico's iOS 27 Review Solar System

Apple Watch Ultra 4 getting two major new upgrades, per report - 9to5Mac

Report: Apple Watch Redesign Coming Next Year With New Band System - MacRumors

Apple Watch to get ‘major overhaul’ next year, says leaker - 9to5Mac

Safari’s New MCP Server Is Great for Agents - MacStories

Introducing the Safari MCP server for web developers | WebKit