Show overview
Upgrade has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 625 episodes. That works out to over 1000 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 26m and 1h 44m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 29 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Relay.
From the publisher
Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
Latest Episodes
View all 625 episodes625: Road to the Apple II: Computer Faire (Part 4)
624: The Memory Guys
623: Road to the Apple II: A Complete Computer (Part 3)
622: It's Doing It!
621: Road to the Apple II: The Partnership (Part 2)
620: Sweating the Details
619: Road to the Apple II: Apple for Sale (Part 1)
618: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2026
617: Image Playgrounds Is My Roman Empire
616: Outmoded But Not Vintage
615: But in Citrus!
614: $100 Billion Is the Floor
613: I Know I Picked Too Many iPods
612: 'That Leader is John Ternus'
611: Drain the Bin
610: We Hear You're Good at Computers
Ep 609609: The Origin of Apple
Jason and Myke tell the story of Apple's origin. It emerged from the unique environment of the Santa Clara valley suburbs of the '70s thanks to the particular genius of its two co-founders and some surprising help they got along the way.
Ep 608608: Pop and Lock
Myke talks to Jason about his "Jeopardy!" experience, and Jason interviews David Pogue about his book, "Apple: The First 50 Years."
Ep 607607: Lime Has Left the Chat
Myke has MacBook Neo FOMO and we have reviews of both Studio Display models. Also: Apple starts celebrating 50; App Store fees are lowered in China; Somehow, AirPods Max returned; Apple's AI crisistunity; and Jason in Jeopardy!?
Ep 606606: Photogenic Lemon
This week, Jason reviews the MacBook Neo! Plus: Draft results, Jason is (back) in print, and new MacBook Pros and Studio Displays. But it's mostly about MacBook Neo!