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#106: No Flow State
The Trio kick off with the rumors about Apple's March 4th event and the possible return of a budget 12-inch MacBook on an A18 chip, which leads to a very poorly resear...
#105: How Alex Hillman Built an AI Assistant with Claude Code
In this episode, Alex Hillman, co-founder of Philadelphia's legendary coworking space Indy Hall, takes us through his journey building a sophisticated AI executive ass...
#104: Beyond the Simulator IRL!
The Trio meet to discuss two of the talks (ours!) from the recent in-person PhillyCocoa meetup called "Beyond the Simulator: Perspectives on Modern App Development" th...
#103: 2026 Vibes
#103: 2026 VibesWe're back! In this season 6 premiere, Steve struggles to speak after being sick, but still manages to talk a lot about the current hype around Claude ...
#102: Side Project Ideas for 2026
In this Season 5 finale, the Trio discuss ideas for next year's side projects and have a ton of laughs along the way. Have a great holiday season and a Happy New Year!...
#101: Tech That Sparks Joy
In this penultimate episode of the season, The Trio discuss some personal examples of software, hardware, and other technology that sparks joy.## Show Notes- Tech that...
#100: Vibecasting Episode 100
Can you believe we made it to episode 100!? We're as incredulous as you. Join us as we "vibecast" a retrospective on our podcasting journey so far.## Show Notes- Pod R...
#99: We Got One!
It's been one week (at time of recording) since Bento Fit v1.0 was released and someone gave us money! Kotaro is recording from an undisclosed location, so in this qui...
#98: Bento Fit v1.0
We did it! Bento Fit v1.0 is live in the App Store! In this episode we engage in a retrospective about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the process. We learned a lot...
#97: The Final Countdown
As The Trio race to complete Bento Fit v1.0 in time to submit for the Shipaton hackathon, they pause to discuss the new iPhones, iOS 26, folding phone creases, and the...
#96: Race to the Finish Line
We are running out of time to finish our "Bento Fit" app before the Ship-a-ton deadline! This week, we go through what's left to be done and what we are cutting as we ...
#95: Definitely Not “AI” Generated
This is a short and sweet episode with some Bento Fit updates from Kotaro and Steve, plus some overly ambitious goal setting for next time! First up, Kotaro used the C...
#94: Kotaro’s Dystopian Nightmare
Kotaro's laptop burns hot as he gives his impressions of the iOS/macOS 26 public betas and life with ChatGPT inside Xcode. We also discuss dystopian nightmares about "...
#93: App Design for “AI” Experiences
Once again, Steve "pair programmed" with Aider + Claude Sonnet 4 to further refactor BentoFit while drinking at Human Robot. Meanwhile, Kotaro has been again thinking ...
#92: Pair Vibed Pull Request
Work progresses on code name "Bento Fit" as Steve does some performance refactoring using Aider and Claude 4 Sonnet while Kotaro polishes up the iOS 26 UI changes. We ...
#91: Liquid Donkeys
The Trio have played with iOS 26 and have thoughts about adapting to the new Liquid Glass paradigm as well as the real star of WWDC25, the Foundation Models Framework....
#90: WWDC25 - Everyone Is Sherlocked!
The Trio give their hot takes after viewing the WWDC25 Keynote and Platforms State of the Union presentations.## Show Notes- Keynote / SoTU Impressions- Liquid Glass /...
#89: WWDC25 Hopes and Dreams
After some Bento Fit updates, the Trio explores their hopes and dreams for WWDC25. ## Show NotesGoogle I/O Cold OpenBento Fit: The Story So FarBento Fit: Updates- Stev...
#88: Bento Fit - Drop Shadows Everywhere!
This week, Steve performs some more updates of the code base using Aider, while some skeuomorphic UI updates from Kotaro have us excited, and Aaron is a little tired a...
#87: Bento Fit - WTF is HealthDataPoint?
The Trio is back together with Bento Fit updates and more fun with "AI!" First up, Aaron is back from his trip to Jamaica and explains how you bring a bike on an airpl...