Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Hosted by Tom and Jeff · Tom Anderson & Jeff Battersby
4.9from 28 ratings
- 101
- Episodes
- 65
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 771
- YouTube views
About Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Apple makes incredible products. The tips and insights that actually help are harder to find. Basic AF cuts through the hype cycles and gets straight to what matters for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch users. Plus, app recommendations, gear reviews, AI tools, and the everyday tech that actually shows up in your life. Every other Monday, Tom Anderson and Jeff Battersby bring 25+ years of real-world Apple experience to practical, insightful conversations for people like you.
- Publisher
- Tom Anderson & Jeff Battersby
- Category
- education · news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
65 of 101 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
iPhone 18 Pro Camera: A Pro Photographer's Verdict with Chris Freitag
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra 4: One Week In
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Apple Event Recap: iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and more with Joe Moyer
Inside a recent episode
iPhone 18 Pro Camera: A Pro Photographer's Verdict with Chris Freitag
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Very cool. So yeah, you that was some of the first shots what what kinds of things have you done um with the camera so since i've been playing around more with f4 because there's a really nice starlight effect from the aperture blades at f4 um and when you are closing down the aperture the number goes up so at f4 the aperture blades actually close down into a smaller pinpoint and because of that when light comes through direct light like um a streetlight or a sun, you get what's called sun stars or starbursts. And that is a really fun effect that is just natural part of the aperture blades. So it's not a digital effect. […]
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- Chris Freitag
- Joe Moyer
- Jim Eagar
- Riley Hill
- Bill McLean
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 771
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 67
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 71
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Tom and Jeff host the show. Published by Tom Anderson & Jeff Battersby.
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