An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.
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An exploration of Apple business news and technology. We talk about how businesses can use new technology to empower their business and employees, from Leo Dion, founder of BrightDigit.
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Recent Episodes
July 4, 2026
Independence Update
<p>After almost 250 episodes, Leo gives an update on what he's working on and what he's interested in. From passive timer apps, static site generation, to sub repos and RSS feeds.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Related Links</strong></p><ul><li>WWDC 2026 & Celestra<ul><li><a href="https://celestr.app">Celestra</a></li><li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/241/">WWDC26: What's new in the Foundation Models framework</a></li><li><a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2026/324/">WWDC26: Meet Core AI</a></li><li><a href="https://getbushel.app">Bushel</a></li></ul></li><li><strong>swift-build</strong><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit/swift-build">brightdigit/swift-build</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/tutorials/swift-build/">Introducing swift-build (blog post)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.swift.org/install/">Swift.org Nightly Toolchains</a></li></ul></li><li><strong>At Least</strong><ul><li><a href="https://atleast.app">At Least</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit/SundialKit">brightdigit/SundialKit</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit/SundialKitStream">brightdigit/SundialKitStream</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="http://brightdigit.com"><strong>brightdigit.com</strong></a><strong> Website Upgrade</strong><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit/brightdigit.com">brightdigit.com repo</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/JohnSundell/Publish">JohnSundell/Publish</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/JohnSundell/ShellOut">JohnSundell/ShellOut</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/JohnSundell/Ink">JohnSundell/Ink</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-subprocess">swiftlang/swift-subprocess</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-markdown">swiftlang/swift-markdown</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/kabiroberai/node-swift">kabiroberai/node-swift (NodeSwift)</a></li><li><a href="https://tailwindcss.com">Tailwind CSS</a></li></ul></li><li><strong>git-subrepo</strong><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/ingydotnet/git-subrepo">ingydotnet/git-subrepo</a></li><li><a href="https://benscheirman.com">Ben Scheirman</a></li></ul></li><li><strong>Community & Outro</strong><ul><li><a href="https://zcal.co/leogdion/consultation">Consultation (ZCal)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit">Patreon</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/newsletters/">Newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.donnywals.com">Donny Wals</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/compnerd">Saleem Abdulrasool (@compnerd)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.swift.org/install/windows/">Swift on Windows</a></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Related Episodes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/204-actually-really-useful">Actually Really Useful</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/207-120-likely-with-cihat-gunduz">120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/206-platforms-state-of-the-union-2026-with-peter-witham">Platforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter Witham</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/205-who-s-wendy-with-joannis-orlandos">Who's Wendy with Joannis Orlandos</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/203-milk-diary-with-kaya-thomas">Milk Diary with Kaya Thomas</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/201-deconstructing-xcode-with-xtool-with-kabir-oberai">Deconstructing Xcode with xTool with Kabir Oberai</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/186-the-great-swiftui-migration-part-2-with-ben-scheirman">The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 2 with Ben Scheirman</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/185-the-great-swiftui-migration-part-1-with-ben-scheirman">The Great SwiftUI Migration - Part 1 with Ben Scheirman</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/176-hacking-with-ignite-with-paul-hudson">Hacking with Ignite with Paul Hudson</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/156-now-you-know-what-i-m-doing-this-summer">Now You Know What I'm Doing This Summer</a></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong><br></p><ul><li>(00:00) - WWDC 2026 and Celestra</li> <li>(01:35) - swift-build</li> <li>(02:23) - AtLeast</li> <li>(05:26) - brightdigit.com</li> <li>(05:45) - git-subrepo</li> <li>(06:47) - Join the Community</li> </ul><p><br><strong>Watch</strong><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYoIlDGI1cE" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a><br> </p><p><br><strong>Transcript</strong><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/522ab0b0/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> </p><p><br><strong>Support the Show</strong></p><p><strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong> </p><p>Thanks to our supporters: <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> </p><ul> <li>Steven Lipton</li> </ul> <br>Welcome new supporters: <p><br><strong>Social Media</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leogdion/">LinkedIn - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit">GitHub - @brightdigit</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/leogdion/">GitHub - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://c.im/@leogdion">Mastodon - @leogdion@c.im</a></li><li><a href="http://youtube.com/@brightdigit">YouTube - @brightdigit</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/leogdion">X - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/brightdigit">X - @brightdigit</a></li></ul><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io/">https://filmmusic.io</a> "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com/">https://incompetech.com</a>) License: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)</p>
June 25, 2026
Everyone Thinks They're Good at Prompting with Joe Fabisevich
<p>Software development has changed a lot. On today's episode, Joe Fabisevich talks about building with AI without falling into the trap of "work slop," why prompting is a communication skill, where Apple fits in, and Broadcast — his new Swift logging library for developers and AI agents.</p><p><strong>Guest</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://build.ms/">Build.ms</a></li><li><a href="https://macaw.social/@mergesort">Joe Fabisevich :verified: (@mergesort@macaw.social) - Macaw-Social</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mergesort.me">Joe Fabisevich (@mergesort.me) — Bluesky</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/mergesort">Github (@mergesort)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.threads.net/@mergesort">https://www.threads.net/@mergesort</a></li><li><a href="https://fabisevi.ch/">fabisevi.ch</a></li></ul><p><strong>Related Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://fabisevi.ch/2025/07/23/artifacts/">Artifacts | Fabisevi.ch</a></li><li><a href="https://build.ms/2026/2/2/supporting-markdown-search-for-llms/">Supporting Markdown Search For LLMs</a></li><li><a href="https://build.ms/2025/12/24/ai-without-the-hype-ns-spain-2025/">AI (Without the Hype)</a></li><li><a href="https://build.ms/2026/3/23/workslop/">Workslop</a></li><li><a href="https://build.ms/2026/5/26/being-a-1-5-10x-developer/">Being A 1.5-10x Developer</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/mergesort/Broadcast">mergesort/Broadcast: Simple and composable logging for Swift apps, servers, and coding agents.</a></li><li><a href="https://atleast.app/">AtLeast — Passive Timer for Apple Watch</a></li><li><a href="https://month.bar/">MonthBar - Track your month's progress</a></li></ul><p><strong>Related Episodes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/207-120-likely-with-cihat-gunduz/">120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/206-platforms-state-of-the-union-2026-with-peter-witham/">Platforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter Witham</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/205-who-s-wendy-with-joannis-orlandos/">Who's Wendy with Joannis Orlandos</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/204-actually-really-useful/">Actually Really Useful</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/192-practical-year-part-1-with-donny-wals/">Practical Year - Part 1 with Donny Wals</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/177-plinky-with-joe-fabisevich/">Plinky with Joe Fabisevich</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/171-chatgptovski-with-kris-slazinski/">ChatGPTovski with Kris Slazinski</a></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong><br></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Work Slop</li> <li>(13:02) - Verifiable Tasks</li> <li>(25:51) - Building Agents</li> <li>(32:06) - Careers & Hiring</li> <li>(43:31) - Daily Setup</li> <li>(53:00) - WWDC 2026</li> <li>(01:09:07) - AI Economics</li> <li>(01:20:33) - Broadcast Logging</li> </ul><p><br><strong>Watch</strong><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFPlov0UTZ4" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a><br> </p><p><br><strong>Transcript</strong><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/bbf892fb/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> </p><p><br><strong>Support the Show</strong></p><p><strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong> </p><p>Thanks to our supporters: <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> </p><ul> <li>Steven Lipton</li> </ul> <br>Welcome new supporters: <p><br><strong>Social Media</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leogdion/">LinkedIn - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit">GitHub - @brightdigit</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/leogdion/">GitHub - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://c.im/@leogdion">Mastodon - @leogdion@c.im</a></li><li><a href="http://youtube.com/@brightdigit">YouTube - @brightdigit</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/leogdion">X - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/brightdigit">X - @brightdigit</a></li></ul><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io/">https://filmmusic.io</a> "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com/">https://incompetech.com</a>) License: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)</p>
June 18, 2026
120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz
<p>Cihat Gündüz returns to break down everything from WWDC 2026. We go through Swift 6.4's quality-of-life wins, Apple turning Foundation Models into a full agentic harness, Xcode 27's agent and built-in skills, Device Hub, and where we land on the iPhone Fold.</p><p><strong>Guest</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://x.com/Jeehut">Cihat Gündüz (@Jeehut) / X</a></li><li><a href="https://iosdev.space/@Jeehut">Cihat Gündüz (@Jeehut@iosdev.space) - iOS Dev Space</a></li><li><a href="https://www.threads.net/@Jeehut">Cihat Gündüz (@jeehut) on Threads</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fline.dev/">FlineDev</a></li></ul><p><strong>Related Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://wwdcnotes.com/documentation/">WWDCNotes</a></li><li><a href="https://fline.dev/blog/my-top-5-ai-wishes-for-wwdc26/">My Top 5 AI Wishes for WWDC26 – FlineDev</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/FlineDev/SiteKit">FlineDev/SiteKit: AI-first static site generator written in Swift</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen3.6">QwenLM/Qwen3.6: Qwen3.6 is the large language model series developed by Qwen team, Alibaba Group.</a></li></ul><p><strong>Related Episodes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/206-platforms-state-of-the-union-2026-with-peter-witham/">Platforms State of the Union 2026 with Peter Witham</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/204-actually-really-useful/">Actually Really Useful</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/190-swift-toolkit-with-natan-rolnik/">Swift Toolkit with Natan Rolnik</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/179-wwdc-notes-with-cihat-gunduz/">WWDC Notes with Cihat Gündüz</a></li><li><a href="https://brightdigit.com/episodes/176-hacking-with-ignite-with-paul-hudson/">Hacking with Ignite with Paul Hudson</a></li></ul><p><strong>Chapters</strong><br></p><ul><li>(00:00) - What's New in Swift & SwiftUI</li> <li>(09:09) - SwiftData</li> <li>(14:09) - Foundation Models</li> <li>(28:29) - Xcode 27</li> <li>(38:09) - AI Costs & the "AI Apocalypse"</li> <li>(48:09) - iPhone Fold</li> </ul><p><br><strong>Watch</strong><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P499FYcrmio" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a><br> </p><p><br><strong>Transcript</strong><br><a href="https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ae572e7/transcript" title="Click here to view the episode transcript.">Click here to view the episode transcript.</a><br> </p><p><br><strong>Support the Show</strong></p><p><strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/brightdigit" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong> </p><p>Thanks to our supporters: <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> </p><ul> <li>Steven Lipton</li> </ul> <br>Welcome new supporters: <p><br><strong>Social Media</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leogdion/">LinkedIn - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/brightdigit">GitHub - @brightdigit</a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/leogdion/">GitHub - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://c.im/@leogdion">Mastodon - @leogdion@c.im</a></li><li><a href="http://youtube.com/@brightdigit">YouTube - @brightdigit</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/leogdion">X - @leogdion</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/brightdigit">X - @brightdigit</a></li></ul><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io/">https://filmmusic.io</a> "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com/">https://incompetech.com</a>) License: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)</p>
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