First, Last, Everything

About First, Last, Everything

A seasonal interview show where you get to know the guest through the technology they care about most. Hosted by Jonathan Reed.

Publisher

Jonathan Reed

Category

news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Sept 2025

Latest episode

6 May 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 17 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Niléane Dorffer - Activist, Podcaster

   Niléane Dorffer - Activist, Podcaster

2. 

   29 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Craig Hockenberry - Principal, The Iconfactory

   Host Alex Blaylock interviews Craig Hockenberry, Principal at The Iconfactory, about his journey in app development.

3. 

   22 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Nate Parrott - Developer, Designer

   Nate Parrott - Developer, Designer

4. 

   15 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Simon Pittman, aka Better Creating - Creator, Notion Ambassador

   Host Alex Sanfilippo interviews Simon Pittman, aka Better Creating, a Notion Ambassador, about optimizing creative workflows.

5. 

   8 Apr 2026

   Evan Ratliff - Journalist, Podcaster

   Evan Ratliff - Journalist, Podcaster

6. 

   1 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   David Sparks - Podcaster, Educator

   David Sparks - Podcaster, Educator

7. 

   18 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Riley Testut - AltStore Creator

   Riley is an iOS developer best known for building the Delta game emulator and AltStore, expanding how apps can be distributed and enjoyed outside Apple’s App Store. [[audio_player]] This episode’s links Delta AltStore Pal GBA4iOS Clip Riley’s ‘First’: NES Riley’s ‘Last’: Fediverse Riley’s ‘Everything’: Kingdom Hearts Series ‘Something’: Amstrad Em@iler Follow Riley Website Mastodon Bluesky...

8. 

   11 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Becca Farsace - YouTube Creator

   Host [Host Name] interviews YouTube Creator Becca Farsace about her journey and insights into online content creation.

9. 

   28 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Brendon Bigley - Creator, Podcaster, and Blogger

   This episode's guest, Brendon Bigley, is, in his words, extremely online. He helped build the podcasting platform Anchor, which was acquired by Spotify in 2019, and he worked for Marvel, overseeing its presence on YouTube and other platforms. But what most people know him for is his opinions and passion for gaming and tech in general. He co-hosts the gaming podcasts Into the Aether and NPC, and he blogs and publishes videos under the Wavelengths banner. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people's personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the 'Something' segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode's links Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals - TechCrunch Diggnation on Wikipedia The Totally Rad Show on Wikipedia iFanboy official site (https://ifanboy.com/) The Terrace House on Netflix Audio Hijack (https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/) Delta User Guide (https://faq.deltaemulator.com/) Brendon on Mastodon Brendon on Instagram Brendon on Bluesky Wavelengths.online Wavelengths on YouTube Wavelengths Podcast Into The Aether Podcast NPC Podcast on MacStories.net ---- Brendon's 'First': MacBook Air on Wikipedia Brendon's 'Last': Ayn Odin on Ayn official site Brendon's 'Everything': Nintendo DS on Wikipedia, Nintendo.com. Mario Kart DS on Wikipedia 'Something': Eliza chatbot on Wikipedia ---- Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed (https://www.instagram.com/aylwardreed/) MacStories ---- Music: Will LaPorte (https://ghostdown.online/) First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

10. 

    21 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Joe Rosensteel, VFX Artist, Podcaster and writer

    Episode 7: Joe Rosensteel On this episode, we’re joined by Joe Rosensteel. Joe is a VFX artist who’s worked on big-name Hollywood productions as well as smaller commercial projects. He’s a writer on his own blog and for the Six Colors website, and he also has a podcast with Dan Sturm called Defocused. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links Shake it off: Remembering Apple’s Academy Award–winning failure - Six Colors Stunt Copter game - Nostalgic Mac on YouTube ClarisWorks on Wikipedia ‘Cast Away’ and the story behind Imageworks’ in-house compositing software - before and afters Joe on Mastodon (https://duck.haus/@joesteel) Joe’s blog, ‘Unauthoritative Pronouncements’ Defocused podcast on The Incomparable ---- Joe’s ‘First’: Macintosh Plus on Wikipedia, Official Apple tech specs page Joe’s ‘Last’: iPhone 16 Pro on Wikipedia Joe’s ‘Everything’: Twitter on Wikipedia 'Something’: Apple Pippin on Wikipedia, 512 Pixels: The Apple Pippin on YouTube ---- Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed (https://www.instagram.com/aylwardreed/) MacStories ---- Music: Will LaPorte (https://ghostdown.online/) First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

11. 

    14 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Robin Kanatzar, App accessibility speaker and developer

    Robin Kanatzar is this episode’s guest. Robin is a former industrial engineer who has been developing apps for iOS and Android since 2016, focusing on accessibility. She also gives talks on the subject, educating developers on how to make their apps more accessible, as well as publishing a weekly newsletter on the subject, titled ‘Appt News’. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links How to Navigate your iPhone or iPad with VoiceOver - YouTube This is how Apple Vision Pro works with VoiceOver for a blind geek - YouTube Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking - Press Release W3C Mobile Accessibility Task Force iOS 26 “Liquid Glass” Design Is A Low Vision Nightmare - The Blind Life on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tbUNQZsWO0) (made during the beta period) European accessibility act Robin Kanatzar website. Appt Newsletter (https://www.appt.news/) Robin Kanatzar on Mastodon Robin Kanatzar on LinkedIn Robin Kanatzar on Medium Robin Kanatzar on YouTube ---- Robin’s ‘First’: Panda Guide on the EDF website. Panda Guide demo on YouTube (in French) Robin’s ‘Last’: Apple Vision Pro Robin’s ‘Everything’: Garmin Smart Watches 'Something’: Microsoft Zune on Wikipedia ---- Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed (https://www.instagram.com/aylwardreed/) MacStories ---- Music: Will LaPorte (https://www.peachmgzn.com/will-laporte) First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

12. 

    7 Oct 2025

    Andrew Fyfe, CTO of Neutone

    Andrew Fyfe is a musician originating from Scotland. After starting out gigging in bands and crossing paths with the likes of Biffy Clyro and Lewis Capaldi, Andrew started learning about artificial intelligence. Now living in Japan, Andrew is the CTO and co-founder of Neutone, a company introducing AI to the music-making process, aiming to do so in a way that respects artists and doesn’t replace creativity. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links Official Neutone website (https://neutone.ai/). Neutone Blog (https://neutone.ai/blog). Neutone on Instagram. Neutone on TikTok. Neutone on YouTube. ’Introduction to Tone Morphing with Neutone Morpho’. - YouTube Andrew on X. Andrew on LinkedIn. ---- Andrew’s ‘First’: The Electric Guitar on Wikipedia Andrew’s ‘Last’: BEAM by Lunacy Audio Andrew’s ‘Everything’: VoxAC30 handwired 'Something’: The JooJoo Tablet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JooJoo) Wired Review of the JooJoo Tablet (https://www.wired.com/2010/04/pr-joojoo-tablet/) ---- Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed (https://www.instagram.com/aylwardreed/) ---- Music: Will LaPorte (https://www.peachmgzn.com/will-laporte) First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories

13. 

    30 Sept 2025

    Esther Huybreghts, Co-Founder of Pok Pok

    This time, we’re joined by Esther Huybreghts. Esther is the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer for Pok Pok, producers of the multi-award-winning app, PokPok Playground. Since the app launched in 2021, it’s won an App Store award, an Apple Design award, and many other commendations. Pok Pok was also recently included on TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025. Pok Pok is a really special app, and Esther talked about its inception, plans for the future, and staying strong against negative – and sometimes hateful – feedback. ---- First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links Get 25% off Pok Pok: https://my.playpokpok.com/checkout?promocode=MACSTORIES25 Snowman Games (https://www.builtbysnowman.com/) Alto’s Odyssey on the App Store and Apple Arcade Pok Pok Official Site (https://playpokpok.com/) Pok Pok on the App Store Pok Pok — Calm Learning Videos for Kids on YouTube Pok Pok wins an Apple Design Award in 2021 Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies 2025: Pok Pok ---- Esther’s ‘First’ pick: FUJIFILM Digital Q1 Esther’s ‘Last’ pick: Kobo Esther’s‘ Everything’ pick: Apple iPad Pro on Wikipedia 'Something’: Builder.ai - “How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom” - The New York Times(Gift Article) ---- Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed (https://www.instagram.com/aylwardreed/) ---- Music: Will LaPorte (https://www.peachmgzn.com/will-laporte) First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

14. 

    23 Sept 2025

    David X Cohen, Co-Creator of Futurama

    This time, it’s the Emmy-award-winning writer David X Cohen. David started writing on Beavis and Butthead in the early 90s before joining The Simpsons, where he was responsible for many well-known episodes like Lisa the Vegetarian, The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show, and Homer3. Then, in 1999, with Simpsons creator Matt Groening, David co-developed Futurama, which recently dropped its 13th season on Hulu and Disney+. But David’s history is not just in television. He worked in the robotics lab while attending Harvard, studied theoretical computer science, and has a deep history with technology all the way back to the early days of home computers. As you can expect there was a lot for us to talk about. ---- First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links David on Wikipedia Alan Yuille on Wikipedia Ken Keeler on Wikipedia Homer3 on YouTube George Meyer on Wikipedia Futurama opening on YouTube 'Futurama - Welcome to the World of Tomorrow’ BTS on YouTube Futurama References on The Infosphere: The Speed of Light (https://theinfosphere.org/Speed_of_light) The Prisoner of Benda (https://theinfosphere.org/The_Prisoner_of_Benda) and its theorem The Impossible Stream (https://theinfosphere.org/The_Impossible_Stream) eyePhone (https://theinfosphere.org/EyePhone) Hedonismbot Roberto (https://theinfosphere.org/Roberto) Enema-bot Acting Unit 0.8 (https://theinfosphere.org/Acting_Unit_0.8) Head Jars (https://theinfosphere.org/Head_jars) Shut Up and Take My Money on Know Your Meme Victor Wembanyama on Wikipedia ‘How Hollywood writers triumphed over AI – and why it matters’ - The Guardian ---- David’s ‘First’ pick: Arcade Games: Playthroughs on YouTube -  Berzerk, Space Guerrilla, Battle Zone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymrYkbEbnEQ), Qix, Gorf. David’s ‘Last’ pick: Waymo David’s ‘Everything’ pick: Apple II on Wikipedia Apple II Reference Manual PDF 'Something’: TwitterPeek on Museum of Failure ---- Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything Follow us on Instagram Jonathan Reed (https://www.instagram.com/aylwardreed/) ---- Music: Will LaPorte (https://www.peachmgzn.com/will-laporte) First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

15. 

    16 Sept 2025

    Michael Flarup, Designer and Founder of Northplay

    This time we’re talking with Michael Flarup. Michael is many things: the head of a game studio, a speaker at Adobe Max, an author, and more. But most of all, Michael is a designer. He’s most well-known for his decades of work as an icon designer on some of the most beloved apps on iOS and macOS under his Pixel Resort banner. He’s released two books on the history of the art form: first around iOS, then focusing on macOS. Now he runs a game studio, Northplay, where they’re hard at work on their next game, Dinolords! First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links Pixel Resort (https://www.pixelresort.com/). Northplay (https://www.northplay.co/). Buy (https://flarup.shop/) The iOS Icon Book and The macOS Icon Book. Sign up (https://www.flarup.email/) for Michael’s newsletter. Buy (https://pixelresort.gumroad.com/) Michael’s design tools and icons. Michael on Dribble. (https://dribbble.com/flarup) Michael on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfdvBQSfsopDb6l9rV5OjyA) Michael on Instagram. (https://www.instagram.com/flarup/?hl=en) Michael on LinkedIn. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelflarup/) Michael on X. (https://x.com/flarup?lang=en) Michael on Mastodon. (https://mastodon.social/@flarup) Download (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conduct-this/id1151455384?ls=1&mt=8&at=1010lwVg&ct=conductthis-site) Conduct This! Dinolords website (https://dinolords.com/). Wishlist (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2587620/Dinolords/) Dinolords on Steam ---- Michael’s ‘First’ pick: Amiga 2000 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_2000) Michael’s ‘Last’ pick: Apple Vision Pro (https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/) Michael’s ‘Everything’ pick: Adobe Photoshop on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop) 'Something’: ‘The First Digital Camera Was the Size of a Toaster’ (https://spectrum.ieee.org/first-digital-camera-history) - IEEE Spectrum Interview with creator Steve Sasson: Linda Hall Library on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCd4i10nI14) Contact the show Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed (https://bsky.app/profile/jonathan.macstories.net) First, Last, Everything (https://bsky.app/profile/flepodcast.macstories.net) --- First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories (https://www.macstories.net/podcasts/).

16. 

    8 Sept 2025

    Tom Hitchins of Byte Review

    In this premiere episode, YouTuber Tom Hitchins, aka Byte Review, discusses his creative life that led to the creation of one of the most aesthetically pleasing tech channels on the site. From teaching Photoshop at a college to a lifelong love of Nintendo and Japanese design and entertainment, Tom’s passion for technology touches every aspect of his life. First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. ---- This episode’s links Byte Review on YouTube. Byte Review on Instagram. Byte Review on TikTok. First Byte Review Video - Lumia 435 Review Why I Left Teaching During COVID-19 (https://youtu.be/FfDmWCKgMn8?si=jTQYT4KMTRxeXtDR) Apple REBUILT my Desk Setup and Office with the M3 MacBook Air! Kiroku Studio (https://kirokustudio.co.uk/). Kiroku Studio on Instagram. Kiroku Radio (https://www.instagram.com/kirokustudio/). ---- Tom’s ‘First’ pick: Game Boy Advance SP Tom’s ‘Last’ pick: DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Tom’s ‘Everything’ pick: BioShock 'Something’: the Buick Riviera Graphic Control Centre: MotorWeek | Retro Review: 1986 Buick Century T-Type & Riviera CRT Contact the show Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything --- First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

17. 

    5 Sept 2025

    Welcome to First, Last, Everything

    First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes. In addition, the episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something. Contact the show Leave Feedback for the show. (https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96) ---- Follow us on Mastodon Jonathan Reed (https://techhub.social/@jonathanreed) First, Last, Everything (https://mastodon.macstories.net/@flepodcast) ---- Follow us on Bluesky Jonathan Reed First, Last, Everything ---- First, Last, Everything is a MacStories podcast. Check out other podcasts from MacStories.

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Niléane Dorffer - Activist, Podcaster

Published 6 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I was pulled into a challenge last year where, or not sure, on comfort zone, where we had to change something about our music habits, our music listening habits. And what I did is I went all in and decided to go back to offline to an offline music library. And I already had an offline music library. A chunk of it was found, quotation marks on the internet when I was young. And the biggest chunk of it was music I bought on iTunes a year ago. And I thought, yes, let's go back to this. Let's rebuild the music library. Now there are so many options to buy your music and buy it in lossless quality, like the highest, although highest quality you want, on bandcamp where you can give a huge share of the money to the artists themselves. […]

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