Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

MKBHD's Top 5 Apps of All Time!

Apple killed the Mac Pro, Claude Code leaked, and Google is letting you finally change your old e-mail address from high school. It was a big week! Marques, Andrew, and David talk about it all and even find time to share their top 5 apps of all time (along with some honorable mentions). Then we wrap it all up with some trivia. Enjoy! Links: ⁠New stickers! ⁠ [https://geni.us/tAIya9] 9to5Mac - Death of the Mac Pro [https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro/] Axios - Claude Code leak [https://www.axios.com/2026/03/31/anthropic-leaked-source-code-ai] Android Headlines - Google Pixel 11 Leaks [https://www.androidheadlines.com/google-pixel-11-pro-xl] Episode with Dr. Mike [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_CSzCer1-4] This episode brought to you by: Hostinger: https://www.hostinger.com/waveform (code: waveform) Framer: https://www.framer.com/wave Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/waveform Socials: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Is Flighty a Top 5 App of All Time?

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David have a ton to get through. First, it's all about Apple with the WWDC announcement, a potential Siri app, and ads coming to Apple Maps. Then it turns to the Flighty app, the state of Microsoft vs Apple laptops, and encryption in Instagram DMs. It's a lot! Of course, we wrap it all up with Trivia. Links: New stickers! [https://geni.us/tAIya9] Reddit - Person watching Waveform in planetarium [https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F20hyse0bqgqg1.jpeg] Verge - Apple testing Standalone Siri app [https://www.theverge.com/tech/899801/apple-wwdc-2026-new-siri-apple-intelligence-standalone-app] New Samsung A-series phones [https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-unveils-galaxy-a57-5g-galaxy-a37-5g-pro-level-features-awesome-price/] Verge - Ads in Apple Maps [https://www.theverge.com/tech/899597/apple-maps-ads-launch-summer-2026] Flighty - Intelligent Airports update [https://flighty.com/airports] MKBHD - Windows vs Apple laptops [https://youtu.be/eXa2ndhmatI] Verge - OpenAI discontinues Sora [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/899850/openai-sora-ai-chatgpt] Instagram - Ending E2EE [https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150] Verge - Router ban [https://www.theverge.com/news/899172/fcc-foreign-router-ban] Decoder interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5eC5wdQPZs] This episode brought to you by: Monarch: https://www.monarch.com (code: wave) Zapier: https://www.zapier.com/wave Socials: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Did Anything Change with AirPods Max 2?

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David sit down to talk about everything from Rivian to NVIDIA before getting into the new AirPods Max 2. They also recap their SXSW experience, MotionVFX, and new mice/game controllers before wrapping it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links: Tesla spokesperson statement [https://x.com/jack_gk/status/2032970187268391254] Verge - Samsung discontinuing Trifold [https://www.theverge.com/tech/895879/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-discontinued-stock-sold-out] MKBHD - Nothing phone 4a and 4a Pro [https://youtu.be/D4QyStJWgCc] Apple newsroom - AirPods Max 2 [https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-airpods-max-2-powered-by-h2/] Apple buys MotionVFX [https://www.motionvfx.com/#news] NVIDIA DLSS 5 [https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/dlss5-breakthrough-in-visual-fidelity-for-games/] Pixel Paw Labs Mouse [https://www.pixelpawlabs.com/] This episode brought to you by: Framer: https://www.framer.com/wave Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/waveform Socials: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Live at SXSW 2026: Can They Convince Marques to Shoot 24fps?

It's bonus episode time! We went back to Austin this year for SXSW and got a chance to do another show in front of a live audience! Nerve-racking, but always a good time. First, the crew goes over some of their predictions from last year before getting into more Q&A. This episode brought to you by: Hostinger: https://hostinger.com/waveformOdoo: https://www.odoo.com/ Socials: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The Apple Release Tier List

A lot happened this week! First, the crew falls down a rabbit hole discussing the Subaru UI and volume knobs before jumping right into all of the new Apple devices that were released. Then they talk about the Honor robot phone, Ray-Ban Meta privacy issues, and Google's 30% Play Store tax. They wrap it up by explaining the Bam Adebayo record breaking performance in tech terms. Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Verge - M5 MacBook Pro review [https://www.theverge.com/tech/803349/apple-macbook-pro-14-m5-2025-review] Verge - Honor phone hands-on [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/889023/honor-robot-phone-gimbal-stabilization-mwc] SVD - Meta x Raybans privacy article [https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything] Verge - Tim Sweeney article [https://www.theverge.com/news/889595/tim-sweeney-signed-away-his-right-to-criticize-google-until-2032] The Studio - ⁠MKBHD Knockoff desk video⁠ [https://youtu.be/fMp3TPlEBQg?si=tgIxQsBkVMJHx-l3] MKBHD - ⁠MacBook Neo⁠ [https://youtu.be/kBX5WH9b4M4?si=YK9DsLKtGYLSI_iA] Music provided by: Epidemic Sound This episode brought to you by: This episode brought to you by: Framer: https://www.framer.com/wave Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/waveform Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]