David Pogue
@davidpogue.bsky.social
"CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent, former NY Times tech columnist, author, former Broadway conductor, husband/dad!
Season 2 of @birdsandnerds.bsky.social starts now! First up: @davidpogue.bsky.social joins @ramonawritesla.bsky.social to talk about Apple's first 50 years and what #Apple is doing about #AI and #privacy. 🐦Also, the internet #bird story that started on his front porch. Links in bio. Sneak peek here!
This summer, iceberg lettuce made people sick in 49 states. In the panic, people stopped eating salads—and restaurants like Chopt were caught in the crossfire. Today's “Pogue’s Posts”: a video interview with Chopt's founders, who look back at the crisis. pogueman.substack.com/p/bummer-of-...
“Bummer of a Summer”: Interview with the Chopt Salad founders
Watch now | How the salad chain got caught in the Cyclospora crossfire
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Today, I joined @NPR.org's "@Marketplace.org" to tell a crazy story: How a stranger offered to sell me a 100-year-old photo album that my grandmother put together when she was 20 years old—and how it made its way home through the decades. It's here: www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
Inside the business of selling people their own family photo albums
David Pogue’s sister received an odd email from someone who had their grandmother’s photo album. It exposed him to a world of people buying and selling lost family albums.
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Today in “Pogue’s Posts” (free and ad-free): A guest post by Del Yocam, Apple's first COO. He's got some great insight into Steve Jobs's lasting Achilles' heel: His insistence on closed systems. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Steve Jobs, Closed Macs, and Me: A Guest Post
by Del Yocam, former Apple chief operating officer
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This year marks the 15th anniversary of "Book of Mormon" on Broadway. Today, I present a departure from my usual column topics: an interview with the show's creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker ("South Park") and double EGOT winner Bobby Lopez ("Frozen," "Avenue Q")!
“The Book of Mormon” at 15: The Interview
My conversation with Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Bobby Lopez
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Here's my cover story for "CBS Sunday Morning" today: The explosion of ticks in the U.S.—and the new(ish) disease alpha-gal syndrome, which gives you a violent allergy to MEAT (beef, pork, lamb, veal, etc.). I will never again walk in nature without the special socks! youtu.be/LTomL0S8wgM
The explosion of ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome
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Last week, on a ship off the coast of Spain, I watched a total solar eclipse—followed by an eclipse SUNSET—followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Somehow, there's enough left of my brain to write a column about it. substack.com/inbox/post/2...
My Total Eclipse Sunset
A cosmic spectacle in three acts
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I watched this week's eclipse from a Scientific American cruise ship off the coast of Spain. The eclipse was staggering—but it was only Act 1. We then watched as the CRESCENT SUN sank into the ocean!! It was so sci-fi, so mind-frying...
MacVoices #26232: Briefing - Why @davidpogue.bsky.social's 'Apple: The First 50 Years' Is Worth Experiencing Twice macvoices.com/macvoices-26...
MacVoices #26232: Briefing - Why David Pogue's 'Apple: The First 50 Years' Is Worth Experiencing Twice — MacVoices
David Pogue’s authoring style turns Apple: The First 50 Years turns what could have been names and dates into a richly illustrated journey through Apple’s s ...
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In April, I got a strange email, inviting me to buy a 105-year-old photo album supposedly created by my grandmother. It had "SCAM" written all over it—but it was actually something much weirder. My story for New York Magazine. nymag.com/intelligence...
The Strange Business of Selling People Their Own Family’s Lost Photos
This online niche sometimes feels like a scam. Is it?
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76 years ago, Ray Bradbury published "There Will Come Soft Rains," an apocalyptic short story about a time when we have wiped ourselves out—but our AI obliviously continues automating our empty smart homes. Bradbury set the story on August 4, 2026. www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_...
In my column today, I reviewed Amazon's witless, half-baked Alexa+ AI service, which gets it right about half the time. May you find entertainment in my tech suffering! pogueman.substack.com/p/alexa-is-a...
Alexa+ is a buggy embarrassment
Amazon's home AI is ambitious, rushed, and halfway there.
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Today, "CBS Sunday Morning" re-ran one of my favorite stories this year. It attempts to answer the immortal question: Is your phone secretly listening to you? You'll probably hate the answer.
Does your phone eavesdrop on you?
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Here's my "CBS Sunday Morning" story today about this summer's cyclospora outbreaks on lettuce--and why decades of FDA and CDC budget cuts (especially lately) are contributing to so many people getting sick. youtu.be/e4dmkz--2YA?...
How Trump admin cuts have compromised food safety
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Why did an American gate agent lie about the overhead bins being full—when they were 80% empty? In my new column, an airline pilot, a baggage specialist, and a gate manager explain the real reason behind the deception. pogueman.substack.com/p/why-they-r...
Why they really check carry-on bags—when the overhead bins are empty
Stop lying, American.
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Today's free “Pogue’s Posts” column: Our eyes are horizontal. Our phones are vertical. Handling that mismatch has meant shrinkage, letterbox bars, and awkwardness. Now AI can turn portrait into landscape—and the aspect-ratio problem has become an ethical one. pogueman.substack.com/p/can-ai-fix...
Can AI Fix the Portrait vs. Landscape Problem?
Because right now, it's a freakin' nightmare.
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In today's free “Pogue’s Posts” column: Feature requests that my readers submitted earlier this week... all of which are ALREADY IN THEIR SOFTWARE. Plus, to lend perspective: an interview with Microsoft's chief design officer. He confirms: simple is hard. pogueman.substack.com/p/microsofts...
Microsoft’s Design Chief: Simple is Hard
Plus: Apple features you asked for—that already exist
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Apple has said that a primary goal of OS 27, this fall, is simply fixing bugs. And so, trying to be helpful, I asked You, the People, to submit your own bugs for Apple to fix. My new “Pogue’s Posts” column presents the result of that experiment. pogueman.substack.com/p/10-bugs-th...
10 Bugs that Apple Has 3 Months to Fix
Although lots of your bugs aren't actually bugs.
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My "CBS Sunday Morning" story today: The transcontinental railroad wasn't quite the romantic story we learned in school. But after a generation of debugging, it delivered much more than freight. youtu.be/QVkANPWJpPs?...
How trains drove American history
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My new weekly column is free (and ad-free). Today: Thanks to bad interface design, a guy walked in on me when my pants were down. pogueman.substack.com/p/why-a-guy-...
Why a Guy Walked In On Me in the Men’s Room
Interface design matters.
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I wonder if it occurred to the NY Times's photographer that the Apple Watch can't measure your health data if it's worn (a) over two layers of clothing, and (b) on your ankle.
Now THIS is a first... my book "Apple: The First 50 Years" became the inspiration for a middle-school graduation speech! youtu.be/77fLTQbHn4Y?...
Saxe Promotion Ceremony - June 18th, 2026
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Last week was the 50th anniversary of the National Spelling Bee, where I represented Ohio—and it was a catastrophe. Here's my new “Pogue’s Posts” post, telling the story. pogueman.substack.com/p/my-spellin...
My Spelling-Bee Trauma: The First 50 Years
Two minutes at the 1976 National Spelling Bee
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I made a trailer for my LA bookstore visit next week (Monday, 6/22)! Come on by! Ticket price includes an autographed copy (and a photo, if you want). stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
My free “Pogue’s Posts” column is here! Today, Apple finally demonstrated a coherent AI strategy—and a fixed, AI-powered Siri. pogueman.substack.com/p/today-appl...
Today, Apple Fixed Siri
…and finally made its AI strategy clear
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Here's my "CBS Sunday Morning" story today: The disappearing entry-level job. Why is it that recent college grads can't seem to find work, no matter how hard they try? And what's the expert advice for breaking through? youtu.be/TcBYMvioqnU?...
Help wanted: The difficulties facing job applicants
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My Los Angeles friends- If you are at all an Apple aficionado, or even if you aren't, this is an event well worth your time. David has done his research and there is so much fascinating detail about Apple that you thought you knew. I read the 600-page book twice already + the audio version. Go!
David Pogue@davidpogue.bsky.social · 3mo agoHEY LA! On June 22, I'll talk about my NY Times bestseller, "Apple: The First 50 Years"—with song parodies at the keyboard. It's practically "Apple: The Musical." The ticket includes a signed copy. (Already have the book? Email me: pogue@me.com). See you then! www.eventbrite.com/e/david-pogu...
My new “Pogue’s Posts” column: Google's AI Overviews are mandatory. They're wrong 28% of the time, and they consume enormous amounts of power, but you can't turn them off. Meet the woman who's fighting Big Tech to make those AI features optional. pogueman.substack.com/p/rise-up-pe...
HEY LA! On June 22, I'll talk about my NY Times bestseller, "Apple: The First 50 Years"—with song parodies at the keyboard. It's practically "Apple: The Musical." The ticket includes a signed copy. (Already have the book? Email me: pogue@me.com). See you then! www.eventbrite.com/e/david-pogu...
David Pogue discusses APPLE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS at B&N The Grove
Barnes & Noble The Grove welcomes David Pogue to discuss APPLE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS on June 19th at 7:00 PM!
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