Special guest Stephen Robles joins the show. Topics include indie media and YouTube, Shortcuts and automation, and the state of podcasting. Sponsored by: Uncommon Goods: Out of the ordinary gifts, great for the holidays. Save 15% off your next purchase after following that link. Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good. Links: Stephen goes indie: Stephen’s YouTube channel. Announcement: “I Don't Have a Job Anymore, Thanks to You”. Video: “These Shortcuts Are Magic”. Primary Technology: Stephen's podcast, with cohost Jason Aten. Episode 74, May 2025, with yours truly as a guest. Apple Podcasts and AI-generated chapters: Apple Podcasts for Creators: “Enhance Your Episodes With Chapters, Links, and More”. Daring Fireball: “Apple Podcasts Is Adding AI-Generated Chapters for Podcasts Without Chapters”. Primary Technology discussion. Beard.fm: “Apple’s Losing Its Podcast Legacy”. Downie, a fantastic Mac app for downloading local copies of videos from the web (especially YouTube). Daring Fireball post on Downie 4, from early this year. Transloader — Apps from Eternal Storms that allow you to initiate downloads on a Mac remotely from an iPhone, iPad, or another Mac. F-Bomb paperweight at sponsor Uncommon Goods. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.