Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
Apple makes incredible products. The tips and insights that actually help are harder to find. Basic AF cuts through the hype cycles and gets straight to what matters for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch users. Plus, app recommendations, gear reviews, AI tools, and the everyday tech that actually shows up in your life. Every other Monday, Tom Anderson and Jeff Battersby bring 25+ years of real-world Apple experience to practical, insightful conversations for people like you.
Basic AF: a (mostly) tech podcast
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things (2025 Edition) with Joe Moyer
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Happy Holidays! Joe Moyer returns and joins Tom and Jeff for a fun and festive discussion in the third-annual “These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things” show! Picks range from backpacks to iPhone accessories, books, apps, and more.
Find more from Joe at https://www.24letters.net/.
Links:
- Bellroy Transit Workpack
- Bullstrap Men's Wallets
- Bullstrap iPhone Cases
- Peak Design Phone Cases
- Gentler Streak Workout Tracker
- Craft: Docs, Notes, Tasks & AI
- The Ugmonk Pen
- Discbound Analog Productivity System
- Field Notes Notebooks
- iPad Pro
- Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Charging Station
- Highland Pro Screenwriting App
- Snipd AI Podcast App
- Readwise
- Version History Podcast
- Book Tracker - Reading Journal
- YouTube Premium
- Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
- Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
- What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
- Asana Project Management
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Contact Us
- Drop us a line at feedback@basicafshow.com
- You’ll find Jeff at @reyespoint on Threads and reyespoint.bsky.social on Bluesky
- Find Tom at @tomanderson on Threads
- Join Tom’s newsletter, Apple Talk, for more Apple coverage and tips & tricks.
- Tom has a new YouTube channel
- Show artwork by the great Randall Martin Design
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Intro Music: Psychokinetics - The Chosen
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