Technology , conversations about grief and travelling to the wonderful Arizona , this week is full of new listens.

1. Designed in California

Streaming platform: All major streaming platforms and YouTube

Genre: Technology

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You don’t have to be a geek to enjoy this podcast, but it helps if you know your USB-C from your elbow.

The Designed in California podcast chronicles Apple’s 50-year history from its earliest days in Steve Jobs’ garage to the rise of the Mac, and all the nerdy bits in-between.

The five episodes in this first series are about the origin of Apple’s revolutionary MP3 player, the iPod. Listeners who owned a Walkman will be horrified to hear that the first iPod Classic was shipped 25 years ago.…