One More Thing... The Apple Renaissance Podcast

1997. Apple Computer is on the brink of bankruptcy. In a desperate last throw of the dice, the exiled co-founder is brought back to lead the company. He has been ostracised from Apple for a decade. His name? Steve Jobs. This is the story of what happens next.

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May 9, 2026

17 min

The secret development of the iPhone continues, with the trials and tribulations of text entry without a keyboard dominating. As the competition between P1 and P2 heats up, only one finds a solution to the keyboard conundrum.

May 8, 2026

23 min

We go behind the scenes for the making of the iPhone inside Apple. It’s the iPod Phone vs the Mac OS X phone. Plus: Tim Cook makes the iPod Nano possible.

May 7, 2026

38 min

This is Steve Jobs’ Apple at its finest. Switching from PowerPC to Intel chips. Working on the iPhone. Steve Jobs’ classic Stanford commencement speech. Sit back and marvel.

May 6, 2026

14 min

Apple goes small with the introduction of the Mac Mini and the iPod shuffle. Plus: Apple's phone has an early roadblock to overcome. 

May 5, 2026

24 min

Flushed with the success of the iPod, Apple begins working on a phone. You might have heard of it. Plus: Special guest appearance by U2.

May 4, 2026

15 min

Phil Schiller delivers the keynote at Apple Expo Paris 2004, in the absence of Steve Jobs. Jobs has undergone major surgery to remove his pancreatic cancer. During surgery, doctors note Jobs’ cancer has metastasised to his liver. Jobs tells the world he is cured. He isn’t.

May 3, 2026

18 min

Project Q79, the touchscreen tablet, falters. Processing power, battery life, thermals, operating system, cost. You name it, everything was a problem.

May 2, 2026

19 min

The iPod Mini debuts, bringing a lower price and vibrant colours to the iPod range.
Meanwhile, Apple’s mysterious touchscreen tablet project progresses.

May 1, 2026

14 min

Steve Jobs receives devastating news about his health.

May 1, 2026

29 min

Apple unleashes the Power Mac G5, as it struggles to keep pace with Intel’s processors. Apple has turned to IBM as a chip supplier after Motorola failed to produce the goods. Plus, Apple’s research into touchscreens becomes project Q79, an initiative to create a tablet Mac.

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