6 Nov 2025 · 30 min
331: Reflection
In our final episode, we reflect on how indie app development has changed over the past decade. Thanks for listening, everyone!
Podcast · Tech & Science
Under the Radar
by Relay · English · Tech & Science
From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar was all about independent app development. It was rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
- New episodes
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 29 min
- Latest
- 6 Nov 2025
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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E330 · 23 Oct 2025 · 29 min
330: Engaging with Reddit
How Overcast has managed feedback channels and its presence on social networks, and the results (so far) of creating an official Reddit community.
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E329 · 13 Oct 2025 · 29 min
329: Zero Utilization on Your Brain
Successes and struggles with taking breaks from work.
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E328 · 25 Sep 2025 · 29 min
328: Five Years of Enough
As David celebrates five years of Widgetsmith, we discuss choices we make to keep our businesses scalable without giving up the working styles we prefer.
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E327 · 11 Sep 2025 · 29 min
327: Ready for Distribution
With our iOS 26 updates submitted, we reflect on the summer, customer reactions to the redesigns, and what we're looking forward to doing next.
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E326 · 28 Aug 2025 · 29 min
326: Tree-Planting Features
Laying groundwork for future analytics, insights, and utility needs.
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E325 · 21 Aug 2025 · 29 min
325: Upswing
A pragmatic and productive path through the final weeks of the iOS 26 beta season.
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E324 · 31 Jul 2025 · 29 min
324: Design Despair
Fighting through the motivational challenges and choosing a direction when the system design isn't an easy, universal win.
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E323 · 17 Jul 2025 · 29 min
323: The Tidal Wave
Should we adopt Liquid Glass or stick with our existing designs? And if we do adopt it, how much should we redesign and rethink along the way? (tl;dr: yes; much.)
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E322 · 3 Jul 2025 · 30 min
322: Requiring iOS 26?
Tradeoffs for requiring iOS 26 this fall, and a clever strategy to manage compatibility with iOS 18.
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E321 · 19 Jun 2025 · 29 min
321: WWDC 2025 Aftermath
Initial impressions of WWDC 2025 and what we're going to be doing this summer.
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E319 · 22 May 2025 · 29 min
319: Unfreezing Your Brain
Motivating ourselves to get back into coding after time away.
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E318 · 8 May 2025 · 29 min
318: The Forgotten Customer
Thoughts and feelings about the Apple anti-steering injunction, the way Apple views developers, and how the relationship could constructively move forward if Apple so chose.
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E317 · 24 Apr 2025 · 30 min
317: Optimizing for Battery Life
Testing our apps for power consumption and adjusting behavior to maximize battery life.
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E316 · 10 Apr 2025 · 29 min
316: Job Security
Whether "anyone" can make apps now with AI tools, and how that affects our apps, relevant skills, and careers.
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E315 · 28 Mar 2025 · 30 min
315: Self-Sufficient Apps
Designing our apps to run without our constant involvement.
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E314 · 18 Mar 2025 · 30 min
314: Optimism vs. Pessimism
Identifying and distinguishing the difference between optimism, pessimism, and fear, and the paths we're choosing to take.
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E313 · 28 Feb 2025 · 30 min
313: What's In Our Circles
The principles and goals we consider important in our apps.
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E312 · 13 Feb 2025 · 29 min
312: Our Changing Relationship with Apple
How our values have diverged and our perceived relationship has changed with Apple, forcing our motivations for iOS development to evolve.
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E311 · 30 Jan 2025 · 30 min
311: The Long Term
Qualities and perspectives that help us stick with indie development over time.
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E310 · 16 Jan 2025 · 30 min
310: What's In Our Toolbox: Task Management
In the fourth of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss task management, collaboration, and a final assortment of miscellaneous apps.
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E309 · 6 Jan 2025 · 29 min
309: What's In Our Toolbox: Code Assistance
In the third of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss documentation, code from the web, and LLM-powered code generation.
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E308 · 19 Dec 2024 · 30 min
308: What's In Our Toolbox: Simulators & Source Control
In the second of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss the tools we use to enhance the iOS Simulator, make the most of on-device testing, and manage our code in source control.
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E307 · 5 Dec 2024 · 29 min
307: What's In Our Toolbox: Code & Design
In the first of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss the tools we use to write code and design visuals.
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E306 · 20 Nov 2024 · 29 min
306: Overcast "Wrapped"
Adding listening stats and a history feature to Overcast Premium.
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E305 · 7 Nov 2024 · 30 min
305: Selling Apps
Different types of acquisitions, reasons why someone might want to buy our businesses, and reasons why we might want to sell — or not.
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E303 · 16 Oct 2024 · 30 min
303: Raising Prices
Looking around the App Store, it's clear that we're not charging enough.
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E302 · 26 Sep 2024 · 30 min
302: Artificial Walls
Holding the line for our own standards, while being open to the possibility that we've chosen the wrong lines.
About Under the Radar
From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar was all about independent app development. It was rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
Under the Radar is a English tech & science podcast from Relay. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- Relay
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tech & Science
- New episodes
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 29 min
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2025
- Feed
- RSS — paste into any podcast app
- Apple Podcasts
- podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1055685246
- Website
- relay.fm/radar
- Rights
- Copyright © 2026 Relay FM, LLC
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