Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

This week, the crew chats everything from Super Bowl commercials to Ferrari interiors. After that, Shen comes back on the pod to talk batteries with Marques. Fair warning: before this episode is over pretty much everyone crashes out about something. Then we wrap it all up with some trivia. Enjoy!

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Links:

9to5Google - YouTube Music premium lyrics

Verge - Ring Camera Super Bowl ad

Verge - Discord age verification

MKBHD - The Problem with these Smartphone Batteries

Ferrari EV Interior

Auto Focus - Rivian R2 first look

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

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In this bonus episode, we get a behind the scenes look at what it took to make the "Year in the Life" video on The Studio channel! It's a behind-the-scenes of the behind-the-scenes episode as Eric and Rich talk with Marques and Andrew about some of their favorite moments that didn't make the cut (and more information on some that did). Needless to say, huge spoiler warning if you haven't seen the video yet. Go watch!

Links:

The Studio - Year in the Life

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Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

The Studio: https://www.youtube.com/@TheStudio

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

Eric: https://instagram/com/@eric.p.v

Rich: https://www.instagram.com/richontrack

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

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This week, the crew sits down and immediately jump into the new Studio video that just dropped which documented all of 2025! After that, they discuss the news that Tesla is discontinuing the Model S and Model X. After that, they try to figure out what OpenClaw is before playing another game that Andrew made up! It's a fun one. Enjoy!

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Links:

The Studio - Year in the life

9to5Google - Qi2 S26 cases

Tesla - Production and deliveries

AppleInsider - Apple removes Pro app subscription

MoltBook

Casey Newton - Platformer

Wired - Nintendo Switch virtual boy

Verge - Abxylute Switch controllers

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Mariah: https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

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This week, the crew sits down to talk about everything from new Apple AirTags to TikTok now being partially owned by the U.S government. Along the way they throw in some talk about the weather and Khaby Lame before wrapping it all up with a fun game that Andrew came up with! It's a long one but we hope you enjoy!

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Links:

PR Newswire - Khaby Lame press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rich-sparkle-holdings-closes-acquisition-of-tiktok-icon-khaby-lames-core-company-302658017.html

Verge - TikTok banning words: https://www.theverge.com/news/868362/tiktok-epstein-ban-hoax-rumor-not-true-stop-it

Verge - The TikTok deal is done: https://www.theverge.com/tech/866437/tiktok-usds-bytedance-sale-oracle-mgx

Verge - Samsung Trifold pricing: https://www.theverge.com/news/868190/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-us-price-release-date-availability

Apple - New AirTag: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-introduces-new-airtag-with-expanded-range-and-improved-findability/

TechCrunch - TikTok: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Mariah: https://www.instagram.com/totallynotabusinessacc

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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This week, the crew sits down to chat about everything from ads in ChatGPT and Threads to some OnePlus drama that just leads to reminiscing about old OnePlus phones. There is also a whole lot of new features coming to YouTube that we couldn't help but discuss. Enjoy!

Shop the merch:

https://shop.mkbhd.com

Links:

TechCrunch - Netflix live voting feature

Reddit - Taipei 101 ball

OpenAI - Ads in ChatGPT

Verge - Sony x TCL

Android Headlines - OnePlus article

YouTube - State of the Union

Music provided by:

Epidemic Sound

Social:

Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast

Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en

Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

Hosts:

Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd

Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli

David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel

Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17

Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin

Join the Discord:

https://discord.gg/mkbhd

Intro/Outro music by 20syl:

https://bit.ly/2S53xlC

Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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