001 The Silence is Broken
Off the Mothership is a podcast about Apple from the perspective of former Apple retail employees. In the inaugural episode we are introduced to our three hosts: Jeremy, Macy and Mike. The three talk...
View Article002 Some people are jerks
Off the Mothership is a podcast about Apple from the perspective of former Apple retail employees. In this weeks episode we find the trio discussing bad behavior by Geniuses as refrenced on Gizmodo....
View Article003 Matt Van Slyke and Apple v Samsung
Former trainer and manager Matt Van Slyke joins us to discuss his time at Apple. We also debate the Apple v Samsung verdict, Discuss the pulling of the Genius ads and talk about some old Apple vs...
View Article004 Malcolm Johnson and the ambiguity of management.
Former part time specialists and Apple fanatic Malcolm Johnson joins us to discuss his time at Apple. We discuss managerial communication issues, working visuals and the racists in west county. It...
View Article005 Ben Bergthold goes Inside the Mothership
In this week’s episode we have Ben Bergthold a former concierge, specialists, family room specialist and genius formerly from the Fresno Apple Store. We get the inside scoop of easy pay testing, a...
View Article006 Adam Hecker: First Creative in the Midwest
This week we have Creative and former manager Adam Hecker. We talk about early Apple retail, being one of the first creatives and when it all changed with the iPhone customers. We of course talk about...
View Article007 Chris Phillips and the Apple Firewall
This week we welcome former Lead Genius Chris Phillips. Chris tells us about being being poor and not growing up with a computer and how he was first introduced to computing. He then tells us of his...
View Article008 Remembering Steve Jobs
In this special episode of “Off the Mothership” we honor the one year anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing by remembering the man who started the company we all love so much. We also discuss a few...
View Article009 Andy Reed and the Quick Exit.
We are joined this week by former Family Room specialist Andy Reed. He shares his long love of all things Apple and his quick exit from Apple retail. We then talk about patent disputes. Fun! Click to...
View Article010 Jeremy can’t remember nouns
No guest this week so Jeremy, Mike and Macy got to rant about all the things that we haven’t had a chance to rant about. Some of those things include: The Beatles Playlist, Post launch anger, and...
View Article011 iLounge’s Nick Guy
This week we have Nick Guy currently the accessories editor for iLounge and formerly of the Apple Store Walden Galleria in Buffalo New York. We discuss his time as a business specialist and visuals...
View Article012 Hurricane Sandy and the Missing Guest
A last minute cancellation forces us to talk about the slew of Apple News. We do a rundown of the iPad mini keynote and talk about the departure of Scott Foristall and John Browett. Click to Download...
View Article013 Joe Besser and the Genius Bar Drunks
We are joined by the only (that we know of) Market Lead Genius, Mr. Joe Besser. He tells us about the early days of Apple retail and dealing with a genius bar that had no appointments. We also talk...
View Article014 As American as Apple Pumpkin Pie
We discuss a wide range of topics such as innovation through confrontation and how Apple has a great bottom up culture of listening to innovation from its lowly employees. We also talk about a future...
View Article015 Black Friday
The trio of Mike, Macy and Jeremy discuss the horror of working retail during the holiday season, especially Black Friday. They also talk about the watering down of customer service and the reason for...
View Article016 Leslie Bradshaw and the experimental program
We break the gender barrier and have our first female guest on the podcast. The group discusses gender roles, discrimination and expectations working in retail. We also talk about the experimental...
View Article017 Adam G and the 603e
Macy and Mike are out so Jeremy reminisces with special guest Adam G. The two talk about old powermacs, video editing, old people using computers and the future of television. Click to Download this...
View ArticleRocketPress Media 2012 Holiday Special
The RocketPress Media staff sit down and review the year, reminisce and review movies. This podcast includes Jason from “Jason tells Jeremy what to watch”, Macy from “Off the Mothership”, Mike from...
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