22 Questions with Waveform

April 28, 2026

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Hosts Ellis, Adam, David (MKBHD), and producer Andrew field questions from over 1,600 audience submissions in a special Q&A episode of Waveform. They cover podcast logistics, personal tech stories, production debates, content tips, and trivia, blending humor with practical insights from their experiences.

Podcast Production Insights

The hosts explain operational choices shaped by efficiency and audience habits. Ad breaks allow real bathroom and stretching pauses, plus time to cool the glass-walled studio after turning off AC for quiet audio—leading to gradual overheating in summer or chilling in winter. Adam and Ellis share one mic as a deliberate "bit" from Roadcaster input limits, retained even with their 16-input SonicView mixer; separate mics would complicate workflows across 60+ yearly episodes and reduce comment engagement. Audio drops at 4 a.m. Eastern for morning commutes, while video follows later for manual YouTube publishing to avoid timezone glitches. As part of Vox Media Podcast Network, they gain ad sales leverage by bundling with other shows, plus support for live events. David's "Fediverse Corner" revives briefly: Meta/Threads buries federation prompts despite no profile impact; Bluesky and RSS dominate as Threads and Meta deprioritize it.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Intro Banter** - Hosts chat random facts about Sun's surface vs Earth's core and podcast differences
2 (01:52) **Episode Intro & Zen Browser Shoutout** - Hosts introduce 1600+ audience questions and address popular Zen Browser queries
3 (03:40) **German Language Question** - David responds to "Kann David das lesen?" in German
4 (04:51) **Ad Breaks & Recording Setup** - Explain real breaks for bathroom/stretch/AC in hot glass room
5 (06:38) **Shared Mic Explanation** - Why Adam and Ellis share one mic despite new mixer capacity
6 (08:18) **Fediverse Corner Revival** - Update on Meta/Threads de-emphasizing federation; Bluesky activity
7 (10:09) **Vertical Tabs in Basketball Terms** - Analogy: Steph Curry threes vs Jordan mid-range evolved the game

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Show Notes

You guys came through! This bonus episode is all questions that you all asked. We got over 1600 questions so we tried to answer all of them! Just kidding, but we did try to answer as many as possible.

Follow us on socials:
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
Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast

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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