Introducing Tesla Roadster... Again

October 23, 2026

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The Tesla Roadster event was a spectacle. A car drove up a vertical wall, flipped upside down, did a barrel roll, and landed on its tires. The host of the podcast, Marques, watched the full 30-minute presentation and came away with the opposite of confidence. "If you watch it in clips, it might come across like, wow, that's an exciting demo," he said. "If you watch the full 30 minutes, it becomes so abundantly clear that there was zero preparation done." The event ended with the crowd yelling questions at Elon Musk, who responded by saying, "Let's do a kickflip again," and then left. This summary covers the Tesla Roadster re-announcement, the iPhone Duo review embargo, and a comparison of how Porsche and Tesla handle concept cars.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:24) **Two Big Stories This Week** - Marquez introduces the two major topics: the Tesla Roadster event and the Surface Duo reviews.
2 (03:17) **Minor Complaint: Stuck Voicemail Notifications** - Mariah shares a bug where a dismissed voicemail notification keeps reappearing on her Samsung phone.
3 (06:26) **Surface Duo: The App Optimization Story** - The panel dives into the Duo's biggest current weakness: most apps are not optimized for the folding screen.
4 (10:08) **Foldable Comparison: Duo vs. Android Folds** - The discussion shifts to how the Duo's app issues compare to the launch of other foldables.
5 (12:43) **The Duo's "Intentional" User Experience** - Marquez shares his overarching thought that the Duo doesn't feel like a phone, which he likes.
6 (14:59) **Outside Screen vs. Inside Screen Usage** - The hosts debate how users will actually interact with the Duo's two displays over time.
7 (16:05) **Battery Life and Practical Multitasking** - The team discusses the surprisingly good battery life and real-world uses for the dual-screen setup.

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Show Notes

In this episode we've got the team's final thoughts on the iPhone Duo after living with it for a week, we finally get to cover the Tesla Roadster event, and we briefly go over the Porsche Mission S.

Links:

MKBHD: iPhone Duo Review

MKBHD: Tesla Roadster Thoughts

Porsche: Mission S

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