This week we bring you a supersized episode as we celebrate The Drill Down podcast’s 200th episode with interviews with former show co-hosts Reg Saddler & Lidija Davis, as they reminisce over their experiences on the show.

But before that, we cover two weeks worth of tech analysis, including the resignation of Rob ‘CmdrTaco’ Malda from Slashdot, an Apple television in the works, Microsoft’s Windows 8 Explorer layout, iTunes Match’s streaming function, Amazon’s upcoming Kindle tablet, the US Department of Justice and Sprint move to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, Apple loses another prototype iPhone (and attempts to get it back), Starz won’t renew its deal with Netflix, Michael Arrington starts a venture fund (and gets ousted from TechCrunch), Conde Nast spins Reddit off into its own company, and Yahoo! fires CEO Carol Bartz.

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Headlines

• Rob “CmdrTaco” Malda Resigns From Slashdot
• Apple is working on a television for 2012, sources say
• Microsoft details Explorer layout for Windows 8
• ‘iTunes Match’ Allows Both Streaming and Downloading of Music
• Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Is Very Real. I’ve Seen It, Played With It.
• US government files suit to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
• Sprint files suit to block AT&T’s T-Mobile merger
• Apple loses another unreleased iPhone (exclusive)
• Lost iPhone 5: Bernal Heights Man Says Visitors Impersonating Police Searched His Home
• Full text: SFPD statement on aiding Apple
• Starz Says It Won’t Renew Giant Netflix Deal
• Michael Arrington launching venture fund
• A Big Blow To Mike Arrington’s CrunchFund As AOL Says It Will Not Allow TechCrunch To Be Used For Deal Flow
• Arrington On Whether He Works For TechCrunch Or AOL: “I Have No Idea”
• AOL Left Arianna Huffington In The Dark About Arrington’s Controversial VC Fund
• A Tech Blogger Who Leaps Over the Line – David Carr, NYT
• CrunchFund? No Matter What You Call It, It’s Business as Usual in SV. – Kara Swisher
• TechCrunch As We Know It May Be Over
• Exclusive: Arrington out at AOL (for real this time)
• Conde Nast Spins Out Reddit, Without Letting Go
• Exclusive: Carol Bartz Out at Yahoo; CFO Tim Morse Named Interim CEO

Audible Book of the Week

• Book: Under the Dome by Stephen King
• Book #2: American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson

Musical Interlude #1

Interview with Reg Saddler

Musical Interlude #2

Interview with Lidija Davis

• Past shows mentioned in interviews:
• The Drill Down 004 – Apple (and Other Systems)
• The Drill Down 007 – The Death of TV, NBC vs. iTunes
• The Drill Down 008 – The Torrent Show
• The Drill Down 025A – RevoltNation, Part 1: The Issue at Hand
• The Drill Down 025B – RevoltNation, Part 2: Jay and Kevin Respond