About this episode
Peloton has had a turbulent couple of years. After the ups and downs of the pandemic economy came a rash of bad press spurned by a series of tragic product accidents. The resulting stock dips and executive shake-ups put the fitness tech company's future in flux. But now, Peloton is trying something new. Or at least new- ish . The Peloton Guide is a device with a camera that sits on your TV and monitors your workout. (Just don't call it a Kinect.) It's far more modest than Peloton's large, fancy stationary bikes and treadmills, and something Peloton hopes will lure in more subscribers. Still, it's another bet on our continued interest in at-home workouts—a market that may not be as robust as Peloton hoped it was. This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED executive editor Brian Barrett joins us for a conversation about Peloton's newest product and the company's future. Show Notes: Read Lauren’s story about the new Peloton Guide . Here’s Adrienne So’s review of the Guide . Recommendations: Brian recommends the novel Middlemarch by George Eliot. Lauren recommends the Apple TV+ show WeCrashed . Mike recommends the memoir The History of Bones by John Lurie. Brian Barrett can be found on Twitter @ brbarrett . Lauren Goode is @ LaurenGoode . Michael Calore is @ snackfight . Bling the main hotline at @ GadgetLab . The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@ booneashworth ). Our theme music is by Solar Keys . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices