My favorite feel-good show is back

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: David Pierce / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Installer-139.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 139, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, barbecue sauce, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been reading about <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/03/johnny-knoxville-profile"><strong>Johnny Knoxville</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/08/04/tech/google-search-ai-internet"><strong>Google Zero</strong></a> and <a href="https://blog.rootsofprogress.org/why-did-we-wait-so-long-for-the-bicycle"><strong>the history of the bicycle</strong></a>, <a href="https://blog.whatsapp.com/your-group-chats-upgraded-introducing-better-polls-all-and-more"><strong>@all-ing</strong></a> everyone in all my WhatsApp chats just because I can now, rereading <a href="https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/storiespdf/there-will-come-soft-rains.pdf"><strong><em>There Will Come Soft Rains</em></strong></a> because this week is when it happens, seeing if <a href="https://trysabbath.com/"><strong>Sabbath</strong></a> can help fix my screentime problems, once again moving everything around in my home office, eating altogether too much of the fabulous <a href="https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/step-up-to-the-snack-bar-mix-061167"><strong>Trader Joe's snack mix</strong></a>, testing th …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/977084/ted-lasso-bose-tony-installer">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>