It feels good to be back! It's been two weeks since the last Vergecast and three since Joshua Topolsky last sat in the captain's chair. What better way to get back in touch with the people than to take calls? We hear from you on some of the most important matters of the day — Star Wars trivia, and the always worrisome problem of keeping vegetables fresh. Also hear about the Vergecasters' latest adventures with the Wii Mini and the Wii U.

• 00:06:50 - How Apple can build the next-generation TV
• 00:17:15 - The stars are liars: how Twitter outs celebrity smartphone shills
• 00:23:20 - Microsoft's Surface Pro to arrive in January, priced from $899 for 64GB model
• Microsoft says the Surface Pro will have 'approximately half the battery life' of the Surface RT
• 00:28:30 - 'Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi' writer hired for new 'Star Wars' trilogy
• 00:38:50 - Why Nintendo's Wii Mini is out of touch with the internet and the future
• 00:50:00 - Psy's 'Gangnam Style' becomes most viewed YouTube video of all time
• 00:51:40 - Jawbone Up review (2012)
• 00:58:50 - iTunes 11 hands-on: a faster, cleaner, more connected version of Apple's jukebox)
• 01:15:45 - Microsoft's next-generation Xbox to arrive for the 2013 holiday season, says Bloomberg