The eighth episode of the Ionic Show highlights the upcoming release of Ionic 2, featuring discussions by Max and Ben on various topics such as Ionic Cloud, Ionic Native, Progressive Web Apps, and code editing in Ionic Creator. The show also includes a segment on a featured app and even a light-hearted discussion about beer. Additionally, the show has expanded its accessibility by becoming available as a podcast, with episode 8 set to go live later in the week. The blog encourages readers to join their newsletter for updates and mentions related posts about Capacitor and building fast Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) using SvelteKit and Ionic.