Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon are joined by developer Devin Davies to chat about Crouton, summer movie snacks, and more. They also highlight the debut of Women in Blue and recap season one of Presumed Innocent.
This week, on Comfort Zone, Matt is leaving Unread, Chris is gaming on the go, and Niléane brings an addictive drug you can download from the App Store. Oh yeah, and there are several terrifying reveals, too.
This week on MacStories Unwind, I am joined by Devon Dundee to talk about media tracking strategies and share three TV series picks.
Magic Rays of Light, Episode 130 Show NotesHighlight* Women in Blue
Chat with Devin Davies* Crouton * Crouton on the Late Show * WWDC 2024: The AppStories Interviews with ADA and Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners * Sourdough Discard Crackers With Rosemary and Olive Oil * Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch * Follow Devin on Mastodon * Follow Devin on X
Apple TV News* Balenciaga * RIMOWA Explore
Trailer Talk* Bad Monkey
Apple Original News* Silo Season Two Motion Poster * First Look at K-Pop Idols * First Look at Midnight Family * For All Mankind Seasons 1-3 Soundtrack | Mondo
Releases* Cowboy Cartel * Temple Run: Legends * Vampire Survivors+
Extras* First Look at Disclaimer | Variety * Presumed Innocent: Unlicensed Therapy with Lily Rabe * Silo: Behind Rebecca Ferguson’s Character Tattoos * Lady in the Lake: Another Take with Moses Ingram * Twitch Apple TV+ Promo
Recap* Presumed Innocent
Up Next* Disney Junior Music Nursery Rhymes on Disney+, Apple Music, and YouTube * Apple TV+ Children’s Hour | Everyman * Omnivore * Chris Young * A Quiet Place: Day One * Janet Planet * Futurama Season 12 * Batman: Caped Crusader * Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes * Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie * Despicable Me 4 * MaXXXine
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Comfort Zone, ‘I Need to Tell You Something’ Show NotesWeekly Topics* Unread 4 on the App Store * 8BitDo Lite 2 controller * Disc Brick
Other Stuff We Discussed* Dark Side of the Moon on Apple Music * Daft Punk on Apple Music * Reeder 5 * feeeed * MacStories feeeed review * Feedbin * Inoreader * The Verge full-text RSS feed * Delta emulator * Backbone controller * 8BitDo Micro * Gamesir G8 * Analogue Pocket * Firefox OS TCP * Firefox tablet photo 1 * Firefox tablet photo 2 * Firefox tablet photo 3 * Firefox tablet photo 4 * Wordle * Puzzmo * Grindstone
Follow the Hosts* Chris on YouTube * Matt on Birchtree * Niléane on Mastodon * Comfort Zone on Mastodon
MacStories Unwind, ‘Media Tracking Apps and Picks with Special Guest Devon Dundee’, Show NotesLinks and Show NotesMedia Tracking Strategies* Sequel * Sofa * GameTrack * MusicHarbor * TV Forecast * Devon’s Shortcut:Watch History Journal 2 * Also mentioned: Collections
Picks* Devon’s Picks: + Lessons in Chemistry - Trailer + Mr. Robot - Trailer * John’s Pick: + Sunny - Trailer
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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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