Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
This week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon share early hands-on impressions of the tvOS 18 developer beta, highlight Apple Original drama series Presumed Innocent, and recap the second season of The Big Door Prize.
Matt decides to stop being so grumpy, Chris may or may not have survived WWDC, and Niléane brings a strange robot to the party.
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This week, John and Federico explain how they unwind after WWDC and how they think about MacStories’ family of podcasts before recommending a comedy series, action movie, and album.
Magic Rays of Light, Episode 124 Show Notes
Opening Chat: Apple Vision Pro and visionOS 2
Immersive Camera Details | Today Show Australia
Highlight
tvOS 18 Impressions
Apple TV News
Trailer Talk
Sunny
Me
Lady in the Lake
Women in Blue
The Instigators
Apple Original News
First Look at Omnivore
The Town with Matthew Belloni
Opting Out of AI Model Training
How We’re Trying to Protect MacStories from AI Bots and Web Crawlers – And How You Can, Too
Extras
Presumed Innocent — Jake Gyllenhaal & Nana Mensah Get Quizzed on Legal Terms
Dark Matter — Choices That Made Us
The Instigators — Best of Boston FaceTime
Palm Royale — Kristen Wiig, Kaia Gerber, and Josh Lucas Judge a Cat Fashion Show
Palm Royale — Kristen Wiig and Kaia Gerber Talk Iconic Looks
Maya Rudolph and Kirston Leigh Mann Help You Dress For The Job You Want | Loot
Theo Iyer (Cory’s Assistant Kyle on The Morning Show) Ask Me Anything
Recap
Up Next
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School
House of the Dragon
MacStories Unwind: Trapped Inside Apple Park
Challengers
Monkey Man
IF
I Used to Be Funny
The Boy and the Heron
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
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Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads
Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads
Comfort Zone, Episode 3 Show Notes
Weekly Topics
Theater for Vision Pro
DJI Wireless mic system
SwitchBot Bot and SwitchBot Hub 2
Other stuff we discussed
John Gruber’s The Talk Show at WWDC
Matt’s original dock
Matt’s new dock
Chris’s original dock
Chris’s new dock
Chris’s utility folder
Niléane’s original dock
Niléane’s new dock
Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube
Matt on Birchtree
Niléane on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Mastodon
MacStories Unwind, A Feature, Not a Product, Show Notes
Links and Show Notes
Unplugged Segment
Unwinding after WWDC
Raleigh Retro Gamers Summer Expo 2024
Limited Run Games
Limited Run Games is opening an ’80s-themed physical game store
A Feature Not a Product
MacStories’ family of podcasts
Sigmund Judge’s Apple TV Go story
Related episode of Magic Rays of Light
Picks
Federico’s Pick:
The Neighborhood, Season 1 – 6
Streaming on Paramount+, Amazon Prime, and CBS
John’s Pick:
Fast X
The Sweater Club by Jelani Aryeh
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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