Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Pachinko and share their earliest experiences with Apple TV.
The gang shares their very sane, and not at all controversial 👀 notification preferences. Then they explore some new and interesting Obsidian plugins you might not have heard of.
This week, John and Federico discuss peanut butter, the limits of testing gadgets in public, and Federico’s latest Spotify experiment before turning to a movie and two music recommendations.
Magic Rays of Light, Episode 133, ‘Pachinko Returns and Our Apple TV Origin Stories’
Opening Chat
George Clooney and Brad Pitt are Hollywood’s BFFs | GQ
Highlight
Apple TV News
Beats Studio Pro – Kim Special Edition
Tubi for Apple Vision Pro
Trailer Talk
K-Pop Idols
Slow Horses Season 4
Midnight Family
Apple Original News
First Look at Bad Sisters Season Two
Releases
Extras
The Relay
Apple Fitness+ Artist Spotlight: Camila Cabello
The Instigators: Bost In Translation with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck
The Instigators: Real Bostonions Ask Anything
Apple Maps Guide: A Day Off in Boston with Casey Affleck
Pachinko: Season 1 Recap
Up Next
Evil Does Not Exist
That ’90s Show
The Killer (2024)
Greedy People
City of God: The Fight Rages On
The First Slam Dunk
Smoking Tigers
Time to Walk
Time to Walk: Common
Time to Walk: Jason Segel
Only Murders in the Building
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Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads
Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads
Comfort Zone, Episode 12, ‘The Statue of Liberty is Full of French People’
Obsidian Plugins
Note: The following links open directly in Obsidian on a Mac if it’s installed:
Projects
Commander
Cards View
Image Captions
Paste Link
Home Tab
Trash Explorer
Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube
Matt on Birchtree
Niléane on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Mastodon
MacStories Unwind, ‘The Limits of Public Gadget Testing’
Sponsored by:
FastMinder – The popular app designed for tracking intermittent fasting, created by Funn Media, the developers behind other successful health & fitness apps like WaterMinder, Calory or FitnessView.
Links and Show Notes
Peanut Butter Sandwiches
The Limits of Public Gadget Testing
Insta360 X4
Insta360 Chest Strap
Revisiting Spotify
Picks
John’s Pick:
Furiosa
Streaming on Max
For purchase or rent
Federico’s Picks:
F-1 Trillion by Post Malone
Forever by Charly Bliss
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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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