Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

Comfort Zone

Chris has moved on from Ball and now loves Bean, Matt thinks he’s finally happy with email, and Niléane creates one of the most controversial home screen swaps in show history.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John and Federico return from break to chat about how they spent their time off, the new MacStories Deals social accounts, two sports-related comedies, and a great deal on a favorite TV series.

Magic Rays of Light

Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Apple Original sci-fi series Invasion, break down the details of the PVOD release of F1 The Movie, and discuss the Apple TV+ price increase.

Comfort Zone, Episode 64, ‘#1 Klack Affiliate’ Show Notes

Main Topics

• Focus Friend
• Notion Mail for iOS

Other Stuff

• Klack on the Mac App Store
• Niléane’s home screen change
• Matt’s home screen change
• Chris’s home screen change

MacStories Unwind, ‘Sports Comedies and the Return of MacStories Deals’ Show Notes

Summer Break and MacStories Deals

• MacStories Deals returns after seven years.
  • Mastodon
  • Bluesky

Picks

• John’s Pick:
  • Stick on Apple TV+
• Federico’s Pick:
  • Running Point on Netflix

Unwind Deal

• Futurama, Seasons 1-10 for $24.99

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Magic Rays of Light, Episode 182, ‘Invasion Returns and F1 Comes Home’ Show Notes

Pre-Roll

• Apple Announces September 9 Awe Dropping Event

Highlight

• Invasion

F1 on PVOD

• F1 The Movie

Apple TV News

• ‎AskAI: Chat to AI

Trailer Talk

• The Morning Show Season 4
• The Savant
• Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens? | Cosmopolitan

Apple Original News

• First Look at The Sisters Grimm
• On 34th x Alix Collection

Releases

• KPOPPED
• Shape Island

Extras

• No Frame Missed
• Highest 2 Lowest — A$AP Rocky on Playing “Yung Felon”
• Shrinking — The Cast Plays “Most Likely To…”
• Severance — Britt Lower’s Casting Tape
• Severance — Mark and Helly: A Love Story
• Severance — Tournament of Fripperies (Live Podcast Recording With The Cast and Creators)
• The Studio — Rewatch: “How To Transport a Body” Scene with Seth Rogen & Bryan Cranston
• The Studio — Rewatch: “How to Shoot a Oner” with Seth Rogen & Sarah Polley
• The Studio — Rewatch: “How to Give a Presentation” with Seth Rogen and Catherine O’Hara
• The Studio — Rewatch: “How to Throw a Burrito” with Chase Sui Wonders and Ike Barinholtz

TV App Highlights

• She Rides Shotgun
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
• Thunderbolts*
• The Thursday Murder Club
• Vice Is Broke

Up Next

• Bachelor in Paradise
• Together

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, 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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