Podcast Rewind: Find My Adventures, X Factor Italy, and Pluribus

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

Comfort Zone

Chris simplifies his backpack, Matt has complex feelings about the new Affinity Studio, and Niléane’s challenge has her questioning the sanity of the American suburbs.

On Cozy Zone, everyone reveals what they think they’re in the top 1% of the world at.

MacStories Unwind

This week, Ticci Ticci jump scare videos, a seafood feast, and Federico’s latest fixation: X Factor Italy 2025. Plus, the return of a favorite Netflix rom-com series and an Apple TV comedy, and, of course, a special show notes-only Unwind deal.

Magic Rays of Light

Sigmund and Devon highlight the debut of Vince Gilligan’s Apple Original series Pluribus.

Comfort Zone, Episode 74, ‘Freak’n Toad’ Show Notes

Main Topics

Nomatic Luma Camera Pack 18L

Affinity Studio

Other Stuff We Talked About

Donate to the Gaza Giving Circle

First, Last, Everything podcast

Superhuman is taking over the world

The Brevitē Backpack

A little baguette

Old Affinity apps will not be receiving any updates

Sign into your Serif account to download the old Affinity apps

Cozy Zone

For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.

MacStories Unwind, ‘Reality Obsessions, Rom-Com Returns, and Seafood Comas’ Show Notes

Unplugged Segment

X-Factor Italy

Piercesare Fagioli | ‘Die with a smile’ | Esibizione Bootcamp | X Factor 2025

Piercesare Fagioli canta “Chandelier” di SIA | X Factor 2025 Audizioni 1

Picks

Federico’s Pick:

Nobody Wants This, Season 2 on Netflix

John’s Pick:

Loot, Season 3 on Apple TV

Unwind Deals

With Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus debuting on Apple TV this week, Apple has great deals on two of his other shows:

Breaking Bad: The Complete Season is just $29.99 in the TV app

Better Call Saul is on sale for $29.99 in the TV app, too.

MacStories Unwind+

We deliver MacStories Unwind+ to Club MacStories subscribers ad-free with high bitrate audio every week.

To learn more about the benefits of a Club MacStories subscription, visit our Plans page.

Magic Rays of Light, Episode 188, ‘Pluribus’ Show Notes

Pre-Roll

Apple TV Mnemonic

Apple TV Mnemonic Making Of

Highlight

Pluribus

Trailer Talk

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age

The Hunt

Apple Original News

APXGP Team Race Car | Speed Champions | LEGO

Releases

Pluribus: The Official Podcast

Adrift

‎MySims

‎MySims Kingdom

‎Toca Boca Jr Classics

Extras

What’s Coming in November 2025 | Pluribus, Palm Royale & More

Palm Royale — Season 1 Recap, Courtesy of The Shiny Sheet

Down Cemetery Road — Opening Title Sequence

Pluribus — What On Earth Is Pluribus

Up Next

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Good Fortune

Roofman

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, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything 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.

If you’re interested in advertising on our shows, you can learn more here or by contacting our Managing Editor, John Voorhees.