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Podcast Rewind: An App Extravaganza, a Pair of Famous Seagulls, and an Audiobook Pick

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

Comfort Zone

The gang gets to work defending their Mac login items. Who has the most minimal startup? Who has the craziest apps? This episode has more new apps mentioned in any episode of Comfort Zone ever!

MacStories Unwind

This week, find out if we successfully podcasted our way to a new Pope. Learn just how poorly AI can spell Voorhees and Viticci. And, enjoy an audiobook pick, thoughts on Friends, and a Marvel movie bundle deal.

Also available on YouTube every Friday here.

Comfort Zone, Episode 48, ‘Raycast Does This’ Show Notes

How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know!

Other Things Discussed

Follow the Hosts

MacStories Unwind, ‘Voze and Iticci: The AI Spelling Challenge’ Show Notes

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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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John is MacStories’ Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico.

John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.

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