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

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Other Stuff We Talked About

Cozy Zone

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

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Unwind Deals

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

MacStories Unwind+

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

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Trailer Talk

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Up Next

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.

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Devon Dundee is the co-host of Magic Rays of Light, a podcast exploring the world of Apple TV, where he’s covered Apple TV, tvOS, and Apple Originals since 2021. He’s also written about apps, TV, and film on his personal website for over ten years. Devon lives in Arkansas with his wife, their son, and their dog Winter.

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