Podcast Rewind: One Year of Comfort Zone, Switch 2 First Impressions, and Golfing with Owen Wilson

Comfort Zone has completed its first year! Instead of doing a clip show or something, the gang gets right down to business doing what they do best: complaining about browsers, going down an audiophile rabbit hole, and battling to see who has the best Mac background app.

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, Federico and John walk listeners through their first impressions of the Nintendo Switch 2, including the hardware, the setup process, Super Mario Kart World, the Zelda upgrades, the new Pro Controller, and more.

For this week’s NPC XL, Brendon joins Federico and John from Tokyo with questions about their experiences with the Nintendo Switch 2. After more play time, the crew covers accessories, Mario Kart World’s unique features, battery life, and the experience of playing Cyberpunk 2077.

Magic Rays of Light

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of Apple Original comedy series Stick starring Owen Wilson. Then, they compete to predict what’s in store for Apple TV at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

MacStories Unwind

MacStories Unwind is taking a two-week WWDC holiday starting this week. We’ll be back with another episode the week after WWDC – Thursday, June 19, for Club MacStories members and Friday, June 20, for everyone else.

Comfort Zone, Episode 52, ‘Browser Curious’ Show Notes

Main Topics

Dia

Letter to Arc members 2025

Beyerdynamic PRO X USB-C CABLE 1.6 M

sad

Beyerdynamic PRO X COILED CABLE

Elgato Wave XLR

UGREEN 3.5mm to USB-C adapter

Apple 3.5mm to USB-C adapter

Other Things Discussed

RCMD

LeaderKey

Vivid

MicDrop

Backdrop

Follow the Hosts

Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky”

NPC, Episode 36, ‘Nintendo Switch 2 First Impressions’ Show Notes

Our Nintendo Switch 2 First Impressions

Nintendo Switch 2 Beginners Guide

Nintendo Switch 2 Accessories

John’s Tomtoc Slim Switch 2 Carrying Case

Subscribe to NPC XL

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Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes.

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Magic Rays of Light, Episode 171, ‘Stick and WWDC25 Predictions’ Show Notes

Highlight

Stick

Releases

‎UNO: Arcade Edition

‎LEGO Hill Climb Adventures+

‎Lost in Play+

‎Helix Jump+

WWDC 2025

TV App Highlights

The Surfer

Predator: Killer of Killers

Magic Farm

Up Next

Sinners

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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.