Podcast Rewind: Replacing Dropbox, Little Touches in Media Trackers, and an Immersive Film from Bono

The gang goes old school with media apps, Chris and Matt recall tales from their youth, and Niléane reminds everyone how young and hip she is in comparison.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John quits Dropbox, Federico wraps up Friends, and John recommends a pair of movies and a Quentin Tarantino movie deal.

Magic Rays of Light

Sigmund and Devon share their thoughts on the first full-length Apple Immersive film, Bono: Stories of Surrender, and look back on the first season of The Studio.

Comfort Zone, Episode 51, ‘Niléane’s Favorite Dinosaur’ Show Notes

Main Topics

(Not that) Meta

IINA video player

Other Things Discussed

Jet Lag: The Game

Nebula

Michelle Khare

Plexamp

Dopplr

What is HDR, actually?

Quick Reviews

Letterboxd

Sequel

TV Forecast

SoundSource

Follow the Hosts

Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky”

MacStories Unwind, ‘Dropping Dropbox’ Show Notes

John Quits Dropbox for Google Drive

Picks

Federico’s Picks:

Friends

Streaming on Max

Box Set on Apple TV

Friends: The Reunion

John’s Double Feature Pick:

The Order

Fountain of Youth on Apple TV+

Unwind Deal

Kill Bill, Vol. 1

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Magic Rays of Light, Episode 170, ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender and The Studio’ Show Notes

Pre-Roll

F1 Popcorn Bucket at Regal

Highlights

Bono: Stories of Surrender

Bono: Stories of Surrender (Immersive)

Apple TV News

‎Word of the Day

Trailer Talk

The Buccaneers

Smoke

Chief of War

Apple Original News

First Look at The Morning Show S4

Releases

Lulu is a Rhinoceros

Extras

What’s Coming in June 2025 | Stick, The Buccaneers & More

Stick — Inside Look

Fountain of Youth — Natalie Wraps

Fountain of Youth — Rick Steves Searches for the Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth — Junket of Youth

Severance Season 2 Finale Script “Cold Harbor” with Foreword By Dan Erickson | Deadline

Recap

The Studio

Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg on The Town with Matthew Belloni

TV App Highlights

The Better Sister

Good Boy

Fight or Flight

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Dog Man

Captain America: Brave New World

Up Next

The Quiz With Balls

Mountainhead

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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.