Podcast Rewind: Focus, Groundhogs, Gladiators, and an Apple Watch Anniversary

Chris achieves a new level of focus on the Mac with a familiar app, Matt finds comfort for his sore fingers, and Niléane leads the hardest challenge ever put forth on the show.

MacStories Unwind

This week, Federico and I compare wildlife notes, I get set up to work outdoors, Federico has an album to share, and I recommend a movie about ancient Rome.

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Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of French-language Apple Original series Carême, discuss the Apple Watch’s tenth anniversary and how the device plays into their TV-viewing, and recap Dope Thief.

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Weekly Topics

Raycast Focus

MacWhisper

Aqua Voice

Other Things Discussed

Kwack

Bluesky is rolling out checkmarks

Existing Bluesky “”verification”” program

Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down?

iTunes never dies

Jet Lag The Game

Framadate

Follow the Hosts

Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky

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Links and Show Notes

Unplugged Segment

Groundhog, woodchuck – what’s the difference

Picks

Federico’s Pick:

From Zero (Deluxe Edition) by Linkin Park

John’s Pick:

Gladiator II on Amazon Prime Video

Also on the iTunes Store

Trailer

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Magic Rays of Light, Episode 167, ‘Carême, Apple Watch at Ten, and Dope Thief’ Show Notes

Pre-Roll

Meet NEBULA X1: The World’s First Cinema-Grade Outdoor Entertainment System

Highlight

Carême

Apple TV News

Snapshot on Apple

Trailer Talk

Fountain of Youth

Releases

Adventure: Hill Climb

Don Toliver - Lose My Mind (feat. Doja Cat) [From F1]

‎WHAT THE CLASH?

‎with My Buddy

‎Words of Wonders: Search+

‎LEGO Friends Heartlake Rush+

‎SUMI SUMI

Extras

WondLa — World of WondLa Atmospheric Ambiance

Murderbot — An Inside Look

Alexander Skarsgård: The Empire Interview

Recap

Dope Thief

Ante Up

M.O.P. – Ante Up Remix

Anna Kendrick Raps and Takes Over Ellen’s Twitter Account

TV App Highlights

The Four Seasons

Another Simple Favor

Bob Trevino Likes It

Warfare

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Black Bag

Inheritance

La Cocina

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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.