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The Latest from Magic Rays of Light, Comfort Zone, and MacStories Unwind

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Pachinko and share their earliest experiences with Apple TV.

The gang shares their very sane, and not at all controversial 👀 notification preferences. Then they explore some new and interesting Obsidian plugins you might not have heard of.

This week, John and Federico discuss peanut butter, the limits of testing gadgets in public, and Federico’s latest Spotify experiment before turning to a movie and two music recommendations.

Magic Rays of Light, Episode 133, ‘Pachinko Returns and Our Apple TV Origin Stories’

Opening Chat

Highlight

Apple TV News

Trailer Talk

Apple Original News

Releases

Extras

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Comfort Zone, Episode 12, ‘The Statue of Liberty is Full of French People’

Obsidian Plugins

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Follow the Hosts

MacStories Unwind, ‘The Limits of Public Gadget Testing’

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Peanut Butter Sandwiches

The Limits of Public Gadget Testing

Revisiting Spotify

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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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