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

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

Sigmund and Devon preview Apple Intelligence, highlight new Apple Original heist flick The Instigators, discuss improvements to Continuity Camera in the tvOS 18 beta, and recap Land of Women.

Chris is absent for mysterious reasons, Niléane finds clever ways to watch the Olympics, and Matt explores his podcast app feelings.

This week, Federico returns to discuss the animal kingdom and share our E-ink device hot takes, along with a movie pick.

Magic Rays of Light, Episode 131 Show Notes

Opening Chat

Highlight

Continuity Camera

Apple TV News

Releases

Extras

Recap

Up Next

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Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads

Comfort Zone, Episode 10 Show Notes

Weekly Topics

Other Stuff We Discussed

Follow the Hosts

MacStories Unwind, ‘Two Weeks Is an Eternity’, Show Notes

Snakes, Alligators, and Bears, Oh My!

E-Ink Readers

Picks

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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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