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

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

Comfort Zone

Matt felt like bringing an intentionally controversial topic, Niléane refuses to admit she’s created a sticky note-based task manager, and everyone gives the iPad some much needed love.

Magic Rays of Light

Sigmund and Devon discuss the Vision Pro’s gaming future, break down the trailers for Severance season two and The Gorge from CCXP, and recap Apple Original French-language drama La Maison.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John shares a trio of his favorite movies of 2024 and he and Federico share several favorite TV shows from 2024.

Comfort Zone, Episode 28, ‘Matt Is a Mean Guy’ Show Notes

Weekly Topics

Raycast

CleanShot X

Final Cut Pro

Google Chrome

Stickies app

Audio balance feature

Other Things Discussed

MacStories Selects 2024

Delta skins commissioned by MacStories

Ice development is slowing down

Timery

Procreate

focusedOS

Ferrite

Follow the Hosts

Chris on YouTube

Matt on Birchtree

Niléane on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Mastodon

Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Magic Rays of Light, Episode 149, ‘Ugly Is In’ Show Notes

Submit your questions for episode 150 to magic@macstories.net or on socials using #Magic150.

Pre-Roll

MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

Apple TV News

‎Portal

Trailer Talk

Severance Season 2

Severance Panel at CCXP

The Gorge

The Gorge Panel at CCXP

Apple Original News

First Look at Berlin ER

Government Cheese Teaser

Behind the Scenes of The Family Plan 2

Releases

Wonder Pets: In the City

Eva the Owlet: Eva’s Moon Wish

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Extras

Blitz — Recreating War-Torn London in 1940

Blitz — Steve McQueen and Hans Zimmer’s Boldest Collaboration Yet

Blitz — Behind Saoirse Ronan’s Iconic 1940s Look

Blitz — Behind the Scenes of Writing the Original Song “”Winter Coat”“

Silo — Rebecca Ferguson Diving in Silo 17

Recap

La Maison

TV App Highlights

Queer Eye

Venom: The Last Dance

Red One

Conclave

Joker: Folie à Deux

Dahomey

Elton John: Never Too Late

Cuckoo

Small Things Like These

Up Next

Are cinema lenses a scam? | Matti Haapoja

Blink

Carry-On

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MacStories Unwind, ‘The Best TV Shows and Movies of 2024’ Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

The Best Movies and TV Shows of 2024

John’s Pick:

Movies

Furiosa

Civil War

Godzilla Minus One Minus Color

TV Shows

Loot, Apple TV+

Fallout, Amazon Prime

Slow Horses, Apple TV+

Dan Da Dan, Netflix

The Gentlemen, Netflix

Lessons in Chemistry, Apple TV+

Federico’s Pick:

TV Shows

Loot, Apple TV+

For All Mankind, season 4

Shrinking, season 2

The Neighborhood on CBS

That 90s Show on Netflix

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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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