The Latest from AppStories and Ruminate

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

AppStories

This week, Federico and John reveal the winners of the 2024 MacStories Selects Awards, which celebrate the exceptional design, innovation, and creativity of apps across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Ruminate

Snackfishing, digital chicken pets, AI video. Plus adorable 3D-printed Mac Mini enclosures.

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AppStories, Episode 415, ‘The 2024 MacStories Selects Awards’ Show Notes

The 2023 MacStories Selects Awards

MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

Lifetime Achievement Award: Transit

Best New App: Croissant

Runner-Up: Simple Scan

Best App Update: Sofa 4

Runners-Up: Remind Me Faster 5.2 and GoodLinks 2

Best New Feature: Play’s Channels Inbox

Runners-Up: Sequel Magic Lookup and Halide’s Process Zero

Best Watch App: Chronicling

Runners-Up: Peak and Zenitizer

Best Design: Shareshot

Runner-Up: Reeder

Best Mac App: Moom 4

Runner-Up: Bezel

Readers’ Choice: Play

Runner-Up: Sequel

App of the Year: Delta

Runner-Up: Raycast

Ruminate, Episode 199, ‘Start With Clear Tomatoes’ Show Notes

Tricked by a Fake Viral Food Product? You’ve Just Been Snackfished

KFC’s digital pet has you taking care of fried chicken.

Granola — The AI Notepad for meetings

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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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