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This week, the Umarell return and a bay leaf mystery must be solved with technology. Plus, we have summertime movie and TV picks.
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The Umarell Eufy Cameras Home Base 3 Eufy Cam 2C Eufy Cam 2C Pro Eufy Cam 2 Pro Picks
John’s Pick: Trigger Warning on Netflix Trailer Federico’s Pick: The Bear, Season 3 on Hulu Trailer Follow us on Mastodon
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This week, Federico and John look back at the first half of 2024 and pick their favorite TV shows, movies, videogames, music, and gadgets.
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Our Mid-Year 2024 Top Media Picks
TV John Fallout Season 1 on Amazon Prime Dark Matter on Apple TV+
- The Gentlemen Criminal Record Federico Young Sheldon, final season Games Federico Dragon’s Dogma II  Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door  Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth John  Animal Well  Hades II  Balatro  Pepper Grinder  Movies John Godzilla Minus One Music Federico Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Revisited) by Shout Out Louds POST HUMAN: NeX GEn by Bring Me the Horizon I Made You a Mixtape John The Sweater Club by Jelani Aryeh No Shame No Fame by Kindsight Gadget Federico Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses John 11" iPad Pro Follow us on Mastodon
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This week, John and Federico explain how they unwind after WWDC and how they think about MacStories’ family of podcasts before recommending a comedy series, action movie, and album.
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Unwinding after WWDC Raleigh Retro Gamers Summer Expo 2024 Limited Run Games Limited Run Games is opening an ’80s-themed physical game store A Feature Not a Product MacStories’ family of podcasts Sigmund Judge’s Apple TV Go story Related episode of Magic Rays of Light Picks
Federico’s Pick: The Neighborhood, Season 1 - 6 Streaming on Paramount+, Amazon Prime, and CBS John’s Pick: Fast X The Sweater Club by Jelani Aryeh Follow us on Mastodon
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This week, John is joined by Jonathan Reed and Sigmund Judge for an explanation of how John missed his first episode of AppStories in seven years this week, an update from Sigmund on what’s coming to tvOS and Apple TV+, plus a bunch of picks from everyone.
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You can enter Apple Park, but you may never leave WWDC 2024: Keynote First Impressions WWDC 2024: Intelligence Briefings tvOS and TV+ with Sigmund Judge tvOS 18: The MacStories Overview Picks
Jonathan’s Picks: Eels Time! by The Eels Hot Rod Sigmund’s Pick House of the Dragon, Season 1 John’s Pick: Anbernic RG35XXSP Related: Next week’s episode of NPC: Next Portable Console Follow us on Mastodon
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This week, John’s off to WWDC, our MacStories Unwind playlist gets updated, two new podcasts join the MacStories podcast family, and a sad story about the USPS and Anbernic’s RG35XXSP. Plus an immersive video pick for the Vision Pro and a music pick.
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Updates to the MacStories Unwind 2024 playlist on Apple Music Two New MacStories Podcasts [https://www.macstories.net/npc/](NPC: Next Portable Console) Comfort Zone A sad delivery story about the Anbernic RG35XXSP Picks
John’s Pick: Parkour on Apple TV Federico’s Pick: Post Human NeX Gen by Bring Me the Horizon Federico’s New Automated Music Discovery System: Automation Academy: How I Reimagined Apple Music Discovery and Recommendations with Marvis Pro’s Custom Sections Marvis Pro Follow us on Mastodon
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This week, Federico and John take the wraps off the official MacStories Unwind 2024 Apple Music Playlist, tease upcoming projects, and recommend a recent Apple TV+ show and a cozy videogame.
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John and Federico tease new projects coming to MacStories soon If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.
– David Bowie
The Official MacStories Unwind 2024 Apple Music Playlist Picks
John’s Pick: Dark Matter on Apple TV+ Federico’s Pick: Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Follow us on Mastodon
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