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   E313 · 9 Oct 2026 · 12 min

   New Podcast Feeds and Phone Free Shows

   This week on MacStories Unwind, John updates listeners on MacStories' podcast migration, John is heading to see a live show, Federico's watching one on TV, and we have an Apple TV pick for listeners. Also available on YouTube here . --- Links and Show Notes Podcasts and Concerts MacStories Podcasts' on a New Host Phoebe Bridgers, live in Charlotte Picks Federico’s Pick: Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger Watch the first trailer for Steven Knight's "landmark" Oasis documentary 'Don't Look Back In Anger' Slow Horses John’s Pick: Slow Horses Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind…

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   E312 · 2 Oct 2026 · 15 min

   Inside OpenAI's Builder Conference

   This week on MacStories Unwind, John takes an inside look at OpenAI's DevDay developer conference and how it compares to WWDC. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes John Attended OpenAI's DevDay OpenAI DevDay 2026 OpenAI DevDay 2026 OpenAI’s Dots: A First Look Conference Swag and Hardware ModRetro Chromatic Chromatic Gets OpenAI Codex Support for Creating Game Boy Color Games Media Mentioned Zelda: Soccerina of Time Mod Turns Hyrule Into a Football League With Clubs Like Kokiri FC Ted Lasso Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on…

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   E311 · 18 Sep 2026 · 16 min

   Will Shortcuts Survive the Agents Era?

   This week on MacStories Unwind, John and Federico have new Apple Watches, John wonders where Shortcuts is heading, Federico has a prediction, and they both share an update on the TV and games they're enjoying. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes Agents Replacing Automation Codex (OpenAI) Hermes Agent (Nous Research) Hermes Agent (GitHub) Grok Bot (SpaceXAI) Meta debuts Muse, its long-planned personal AI agent (Axios) Meta debuts its Muse AI agent. Will consumers trust it? (TechCrunch) Siri AI and Shortcuts Apple introduces Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal…

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   E310 · 11 Sep 2026 · 10 min

   Surviving Review Crunch Week

   This week on MacStories Unwind, a very tired Federico and John debate the merits of review crunch week and preview what's coming for readers next week. Plus, John recommends The Invite, a newly rentable movie starring Seth Rogan, Olivia Wilde, Ed Norton, and Penelope Cruz. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes Review Crunch Time A preview of Federico and John's annual OS reviews Picks John’s Pick: The Invite Unwind Deal The Good Place: The Complete Series is just $19.99 in the TV app. Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Social…

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   E308 · 28 Aug 2026 · 14 min

   White Gravy, Cape Fear, and Chrome Chaos

   This week on MacStories Unwind, John returns from the beach with tales of cargo ships, beaches, and gravy, while Federico encourages a return to Wilmington for a One Tree Hill event and badly messes up Google Chrome. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes Beaches and Gravy Southport, NC Oak Island Beaches White Sausage Gravy Wilmington, NC One Tree Hill Event The Things John Puts Up With Federico and Google Chrome's experimental GPU flag Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow…

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   E307 · 14 Aug 2026 · 18 min

   Coding Agents Revive Classic Games

   This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico returns from the beach, he and John discuss the explosion of classic videogames being ported to the iPhone, iPad, and Android, and they share a couple of Apple TV picks. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes AI Assisted Ports and Homebrew Drama PC ports of old console games are the new AI vibe coding battleground (PC Gamer) AI-Coded Slop, No Thanks: Animal Crossing's Native PC Port Was Made Using Claude Code (Time Extension) A Hollow Victory: 100% AI-Generated Smash Bros. PC Port Comes Under Fire (Time Extension) Pokémon Gen 1 Recomp…

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   E306 · 31 Jul 2026 · 18 min

   Flooding the Wi-Fi Zone

   This week on Unwind, John realizes that too much Wi-Fi is never enough, Federico wonders what he's going to do with a Linux PC, and John recommends Apple TV's Lucky. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes Networking Projects John's existing setup TP-Link Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 BE22000 Whole Home Mesh System Added 2 TP-Link Deco 7 Pro BE63 Tri-Band WiFi 7 BE10000 routers Federico's Beelink SER9 Pro mini PC More of our networking and other gear is on MacStories Setups Picks John's Pick: Lucky on Apple TV Unwind Deal Meet the Parents Triple Feature starring Ben Stiller and Robert…

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   E305 · 24 Jul 2026 · 23 min

   A Long Journey Home

   This week on MacStories Unwind, app launchers, universal truths about ISPs, and an epic movie. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes Unplugged Segment TinyStart Rocket Raycast Alfred LaunchBar Picks John's Pick: The Odyssey Unwind Deal Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 9-Movie Collection - All 9 movies for $69.99 Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Bluesky MacStories Unwind MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Affiliate Linking Policy

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   E304 · 18 Jul 2026 · 23 min

   Text Editor Experiments

   This week on a special Saturday edition of MacStories Unwind, Federico and John talk live music, blockbuster movies, and their ongoing experiments with Markdown text editors. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes Live Music Bruno Mars tour dates My Chemical Romance tour dates Phoebe Bridgers tour dates A Summer Blockbuster The Odyssey Text Editor Experiments Bear Lettera Ulysses MWeb Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Bluesky MacStories Unwind MacStories Federico…