MacStories Unwind

Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees

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Oct 2026

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October 16, 2026Episode 31419 min

Unpacking 20,000 iPhones

This week on MacStories Unwind, John has his iPhone confiscated by Phoebe Bridgers (sort of), Federico and Oasis get emotional, and Stephen Spielberg's aliens make a return. Also available on YouTube here . --- Links and Show Notes Phone Free Concerts Yondr Phoebe Bridgers Announces Phone-Free 2026 Arena Tour Opening Band: Alex G Picks Federico’s Pick: Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger Oasis Documentary 'Don't Look Back in Anger' Sets Hulu, Disney+ Streaming Release Date On Disney+ John’s Pick: Disclosure Day Related: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Director's Cut E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Unwind Deal Top Gun 2 Movie Bundle for $12.99 Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

October 9, 2026Episode 31312 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 Feedback Form Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

October 2, 2026Episode 31215 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 Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

September 18, 2026Episode 31116 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 assistant (Apple Newsroom) iOS 27 Makes the Shortcuts App Much Less Intimidating (MacRumors) Codex Skills and Icon Workflow iTunes Search API Apple Design Resources Apple Watch The latest iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods lineups arrive in stores worldwide (Apple Newsroom) Games and TV Ted Lasso (Apple TV) Picks Federico’s Pick: Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo Switch 2) John’s Pick: Slow Horses season six (Apple TV Press) Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

September 11, 2026Episode 3109 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 Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

September 4, 2026Episode 30912 min

A Man with a Gun

This week on MacStories Unwind, John is paid an unexpected visit, Federico tries a new show on Netflix, and John shares an album of the year contender. Also available on YouTube here . Links and Show Notes: A Man with a Gun John is paid an unexpected visit about a school bus. Picks Federico’s Pick: Dead to Me on Netflix John’s Pick: Lost Weekend by Phoebe Bridgers Unwind Deal Melrose Place , the Complete series for $14.99 Leave Feedback for John and Federico MacStories Unwind Feedback Form Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

August 28, 2026Episode 30814 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 us on Bluesky MacStories Unwind MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Affiliate Linking Policy

August 14, 2026Episode 30718 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 Gen1Recomp This amazing Pokémon Red and Blue voxel mod adds a 3D perspective without an emulator (XDA) Native iPhone and iPad Ports Kahris on GitHub HarkinianPad SunPad SpaghettiPad Developer uses AI to bring a native version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS (Tom's Hardware) Handheld Setup and Dual Screen Mods AYN Thor Cocoon Minish Cap Dual Screen Mod Dual Screen Games for Android Handhelds Mcon Coding Agents and Models OpenAI Codex Claude Code DeepSeek V4 Flash Picks Federico's Pick: Ted Lasso John's Pick: Silo Unwind Deal The Matrix: Déjà Vu 4 Film Collection for $19.99 in the TV app 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

July 31, 2026Episode 30618 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 DeNiro is on sale for $17.99 in the TV app. 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

July 24, 2026Episode 30523 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