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Federico Viticci and John Voorhees

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#316
Yesterday · 30 min
Hollywood Rooftops and Zucchini Flowers
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico shares the backstory of Apple's Pro and Tell event this week, and he and John take a detour into American and Italian cuisine. Also available on YouTube here. --- Links and Show Notes Apple Brings Touch to the Mac with New OLED MacBook Pros Apple Kicks Off Touch on Mac Developer Resources with Videos and Labs MacBook Pro with Touch: A Mac for the iPad Generation 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
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#315
October 23 · 18 min
Taking a Knife to the Kickstand Case
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John celebrate iPhone Duo day, Federico has a comedy and romcom to recommend, and John watched a movie about climbing Everest. Also available on YouTube here. --- Links and Show Notes Happy Duo Day A Day with the iPhone Duo: First Impressions Building for iPhone Duo, in App Developers’ Own Words iPhone Duo Folio with Kickstand Apple Pencil (USB-C) Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 iPod Anniversary Apple revives the original iPod as an Apple Music easter egg Drone Delivery Walmart drone deliveries take flight in Charlotte area, raising privacy, safety questions Picks Federico Scrubs, Season 2 Nobody Wants This John Tenzing Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger 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
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#314
October 16 · 19 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
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#313
October 9 · 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 Feedback Form Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy
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#312
October 2 · 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 Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees`everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy
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#311
September 18 · 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 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
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#310
September 11 · 9 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
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#309
September 4 · 12 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
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#308
August 28 · 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 us on Bluesky MacStories Unwind MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Affiliate Linking Policy
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#307
August 14 · 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 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
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#306
July 31 · 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 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
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#305
July 24 · 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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#304
July 18 · 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 Viticci John Voorhees Affiliate Linking Policy
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#303
July 10 · 13 min
Out in the Boonies
This week on MacStories Unwind, John heads to the mountains, while Federico cooks on a beach, the origin of "the boonies," and narrow mountain roads, plus a TV and movie pick. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Out in the Boonies Boone, NC The Boonies (or Boondocks) Gaeta, Italy Picks Federico's Pick The Bear on Hulu John's Pick Enola Holmes 3 on Netflix 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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#302
July 3 · 22 min
Burning Tokens Before the Clock Runs Out
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John are burning up Claude Fable 5 tokens as fast as they can, while Federico finds the time to try a brand new Switch 2 game. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Fable 5 Anthropic's Fable 5 is only available on Claude subscription plans for one week, so Federico and John are making the most of the time by tuning up ongoing projects. Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations Redeploying Claude Fable 5 Picks Federico's Pick: Rhythm Heaven Groove for Switch. Unwind Deal Sherlock from the BBC is just $24.99 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
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#301
June 26 · 17 min
Prime Day Deal Hunters
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John share their Amazon Prime Day finds before Federico recommends a pair of videogames for the weekend. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Amazon Prime Finds John Anker Portable Power Station SOLIX C300 - to power my fiber router and Wi-Fi in power outages XTEINK X3 eBook Reader (Developer Edition) Razer Wolverine V3 Pro Wireless Gaming Controller Federico Aqara Roller Shade Driver E1 Aqara M3 Smart Home Hub UGREEN USB-C to USB-C 240W Fast Charging Cable with Digital Display Picks Federico's Picks: 007 First Light (Steam, PS5, Xbox) Starfox Remake Unwind Deal A Decade of Action: The 2010s 10-Film is $14.99 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
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#300
June 19 · 15 min
Please Help, We Need Sitcoms
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico learns about Philadelphia and college mascots before making a sitcom plea. Meanwhile, John's been listening to Olivia Rodrigo's new album and buying concert tickets. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Philadelphia The Best Cheese Steaks in Philly Picks Federico's Pick: Federico needs your help with sitcom and romcom picks. John's Pick: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love by Olivia Rodrigo Phoebe Bridgers Tour Dates in the U.S. and Europe Apple: The First 50 Years (Audiobook version) Widow's Bay on Apple TV Unwind Deal Coming of Age 4-Movie Comedy Bundle for $14.99 in the TV app Garden State Juno Napoleon Dynamite (500) Days of Summer 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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#299
June 5 · 19 min
Apple Park Anticipation
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John talk about what makes WWDC special, share some memorable moments from past years, and think about how to spend their in-flight downtime. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Returning to WWDC A look at how the conference has changed, how we spend our days there, and how we plan to spend our long trips to California. Mentioned Widow's Bay Your Friends and Neighbors Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth 007 First Light Gaming RG Rotate Legion Go 2 Switch 2 Unwind Deal Ferris Bueller's Day Off: The classic 80s comedy about a trio of friends ditching high school is just $4.99 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
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#298
May 29 · 17 min
WWDC Packing Lists and Weekend Watches
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John share their WWDC gear guides, John recommends a quirky indie movie, and Federico continues to tear his way through a trio of great TV comedies Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes WWDC 2026 Travel Gear AirPods Pro AirPods Max Beats Studio Pro iPad Pro MacBook Pro AYN Thor Nintendo Switch 2 Federico's Games The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Picks John: Dust Bunny Federico: Running Point Hacks Your Friends and Neighbors For All Mankind Unwind Deal 🤫👂🎬 A Quiet Place Part II is just $7.99 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
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#297
May 22 · 21 min
Files, Folders, and the WWDC Sprint
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John take listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of how they plan to tackle WWDC and the summertime research and writing season as they look forward to their fall OS reviews. Also available on YouTube here. Sponsored by: Zero Duplicates — Find and remove duplicate files on your Mac, iPhone and iPad in seconds. Unwind listeners can use the code MACSTORIES2026 in the app to get a free first month of Zero Duplicates Premium. Links and Show Notes A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Research and Writing Setups for WWDC and Beyond Research and Writing Tools Obsidian Obsidian Web Clipper Obsidian Sync Notion Cogito AI Coding Agents Claude Code Claude Cowork OpenAI Codex AI and Research Technology OpenAI Embeddings API Google Gemini Apple Intelligence Unwind Deal 🤝😄🏡 Friendship is just $7.99 in the TV app. Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd star in this hilariously awkward comedy about the desperate pursuit of adult friendship. 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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