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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Links and Show Notes A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Research and Writing Setups for WWDC and Beyond

• Research and Writing Tools

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• AI Coding Agents

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• AI and Research Technology

  • OpenAI Embeddings API
  • Google Gemini
  • Apple Intelligence

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  • Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd star in this hilariously awkward comedy about the desperate pursuit of adult friendship.

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This week on MacStories Unwind, an Italian movie dubbing controversy, the role of tech in the first-ever sub-two hour marathon, John's high-tech running shoes, and a jangle-pop EP for your listening pleasure.

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Links and Show Notes

• The Italian Dubbing of The Devil Wears Prada 2 Has Stirred Up a Surprising Controversy
• Cheerwine Festival
• Is It the Shoes?
  • Nike Commercial
• Avelo running shoes

Picks

• John's Pick:
  • Every Good Story by Triples

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico wins the wild kingdom award, John is defending against vultures and has a creepy new show to recommend, and Federico closes with a TV check-in.

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Links and Show Notes It's Springtime and the Animals Are Back

• North Carolina wildlife update
  • The woodchuck (groundhog) is a relatively recent addition to North Carolina and is considered a squirrel.
  • Dealing with black vultures
    • John took the right approach
  • Apparently there are two approaches to dealing with coyotes in North Carolina
    • Scare them away
    • Bare-handed combat
• Peacocks invade Punta Marina in Revenna
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  • Facciamo chiarezza sulla 'famosa' invasione dei pavoni a Punta Marina (ma è davvero un'invasione?)

Picks

• John's Pick: - Widows Bay
• Federico's Pick:
  • Margo's Got Money Troubles
  • Hacks
  • For All Mankind
    • Star City

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John get ready for the summer with a conversation about vacation bridging, bringing your dog to the beach, and cooling off in the mountains. Then John shares a blockbuster movie recommendation and a movie bundle deal.

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Links and Show Notes Unplugged Segment

• Holiday bridging
• Liberation Day — Festa della Liberazione (Italy)
• International Workers' Day — May 1
• Dog Friendly Beaches in Italy
• Wilmington and Beaches
• One Tree Hill

John's Pick:

• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

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This week on MacStories Unwind, John schools Federico on the differences between Eastern and Western North Carolina BBQ before they both share several TV show and album picks for the weekend.

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Links and Show Notes BBQ School

• Eastern versus Western, NC BBQ
• Lexington BBQ in Lexington, NC

Picks

• John's Pick:

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles
    • Nick Offerman at the show's premiere
  • Joy Next Door by The Maine

• Federico's Pick:

  • The Pitt, Season 1
  • Hacks, Season 5
  • Lose Your Self by Enter Shikari

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This week on MacStories Unwind, pets, pints, Hue smart plugs, and a heist TV show.

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Links and Show Notes Unplugged

• Old English Sheepdog
• West Highland White Terrier
• Primal Brewing

Picks

• John's Pick:

  • Hue Smart Plugs

• Federico's Pick:

  • Your Friends and Neighbors, Season 2 on Apple TV

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• No Country for Old Men is just $4.99 in the TV app right now.

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This week on Unwind, Federico has a sneak peak at a big update to his Apple Frames shortcut and they both share a couple of favorite Apple TV shows.

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Links and Show Notes Apple Frames 4

• stay tuned to MacStories next week for the Apple Frames 4 shortcut and CLI

Picks

• Federico's Pick:

  • Shrinking

• John's Pick:

  • Drops of God on Apple TV

Unwind Deal

• In Anora, a rom-com in which a Brooklyn woman's whirlwind marriage to an oligarch's son unravels
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This week on MacStories Unwind, space exploration, workflow shakeups, a buddy movie, and more.

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Links and Show Notes Artemis II

• NASA Artemis II Mission

Workflows and Tools

• Claude
• FFmpeg
• Todoist
• Obsidian
• Notion
• Drafts
• Shortcuts
• Things
• iA Writer

Picks

• Federico
  • For All Mankind (Apple TV)
• John
  • Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

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