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Devon and Jonathan highlight new Apple Original Spanish-language medical drama Midnight Family, share their iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 first impressions, and check in on Slow Horses midway through its fourth season.

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Highlight

• Midnight Family

watchOS 11

• watchOS 11: The MacStories Review

Trailer Talk

• Disclaimer
• Blitz

Releases

• Wolfs

Extras

• An Exclusive Peek at Bad Sisters Season 2 | Vanity Fair
• Apple Maps Guide: Take a Journey Around Japan with Sunny
• ‎Apple Fitness+ Artist Spotlight: Charli xcx

Midseason Check-In

• Slow Horses
• Magic Rays of Light: In Conversation | James Hawes

Up Next

• Ripley
• Inside Out 2
• Full House: Aftershocks
• How Rude, Tanneritos: Jeff Franklin and “Aftershocks”

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Sigmund and Devon round up the new features in this week’s tvOS 18 update, discuss Devon’s review of visionOS 2 on MacStories, and recap Sunny.

MacStories OS Reviews

• visionOS 2: The MacStories Review
• iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Review
• macOS Sequoia: The MacStories Review
• watchOS 11: The MacStories Review

Trailer Talk

• Where’s Wanda?
• Curses!

Apple Original News

• Tú También Lo Harías” (“You Would Do it Too”) Fan Trailer

Releases

• La Maison

Extras

• La Maison: An Inside Look
• Emmys 2024 Portrait Studio: Shot on iPhone 16 Pro

Recap

• Sunny

Up Next

• Blink Twice
• Cuckoo
• Agatha All Along
• The Penguin
• Frasier
• A Very Royal Scandal
• His Three Daughters
• Omni Loop
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
• I Saw the TV Glow
• The Garfield Movie
• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
• A Different Man

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Sigmund and Devon break down the exciting announcements from Apple’s It’s Glowtime event and grade their event predictions.

It’s Glowtime Recap

• It’s Glowtime Event
• Apple Announces the New Apple Watch Series 10 and a New Color for the Apple Watch Ultra 2
• Apple Announces AirPods 4, Minor AirPods Max Update, and New AirPods 2 Features
• Apple Unveils New Health Features Coming to the Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2
• iPhone 16 and 16 Pro: The MacStories Overview
• Maybe I’m Not a Pro Anymore

Apple TV News

• Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K

Trailer Talk

• The Last of the Sea Women

Apple Original News

• Blitz Screenings

Extras

• Shot on iPhone 16 Pro: The Weeknd – “Dancing in the Flames"

Up Next

• Robot Dreams
• The Lion King
• Star Wars: A New Hope

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Sigmund and Devon highlight the triumphant return of Slow Horses and rate tvOS streaming apps based on how well they take advantage of system features.

Opening Chat

• Mark Gurman’s Apple TV Post on Threads

Highlight

• Slow Horses

Main Topic

• ‎Netflix
• ‎Disney+
• ‎Hulu
• ‎Max
• ‎Paramount+
• ‎Peacock
• ‎Amazon Prime Video
• ‎YouTube
• BBC iPlayer

Releases

• Napoleon: The Director’s Cut
• Apple Music Live: Camila Cabello
• Wild Life
• Boundless
• NFL Retro Bowl ’25
• ‎Monster Train+
• ‎Puzzle Sculpt
• Elevated
• It’s Glowtime Event

Extras

• Slow Horses: Who Meets Their Demise in Season 4?

Up Next

• The Perfect Couple
• English Teacher
• Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
• I Used to Be Funny
• The Boy and the Heron
• Rebel Ridge
• Beetlejuice: The Complete Series
• Chimp Crazy
• KAOS

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Sigmund and Devon compete to predict what Apple will announce at the upcoming It’s Glowtime event. Then, they go on a quick trip through the ages with the Time Bandits and land in 1960s Baltimore to recap Lady in the Lake.

Event Predictions

• It’s Glowtime

Apple TV News

• 50% Off Paramount+ Annual Subscriptions Through September 6

Trailer Talk

• La Maison

Apple Original News

• Weekend Rebels
• Pachinko Pop-Up Store | Tabletops

Releases

• ‎Castle Crumble
• K-Pop Idols

Extras

• The Morning Show: Cory’s Top 5 Monologues
• The Instigators: Matt Damon & Casey Affleck Have a Boston Debate
• Time Bandits: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement Travel Through Time l Origin Story

Recaps

• Time Bandits
• Lady in the Lake

Up Next

• Longlegs
• Adam Sandler: Love You
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
• Sasquatch Sunset
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• Kinds of Kindness
• Gary
• The Deliverance
• Borderlands
• The Fall Guy
• The Watchers
• Trap
• F-1 Trillion
• The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Pachinko and share their earliest experiences with Apple TV.

Opening Chat

• George Clooney and Brad Pitt are Hollywood’s BFFs | GQ

Highlight

• Pachinko

Apple TV News

• Beats Studio Pro - Kim Special Edition
• ‎Tubi for Apple Vision Pro

Trailer Talk

• K-Pop Idols
• Slow Horses Season 4
• Midnight Family

Apple Original News

• First Look at Bad Sisters Season Two

Releases

• Scamtown

Extras

• The Relay
• ‎Apple Fitness+ Artist Spotlight: Camila Cabello
• The Instigators: Bost In Translation with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck
• The Instigators: Real Bostonions Ask Anything
• Apple Maps Guide: A Day Off in Boston with Casey Affleck
• Pachinko: Season 1 Recap

Up Next

• Evil Does Not Exist
• That '90s Show
• The Killer (2024)
• Greedy People
• City of God: The Fight Rages On
• The First Slam Dunk
• Smoking Tigers
• Time to Walk
• ‎⁨Time to Walk⁩: Common⁩
• ‎⁨Time to Walk⁩: Jason Segel⁩
• Only Murders in the Building

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Sigmund and Devon highlight the debut of Bad Monkey, discuss the future of Apple Original Films in theaters, and go on an immersive elephant adventure with Wild Life.

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Opening Chat

• Beats Solo 4

Highlight

• Bad Monkey

Apple TV News

• ‎Magic Rays of Light: Fly Me to the Moon, Apple TV Pro Revisited, Trying, and Sunny
• ‎VirtualFriend
• ‎Blackmagic Camera 2.0
• Tailscale and Password Sharing

Trailer Talk

• Disclaimer

Apple Original News

• First Look at Shrinking Season Two
• First Look at The Last of the Sea Women

Releases

• Fly Me to the Moon (PVOD)

Recap

• Wild Life: Elephants

Up Next

• Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Daughters
• Jackpot!
• Immaculate
• Inside Out 2
• Arrested Development
• English Premier League

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Sigmund and Devon preview Apple Intelligence, highlight new Apple Original heist flick The Instigators, discuss improvements to Continuity Camera in the tvOS 18 beta, and recap Land of Women.

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Opening Chat

• Friend

Highlight

• The Instigators

Continuity Camera

• Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Apple TV 4K
• imluckies Adjustable Continuity Camera Mount Clip Compatible with Magsafe
• Belkin Stand Pro

Apple TV News

• ‎Pixagogo

Releases

• Yo Gabba GabbaLand!
• Yo Gabba GabbaLand! – Live Watch-Along and Q&A
• Wild Life: Elephants

Extras

• Silo: Common’s Freestyle Rap at San Diego Comic-Con
• Lady in the Lake: Another Take with Natalie Portman
• Vince Vaughn on Hot Ones

Recap

• Land of Women

Up Next

• ‎MacStories Unwind: Media Tracking Apps and Picks with Special Guest Devon Dundee on Apple Podcasts
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
• The Umbrella Academy
• Industry
• The Bikeriders
• Girl You Know It’s True
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: Black & Chrome
• Twisters
• Watchmen Chapter I
• Mothers’ Instinct
• Succession
• Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

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Sigmund and Devon are joined by developer Devin Davies to chat about Crouton, summer movie snacks, and excitement for a potential tvOS home/kitchen device. They also highlight the debut of Women in Blue and recap season one of Presumed Innocent.

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Highlight

• Women in Blue

Summer Movie Snacks with Devin Davies

• Crouton
• Crouton on the Late Show
• WWDC 2024: The AppStories Interviews with ADA and Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners
• Sourdough Discard Crackers With Rosemary and Olive Oil
• Homemade Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• Follow Devin on Mastodon
• Follow Devin on X

Apple TV News

• ‎Balenciaga
• ‎RIMOWA Explore

Trailer Talk

• Bad Monkey

Apple Original News

• Silo Season Two Motion Poster
• First Look at K-Pop Idols
• First Look at Midnight Family
• For All Mankind Seasons 1–3 Soundtrack | Mondo

Releases

• Cowboy Cartel
• ‎Temple Run: Legends
• ‎Vampire Survivors+

Extras

• First Look at Disclaimer | Variety
• Presumed Innocent: Unlicensed Therapy with Lily Rabe
• Silo: Behind Rebecca Ferguson’s Character Tattoos
• Lady in the Lake: Another Take with Moses Ingram
• Twitch Apple TV+ Promo

Recap

• Presumed Innocent

Up Next

• Disney Junior Music Nursery Rhymes on Disney+, Apple Music, and YouTube
• Apple TV+ Children’s Hour | Everyman
• Omnivore
• Chris Young
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• Janet Planet
• Futurama Season 12
• Batman: Caped Crusader
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
• Despicable Me 4
• MaXXXine

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Sigmund is joined by guest co-host Christopher Lawley to highlight the debut of Time Bandits and talk about Apple’s upcoming slate of immersive video releases.

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Guest Co-Host: Christopher Lawley

• YouTube
• Mastodon
• Threads
• Instagram
• The Untitled Site
• Comfort Zone

Highlight

• Time Bandits

Main Topic

• New Immersive Video Content for the Vision Pro and Creative Aspirations

Trailer Talk

• Cowboy Cartel
• Pachinko Season Two
• Yo Gabba GabbaLand!

TV App Highlights

• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• Bad Boys: Ride Or Die
• Femme
• Primos
• Thelma

Up Next

• Civil War
• Godzilla x Kong
• Godzilla Minus One
• Sunny
• Olympic Games

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