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#12: Four Macs and a Human, with John Voorhees

November 4, 2026 · 50 minutes

Hosted by David Sparks and Chris Bailey.

John Voorhees joins David to share how he uses AI for MacStories' admin work and podcast production. They compare cloud and local models, remote Mac setups, and the human judgment that still makes a good app.

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Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Just in the nick of time, the design of the iPod begins to emerge--but will Steve Jobs give it his seal of approval? And Apple designer Jony Ive turns away from the brightly colored plastic that made his name and learns to love pure white.

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#268: Gateway to the Past, with Liz Covart

November 4, 2026 · 66 minutes

Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.

Award-winning historian and Ben Franklin's World podcast host Liz Covart joins us to discuss reading, research, and AI through the lens of early American history.

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#644: You Can Put a Few Fingers on It

November 3, 2026 · 105 minutes

Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Jason gets some hands-on time with the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, reviews the new iPad mini, and brings all the details of Apple's latest financial results. But other than that it's been a quiet week.

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Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Robles.

David and Stephen unpack Apple’s latest Macs and iPad mini, then compare the iPhone Duo’s everyday benefits and tradeoffs. Stephen buys a Mac mini live as they weigh cameras, apps, accessories, and getting real work done on a folding phone.

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Connected

#626: Droid Does

October 29, 2026 · 112 minutes

MacBook Pros can be touched, iPad mini chips can be binned, and John Ternus can change the world.

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