Episode 412 — November 17, 2024
This week, Federico and John interview Robb Knight, John’s co-host on Ruminate, a show about the open web, snacks, and the occasional videogame about Mastodon, ActivityPub, and the apps Robb uses day-to-day.
Episode 411 — November 10, 2024
This week, Federico and John are joined by Chris Lawley for a fun defense of his taste in music and beverages, plus a discussion of Apple’s acquisition of Pixelmator, working on the iPad, Final Cut Pro for iPad, and the apps Chris uses for his daily work.
Episode 410 — November 3, 2024
This week, Federico and John are joined by Jonathan Reed to check in on the parts of watchOS 11 that he’s still using, talk about browsing the web from an Apple Watch, and dig into the apps he uses day-to-day.
Episode 409 — October 27, 2024
This week, Federico and John are joined by Niléane Dorffer who writes at MacStories and is a co-host of Comfort Zone, a podcast all about trying new things in your tech life, to talk about three of Niléane’s favorite apps – Raycast, Tailscale, and Day One – after which Federico quizzes Niléane about some of the everyday apps she uses.
Episode 408 — October 22, 2024
This week, Federico and John announce that AppStories is now on YouTube and discuss the Club MacStories Fall Membership Drive and listener follow-up before digging into Federico’s iPad mini review and the concept of “The Third Place.”
Episode 407 — October 13, 2024
This week, Federico and John share the changes they’ve made to their desk setups in recent months and the philosophies that have driven those changes.
Federico and John share the iPhone Lock Screen and Control Center controls that they’re currently using them.
Episode 405 — September 29, 2024
This week, Federico and John share their favorite app updates that take advantage of what’s new in iOS 18.
Episode 404 — September 22, 2024
This week, Federico and John cover the highlights of macOS Sequoia, a good update that feels unfinished.
Episode 403 — September 16, 2024
This week, Federico and John tackle Apple’s updates to iOS and iPadOS 18 and Federico’s review of both.
In a special AppStories+ segment available as a special review season perk to all listeners, Federico explains what led him to take a different approach to this year’s annual review.