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Episode 436May 18, 2025

Airbnb 2025 Summer Release: An Interview with Jud Coplan and Teo Connor

This week, Federico and John interview Airbnb Vice President of Product Marketing, Jud Coplan, and Vice President of Design, Teo Connor.

On AppStories+, Federico explores running LLMs locally on an M3 Ultra Mac Studio.



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AppStories Episode 436Airbnb 2025 Summer Release: An Interview with Jud Coplan and Teo Connor

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Episode 435May 11, 2025

The Swift Student Challenge Interviews and watchOS and tvOS Wishes

This week, Federico and John interview Apple’s VP of Developer Relations, Education, and Enterprise, Susan Prescott, along with Amy Key and Omar Firdaus, Distinguished Swift Student Challenge Winners. Then, they also share their 2025 wishes for watchOS and tvOS.

On AppStories+, John leads a philosophical discussion about art, culture, and creativity and where it’s heading in an AI world.



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AppStories Episode 435The Swift Student Challenge Interviews and watchOS and tvOS Wishes

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Episode 434May 4, 2025

Our 2025 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes

This week, Federico and John begin their annual look at what they’d like to see Apple announce at WWDC 2025, starting with iOS and iPadOS 19.

On AppStories+, John explains why the recent contempt order entered against Apple is a bigger deal than most people realize, on multiple levels.



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AppStories Episode 434Our 2025 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes

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Episode 433April 27, 2025

Tackling Trackers

This week, Federico and John tackle tracking apps. From database apps to media trackers, they consider what makes a good tracking app no matter what you’re tracking.

On AppStories+, Federico quizzes John about what’s on his desk, the tech he’d be happy to have a burgler steal, and more.



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AppStories Episode 433Tackling Trackers

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Episode 432April 20, 2025

How We're Using AI

This week, Federico and John revisit the fast-paced world of artificial intelligence to describe how they’re using a variety of tools for their everyday workflows.

On AppStories+, John shares his theory of the way we’ll look at AI models in the future.



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AppStories Episode 432How We're Using AI

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Episode 431April 13, 2025

Time for Calendars

This week, Federico and John survey their favorite calendar apps, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each.

On AppStories+, Federico shares Shortcuts tips for working with Google’s Gemini API and the highly structured data it returns. Plus he and John share their concern and cautious optimism for the future of Shortcuts.



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Episode 430April 6, 2025

Return of the Utility Grab Bag

This week, Federico and John share some of their favorite utility apps, including Amphetamine, Text Lens, Gifski, Folder Peek, Mic Drop, Keka, and Marked.

Then, on AppStories+, Federico and John extend their conversation about utilities with six more favorites.



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AppStories Episode 430Return of the Utility Grab Bag

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Episode 429March 30, 2025

Pick 3: Automations

This week, Federico and John take listeners on a tour of the wide variety of automations they’ve been working on so far this year, including shortcuts, Claude projects, and Zapier zaps.

On AppStories+, Federico and John dig a little deeper into some of the more complex automations that they’ve been working on in 2025.



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Episode 428March 23, 2025

From Dashboard Widgets to Breaking News: Mark Gurman's Path to Bloomberg

In this special interview episode, Federico and John welcome Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman to discuss his 16-year journey covering Apple. Mark shares how he started as a teenage app developer before joining 9to5Mac and eventually Bloomberg. The conversation explores Mark’s most memorable scoops, the evolution of Apple news coverage, his relationship with Apple, and advice for aspiring tech journalists.

On AppStories+, Federico and John get into the weeds to explore the hardware and apps Mark Gurman uses and discuss Apple’s acquisition of Pixelmator.



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AppStories Episode 428From Dashboard Widgets to Breaking News: Mark Gurman's Path to Bloomberg

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Episode 427March 16, 2025

Shortcuts Utility Apps Revisited

This week, Federico and John explore a collection of Shortcuts helper utilities that extend functionality beyond the built-in system actions, sharing how these apps address gaps in Apple’s Shortcuts implementation across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

On AppStories+, John interviews Federico about his recent story that concludes web applications often provide superior experiences to native apps on iPad, examining how this trend reflects broader challenges in the iPad ecosystem.



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AppStories Episode 427Shortcuts Utility Apps Revisited

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