

Magic Rays of Light
Sigmund Judge, Devon Dundee
A weekly podcast exploring the world of Apple TV. Hosted by MacStories' Sigmund Judge and Devon Dundee. #mrol
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Oct 29, 2025 • 1h 3min
Apple TV Rebrand, F1 on Apple TV, and a Potential Acquisition
 Sigmund and Devon discuss Apple TV+ rebranding as Apple TV, Apple's exclusive deal with F1 in the U.S., and the possibility of Apple buying Warner Bros. Discovery.   Main Topics   Apple Original Films' "F1 The Movie" to make global streaming debut December 12  Apple is the exclusive new broadcast partner for Formula 1® in the U.S.  Warner Bros says Apple has shown interest in acquiring its TV and film library | 9to5Mac    Trailer Talk  Pluribus Palm Royale Come See Me In The Good Light The Family Plan 2    Apple Original News  Hijack — Season 2 Date Announcement  Disclaimer Signed Vinyl    Releases   Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars  Mr. Scorsese  Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost  The Last Frontier  Loot  The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin: The Night of the Werebear  NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition  Down Cemetery Road  Apple Music Live: Gracie Abrams  Football Manager 2026 Touch    Extras  Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 First Look The Lost Bus — An Inside Look The Lost Bus — Jamie Lee Curtis & Cast Read Passages from Paradise The Last Frontier — An Inside Look: Beyond the Crash Jane — Jane Goodall on Giving New Hope | Season 3 Scene Great ideas start on Mac Invasion — Bringing the Apex Alien to Life in Season 3 The Morning Show | Another Take with Karen Pittman | Alex Confronts Mia Pluribus — How's the Flight, Carol? Pluribus — Preparing For Takeoff  Fitness+ Artist Spotlight: Selena Gomez  Time to Walk with Phil Dunster    Up Next   IT: Welcome to Derry  Squid Game: The Challenge    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Oct 1, 2025 • 1h 18min
The Lost Bus, Bad Bunny's Super Bowl, and The Savant's Postponement
 Sigmund is joined by 9to5Mac editor-in-chief Chance Miller to highlight Paul Greengrass's emotional California fire triumph-over-disaster movie, Apple Music's next Super Bowl half-time show headliner, and the indefinite postponement of The Savant.   Special Guest Co-Host Chance Miller  9to5Mac 9to5Mac Daily 9to5Mac Happy Hour    Highlight   The Lost Bus  Paradise by Lizzie Johnson      Apple Audio  Beats Fit Pro MKBHD's AirPods Pro 3 Review    Trailer Talk   Knife Edge: Chasing Micheline Stars  Loot S3   Down Cemetery Road  Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost    Apple Original News   Global sensation Bad Bunny to perform at Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show | NFL  Schmigadoon! Is headed to Broadway | Entertainment Weekly The Hunt First Look  The Savant Postponed | Deadline    Apple TV+ Releases   The Sisters Grimm  Immersive: Elevated — Maine    Apple Arcade Releases   Dominoes: Classic Tile Game+ by MobilityWare  Piffle+ by Hipster Whale  Thomas & Friends: Let's Roll+ by StoryToys    Extras  Chief Of War — The Olowalu Massacre | Apple TV+  Chief of War — Another Take with Temuera Morrison | Kahekili Fights Kūpule Scene | Apple TV+ Chief of War — Another Take with Jason Momoa | Cliff Fight Scene | Apple TV+ Highest 2 Lowest — Spike Lee & Denzel Washington's Collaborative History | Apple TV+ Foundation — Foundation, Fact, or Fiction | Apple TV+ Platonic — Season 2 Bloopers | Apple TV+  Pluribus — Taking Out the Trash | Apple TV+ Slow Horses — See London the Slow Horses Way | Apple Maps    The Watchlist   Rabbit Trap  Caught Stealing  Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale  Spinal Tap II: The End Continues  The Toxic Avenger  The Naked Gun  Bring Her Back  Shell Steve  The Threesome  Twinless One Day in October     Up Next   Abbott Elementary  Chad Powers    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Chance Miller | Follow Chance on Mastodon or Bluesky  

Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 22min
Immersive MotoGP and Adios, Acapulco
 Sigmund and Devon break down CANAL+'s immersive documentary MotoGP: Tour De Force and say one last goodbye to Acapulco upon its series finale.   Pre-Roll  iPhone 17 Pro Max Review | Links TV    Highlight   MotoGP: Tour De Force  CANAL+ Releases Immersive Documentary MotoGP: Tour De Force    Trailer Talk  The Last Frontier The Lost Bus    Apple Original News  F1: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way 4K Blu-ray    Releases   Apple Music Live: Fuerza Regida  Slow Horses  All of You    Extras  Chief of War — Inside the Episode 109: "The Black Desert" Chief of War — The Weapons of Hawaiʻi with Jason Momoa & Cast Slow Horses — Jackson Lamb Shares "Words of Encouragement"    Recap   Acapulco    The Watchlist   Sneaker Wars: Adidas vs. Puma  Tulsa King  The Floor  The Golden Bachelor  The Fantastic Four: First Steps  English Teacher  Splitsville    Up Next   Marvel Zombies  Caught Stealing    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Sep 19, 2025 • 1h 41min
tvOS 26 and visionOS 26, The Morning Show, and Foundation
 Sigmund and Devon highlight The Morning Show's return, share their thoughts on tvOS 26 and visionOS 26, and look back on the third season of Foundation.   Pre-Roll  September 2025 Event Hub | MacStories    Highlight   The Morning Show    tvOS 26 and visionOS 26   visionOS 26: The MacStories Review    Trailers  Slow Horses — Season 5 The Sisters Grimm    Releases   The Lost Bus  The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy    Extras  Emmy Celebration 2025 — Official Portrait Studio Chief of War — Behind the Scenes Look at Building Kingdoms Foundation — Demerzel: Behind the Scenes with Laura Birn Highest 2 Lowest — Spike Lee and Denzel Washington in Conversation Slow Horses — Seasons 1-4 Recap Slow Horses — No Brainer Pitch from the Cast Platonic — Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne Play the "Stuff It" Challenge Platonic — Behind the Jeopardy Scene in Season 2    Recap   Foundation    The Watchlist   STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie  Causeway  Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me  Palmer  Americana  Relay  Ne Zha II  Secret Mall Apartment  Superman    Up Next   The Paper  First, Last, Everything  The Works of Robert Redford    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 12min
Awe Dropping Predictions
 Sigmund and Devon attempt to predict what Apple will announce at next week's Awe Dropping event.   Pre-Roll   Why September Is My Favorite Time of Year    Apple TV News  Powerbeats Fit Teaser JENNIE X Beats | Special-Edition Beats Solo 4 TuneIn  RØDE Capture    Trailer Talk  All Of You    Releases   NFL Retro Bowl '26  Jeopardy! Daily  Highest 2 Lowest  My Talking Tom Friends+ Apple Event — September 9    Extras  What's Coming in September 2025 | Highest 2 Lowest, The Morning Show & More Chief of War — Jason Momoa's Message to the USC Football Team Chief of War — Jason Momoa & the Cast Share the Language of Hawaiʻi, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Chief of War — Inside the Episode 106: "Ohana"    TV App Highlights   Architecton  Nobody 2  The Naked Gun  Lilo & Stitch  Mike Judge's Beavis & Butt-Head  The Paper  Friendship  Task    Up Next   Only Murders in the Building  The Naked Gun    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Aug 28, 2025 • 1h 20min
Invasion Returns and F1 Comes Home
 Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Apple Original sci-fi series Invasion, break down the details of the PVOD release of F1 The Movie, and discuss the Apple TV+ price increase.   Pre-Roll   Apple Announces September 9 Awe Dropping Event    Highlight   Invasion    F1 on PVOD   F1 The Movie    Apple TV News   AskAI: Chat to AI    Trailer Talk  The Morning Show Season 4 The Savant  Is It Possible to Stop a Mass Shooting Before It Happens? | Cosmopolitan    Apple Original News   First Look at The Sisters Grimm  On 34th x Alix Collection    Releases   KPOPPED  Shape Island    Extras  No Frame Missed Highest 2 Lowest — A$AP Rocky on Playing "Yung Felon" Shrinking — The Cast Plays "Most Likely To…" Severance — Britt Lower's Casting Tape Severance — Mark and Helly: A Love Story Severance — Tournament of Fripperies (Live Podcast Recording With The Cast and Creators) The Studio — Rewatch: "How To Transport a Body" Scene with Seth Rogen & Bryan Cranston The Studio — Rewatch: "How to Shoot a Oner" with Seth Rogen & Sarah Polley The Studio — Rewatch: "How to Give a Presentation" with Seth Rogen and Catherine O'Hara The Studio — Rewatch: "How to Throw a Burrito" with Chase Sui Wonders and Ike Barinholtz    TV App Highlights   She Rides Shotgun  I Know What You Did Last Summer  It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley  Thunderbolts* The Thursday Murder Club Vice Is Broke    Up Next   Bachelor in Paradise  Together    MacStories Deals and Club MacStories   MacStories Deals on Bluesky MacStories Deals on Mastodon Club MacStories    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Aug 20, 2025 • 1h 19min
Where There's Smoke…
 Sigmund and Devon discuss the latest Apple TV hardware rumors and recap Apple Original drama Smoke.   Apple TV 4K with A17 Pro Chip   New Apple TV Coming Later This Year With A17 Pro Chip | MacRumors    Apple TV News  Verdy x Beats I Vear's Daily Routine | Beats Pill Speaker  Highest 2 Lowest Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on Vinyl    Trailer  Shape Island — Season 2    Apple Original News   Wonder Pets  First Look at Palm Royale Season 2    Releases   Invasion    Extras  Pluribus — Sorry About The Blood Severance — Choreography and Merriment at Cinespia  Cycling with Kym featuring Sydney Cole Alexander Another Take with Jason Momoa | Cliff Fight Scene The Studio — Rewatch: Episode 110 with Seth Rogen & Bryan Cranston The Studio — Rewatch: Episode 103 with Seth Rogan & Ron Howard Chief of War Tour: Hawai'i & New Zealand  Jurnee Smollett on The Ebro Show    Recap   Smoke    TV App Highlights   Superman  The Bad Guys 2  Elio  The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox Long Story Short    Up Next   Familiar Touch  Peacemaker    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Aug 13, 2025 • 1h 29min
1870 Something
 Sigmund and Devon break down the variations in video and audio quality across streaming and recap the second season of The Buccaneers.   Pre-Roll   Wild Life: Orangutans    Main Topic   How to Unlock Detailed Streaming Statistics on the Apple TV    Apple Original News  Mr. Scorsese — First Look    Apple Original Film on VOD   CODA  The Banker  Emancipation  Greyhound  On The Rocks  Spirited  The Tragedy of Macbeth  Finch    Releases   F1 in IMAX Discount Tickets  Highest 2 Lowest  Highest 2 Lowest (Original Soundtrack)  Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical  Unicorn Girl    Extras  Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical — "When We Were Light" Lyric Video Chief of War — Inside the Episode 103: "City of Flowers"    Recap   The Buccaneers    TV App Highlights   How to Train Your Dragon  Jurassic World: Rebirth Fixed  Sausage Party: Foodtopia Night Always Comes  Superman  Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning    Up Next  Wednesday  Eddington    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Aug 7, 2025 • 1h 23min
Platonic's Return and Chief of War
 Sigmund and Devon highlight the second season premiere of Apple Original comedy series Platonic and the debut of historical drama Chief of War.   Pre-Roll: An Alien Intervention   Vision Pros    Highlights   Platonic  Chief of War    Trailer Talk  What's Coming in August 2025 | Chief of War, Platonic & More Snoopy Present: A Summer Musical Invasion — Season 3 KPOPPED  KPOPPED Episode Highlights Highest 2 Lowest    Releases   Wild Life: Orangutans  Play-Doh World  Worms Across Worlds  Let's Go Mightycat!  Everybody Shogi  CODA (PVOD)    Extras  Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical — "Best Time Ever" Lyric Video  Strength with Kim and Jurnee Smollett | Apple Fitness+ 28 Years Later Director Danny Boyle Innovates with iPhone Chief of War — Opening Title Sequence    TV App Highlights   Jurassic World: Rebirth  The Pickup Wednesday  Ebony & Ivory  Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore  Alien: Earth    Up Next   Eyes of Wakanda  Weapons    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 

Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 34min
The tvOS 26 Public Beta Preview and Stick
 Sigmund and Devon preview the public beta of tvOS 26 and recap Apple Original comedy series Stick.   tvOS 26 Public Beta  Apple Beta Program    Apple TV News   Bluey x Fruit Ninja Classic+ Apple Arcade Promotion    Apple Original News   First Look at The Savant The Lost Bus Trailer  First Look at The Last Frontier The Last Frontier — Date Announcement  First Look at Down Cemetery Road Pluribus — Date Announcement Pluribus — (202) 808-3981    Releases   Chief of War  Stillwater    Recap   Stick The Compassionate Friends Non-Profit Organization for Grief MISS Foundation    TV App Highlights   The Life of Chuck  28 Years Later  Twisted Metal  Final Destination Bloodlines  Eyes of Wakanda  007: Road To A Million  Caught by the Tides  Bob Trevino Likes It  Sorry, Baby    Up Next   King of the Hill  Project Runway    We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on  YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and  Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky 


