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It’s summertime, so it’s time to talk about our favorite American and Italian frozen treats, plus Platonic on Apple TV+ and Vengeance on Netflix.

Ice Cream

• Gelato
• Ellie May’s Dang Good Ice Cream
• Frozen Custard
• Dairy Queen
  • Blizzard
• Cornetto
• Maritozzo
• Affogato
• Italian Ice
  • Granita
  • Grattachecca

Platonic

• Available on Apple TV+
• Trailer

Vengeance

• Available on Netflix
• Trailer

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John are joined by Jonathan Reed and Roman Lefebvre, the developer of Sequel, to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This week’s show was recorded live in the Club MacStories Discord community as part of the Club MacStories+ AV Club.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

• Watch:
  • Game Trailer
  • Nintendo’s Ask the Developer interview for Tears of the Kingdom
• Read:
  • MacStories Review of TOTK Travel Guide App
  • Available on the App Store here
• Listen:
  • Remaster Ep. 118: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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This week, John discovers chicken trucks, Federico has some thoughts on American cuisine, and John unwinds post-WWDC with a trip to Wilmington, North Carolina to see boygenius in concert.

Links and Show Notes

• Wilmington, North Carolina
• Why Federico knows Wilmington
  • Dawson’s Creek
  • One Tree Hill
• boygenius
  • the record
  • boygenius tour dates

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This week, John is joined to chat about ocean liners, a decade at WWDC, and the time they met at WWDC in an Irish pub.

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Links and Show Notes

• A Decade at Dub Dub
• Cortex 143, Apple Vision Pro: Experiencing the Future
• The Prompt

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and I share our preparations for traveling to California for WWDC, I recommend Laya’s Horizon, an iPhone game, and Federico has more thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom.

Links and Show Notes

John’s Pick:

• Laya’s Horizon by Snowman
  • Website
  • Trailer
  • MacStories review

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John are joined by Jonathan Reed for our monthly Club MacStories+ AV Club selection. This month, Club MacStories + and Premier members chose videogame and TV show, The Last of Us, which we discussed for a live audience in the Club MacStories Discord community.

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The Last of Us, Videogame and TV Show

• Play:
  • The Last of Us Part I
• Watch:
  • The Last of Us (Apple TV app)
• Game and TV Show Comparisons:
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 1 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 2 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 3 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 4 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 5 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 6 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 7 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 8 Side By Side Scene Comparison
  • THE LAST OF US Episode 9 Side By Side Scene Comparison
• TV Show Recaps:
  • Vulture
  • Man of Recaps - Season 1 Recap

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This week on MacStories Unwind, I put Federico’s knowledge of American geography to the test, and we follow up on what sets The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom apart from Breath of the Wild.

Unplugged

Coming to America

• Coming to America is a recurring MacStories Unwind quiz where John tests Federico’s knowledge of American geography, history, culture, and more.
• Geography
  • What States would you pass through driving from Chicago, Illinois to Charlotte, North Carolina?
    • Map
  • Name three states that start with ‘W’
    • If you were in West Virginia, how would you get to East Virginia?

Weekly Picks

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

• Our Portable, Upscaled Nintendo Switch Setups
  • More on AppStories+, Episode 318 Pre-Show
  • C-Force CF015 15.6” portable OLED display
  • mClassic
  • Photofast 4K Gamer Pro
  • Genki Convert Dock Mini
• Zelda players turned Tears of the Kingdom into a Korok torture chamber
• A conversation with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s creative leads

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In this special episode of Unwind, Federico, who received The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom one day earlier than most people, shares his first impressions of the game, which has received rave reviews from critics.

First Impressions: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Trailers
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #1
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3
• Reviews
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom changes the conversation
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review (IGN)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review (Nintendo Life)

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This week on MacStories Unwind, we have important follow-up about potato chip flavors, an exploration of American dive bars, the art of winning an argument by shouting ‘Goat!’, and the record by boygenius.

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Show Notes

Chip Follow-Up

• Kettle brand Pepperoncini potato chips

Dive Bars

• Wikipedia is a fan
• Chicago dive bars
  • Cal’s Liquor closes
  • Stocks & Blondes
• My old suburban dive bar
  • Belluomini’s

Vittorio Sgarbi

• A Sgarbi capra montage
• Italian lawmaker carried out of parliament after yelling insults
  • Video

Joint Pick

• the record by boygenius
  • Apple Music
  • Spotify
• Interview with Vogue
• Pitchfork interview
• Genius interview