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MacVoices #26259: TV+ Talk – Ted Lasso Returns, Women’s Football, Silo, and Apple TV Catalog Expansion

Ted Lasso returns with a new focus on women’s football. Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner discuss the familiar characters in a fresh setting, and how the series has addresses issues such as team dynamics, injuries, finances, and the realities of the sport. Thoughts on the  series renewed appeal, a teaser about Silo Season 3, and comments on Apple’s expanding TV catalog, live sports and the iPhone Duo are included.

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MacVoices #26249: Briefing – The Insta360 Snap Selfie Screen with Light and SmallRig Phone Vlog Selfie Monitor

MacVoices #26249: Briefing – The Insta360 Snap Selfie Screen with Light and SmallRig Phone Vlog Selfie Monitor

This MacVoices Briefing compares the Insta360 Snap Selfie Screen with Light and SmallRig Phone Vlog Selfie Monitor, two solutions for framing shots while using an iPhone’s best camera. Factors in choosing include MagSafe mounting, wired versus Wi-Fi connections, screen size, touch controls, lighting, battery life, compatibility, portability, pricing, and flexibility. Chuck talks about how to determine help which monitor is best for your different shooting needs, and  how he solved the choice question. 

MacVoices #26248: AI Development: Start Small, Learn Safely, Then Build Bigger with Adam Engst (3)

MacVoices #26248: AI Development: Start Small, Learn Safely, Then Build Bigger with Adam Engst (3)

Adam Engst explains why AI software development should be approached as an evolution, starting with safe, verifiable data analysis, advancing to simple scripts, and eventually building applications. He distinguishes programming from development, arguing that non-programmers can act as product managers who direct AI, demand security checks, define requirements, and create software tailored to problems existing apps do not solve. (3) 

MacVoices #26247: Adam Engst on How AI Lets Non-Programmers Follow Professional Software Development (2)

MacVoices #26247: Adam Engst on How AI Lets Non-Programmers Follow Professional Software Development (2)

Our conversation with Adam Engst continues with an exploration of  how AI can help non-programmers build sophisticated software by following professional development practices. Adam explains using specifications, architecture documents, and AI-guided decisions to create reliable apps, then examines the approach his app, SetShot, takes to macOS settings, privacy, security, user feedback, Cloudflare, GitHub, and minimizing sensitive data collection. 

MacVoices #26246: Democratizing Programming: From HyperCard to Claude with Adam Engst (1)

MacVoices #26246: Democratizing Programming: From HyperCard to Claude with Adam Engst (1)

Adam Engst looks back at HyperCard as an early tool that democratized software creation, then connects its legacy to today’s AI-assisted development. He outlines how Claude helped turn an idea for tracking macOS setting changes into a working Mac app, SetShot. Adam discusses Xcode, GitHub, rapid iteration, and the value of visual feedback in his development process, and how AI lowers programming barriers without eliminating the need for thought, judgment, and effort. 

MacVoices #26245: MacVoices Update 2026-08

MacVoices #26245: MacVoices Update 2026-08

https://youtu.be/kSwMfMdKQDo In the August 2026 MacVoices Update, Chuck outlines how a little time off slowed down some projects, reviews new episode artwork designed to better communicate each...

MacVoices #26244: Live! – Flock Cameras, Cyber Mercenaries, and the Data Center Backlash

MacVoices #26244: Live! – Flock Cameras, Cyber Mercenaries, and the Data Center Backlash

Flock cameras have ignited a debate over surveillance, privacy, data collection, and public resistance. The MacVoices panel weighs in on the debate. They also discuss the risks of government-sponsored cyberattacks carried out by private companies, growing opposition to data centers over power and infrastructure demands, and the regulatory challenges surrounding their expansion.

MacVoices #26241: Live! – New M5 Ultra Mac Studio, M6 Mac mini, and Glyph Keyboards

MacVoices #26241: Live! – New M5 Ultra Mac Studio, M6 Mac mini, and Glyph Keyboards

Apple’s new Mac mini and Mac Studio spark a discussion of the M6 and M5 Ultra chips and how they measure up in performance and  upgrade decisions. The panel weighs Mac Studio trade-ins, Mac mini value, on-device AI and large language models, and Apple’s increasingly powerful silicon. They also examine the move to 2-nanometer technology and debate Apple’s redesigned keyboards and glyph-only modifier keys.

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Chuck Joiner, creator of MacVoices, has been producing original Apple, Macintosh, and tech-focused audio and video content since 2000. With expertise acquired through a background in insurance investigation, negotiation, and litigation management, Chuck’s curiosity-driven content aims to inform and entertain.

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