Magic Rays of Light

A weekly podcast exploring the world of Apple TV. Hosted by MacStories' Sigmund Judge and Devon Dundee. #mrol

2024 In Review and Listener Q&A 12/20/2024

2024 In Review and Listener Q&A Sigmund and Devon share their favorite shows, films, apps, and more of the year. Then, they celebrate the show’s 150th episode by answering questions sent in by listeners and reveal their Christmas gifts for one another. Pre-Roll Recap: 2024 Apple TV News Apple Original News Releases Extras TV App Highlights Up Next: Christmas Gifts Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on and . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on , , or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/34555375

Ugly Is In 12/11/2024

Ugly Is In Sigmund and Devon discuss the Vision Pro’s gaming future, break down the trailers for Severance season two and The Gorge from CCXP and recap Apple Original French-language drama La Maison. Submit your questions for episode 150 to or on socials using #Magic150. Pre-Roll Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Recap TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on and . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on , , or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/34398270

tvOS 18.2 Preview and a Look Back at Where’s Wanda? and Midnight Family 12/04/2024

tvOS 18.2 Preview and a Look Back at Where’s Wanda? and Midnight Family Sigmund and Devon preview the new features coming in tvOS 18.2. Then, they recap the first German-language Apple Original series, Where’s Wanda?, and Spanish-language medical drama series Midnight Family. Submit your question for episode 150 to or on socials using #Magic150. Recaps Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on and . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on , , or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/34285305

Blitz, Bread & Roses, and RAYE’s Immersive Concert 11/27/2024

Blitz, Bread & Roses, and RAYE’s Immersive Concert Sigmund and Devon discuss Steve McQueen’s Blitz, new Apple Original documentary Bread & Roses, and the first episode of Concert for One featuring an immersive performance by RAYE. Submit your question for episode 150 to . Highlights Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Extras TV App Highlights Black Friday Deals Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on and . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on , , or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/34180470

Back to the Silo, an Immersive Ride with The Weeknd, and a Look Back at Disclaimer 11/21/2024

Back to the Silo, an Immersive Ride with The Weeknd, and a Look Back at Disclaimer Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Silo, dive in to The Weeknd’s immersive music video for Open Hearts, and share their thoughts on Disclaimer following its seven-episode run. Submit your question for episode 150 to . Pre-Roll Highlights Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Recap TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on and . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on , , or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/34083581

Bad Sisters Return 11/13/2024

Bad Sisters Return Devon and Jonathan highlight the sophomore season premiere of Bad Sisters and discuss the power of TV-tracking with Trakt. Guest Co-Host: Jonathan Reed Highlight Trakt Apple TV News Trailers Releases Extras TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33913587

Aspect Ratios and M4 Macs 11/06/2024

Aspect Ratios and M4 Macs Sigmund and Devon dive into 21:9 support and the other aspect ratio options in the tvOS 18.2 beta, grade their M4 Mac predictions, and share relaxing Up Next picks. Submit your question for episode 150 to . M4 Mac Announcements Apple TV News Releases Extras TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33818174

Apple TV+ at Five, You Would Do It Too, and Before 10/30/2024

Apple TV+ at Five, You Would Do It Too, and Before Sigmund and Devon discuss the first five years of Apple TV+ and where the service stands today. Plus, they highlight new Apple Original series You Would Do It Too and Before. Apple TV+ at 5 Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Highlights Releases TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33694102

M4 Mac Predictions and Pachinko 10/23/2024

M4 Mac Predictions and Pachinko Sigmund and Devon predict Apple’s M4 Mac announcements and recap the second season of Pachinko. Pre-Roll Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Recap TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33586867

Shrinking Returns, Immersive Basketball, Bad Monkey, and Slow Horses 10/17/2024

Shrinking Returns, Immersive Basketball, Bad Monkey, and Slow Horses Sigmund and Devon highlight Shrinking season two and the debut of NBA All-Star Weekend in Immersive Video. Then they recap Bad Monkey and Slow Horses season four. Highlights Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Extras Recaps TV App Highlights Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33494232

London Film Festival Special: Blitz, Submerged, and Disclaimer 10/11/2024

London Film Festival Special: Blitz, Submerged, and Disclaimer Sigmund and Devon discuss Sigmund’s experience at London Film Festival, including the world premiere of Blitz. They also highlight this week’s release of Disclaimer and dive deep into Submerged, the first Apple Immersive Video scripted film. Highlights Apple Original News Releases Extras Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33416947

Wolfs, Women in Blue, and the Sanctity of Credits 10/02/2024

Wolfs, Women in Blue, and the Sanctity of Credits Sigmund and Devon highlight the much-anticipated debut of Wolfs, recap Women in Blue, and discuss a new tvOS “feature” impacting purchased content. Highlight Apple TV News Trailer Talk Releases Recap Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33301622

Midnight Family, New Hardware Impressions, and a Slow Horses Check-In 09/25/2024

Midnight Family, New Hardware Impressions, and a Slow Horses Check-In Devon and Jonathan highlight new Apple Original Spanish-language medical drama Midnight Family, share their iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 first impressions, and check in on Slow Horses midway through its fourth season. Jonathan Reed | Follow Jonathan on , , or Highlight watchOS 11 Trailer Talk Releases Extras Midseason Check-In Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33211337

tvOS 18, Sunny, and Devon’s visionOS 2 Review 09/18/2024

tvOS 18, Sunny, and Devon’s visionOS 2 Review Sigmund and Devon round up the new features in this week’s tvOS 18 update, discuss Devon’s review of visionOS 2 on MacStories, and recap Sunny. MacStories OS Reviews Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Recap Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33107587

It’s Glowtime Event Recap 09/12/2024

It’s Glowtime Event Recap Sigmund and Devon break down the exciting announcements from Apple’s It’s Glowtime event and grade their event predictions. It’s Glowtime Recap Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Extras Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/33022492

Slow Horses and Our Streaming App of the Year 09/04/2024

Slow Horses and Our Streaming App of the Year Sigmund and Devon highlight the triumphant return of Slow Horses and rate tvOS streaming apps based on how well they take advantage of system features. Opening Chat Highlight Main Topic Releases Extras Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on and follow us on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32893872

It’s Glowtime Predictions and a Look Back at Lady in the Lake 08/28/2024

It’s Glowtime Predictions and a Look Back at Lady in the Lake Sigmund and Devon compete to predict what Apple will announce at the upcoming It’s Glowtime event. Then, they go on a quick trip through the ages with the Time Bandits and land in 1960s Baltimore to recap Lady in the Lake. Event Predictions Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Recaps Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32771302

Pachinko Returns and Our Apple TV Origin Stories 08/21/2024

Pachinko Returns and Our Apple TV Origin Stories Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of Pachinko and share their earliest experiences with Apple TV. Opening Chat Highlight Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32682622

Bad Monkey and Good Elephants 08/14/2024

Bad Monkey and Good Elephants Sigmund and Devon highlight the debut of Bad Monkey, discuss the future of Apple Original Films in theaters, and go on an immersive elephant adventure with Wild Life. This episode is sponsored by: – Save and Organize Videos to Watch Later Opening Chat Highlight Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Recap Up Next Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32580852

AI, The Instigators, Hyperlinking, Continuity Camera, and Land of Women 08/07/2024

AI, The Instigators, Hyperlinking, Continuity Camera, and Land of Women Sigmund and Devon preview Apple Intelligence, highlight new Apple Original heist flick The Instigators, discuss improvements to Continuity Camera in the tvOS 18 beta, and recap Land of Women. --- Opening Chat Highlight Continuity Camera Apple TV News Releases Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32477037

Women in Blue, Presumed Innocent, and Summer Movie Snacks with Devin Davies 07/31/2024

Women in Blue, Presumed Innocent, and Summer Movie Snacks with Devin Davies Sigmund and Devon are joined by developer Devin Davies to chat about Crouton, summer movie snacks, and excitement for a potential tvOS home/kitchen device. They also highlight the debut of Women in Blue and recap season one of Presumed Innocent. --- Highlight Summer Movie Snacks with Devin Davies Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Recap Up Next Disney Junior Music Nursery Rhymes on , , and --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32364532

Time Bandits and Immersive Heights with Christopher Lawley 07/25/2024

Time Bandits and Immersive Heights with Christopher Lawley Sigmund is joined by guest co-host Christopher Lawley to highlight the debut of Time Bandits and talk about Apple’s upcoming slate of immersive video releases. --- Guest Co-Host: Christopher Lawley Highlight Main Topic Trailer Talk TV App Highlights Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32298587

Omnivore, Emmy Nominations, and Another Look at Fly Me to the Moon 07/18/2024

Omnivore, Emmy Nominations, and Another Look at Fly Me to the Moon Devon is joined by guest co-host Jonathan Reed to discuss Jonathan’s first impressions of Apple Vision Pro, new Apple Original documentary series Omnivore, 72 Emmy nominations for Apple Originals, and Devon’s experience seeing Fly Me to the Moon in theaters. --- Guest Co-Host: Jonathan Reed Highlight Apple TV News Apple Original News Releases Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32195057

Fly Me to the Moon, Apple TV Pro Revisited, Trying, and Sunny 07/10/2024

Fly Me to the Moon, Apple TV Pro Revisited, Trying, and Sunny Sigmund and Devon spotlight the theatrical release of Fly Me to the Moon, revisit the idea of an Apple TV Pro, recap Trying season four, and highlight new Apple Original series Sunny starring Rashida Jones. --- Spotlight Apple TV Pro Apple TV News Trailer Talk Highlight Releases Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/32082297

Fancy Dance, Beats Pill, Acapulco, and Dark Matter 07/03/2024

Fancy Dance, Beats Pill, Acapulco, and Dark Matter Sigmund and Devon highlight Apple Original film Fancy Dance starring Lily Gladstone, discuss Sigmund's experience with the new Beats Pill, share their thoughts on the third season of Acapulco, and recap thrilling sci-fi series Dark Matter. --- Highlight Apple TV News Apple Original News Releases Extras Recaps Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/31997137

Land of Women and DMA Interoperability 06/26/2024

Land of Women and DMA Interoperability Show Notes Land of Women and Interoperability --- Sigmund and Devon highlight new Apple Original bilingual comedy series Land of Women, discuss the latest with regards to Apple and the Digital Markets Act, and recap The Big Cigar. --- Opening Chat Highlight Follow-Up Apple TV News Trailer Talk Releases Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/31900282

tvOS 18 Beta Impressions, Presumed Innocent, and The Big Door Prize 06/19/2024

tvOS 18 Beta Impressions, Presumed Innocent, and The Big Door Prize Sigmund and Devon share early hands-on impressions of the tvOS 18 developer beta, highlight Apple Original drama series Presumed Innocent, and recap the second season of The Big Door Prize. --- Opening Chat: Apple Vision Pro and visionOS 2 Highlight tvOS 18 Impressions Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/31812797

WWDC 2024 Special 06/12/2024

WWDC 2024 Special Sigmund and Devon recap the Apple TV and entertainment announcements at WWDC – including tvOS 18, visionOS 2, Immersive Video updates, and more – and score their event predictions. --- Opening Chat WWDC News Releases Extras Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/31715662

Apple TV Go, WWDC Predictions, and Loot 06/05/2024

Apple TV Go, WWDC Predictions, and Loot Sigmund and Devon reveal an Apple TV project Sigmund’s been working on, share their WWDC predictions, and recap Loot. --- Opening Chat Apple TV News Trailer Talk Apple Original News Releases Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/31624212

tvOS Wishes 2024 and Franklin 05/29/2024

tvOS Wishes 2024 and Franklin Sigmund and Devon share the updates and enhancements they hope to see come to Apple TV at WWDC next month and recap Apple Original series Franklin. --- Trailer Talk News Releases Extras Recap Up Next --- Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to . Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on , , or Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on or /episode/index/show/523780f5-37d4-4397-9a07-f454cb69eb24/id/31515912

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