MacCast - For Mac Geeks, by Mac Geeks

MacCast is a one-person Apple show hosted by Adam, built on a familiar frame. Episodes open with the date and a greeting to the Mac Geeks, and they close by pointing to maccast.com, the show's social accounts and, at least once, a listener hotline. The recent run tracks Apple news from September through November 2023. In Maccast 2023.09.10, Adam announces that iPhone season has officially arrived and weighs a rumored case material that might stand in for the leather cases he has always used. He admits he does not know how he feels about it, a small moment that shows his manner: curious, fair, and willing to say when he is undecided. Maccast 2023.09.18 comes after the Apple event, with new Apple Watches and the iPhone 15's ability to recharge other USB-C devices. It also explains why faster wireless charging still means MagSafe for now, since no devices had yet been certified for Qi2. That explanatory habit runs through the rest of the window. When Apple let select members of the media capture their own spatial video for the Vision Pro, Adam lays out the format: 1080p at 30 frames per second, shot on an iPhone 15 Pro running the iOS 17.2 beta. Rumors get the same treatment, including foldable iPad chatter and a Ming-Chi Kuo claim that AirTags 2 would wait until 2025 and fit into Apple's spatial computing plans. Adam floats his own guesses and asks listeners what they make of ideas like a foldable. Business stories surface too. In Maccast 2023.10.15, he reads falling Mac sales as the fading of a pandemic bump and a return to Apple's usual pre-pandemic levels. Maccast 2023.10.22 lines up updated Apple Pencils and what may come next for Macs and iPads. The host is open about life getting in the way, apologizing for a pause in shows and noting that an episode arrived later than planned while he was unwell. That candor carries into Maccast 2023.12.13 - So Long and Thanks for all the Clips. There he has no show notes and no prep, which he believes is a first in about 19 years, and he sets out to talk with the audience about the great times rather than cover Mac news. He describes pursuing acting, restoring a 1976 pinball machine with help from a local makerspace, and joining another show after a conversation with David Hamilton so he can stay connected to the community. His sign-off thanks listeners and notes that he will still talk with them again, just in a different place. For Apple detail, the September episodes are the place to start; for the person behind the microphone, the farewell says the most.