Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week, a little Cajun cooking, behind-the-scenes of the launch of NPC XL, another great British spy drama, and a classic sci-fi deal.
Links and Show Notes
Unplugged Segment
John Cooks Red Beans and Rice:
- Recipe – southernliving.com/recipes/new-orleans-red-beans-and-rice
- Crock Pot Slow Cookers – crock-pot.com
Introducing NPC XL - More NPC, Every Week:
- NPC: Next Portable Console is now weekly for everyone. Enjoy a new episode packed with handheld gaming news and other topics every Tuesday – macstories.net/npc
- NPC has a new YouTube Channel. Please subscribe – youtube.com/@NPCNextPortableConsole
- We introduced NPC XL, a brand-new, members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon at $5/month – patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole
- NPC has joined the TWG Discord server with a dedicated channel for community feedback and participation – discord.gg/xQ7ht3V
Picks
John's Pick:
- Day of the Jackal on Peacock – apple.co/4i41bKP
Unwind Deals:
- Alien Romulus ($9.99) – tv.apple.com/us/movie/umc.cmc.p2ev2kz5funesqe6zset1oa7?at=1001l3bhP&ct=unwind-deal
- 2-movie bundle: Alien Romulus and Alien for $11.99 – tv.apple.com/us/movie-bundle/umc.cmr.its.bun.18v0774sukrj642yk12dcwr9x?at=1001l3bhP&ct=unwind-deal
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Timestamps:
Based on the image, here are the timestamps:
00:00:00 Red Beans and Rice
00:07:14 Behind-the-Scenes: NPC XL
00:15:53 Day of the Jackal
00:18:51 An Unwind Deal
This week, a little Cajun cooking, behind-the-scenes of the launch of NPC XL, another great British spy drama, and a classic sci-fi deal.
Links and Show Notes
Unplugged Segment
John Cooks Red Beans and Rice:
- Recipe – southernliving.com/recipes/new-orleans-red-beans-and-rice
- Crock Pot Slow Cookers – crock-pot.com
Introducing NPC XL - More NPC, Every Week:
- NPC: Next Portable Console is now weekly for everyone. Enjoy a new episode packed with handheld gaming news and other topics every Tuesday – macstories.net/npc
- NPC has a new YouTube Channel. Please subscribe – youtube.com/@NPCNextPortableConsole
- We introduced NPC XL, a brand-new, members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon at $5/month – patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole
- NPC has joined the TWG Discord server with a dedicated channel for community feedback and participation – discord.gg/xQ7ht3V
Picks
John's Pick:
- Day of the Jackal on Peacock – apple.co/4i41bKP
Unwind Deals:
- Alien Romulus ($9.99) – tv.apple.com/us/movie/umc.cmc.p2ev2kz5funesqe6zset1oa7?at=1001l3bhP&ct=unwind-deal
- 2-movie bundle: Alien Romulus and Alien for $11.99 – tv.apple.com/us/movie-bundle/umc.cmr.its.bun.18v0774sukrj642yk12dcwr9x?at=1001l3bhP&ct=unwind-deal
Follow us on Mastodon:
- MacStories – mastodon.macstories.net/@macstories
- Federico Viticci – mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci
- John Voorhees – mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees
Follow us on Bluesky:
- MacStories Unwind – https://bsky.app/profile/unwind.macstories.net
- MacStories – https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net
- Federico Viticci – https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macstories.net
- John Voorhees – https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees.macstories.net
Affiliate Linking Policy – macstories.net/privacy-policy
Timestamps:
Based on the image, here are the timestamps:
00:00:00 Red Beans and Rice
00:07:14 Behind-the-Scenes: NPC XL
00:15:53 Day of the Jackal
00:18:51 An Unwind Deal
