Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For their first WWDC 2025 AppStories episode, Federico and John interview winners of the Apple Design Award.

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Links and Show Notes:

Interviews with Apple Design Award Winners:

• Watch Duty – apps.apple.com/us/app/watch-duty-wildfire-maps/id1574452924
• DREDGE – apps.apple.com/us/app/dredge/id6526463862
• Balatro – apps.apple.com/us/app/balatro/id6502453075
• Speechify – apps.apple.com/us/app/speechify-for-desktop/id1624912180?mt=12

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