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

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

Season 2026 Episode 26259 Published 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Description

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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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Ted Lasso, Women's Football, Silo, and Apple TV00:55 Apple's Latest Announcements01:17 The iPhone Duo and Watching Video on the Go03:27 The iPhone Duo's Price and Screen-Time Question04:29 Could the iPhone Duo Replace an iPad mini?05:36 Streaming and Traveling With the iPhone Duo07:00 The New AirPods Lineup08:30 AirPods Pro vs. the Standard AirPods10:28 Ted Lasso Returns11:11 First Impressions of the New Season12:33 Bringing Women's Football Into Ted Lasso12:57 ACL Injuries and the Realities of Women's Football14:09 Avoiding the Pitfalls of the New Storyline14:59 Men's vs. Women's Football and Media Attention15:48 Ted's Return From Kansas City17:18 The Opening Sequence and Ted's Post-Coaching Life21:20 Callbacks to Earlier Ted Lasso Seasons21:51 Why the New Season Works23:05 Can New Viewers Start With This Season?24:49 Moving Between Men's and Women's Football27:48 The Lasso Family Dynamic29:39 Portraying Women Players and Team Relationships31:21 Familiar Characters and Possible Cameos31:41 Silo Season 332:36 The Quality and Quantity of Apple TV Content32:59 Apple TV Adds Non-Original Movies34:16 Live Sports, Baseball, and MLS34:42 Baseball on Apple Vision Pro35:25 Wrapping Up

Guests:

Charlotte Henry is a media junkie, covering how Apple is not just a revolutionary tech firm, but a revolutionary media firm. She is based in London, writes and broadcasts for various outlets, and is the author of Not Buying It, an examination of fake news. You can find her on her The Addition blog, her podcast, in her The Addition newsletter on substack, and on Twitter, Facebook,

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