Chapter 2
Enjoying Podcasts, News, and TV
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding and enjoying podcasts
Reading the news
Watching TV on your Mac
Here we are now, entertain us.
—NIRVANA
It’s easy to think of your Mac as a tool for getting things done. And it’s certainly true that you can use a Mac to write reports, build budgets, and produce presentations. These are standard-issue tasks in our workaday world. But if you use your Mac only to take care of business, you’re missing out on a world of Mac-based entertainment and information.
For example, macOS comes with a Podcasts app that enables you to search for, follow, listen to, and manage podcasts. Your Mac also hosts the News app, which gives you access to a wide variety of news sources and stories. Finally, macOS also offers the TV app, which you can use to watch TV series and episodes right from the comfort of your Mac monitor.
In this chapter, you take a walk on your Mac’s fun side by diving into the Podcasts, News, and TV apps. You learn how to search for the content you want, start and control the playback of the content, and manage the content. If you believe that all work and no play make Jack and Jill a dull couple, you’ve come to the ...
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