This Week in Podcasts is a weekly roundup of mini-reviews of all of the podcasts I’ve listened to in a week. If you see any podcasts that you feel are missing from my list, there’s a good chance I haven’t listened to the show yet! You can see my current list of podcast subscriptions here. Feel free to give me recommendations–as well as any feedback or discussion!–in the comments below or on twitter.
Highlights
The Big Loop
“Surfacing”
The Big Loop has returned for its second season, releasing an episode that left me sobbing and stunned. You can read my full review of the episode here.
Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services
“Case File Thirteen: Catharsis”
Kalila Stormfire has always been wrapped in mystery, but in the finale for its first season, so much more is revealed about Kalila herself than expected. The reveal that listeners have been awaiting turned out to be an emotional twist, truly earning the episode’s title. If you haven’t started this magical audio drama yet, now is the perfect time to marathon listen between seasons.
This Week’s Ratings
Sunday, 8/12/18
- Those Happy Places, “Episode 14: Jurassic Park River Adventure, Tropes, and Transmedia”: B-
- The Allusionist, “82. A Novel Remedy”: B
- Hello from the Magic Tavern, “Season 2, Ep 72 – Dripfang Return”: B
- The Hilarious World of Depression, “Andrew Zimmeran Wrecks His Life, Rebuilds His Life, and Eats Weird Food”: B
Monday, 8/13/18
- The Far Meridian, “Benny’s Paper Airplane #1”: B
- Potterless, “Ep. 48 – Half-Blood Prince, Ch. 18 w/ Miel Bredouw”: B
- Song Salad, “Ep. 123 – Dam! You’re a Big Wet Wall”: B+
- My Brother, My Brother and Me, “MBMBaM #419: Some Good JPEGs of My Favorite Matrix Characters”: C+
- Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, “125. Major Postal Bitch”: C
- Everything is Alive, “Dennis, Pillow”: B+
- Terrible, Thanks for Asking, “43: So Many Things at Once”: B
- The Big Loop, “Surfacing”: A
Tuesday, 8/14/18
- The Good Place: The Podcast, “Chapter Fourteen & Fifteen: Jen Statsky, Joe Mande, & Trent O’donnell”: C+
- Join the Party, “31. Labor Party I”: B
- 99% Invsibile, “319- It’s Chinatown”: B
- Kaleidotrope, “Episode 5 – Kaleidotrope: a Romantic Comedy”: B
- Pop Culture Happy Hour, “Blockers and Game Night: Playing Catch-Up on Comedies We Missed”: C
Wednesday, 8/15/18
- Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services, “Case Thirteen: Catharsis”: A-
- Twenty Sided Stories, “POKEMON! #3 – From Veridian Forest to Mt. Moon”: B
- Darknet Diaries, “Mobman”: B
- Join the Party, “Afterparty: Labor Party I”: B
- Spirits, “Episode 90: Your Urban Legends XII (Ft. Tim the Yowie Man)”: B+
- Wonderful!, “Ep 47: LYLAS”: B
- Song Exploder, “Christine and the Queens – Doesn’t Matter”: C+
- ZigZag, “Chapter 11: Ten Things You Should Know About Crypto”: B+
Thursday, 8/16/18
- Victoriocity, “The Doubt”: B
- Oh No Ross and Carrie, “Ross and Carrie Go Out of Body (Part 6): I Love Lucid Edition”: C
- Ghibliotheque, “Whisper of the Heart | Ghibliotheque #4″: C+
- Pop Culture Happy Hour, “Crazy Rich Asians and What’s Making Us Happy”: B
Friday, 8/17/18
- The Good Place: The Podcast, “Chapter Sixteen: Jameela Jamil & Megan Amram”: B
Saturday, 8/18/18
- The End of Time and Other Bothers, “10: Journey to the Temple, Part 3”: B
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