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    “Kane and Feels” Is a Surreal Dive into Noir and the Supernatural

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    December 5, 2018
    “Kane and Feels” Is a Surreal Dive into Noir and the Supernatural

    When I think of horror, the supernatural, and noir in audio fiction, there are certain conventions I think of. These aren’t bad things, but blueprints that have been set my forerunners in those genres. When it comes to Kane and Feels: Paranormal Investigators, an audio fiction podcast about the two a…

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    To Be Human: An Interview with the Creators of “Marsfall”

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    December 4, 2018
    To Be Human: An Interview with the Creators of “Marsfall”

    In 2017, Amity Bros–a production company spearheaded by Erik Saras, Sam Boase-Miller, and Dan Lovley–brought listeners Marsfall, an audio fiction about colonists on Mars. The podcast features a large cast, and each episode is told from alternating POVs between the characters.  The podcast was groundbreaking. While it started off as something…

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    “Janus Descending” Melds Sci-Fi, Horror, and Time

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    December 3, 2018
    “Janus Descending” Melds Sci-Fi, Horror, and Time

    2018 has been a year of interesting new limited releases, especially within the world of fiction. One entry into this medium is Janus Descending, a limited run space horror audio fiction made up of entires from two people: one whose chronology of entries goes forward in time, and the other whose entries…

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    This Week in Podcasts: 11/25/18 – 12/1/18

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    December 2, 2018
    This Week in Podcasts: 11/25/18 – 12/1/18

    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…

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    This Week in Podcasts: 11/18/18 – 11/24/18

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    November 25, 2018
    This Week in Podcasts: 11/18/18 – 11/24/18

    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…

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    My Favorite Niche Podcasts

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    November 21, 2018
    My Favorite Niche Podcasts

    In my Top 10 Tips for Nonfiction Podcasts article, I talked about the importance of finding your niche, highlighting the expansive world of hyper-niche podcasts. These are my top 5 favorite hyper-niche podcast categories. If you’re interested in any of this super, super specific content, I’d highly recommend giving these shows…

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    “Upstream” Proves that Economics Podcasts Can and Should Be Doing More

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    November 19, 2018
    “Upstream” Proves that Economics Podcasts Can and Should Be Doing More

    Talking economics makes me anxious. I grew up during the recession, when I was old enough to know what was happening but not quite old enough to understand how it would affect me later in life. When I think of “economics podcasts,” I have an immediate flight response. Upstream, though,…

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    This Week in Podcasts: 11/11/18 – 11/17/18

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    November 18, 2018
    This Week in Podcasts: 11/11/18 – 11/17/18

    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…

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    We Watched “Homecoming” and Have a Lot of Questions

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    November 14, 2018
    We Watched “Homecoming” and Have a Lot of Questions

    Originally posted on I'm Elena Fernández Collins: Co-written by Elena Fernández-Collins and Wil Williams. It’s really no secret that we — Wil Williams and Elena Fernández-Collins — are not fans of Gimlet’s fiction podcasts so far. We both wanted to take at least a look at the Homecoming adaptation from…

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    “The Mike Prowse Solo Travel Podcast”: A Strange, Hilarious Journey

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    November 13, 2018
    “The Mike Prowse Solo Travel Podcast”: A Strange, Hilarious Journey

    “If there’s one thing I regret in my long career as a travel journalist,” Mike Prowse says in the ninth episode if The Mike Prowse Solo Travel Podcast,  “it’s the travel.” Solo Travel Expert. Three-time travel writer of the year in the weeklies and paid for section of the South West category…

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