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Continue reading →: 5 Podcasts to Help You When the World Is Screaming and Scary and BadI’ve talked before about how when things are terrifying and awful, sometimes it’s nice to just relax and listen to a good podcast. About a year ago, I discussed podcasts to help you cope with the horrific garbage fire of today, and then, shortly after, because things had somehow not…
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Continue reading →: This Week in Podcasts: 5/13/18 – 5/18/18This 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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Continue reading →: “Words to That Effect” a “99% Invisible” for Lovers of FictionWhen it comes to deep-dive nonfiction podcasts, the focus is often on topics like science or current events. Podcasts about fiction are more of a rare breed, but Words to that Effect is a fantastic addition to podcasts like Imaginary Worlds: Words To That Effect is a literary podcast of the intriguing,…
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Continue reading →: “Two Broads Talking Politics” a Political Podcast for the WearyPolitics has long been one of the most prominent genres in podcasting, but I’ve never found a political podcast that stuck for me. I’m a fan of current events podcasts, but only the ones that focus more on culture than the actual realm of politics. In a world that is…
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Continue reading →: This Week in Podcasts: 5/6/18 – 5/12/18
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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Continue reading →: “Song Salad” a Sweet Treat of a Musical, Hilarious PodcastThere’s a reputation for nonfiction podcasts being one of two breeds: 1. heavy, intense, serious podcasts hell-bent on making you smarter and more worldly; or 2. over-the-top obnoxious jokes. Song Salad is the perfect midway between these two different genres. It’s a podcast filled with laughs while still being interesting and…
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Continue reading →: “Very Random Encounters” an Actual Play That’s True to NameAs actual play tabletop podcasts gain popularity, it’s becoming harder to make a name for your show in the genre. Podcasts have tried breaking the mold with different games than just the classic Dungeons and Dragons or adding immersive soundscapes like the much-beloved Join the Party and The End of Time and Other…
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Continue reading →: Who Is “Alex, Inc.”‘s Audience?This week, I sat down with a friend and some passion fruit margaritas to watch the first five episodes of Alex, Inc., the ABC show based on Gimlet’s podcast StartUp. StartUp tells the story of Alex Blumberg creating none other than Gimlet Media itself. I didn’t want to watch Alex, Inc., because not a thing…
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Continue reading →: Press Play on a Podcast Press KitThis post was a collaboration between myself and Elena Fernández Collins. It was cross-posted on Bello Collective. You and your microphone and maybe some of your friends have concocted a plan: you’re going to make a podcast! It’s a lot of fun, and you find some helpful articles about sound…
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Continue reading →: Audio Drama “Palimpsest” Carries On the Tradition of Emotional Ghost StoriesHorror is a strange genre in podcasting right now. It’s pervasive in the audio drama medium, but it’s seldom I find an audio drama that feels more Shirley Jackson, less Stephen King. While horror cinema is seeing a bit of a renaissance with creeping, slow-paced, psychological horror in the likes…
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Former writer for Polygon, Discover Pods, The Takeout, and more; now a writer for myself.
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