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    “Yesterday’s Chip Paper” is Wikipedia’s Stranger, More Charming Podcast Sibling

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    January 9, 2018
    “Yesterday’s Chip Paper” is Wikipedia’s Stranger, More Charming Podcast Sibling

    Yesterday’s Chip Paper is a nonfiction podcast in which hosts Violet and Jim look through old newspapers to find the strangest, most interesting stories they can: Fortnightly(ish) podcast delving into incredible, macabre and bizarre stories from historic newspapers. Violet and Jim are two amateur researchers based on opposite sides of…

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    This Week in Podcasts: 12/31/17 – 1/6/18

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    January 7, 2018
    This Week in Podcasts: 12/31/17 – 1/6/18

    This Week in Podcasts is back! 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…

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    “At the Table” A Clever Intersection Between Theater and Audio Drama

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    January 4, 2018
    “At the Table” A Clever Intersection Between Theater and Audio Drama

    At the Table is a podcast of actors doing table readings of works by emerging playwrights: Are you a fan of theatre? Do you love new plays? Well we are bringing one of the most important aspects of new works right to you, the table reading. Unlike staged readings, table…

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    You Should Be Listening To: “Wolf 359”

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    January 3, 2018
    You Should Be Listening To: “Wolf 359”

    You Should Be Listening To is a series where I talk up one of my favorite podcasts and explain why you should be listening, too. Each post gives an explanation of the show using the same five questions, including how best to listen and comparisons to other pieces of media.…

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    This Week in Podcasts Returning 1/7/18

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    December 31, 2017
    This Week in Podcasts Returning 1/7/18

    This Week in Podcasts is back! This Week in Podcasts is a weekly roundup of mini-reviews of all of the podcasts I’ve listened to in a week. After over a month of hiatus for the holiday season, these posts will be returning Sunday, January 7th, 2018–just in time to bring…

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    My Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2017

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    December 29, 2017
    My Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2017

    As with all of Podcast Problems’s Best of 2017 posts, links will only be provided for episodes that can be listened to outside of the context of the shows as a whole; audio dramas, for instance, will only have links if the episode mentioned was their first episode. For more…

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    “A Thousand Things to Talk About”: A Pocket-Sized Podcast to Jump-Start Your Brain

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    December 28, 2017
    “A Thousand Things to Talk About”: A Pocket-Sized Podcast to Jump-Start Your Brain

    A Thousand Things to Talk About is a short-form nonfiction podcast in which host Andrea Parrish asks the listener one questions each episode: A database of questions and some facts to inform your discussion about them. New short podcast episodes every weekday. Long episodes occasionally. Created by Andrea Parrish, produced…

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    You Should Be Listening To: “What’s the Frequency”

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    December 27, 2017
    You Should Be Listening To: “What’s the Frequency”

    You Should Be Listening To is a series where I talk up one of my favorite podcasts and explain why you should be listening, too. Each post gives an explanation of the show using the same five questions, including how best to listen and comparisons to other pieces of media.…

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    “Wolf 359” Closes with a Beautiful, Suspenseful Two-Hour Finale

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    December 27, 2017
    “Wolf 359” Closes with a Beautiful, Suspenseful Two-Hour Finale

    Please note that Wolf 359 is a serialized audio drama. This review will contain small spoilers for its final episode, but much bigger spoilers for the series as a whole. To listen to Wolf 359 from the beginning, you can go to the show’s website or any major podcast platform. Wolf 359,…

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    2017’s Best in Podcasts: Nonfiction

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    December 22, 2017
    2017’s Best in Podcasts: Nonfiction

    1. Nancy If the podcasting industry needed any nonfiction show this year, it needed Nancy. In times where LGBT+/queer identities often feel both more public and more understood, Nancy serves as both a haven and a resource. The show is about LGBT+/queer culture and issues, but without feeling like it’s making a massive…

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