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Continue reading →: Wil’s Rating System for PodcastsAs my “This Week In Podcasts” posts move into a rating system, I feel like a rubric would be handy so that listeners and creators alike can get a better grasp on why I rate episodes the way I do. My ratings are on a standard A+ to F scale.…
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Continue reading →: First Impressions: “Join the Party” Is the Best Crash Course in D&D and RoleplayingJoin the Party is a new Dungeons and Dragons podcast a la The Adventure Zone. The podcast currently has three main plot episodes released as well as several bonus episodes. The show centers on the adventures of Inara Harthorn, a mischievous elf rogue; Johnny B. Goodlight, a charismatic half-elf warlock; and TR8c, or “Tracey,”…
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Continue reading →: Changes Coming to “This Week in Podcasts” (Updated 7/12/17)This Week in Podcasts a weekly* roundup of mini-reviews of all of the podcasts I’ve listened to in a week. *Except, as you might have noticed, it hasn’t really been weekly at all lately. The posting schedule has gotten more and more malleable in a way that I think makes…
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Continue reading →: 5 Fiction Podcasts to Help You Cope with the Absolute Horror of ExistenceA few weeks ago, I posted a list of 5 Podcasts to Help You Cope with the Horrific Garbage Tornado of Today. Well, surprise surprise: 2017 keeps being horrific. The previous post was a combination of feel-good/feel-a-lot nonfiction and fiction meant to reconcile everything happening all the time always in the…
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Continue reading →: Episode Review: Wolf 359, “Episode 47: Into the Depths”This week, Wolf 359 returned with a bang. Not only did the team release a two-hour long prequel special available on Spoke, but their final season premiered with “Episode 47: Into the Depths.” Wolf 359 is a serialized fiction podcast, and its third season closed with major twists and important plot moments. Please…
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Continue reading →: This Week in Podcasts: 6/4/17 – 6/10/17This Week in Podcasts 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! Feel free to give me recommendations–as…
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Continue reading →: Two-Hour Wolf 359 Bonus Episode Available for Free on SpokeToday, Wolf 359 released a two-hour long bonus episode on the “social audio” app Spoke. For those who haven’t listened yet, Wolf 359 is a science fiction audio drama that takes place on the space station Hephaestus and has themes of isolation, grey morality, and mental health. If you have not yet caught up,…
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Continue reading →: PodCon IndieGogo Closes with a Whopping $243kPodCon, the first genuine convention for podcast fans, closed its Indiegogo campaign last night with a final sum of $243,686. While the campaign did not reach its goal of $300k, the Indiegogo has a “flexible” goal, meaning the convention will move forward, supporters will get their perks, etc. Podcon.com now…
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Continue reading →: WNYC’s Invisibilia Returns for Season 3 with a Two-Part Episode on EmotionsToday, WNYC’s standout Invisibilia returns with a two-part episode on emotion. Episode 1 opens up with this lofty claim: Today, we introduce a completely different way of thinking about emotion–a way of thinking about emotion that, honestly, blew our minds. Invisibilia made the waves with its stellar first two episodes, and…






