A (Written) Oral History of “ars PARADOXICA”

In 2019, I relistened to one of the first fiction podcasts that showed me what this medium could do: ars PARADOXICA. Looking at the podcast industry as it stands today, it’s clear that the trajectory of fiction in podcasting would not have been the same without ars. Between its large cast, massively complex writing, and […]

Whisperforge Teases New Podcasts with Ian McQuown, Tau Zaman, Julia Schifini, Kristen DiMercurio

As teased in today’s ars PARADOXICA, Whisperforge–the “collective dedicated to immersive stories & underrepresented voices”–will be releasing several new projects in the coming year, as well as a second season for The Far Meridian. While ars is currently in its final three episodes, it seems Whisperforge fans will have plenty to look forward to even after its […]

2017’s Best in Podcasts: Production

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 thoughts on this year in […]

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 understand that this review will, […]