I have 470 podcast episodes in my queue right now, after some paring down.
Podcast titles link to the shows Apple Podcast page; episode titles link to the episode on Overcast.
His voice seems to seep up from the ground, or from a Tom Waits whos tired of rhyming.
I prefer to listen to him in the dark.
Try it in your car on a long drive through a hot night.
American Hysterias Chelsey Weber-Smith unpacks the history of the Illuminati, a real Enlightenment group smeared as would-be totalitarians.
Among the saner voices were Sow and Friedman.
It shows that theres so much more creative room for podcasts to explore.
UnlikeNight Vale,Within the Wireshas a new narrator, and a new story, every season.
The format makes for exciting revelations and lets an entire serial story play out through soliloquy.
The most exciting, though, is finding out what story the creators have chosen for a new season.
Im one of the latterno gods, no ghostsbut this episode rattled me.
It also smartly demonstrated the value of a cultural sensitivity that goes beyond can I buy into your beliefs?
Its about an African idol and a god who grows inside your dreams.
Dont let your kids hear.
OnPunch Up the Jam, among many other things, they pick apart famous songs and punch them up.
The best episodes feature actually classic jams, which Demi and Miel can appreciate while roasting.
This ones a crowdpleaser, and every sci-fi fan needs to try it.
IfHitchhikersisnt your thing, look throughRule of Threefor something that is.
But this show has no weak episodes.
This context collapse means constantly asking, Wait, what is this a reference to?
And here it is, as a very silly chat show.
This is the most casual, laugh while you wash the dishes episode on the list.
Episode 3 isnarrated by a sweaterand the sweater has acrush on a humanand itworks.
But in the context of the show, the greatest episodethe greatest podcast episode I heard all yearis Decision.
Trust me, it is worth your time.
This was a breathtaking year for podcasts, especially fiction podcasts.
(Hell, I evenlaunched my own scripted horror-comedy.)
But I still feel like Ive barely tasted whats out there.
