Here are the best podcast episodes we heard in 2019.
Lisa Rowan, Personal Finance Writer
Im still thinking aboutStowaway,a May 2019 episode ofCriminal.
Its about a woman who decides to spend a week on a cruise ship as a stowaway.
Its charming and engrossing and every time I think about a cruise ship I think of this episode.
Everyone has to listen toReply AllsFeral Hogs episode.
Feral hogs are actually…a really big freaking problem!
I learned way more than I expected to.
Joel Kahn, Senior Video Producer
Ill go with theDolliticsepisode ofDolly Partons America.
Theirmulti-episode series on so-called evidential mediumswas particularly hilarious and facepalm-y.
Youre Wrong Aboutsepisode on Kitty Genovese.
But it turns out almost nothing about the story youve heard is true.
They also had some very good reasons for not calling the cops.
Listen to this ep, youll see what I mean.
You just fork over some cash, and wait for others to fork over their cash to you.
No pretensions of selling anything, just money changing hands and suckers being had.
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Nick Douglas, Staff Writer
Imaginary Adviceis an experimental comedy/essay/fiction podcast by Scottish performer Ross Sutherland.
The episodeDream Your Way to a Happier Youshows what happens when you hack into your wifes hypnosis tapes.
Levar Burton Readsis a great way to experience the best modern speculative fiction.
Burton is, of course, one of the worlds greatest talents at reading aloud.
But there are a lot of things that didnt occur to me before 2019!
Micaela Heck, Podcast Producer
The episodeAnxious Messfrom theBodiespodcast was really stunning.
Its about a woman unable to grapple with her own emotions and is misdiagnosed and treated for ADHD.
(I dont want to say what it is because its technically a spoiler alert!)
This episode from The Cutabout a nightmare Lyft ride really shook me.
The reporting, writing, and editing of this episode is amazing too.
On a lighter note,this episodeofSpectacular Failureswas really entertaining.
Who knew the family behind U-Haul was such aSuccession-like story?
Heather Hass, Creative Producer
Ive just started Nicks fiction podcastRoommate From Hell, actually!
The actors, writing and sound effects are super fun.
In the episodeFrasier Cranes Anime Dreamscape,they discuss a Yahoo!
question about a Frasier Crane-reboot episode premise.
More surprise laughter in 2020.
Let it be so.
