Podcasts

True Crime:
* Criminalia: in its 3rd season, updates weekly. Deep-dives into specific incidents or individuals involved in various kinds of crimes, not just murder (season 1 was female poisoners, season 2 was stalkers, currently in season 3 focusing on impostors). Also includes themed drink recipes at the end of every episode, which is fun if you're a drinker (and even if you aren't, Season 3's drinks are all mocktails, in keeping with the "impostor" theme )
* Criminal: huge backlog, active update schedule, not just murder. Once you get over Phoebe Judge's delivery it's very enjoyable.

Science, History, Culture:
* Stuff to Blow Your Mind: huge backlog plus very active update schedule (near-daily). Tackle topics relating to science and technology intersecting with history and culture, plus a weekly "weird movie review" feature on Fridays.
* Creature Feature: specifically about animals, lots of interesting facts and funny guests. Decent backlog.
* Sawbones: specifically medical science/history/culture, punctuated by comedy. Decently-sized, varied backlog, weekly updates.
* History of English Podcast: what it says on the tin, a history of the English language.
* Lexicon Valley: also a linguistics podcast, varied topics in linguistics. Originally hosted by Mike Vuolo many years ago, now taken over (until June) by John McWhorter, unclear if someone else will step in to host when McWhorter moves on or if that will be it but there's a huge backlog in any case.
* Futility Closet: stories about specific historical events and interesting trivia, plus lateral thinking puzzles.

Fiction:
* 13 Days of Halloween (finished): 13-episode horror miniseries by Aaron Mahnke, starring Jordan Peele. Very spooky.
* The Magnus Archives (finished, still updating with post-season content): 200-episode horror series (5 seasons), starts as episodic flash fiction but gradually an overarching plot emerges. May be intense for some listeners, see episode descriptions for content warnings.
* The Strange Case of the Starship Iris (sporadic updates): Sci-fi/adventure, 1.5 seasons posted. LGBTQ+ representation out the kitten, and a scifi story with characters who act and treat each other like human beings.
* Welcome to Night Vale (regular updates): horror, similar to TMA with episodes that gradually develop into overarching plot. I'm quite behind on WNTV, and IMO the earlier seasons are better. Also LGBTQ representation.
* The Adventure Zone (regular updates): Just finished season 3, starting season 4 later this week. The McElroy brothers and their dad play Dungeons and Dragons (and some other systems, mostly D&D). More of a "fiction podcast told with the framing device of a Dungeons and Dragons game" than an actual-play tabletop RPG podcast.

Most of what I listen to has already been mentioned but two I didn't see yet:

*Skeptoid - science/fact based podcast using logic to puzzle out some of the paranormal, unexplained or unscientific things that circulate around on the internet.
* QI: No Such Thing as a Fish - weekly podcast by the cast of QI, a British fact game show. They discuss whatever new or interesting facts they feel like that week.

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MelG7777 wrote: »

Regularly
The Office Ladies
Mr Healthy Habits Show

These shorter series were really good!
Anything For Selena
La Brega
The Dream (I haven’t finished)

I also really like This American Life but haven’t listened in a long time. I’m going to start again!

Most of the other ones I’m just picking and choosing specific episodes.

I'm still on episode 7 on Anything for Selena. I agree with you, it's really good!!

Right? Loved it. And...I got seriously schooled from La Brega. A shame I don’t already know these things.🙈

Legends of the Old West & American History

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