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Belated V-Day and the USSR, + just added and charts!
Hey Poddy People,
A hearty hello to all the new subs! Thanks for joining the ride. Feedback is always welcome. Let’s go!
In this edition:
Serial has a new podcast
Just Added (14)
Three Recs
Weekly Charts
Finishing up classes in the Founder University Bootcamp
Oh, I guess this is “Great” news for us - we’re Incorporated!
Internal thoughts: Now we have to pay taxes…
Stephanie and I are all set for the next SoCalPodcastMeetup.com Wednesday, February 22 at a great rooftop spot in West Hollywood, E.P. & L.P. RSVP here. If you are in the LA region, stop by. If you aren’t able to attend, share with your friends. Sponsor a future meetup, send us an email.
Serial and The New York Times’ new podcast was announced this morning: The Coldest Case In Laramie. Trailer and Info here.
The Best One Yet (a podcast I follow) has representation!
Non-Podcast Update:
Just Added This Week: (14)
Let’s Make a Rom-Com
Tell Me Why
The Tennis Podcast
Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World
Real Money
Trailer Park: The Podcast Trailer Podcast
Why Women Grow
The Africas VS. America
The Royals of Malibu
Stopping To Notice with Miranda Keeling
Amol Rajan Interviews
Namaste Motherf**kers - (This title…Oh my)
The Comb
On to the picks this week… (I like the cover art for all three recs)
Podcast: Alphabet Boys
Genre: Government History
Publisher: Western Sound, iHeart
About: Alphabet Boys reveals the secret investigations of the FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF, and other alphabet agencies. Hosted by journalist Trevor Aaronson, this podcast exposes secret undercover recordings that the government never wanted you to hear, along with the entrapment schemes federal agents set up to target unsuspecting Americans. We explore cases that are both dangerous and absurd while asking this question: Are America’s top cops catching criminals -- or creating them?
We get lengthy introductions in the first episode and the backdrop of Denver being the hotspot of protests during the 2020 part of the pandemic. There is quite a bit of audio footage to listen to.
Lauren Passell • Podcast The Newsletter
“Alphabet Boys is so explosive and important…the show is too good to pass up…”
Podcast: Stolen Hearts
Genre: True Crime
Publisher: Novel, Wondery
About: Sergeant Jill Evans is a small town cop in Wales with an impressive record in her job, and a less than impressive record in her love life. After three engagements, two divorces and one affair, she’s beginning to worry that love is only true in fairy tales. That is until she meets: Dean. He’s a wealthy beauty entrepreneur with his own range of toiletries. It’s all going so well for Jill and Dean, until Halloween night, when Dean disappears. And Sgt. Jill is left to pick up the pieces.
Kerry’s lightheartedness, and the storytelling production, interspersed with interviews, just feel comfortable. I just want to be on the couch, drink my tea, and just listen to this story unfold. Not sure about the peppy intro music though.
Patricia Nicol • The Times UK
“What distinguishes this six-episode co-production from Wondery and Novel is its knockabout tone, set by the narrator Kerry Godliman.”
Podcast: The Last Soviet
Genre: History
Publisher: iHeartPodcast Network, Kaleidoscope
About: Lance Bass, NSync Superstar and Russian trained astronaut, takes you on a wild ride into space. He tells the story of the last Soviet cosmonaut who is trapped on the world’s only space station, as the country he knows and loves collapses beneath him. It’s one man’s dream to go to space, his dedication to the country he thought he knew and 313 days spent orbiting the Earth. 313 days that changed our world. Plus, Lance’s own dream to go to space and the lengths he went to make it a reality.
I was pleasantly surprised at Lance’s (Frosted Tips) narration voice even though I’ve listened to his previous podcast. Another podcast today is nicely structured with interviews, storytelling, and archival audio for a history podcast.
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian
“...excellent new podcast...The Last Soviet is impressive and interesting, with some lovely use of sound”
Weekly Charts (Feb. 6th-12th)
Stay safe, treat people with kindness, and have a glass of water.
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Captain Ron
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To V day!!!