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I had a great birthday weekend, thanks for asking. A friend got his pilot license, so he took me on a 45-minute flight from Long Beach to Temecula. I was nervous the entire time.
Short round-up on this short week! Let’s go!!
The Round-Up
Podcast Movement in Denver is happening in mid-August. Yes, I’ll be around. Creators and industry folks, see you there.
CBS News & Paramount Audio announced a double agent true crime-history podcast this fall podcast. Read more here. Will update when the podcast page is created.
A 2021 comedy-true crime podcast, Who shat on the floor at my wedding? was trending on Great Pods this past week, thanks to a viral tweet that made all the social rounds. H/T
- Yes, I’ve listened previously, and yes, it’s funny! A new season should be coming out soon…
Keep watching the Coming Soon section. Pods are being added weekly!
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On to my picks this week…
Podcast: Into The Dirt
Genre: Business, True Crime
Publisher: Tortoise Media
About: Over three years in the making – a story about truth, spies and the stories we tell ourselves. Rob Moore had a successful career in television until one day he ran out of ideas. He was offered a job in the shadowy world of corporate intelligence - he became a spy. Tasked with working undercover to extract information from an environmental campaign group, Rob Moore says he eventually became sympathetic to the campaigners’ aims. Our latest six-part podcast series explores the extraordinary story of private spy, Rob Moore.
As I started to listen, I thought this was about the asbestos industry. Here in the States, we’ve been seeing commercials for decades on getting compensated due to Mesothelioma caused by asbestos. As the Financial Times podcast critic, Fiona Sturges, wrote, “I spent the first 10 or so minutes thinking this was a show about skulduggery in the asbestos industry.” However, that’s just the setting and moves toward the main character, Rob Moore. The relationships he built and destroyed as a double agent.
Gregg Stockdale • The Podcast Geek
“...another epic story…To quote another overused phrase, ‘truth is stranger than fiction’.”
Podcast: The Retrievals
Genre: Medical, True Crime
Publisher: Serial, The New York Times
About: Dozens of women seeking to become mothers came to a fertility clinic at Yale. A (five-part) narrative series about the shocking events that unfolded there.
It’s what you expect for a Serial-produced podcast. On a technical front, the narration and audio are clear. A system that failed and the women that it affected, but with a Serial investigation twist. Just like Into The Dirt, it’s more than what we think. The Retrievals is more than one employee stealing medical fentanyl and replacing it with saline. It’s about the women and the fertility clinic system that gaslit them.
Hannah Verdier • The Guardian
“how they got away with it for as long as they did and how the women dealt with their actions...a particularly powerful one.
See also: Visible Women with Caroline Criado Perez
Podcast: Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper
Genre: Comedy, True Crime
Publisher: The Sonar Network
About: Based on a true story, Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper follows camp director Mookie as he struggles to solve a string of seriously smelly pranks. Join Mookie and his team on this whimsical caper, and find yourself transported to the best place on earth: summer camp.
This couldn't have come at a better time when Who Shat? went viral this past week. For me, comparisons are to be had. Summer Camp has cleaner audio and storytelling except when they get to a group of teenagers together and everyone is laughing and talking at the same time. One person at a time, please!
Who Shat? is more casual and feels like real-life comedy as we listen. Both are low-stakes and no one dies, so have at it.
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery
"the creators of Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper manage to craft a charming mix of nostalgia, humor, and unexpected intrigue."
See also: Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?
Just Added This Week:
What Fresh Hell Is This? With Stanzi Potenza - Pod People
Song-A-Week - Don’t Stop Or We’ll Die
Richard's Famous Food Podcast - Richard Parks III
World Record Podcast with Brendon Walsh - All Things Comedy
Rodrigo, La Leyenda Continúa - Interés General Podcast
Dumb People Town - All Things Comedy, Dan Van Kirk, Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar
The Best Show with Tom Scharpling - Forever Dog
Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto - Crooked Media
You're Welcome w/ Zoe Nightingale - Zoe
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast - Private Eye
Alphabet Boys (Season 2) - iHeartPodcast Network, Western Sound
Top 5 Podcasts This Past Week - June 26th-July 2nd:
5. The Retrievals (new)
4. Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding? (new-ish)
3. Under Cover of Knight
2. Archetypes
1. Scamanda
Stay safe, take a deep breath, and help each other out!
Listening with you,
Captain Ron
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