I'm a bit busy with actual paying work, so I'll keep last week's review short and sweet. If you read this site regularly, you know I'm a big fan of a couple of long-running comedy podcasts: Comedy Bang! Bang! and Never Not Funny. Both celebrated big milestones last week in typically funny fashion. On top of that, you may also know I always like a podcast mashup, especially one that introduces a … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of January 25, 2016
We’re a month into 2016, enough time for you to get your bearings and shake off any 2015 hangover. Two Radiotopia podcasts were back into the swing of things last week with their first new episodes of the year. Meanwhile, if you made a resolution to deal with your uncontrollable appetite for all forms of media, another podcast looking to help. Speaking of information overload, last week saw … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of January 18, 2016
It’s not every week you have a podcast celebrating its 500th episode. For you grammar freaks out there, you know what I’m talking about. The Grammar Girl podcast celebrated its 500th episode with, what else, grammar and writing tips. A couple hundred episodes behind, Pete Holmes celebrated the 300th episode of You Made it Weird with a show full of listener questions and plenty of wine and tequila. … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of January 11, 2016
It’s a week of returns! I’m finally getting back to the business of writing about podcasts with my first Week in Review in a month and a podcast marks the return of The X-Files to television. Also, a giant figure in sports made a podcast appearance and more. The X-Files Files The episode of Kumail Nanjiani’s The X-Files Files fans have been waiting for arrived last week. Nanjiani, for those … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of December 14, 2015
This is a little later than I normally like to get out the Week in Review. In my defense, I caught both Star Wars fever and an actual fever last week. Despite my various maladies, podcasts rolled on with a podcast review of the new Star Wars movie from the other side of the world, the season finale of a popular podrama, and plenty of other podcast goodness. I’m tempted to incldue a Star Wars pun … [Read more...]
Readers’ Poll Results: Favorite New Podcast of 2015
The results are in and the winner of the first, and hopefully not last, Pod Particle readers' poll for favorite new podcast of 2015 is Lore. Created by host Aaron Mahnke, Lore explores scary stories from around the world and throughout time that have found a place in our folklore. The podcast was the subject of a Pod Particle Spotlight feature earlier this year, so if you're not already an avid … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of December 7, 2015
Embed from Getty Images It would be foolish not to start off the Week in Review for last week without mentioning the return of the most popular podcast of all time, Serial. The show’s new season, which has been the source of leaks and speculation for months, finally kicked off last Thursday, and with it, the podcasting world went into a frenzy. If you’re not jumping in on the … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Podcast Nerds
You have a podcast listener on your gift list and you don't know what to get them. The only thing they ever seem to do is listen to podcasts or talk about podcasts. Short of buying them their own podcast, you're not sure what to do. Let me first say that the internet is swimming with podcast t-shirts. If your gift recipient loves a podcast and wears t-shirts, then you've probably already got that … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of November 30, 2015
In case you’ve been asleep for the last year or so, one of the most divisive issues gripping the country has been whether hot dogs should be considered sandwiches. The argument has divided families, friends, even television personalities. Last week, the argument came full circle back to the two podcast hosts that arguably started this whole thing. That debate and more are part of last week’s … [Read more...]
Reader Poll: Favorite New Podcast of 2015
Update: This poll is now closed, but you can see the results here. We're in the middle of a podcast boom. There’s no doubt about it. Each week seems to bring a slew of new and interesting podcasts for our bulging podcast queues. As we get to the end of 2015, I’d love to hear from readers about their favorite new podcast of the year. I’ve collected 15 of the more popular shows to have launched … [Read more...]
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