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...]
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...]
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...]
Week in Review: Week of November 23, 2015
The Week in Review for last week is short and sweet, a bit like that last piece of pecan pie lingering from Thanksgiving. The highlights from last week included a fictional battle for the ages (Rambo v. Rocky) and the kickoff of a podcast tour. The Canon Last week’s Canon podcast featured a battle between Sylvester Stallone films for a spot in the canon of great films. There are Stallone films … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of November 16, 2015
Last week’s podcast highlights are packed with riveting stories and personalities, the types of shows you want to listen to again and again. Two podcasts featured reunions of sorts, bringing together old friends and colleagues from the comedy and podcast worlds. Another show, dedicated to the work of a star actor, managed to snag an equally notable director for an hour and a half of amazing … [Read more...]
Week in Review: Week of November 9, 2015
The universe of podcasts stretches out in all directions, some strands of it stretching longer than others. With the presidential election now less than a year away, it makes sense that podcasts devoted to the election and politics would expand at a greater rate, and last week was prime evidence of that. If you’re an election junky, there are plenty of podcasts to keep your habit going with shows … [Read more...]
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