“Copcasts” are a thing, and The New York Times is on it. There’s more new true crime this week, too, to nobody’s surprise. This week’s overall counts: 50 notable guests, 16 new podcasts, five deep dives and one Michael Stipe appearance. Pod Take of the Week “I like to tell people that music is a technology […]
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Out: The Full Ginsberg. In: The Full Norton. Actor/director Edward Norton guested on at least 10 podcasts this week. And during an impeachment inquiry, too. Good timing, Norton! Another major benchmark in the growth of podcasts. This week’s other counts: 26 notable guests, 11 new podcasts, eight deep dives and one F. Scott Fitzgerald reference. Pod […]
If listening to “Baby Shark” on a loop is what helps the Nationals win their first World Series, I can take it. I think. This week’s counts: 47 notable guests, 14 new podcasts, four deep dives, two Series wins (go Nats!) and more than one true crime debut. Pod Take of the Week “If Beck’s […]
Podcastland, meet Shondaland. News broke this week that Shonda Rhimes will create more than a dozen original podcasts for iHeartRadio. Podcasting continues to add amazing voices. This week’s counts: 42 notable guests, 11 new podcasts, five deep dives and one beloved pod comes to an end. Pod Take of the Week “Answering their questions felt sort of […]
Another Saturday issue, another glorious mix of podcasts. The Reply All episode highlighted in the Pod Take of the Week is an all-timer. This week’s counts: 38 notable guests, 14 new podcasts, five deep dives and one tweet that triggered a global crisis. Pod Take of the Week “I’m not saying feral hogs is the only […]
Another bounty of intriguing new podcasts this week. Next week’s looking bountiful, too. This week’s counts: 63 notable guests, 15 new podcasts, seven deep dives and one music legend set for her podcast close-up. Pod Take of the Week “The right-wing machine for pumping out this kind of misinformation is like the chocolates moving in […]
Sooo many Trump emergency pods this week. But I won’t let it bog down the newsletter. The counts: 53 notable guests, 12 new podcasts, five deep dives and one Shakespeare reference. And one more thing: Sunday’s #ShareYourBudsSunday, a day to share your love of podcasts with family and friends. Learn more from #ShareYourBudsSunday co-founders and friends of […]
We’ve set a newsletter record for the amount of new podcasts featured this week. Congrats to all! The counts: 54 notable guests, 23 new podcasts, six deep dives and one endangered letter of the alphabet. Pod Take of the Week “The alphabet should be reordered.” Listen: The Hottest Take (:46) That’s Tyler Parker, with a scorching take […]
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Been Trump-free for a while, but Mueller made an appearance so politics is front-and-center in podcastland this week. The counts: 49 notable guests, six new podcasts, four deep dives and one galaxy far, far away. Oh, and a quick refresher on the notations below: ($L) = On Luminary, behind a paywall. (S) = A Spotify […]
Congrats to the British Podcast Awards’ Podcast of the Year, Have You Heard George’s Podcast? It also took the Best Fiction, Best Arts & Culture and Smartest Podcast awards. This week’s counts: 42 notable guests, 12 new podcasts, six deep dives and one polarizing monologue. Pod Take of the Week “I thought he was going to start a […]
Old-school radio voices headline this week’s newsletter. The counts: 35 notable guests, 15 new podcasts, five deep dives and one bout of second-grade humor. Pod Take of the Week “I didn’t want to play The Beatles. I wanted to be The Beatles.” Listen: Fresh Air: Howard Stern (47:51) So says Stern, sharing with Terry Gross […]
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We’ve entered the Best-Actor-winner-stars-in-a-podcast phase of podcasting. Welcome Rami Malek. This week’s counts: 36 notable guests, eight new podcasts, four deep dives and one Mark Hamill joke. Before you dive in, a PSA: Fellow podcast newsletter makers at EarBuds Podcast Collective and Podcast Gumbo are encouraging podcast lovers to turn their friends on to a podcast this weekend. Here’s […]
Got an interesting mix of new podcasts this week. Thanks to everyone who sent tips my way. The counts: 33 notable guests. 10 new podcasts, eight deep dives and one “woman who put man on the moon.” Pod Take of the Week “I can smile my way through a lot of anger, and that’s fucked […]
I’m sleeping under California stars for a couple days, and I’ve happily indulged in extra listening during my travels (including finishing The Big One). This week’s counts: 37 notable guests, 11 new podcasts, seven deep dives, and one group of misfits. I’m also including some relevant-to-listeners podcast news. Details on an aspiring “Netflix for podcasts” at […]
On Nick Hornby’s implied advice, here’s an (almost) Michael Cohen- and Donald Trump-free edition. This week’s counts: 31 notable guests, nine new podcasts, eight deep dives and one conspiracy theorist at the top of the charts. Pod Take of the Week “It’s very hard to feel like any push toward activism is going to do […]
It’s Oscars weekend. I’ve seen just one Best Picture nominee. Gonna rectify that soon after I hit send. This week’s counts: 35 notable guests, eight new podcasts, seven deep dives and one controversial set of fake teeth. Pod Take of the Week “I don’t want him to win for talking through a retainer.” Listen: Pop Culture […]
I kinda like last week’s streamlined format. Going with it again. If you’re missing more pod takes, or want to see anything else in the newsletter, drop me a note. Onward to this week’s counts: 37 notable guests, 10 deep dives, nine new podcasts and one litigious kid with a backpack. Pod Take of the […]
Best thing I listened to this week: my son’s 5th grade chorus singing “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Second best: Ron Burgundy’s new podcast. And that’s all I heard. It was an extra busy week, and this side project got pushed a lot further to the side than usual. So fewer pod takes, but the rest is […]