I tend to go for story-telling podcasts, and within those I gravitate towards Twilight Zone-style weird anthologies. I don’t know how under-appreciated they are, but I rarely see the genre represented in discussions much.
Right now I’m finding a lot of great stuff in:
The Other Stories (all kinds of stuff, they have a different theme every month or so)
The Wrong Station (similar, but less likely to stick to a theme for a while)
Gray Matter (lots of modern adaptations of older horror/sci-fi, like Lovecraft)
The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings (higher ratio of dumb stuff, but still some gems)
The Program (Black Mirror-esque)
The Truth (various radio plays. Many aren’t sci-fi, but still weird in some way. Kind of reminds me of the bits of Inside No. 9 I’ve seen.)–
I loved early WTNV, the monster of the week format just suited me. Today is street sweeping day, RUN! As they moved to longer and longer arcs I fell a bit out of love, persisted a while, then dropped. I still go to their live shows when they roll through though.
I used to listen to Nightvale quite a bit actually. Stopped some time shortly after the mayoral election storyline because IRL stuff meant I just wasn’t listening to as many podcasts at the time. I did like it, but it’s also one that I recall as best listened to in order, so it’s always been on the back burner to pick back up. Maybe I’ll give it another go during some long game sessions this winter.
The app I use, Podcast Addict, has given me some pretty decent recommendations from the ones I’ve subscribed to. I’ve also had some decent luck search for the keyword “anthology”.
I can give you a few more recommendations that are less tipped toward weird, as jumping off points:
LeVar Burton Reads (Exactly what is says on the tin. Reading Rainbow for adults. Be prepared to hear Geordi say “fuck” once in a while.)
Myths and Legends (Snarky narrator retelling classic mythology in an accessible modern tone)
Fictional (Same guy as above, but for classic lit like Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula and Frankenstein)
Short History Of… (Various bits of interesting history told in narrative form)
I tend to go for story-telling podcasts, and within those I gravitate towards Twilight Zone-style weird anthologies. I don’t know how under-appreciated they are, but I rarely see the genre represented in discussions much.
Right now I’m finding a lot of great stuff in:
If anyone else is into stories like these, I do also have to mention “Welcome to Nightvale” and “Alice isn’t dead”.
I loved early WTNV, the monster of the week format just suited me. Today is street sweeping day, RUN! As they moved to longer and longer arcs I fell a bit out of love, persisted a while, then dropped. I still go to their live shows when they roll through though.
In the genre, it surrealism is your jam, Welcome to Nighvale.
I used to listen to Nightvale quite a bit actually. Stopped some time shortly after the mayoral election storyline because IRL stuff meant I just wasn’t listening to as many podcasts at the time. I did like it, but it’s also one that I recall as best listened to in order, so it’s always been on the back burner to pick back up. Maybe I’ll give it another go during some long game sessions this winter.
How would one go about finding other story-telling podcasts?
Podcasting as a concept sort of slipped me by and I wouldn’t even know where to start.
The app I use, Podcast Addict, has given me some pretty decent recommendations from the ones I’ve subscribed to. I’ve also had some decent luck search for the keyword “anthology”.
I can give you a few more recommendations that are less tipped toward weird, as jumping off points: