I spend a whole lot of time driving for my job, and the radio can't always be trusted to have anything good. It was with this mindset that I dove into the world of podcasts to find some that I may enjoy. I have found some that do not suit me at all, and others that become a highlight within the week for me. With that being said, I wanted to share my findings with you all, so below you will find my 5 podcast recommendations. These aren't necessarily the top 5 podcasts out there, just ones that I enjoy most out of what I've listened to thus far.
1. Myths and Legends
This is a podcast that tells some unknown stories of lore, and some well known ones that time forgot some of the details to. The stories are narrated by Jason Weiser, who has a relatable manner of speaking and isn't just reading the text. Instead, he has the characters of the tales speak as people today would in order to add some humor to the story and to reduce any confusion the listener may have. He does a great job of explaining back story and sometimes will go into what had been happening in the real world during the timeframe the story is set in. Now, admittedly, I am still fairly new to this series, so I haven't listened to the majority of it yet. However, everything I have heard is a great listen, and I always love to learn more about these myths and legends.
2. Do Go On
Three Australian comedians, Dave Warneke, Jess Perkins, and Matt Stewart, present a different topic each week to each other and the listeners. They take turns in presenting these topics each week, and the other two are unaware of what the topic is before the start of the show. Previous topics have included The Simpsons, the Challenger explosion, The History of Pantera, and the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. Their reports will often get off topic as the other two chime in, but it always gets brought back to the topic at some point so they can finish the report they put together. This is, hands down, my favorite podcast every week. I find myself laughing at every episode during the sidetracks, but I always come away with some new knowledge on the topic of the week. Some of the topics are things I am already familiar with, others are completely new to me when I start listening. The crew will also bring in guest reporters from time to time, which is always fun to listen to since these guests usually report on a topic that they are already passionate about. I cannot recommend this podcast enough, especially to those who enjoy taking a little longer to get through the story.
3. SinCast
Brought to you by the folks over at Cinemasins and Music Video Sins, this podcast involves these folks discussing movies in their own ways. This involves praise, nitpicking, ranting, and joking about both well-known and lesser known flicks. They will sometimes bring on special guests to discuss movies as well, and they are currently doing a "road trip" series, which involves choosing a state within the U.S. and discussing a bunch of movies set mostly or wholly in that state. I am really enjoying the road trip episodes, because it allows them to go over a ton of films in a short period of time. Some of them I'm familiar with, others I'm not, but it's always fun to hear what they have to say. I may not always agree with them, but that's entertainment, nothing is made for everyone. Still though, I recommend it for a listen, especially if you're already a fan of their Youtube channels.
4. The Weekly Planet
Are you looking for some red-hot comic book movie news shooting up your butthole? Well, the boys at the Weekly Planet will do their best to fill that need. James Clement (A.K.A Mr. Sunday Movies) and Nick Mason (A.K.A the #1 party boy) discuss movies and comics and T.V shows every week. They review the latest news in these worlds before moving onto a topic for the week. This might be a discussion on a new movie in the theater, a discussion about the history of a franchise, a list of different ultimatums that they can decide on, etc. They also take some time each episode for a segment on what they're reading/watching/playing called "What are we reading, what are we gonna read?", as well as a segment where they respond to some correspondence from their listeners called "Letters". The whole show is a great time every week, as these two Aussie boys are hilarious in their observations and story telling. Mason will often have recurring characters that he will act out for a moment or two, and James will have a segment every once in a while called "H8 mail but the hate has an 8 in it", which involves him reading incredibly negative comments that they have received. This podcast is a strong recommend from me, it was the first podcast that I really latched onto and it remains one of my favorites.
5. Wolverine: The Long Night
This podcast is a serial style story about a series of strange deaths in the small town of Burns, Alaska. Two special agents, Sally Pirece and Tod Marshall, are sent out to find out what's happening to these people. Along the way they discover a cult that is obsessed with the long night, and who partake in some questionable practices. All of this would be cool enough, but this story also features everyone's favorite loner-Canadian-mutant, Wolverine. Now I have currently only listened to the first three episodes of this story, none of which feature Wolverine heavily, though he is mentioned a several times and is a par t of the investigation. Still, the story is interesting and well executed, and this is the first scripted podcast from the folks at Marvel, so I am definitely going to keep listening.
So those are my recommends for podcasts. Do you have some of your own? Leave me a comment below!
Sincerely,
The Bored Enthusiast
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