It’s 2024. Hello, New Year!
Do you have podcast-specific resolutions? I’d love to hear about them. Hit us with a comment. In the meantime, I’ve got a recommendation for you to start the year off.
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Thank you to Andreea for commenting on our last issue. Now, we feature her recommendation!
Andreea recommends:
Recommender:
of Tink MediaPodcast: Play On Podcasts - Romeo and Juliet
Why do you recommend it: Next Chapter Podcasts presents the NAATCO / Two River Theater production of Romeo and Juliet. Translated by Hansol Jung and directed by Dustin Wills, this series takes listeners straight into the studio where actors create their own special effects and bring Brian Quijada's original songs and music to life with incomparable flare and passion!
If you are a Shakespeare lover, this series is a must-add to your queue! It will quickly become your favorite binge series as you come back to work from the holidays. It's a fun, easy listen filled with music, joy, and studio-level special effects. Play On Podcasts always brings an element of surprise to their series and this one is no exception. Check it out!
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Evan Stern from Vanishing Postcards recommended In Plain Signt Ladybird Johnson which has turned out to be a phenomenal companion to Who Killed JFK?
It’s incredible to learn so much about the near history of our country that feels so far away
I'm in a 'consume everything that involves Michael Sheen or David Tennant' phase because I got a *little* obsessed with the Good Omens series. I have a podcast recommendation for each of them!
Podcast: Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream
Why I recommend it:
In 2021, while everyone was challenged by the lockdowns, the Welsh actor Michael Sheen helped start an organization called A Writing Chance. The idea was to give financial support and a platform to marginalized writers — chronically ill people, LGBTQ+ people, neurodivergent people, etc. — writers who have a hard time getting traction for their work.
The episodes are hosted by Michael Sheen. And I gotta say, I wish everything was hosted and narrated by Michael Sheen. What a voice! He does a little setup about the writer, and we hear the writer's voice to share the background for their work. Then the story is performed by an actor — sometimes it's Michael, and sometimes others. It's the perfect combination of behind-the-scenes info and a short story you probably wouldn't find otherwise. Each episode clocks in at right around half an hour.
They're all great; this is an especially good episode. https://pod.link/1620360357/episode/3f5526957f5f998a8203bde4c6f72097
Podcast: David Tennant Does a Podcast With...
Why I recommend it: David Tennant is ridiculously charming and self-effacing for an actor who's so successful. I'm generally weary of celebrity interviews, but his conversations with his guests tend to delve into their craft, rather than the world of entertainment or promoting a specific project. He's a very good listener which leads to great follow-up questions. I find the conversations really entertaining and inspiring, which is a nice combo.
The Neil Gaiman episode is a solid place to start — https://pod.link/tennant/episode/efa01ae9b772542b52a7ef39e1f56854 — but Judy Dench or Olivia Colman are also good contenders.