Ok, how's THIS for a subject line about podcast recommendations?
Last week's attempt to solicit responses from you worked... maybe too well?
Hellooooo, Plungers! Happy Monday.
Last week, I emailed you all to get a pulse check on this newsletter. I wanted to make sure:
It’s not just another newsletter that you mark as “read” but don’t actually read
It’s actually exposing you to some new shows that you might love
Here’s what happened:
I sent an email with a very enticing subject line (if I do say so myself)
I got 13 replies via email
A bunch of you commented on the post with podcasts you’re loving
…Which was exactly what was supposed to happen. So, thank you! And let’s get on with it.
This newsletter is reader-generated. You listen to podcasts. You comment on these posts telling me about them. I recommend your recommendations.
Thank you to the Plungers who commented on last week’s post with their recommendations: Melissa, K.O., Scot, Wendy, and Emerson.
Here are the podcasts you recommended:
Recommender:
Podcast: WNYC’s Aria Code
Why do you recommend it: I'm at the point in my life where one naturally thinks, "It doesn't look as though I'm going to live forever. Screw it. Let's get into opera." So I'm glad WNYC's Aria Code is back to give me context. I fell in love with the previous season finale, about Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin and the dangers of declaring your feelings for someone who may not be a safe bet, and I look forward to sounding more and more like I know what I'm talking about.
Recommender:
Podcast: The Perfect Show
Why do you recommend it: I would like to humbly submit one of the podcasts I make, The Perfect Show. This is a pod where I try to collect what I would consider perfect experiences in my life, examine them, and then try to replicate them in the present, usually in some odd or atypical way.
That may be trying to track down a video game from 20 years ago on the other side of the world, or seeing what I can find in California that would be comparable to the Taj Mahal.
Recommender:
Podcast: Strong Sense of Place
Episode: Halloween: Costumed Revelry, Voices From Beyond, and YAY, Candy!
Why do you recommend it: My husband/co-host Dave and I love Halloween: the candy! the costumes! the horror stories! In this episode, we get curious about Halloween traditions and explore the lore that swirls around classic creepy creatures. Then we recommend books that celebrate the spirit (and spirits) of Halloween, including stories for self-proclaimed scaredy-cats, titles that should come with a ‘don’t read this at night’ warning label, and a few in-between.
What next?
Listen to some podcasts and then recommend one by commenting on this post
Yes, you can recommend your own show!
Subscribe to my other podcast recommendation newsletter, which has recommendations on haunted history this week.
Until next time, happy listening!
Currently Obsessing over House of Skulls (only on audible). Mostly I wanted to listen to this because I love Marc Fennells work and rather than a season of short stories (a la Stuff the British Stole) it’s a whole season deep dive into one issue: The Morton Skull collection
Second recommendation is from the same studio producing Re: Dracula, so I might have a thing for horror 😈
The Hotel is also an audio horror drama is equally as immersive as Re: Dracula. Each episode is only minutes long but tells a different story of a guest’s demise at the hellacious Hotel through the pov of The Lobby Boy, The Manager, or The Owner. It’s deliciously scary. The hotel would get zero stars, but the podcast gets 5!
https://pod.link/1372228755