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October is a rich month for podcast listening. Looking for something new? Something used? Something blue? Read on!
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 Courtney, Holly, and Andreea for commenting on our last issue. Now, we feature their recommendations!
Your podcast recommendations:
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ofPodcast: “Fine” Dining
Why do you recommend it: I’m unashamedly obsessed with chain restaurants— they’re like a cozy blanket of nostalgia, offering the comforting promise of predictability. There’s something oddly reassuring about knowing exactly what you’re going to get, even if it’s gloriously mediocre.
That’s why I was instantly hooked on “Fine” Dining. Host Michael Ornelas takes listeners on a hilarious journey across the country, in search of the perfectly mediocre chain restaurant. The show’s humor, combined with brilliant sound design, adds a whole new dimension to the experience. And the best part? You get to see which spot takes home the ultimate crown of mediocrity — a title these restaurants don’t even know they’re competing for, as Michael so aptly puts it.
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Why do you recommend it: I’m recommending a new show leading up to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Less Radical! With Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Dr. Stacy Wentworth has decided to tell the story of Dr. Bernie Fisher, the surgeon-scientist who revolutionized breast cancer treatment and fundamentally changed the way we understand all cancers. It's such an important and timely listen and the storytelling is promised to be spectacular.
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Podcast: Dead and Kind of Famous
Why do you recommend it: I would like to shamelessly recommend my own new podcast, Dead and Kind of Famous. Just in time for spooky season, it’s a biweekly podcast that digs into the lives of the slightly less famous (but still kinda famous) residents of the iconic Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It’s a grave-centric history romp and it’s been such a pleasure to learn about the FASCINATING lives of these dead folks.
What next?
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Arielle, great recommendations. I already listen to the first two and have sampled “Dead and Kind of Famous.” Enjoyed it very much. Will listen more. The Bahamas is deluged with rain so I’ll walk inside the complex and listen.
I've been listening to Beyond+ and it's sooooooo important to me as someone who's lost loved ones to HIV. This show connects with young people who are HIV+ and shows that there is a future for them. I really love this explanation from their site: "We want to know, what is beyond an HIV diagnosis today? What is beyond the clinic? What is beyond adolescence? What is beyond loss? What is beyond graduation? What takes you beyond this moment?" I wish so many people had this podcast sooner. 🥹
https://open.spotify.com/show/6VFQcLUF42TBUx0vU4SoAV