Luth: I'll pass this on to a young friend who aspires to be a horror writer. I think he will enjoy it.
Luth - I've been meaning to give that one a listen to for a while now considering how much I enjoy both comics :) Guess now's as good a time as any to give it a shot!
Limetown (http://www.limetownstories.com) - Ten years ago, everyone living in Limetown, Tennessee vanished without a trace, never to be seen or heard from again. In the seven part story, a public radio host tries to answer the question of what happened. There's great mystery, suspense, and a subtle creepiness throughout the whole thing, and although I wanted to pace myself, once I'd started I just couldn't stop! The same was true of every friend I'd introduced to it! If you've a spare 3-4 hours it is definitely worth a listen, but maybe not just before going to bed O_O
Myths and Legends (https://www.mythpodcast.com) - Myths, legends and folklore from all over the world. They're very well researched and the story telling style is delightful (and wonderfully snarky when it merits it). You can listen to the whole batch (and there are quite a lot by now), or to whichever mythologies or locations suit your fancy. He has already retold a few Nordic stories in case anyone would be interested......
Myths and Legends (https://www.mythpodcast.com) - Myths, legends and folklore from all over the world. They're very well researched and the story telling style is delightful (and wonderfully snarky when it merits it). You can listen to the whole batch (and there are quite a lot by now), or to whichever mythologies or locations suit your fancy. He has already retold a few Nordic stories in case anyone would be interested......
Aaaaah! You were right! This is sooooo good.*Mumbles something about having listened to 7 days and 10 hours of podcast material in the last month....*
I don't have a problem what are you talking about.
Of course I went and listened to all of the Norse mythology ones first. Catching up on the rest, but so far the Norse myths are by far my favorites. (Especially anything and everything with Thor and Loki together.)
This is also exactly what I needed since I always used to read on my commute, but I'm running out of books and shipping to China is probably pretty expensive... Hm, maybe it's time to invest in that Kindle app I downloaded...
*mumbles something about doing pretty much the exact same thing when I started listening too*
Hahah, the Thor and Loki stories are hilarious (and brilliant of course). I really enjoyed the Japanese ones, but that's not really surprising considering where I am :P Seeing as you're in China, you may be interested to hear that he's going to be doing "Journey to the West" sometime soon-ish. My friend and I messaged him on twitter to recommend it and he said he was in the process of researching it already! I am very, very, excited about that!!!!
I started listening to Welcome To Night Vale (https://soundcloud.com/nightvaleradio/1-pilot-1) today, and I love it so far!
Yussssssssssss. If you want more by the creators of WtNV then there is Alice isn't Dead and Within the Wires.
I have a problem
Wow, how do you guys have time to listen to so many podcasts! O_o I'm not even halfway through Night Vale yet....
Wow, how do you guys have time to listen to so many podcasts! O_o I'm not even halfway through Night Vale yet....
Wake up, listen to podcast while getting ready for work, go to work, listen to podcast on the bus to work, get to work, listen to podcast during work, break for lunch, listen to podcast while eating, finish up work while listening to podcast, bus home while listening to podcast, relax at home after work while listening to podcast, fall asleep listening to podcast. .......... :D See aforementioned comment about needing an intervention.
My search for something to listen to while I re-relearn to knit made me stumble upon The Adventure Zone, a DnD game by the aforementioned McElroy brothers (plus father!) I really only just started, so I don't have a reasoned opinion about the plot, but it's hilarious, with truly great interaction.
And you don't even need to know how to play DnD, you can learn with'em!
It's pretty great.
As someone whose friend is constantly relaying the events of The Adventure zone to me as she listens to it, I can say that the plot is absolutely ridiculous, but also great. The first couple of episodes are apparently not that great, but the quality of the campaign improves significantly as everyone figures out how to play. I'm very spoiled for plot points, but I'll probably end up listening to it myself, anyway!The Adventure Zone is one of my favorites! The plot does start out really ridiculous but it ends up being really heartfelt and moving. Ana's right in that the first episodes aren't great but it gets so much better.
I listened to the ending of the Balance arc of TAZ not too long ago, and let me just say that it was one of the most satisfying endings I've gotten out of a long-form story like that. Especially given the fact that a considerable chunk of it is essentially improvised.I cry every time I listen to TAZ:B's finale. It really is sooo satisfying, I'd rank it in my personal TOP3 of long-form story endings just behind FullMetal Alchemist (manga and Brotherhood) probably.
...Does it count as thread necromancy if I've been led here by Gwenno's post in another thread?I feel like it's legit to necromance (if that's a word) this thread. There are so many good podcasts to talk about!
I've been listening to so many podcasts lately. Some that I've been listening to for years are 99% Invisible (design and architecture), The Memory Palace (general history), and Sawbones (medical history), but I've recently started catching up with Welcome to Night Vale--I'm five years behind--and listening to a decade-old podcast by the BBC called A History of the World in a Hundred Objects. I think I need to get more caught up with WTNV before starting The Magnus Archives or the newest Adventure Zone, but I've heard a lot of good things about them.I've heard of Welcome to Night Vale because I've seen it compared to The Magnus Archives, and, combined with all the fans here, I must say I am intrigued. Maybe that'll be my podcast project next summer. My sister also really likes Sawbones, so it's funny to see several people recommend that. My podcast friend is also really into MBMBAM and TAZ, so all the talk of those are making me really interested! One I haven't seen mentioned yet that the same friend is currently listening to is Critical Role-- I haven't listened to it but she says it's very good, it's another DnD podcast.