At present my current obsession is listening to as many podcasts that catch my interest as I can. I stumbled upon podcasts when I was hungry for knowledge and an easy way to stomach it. I was talking to one of my friends and he was going on about all the details of this film and his knowledge was unlimited and I thought to myself I wish I knew as much about something as he knows about this film. So, I’ve decided that I will learn more.
I started my podcast binge with the classic, the most well know podcast, Serial. Serial is an investigative podcast that delves deep into a homicide case of a teenage girl with her ex Adnan convicted and serving jail time. Journalist and Radio personality Sarah Koenig calls Adnan regularly and speaks to many people to get a clearer picture of the truth. It really is a captivating and curious podcast that make you question what you know and it has helped me to understand a whole lot more about the judicial process in America. I thoroughly enjoyed the way Sarah tells the story and presents the facts I listened to this podcast any chance I got, in the car, in the shower and as I was falling to sleep, so I finished it so quickly.
The next podcast I become engulfed by was Limetown. Limetown is a fictional podcast that follows the path of investigative journalist Lia Haddock as she tries to uncover the reasoning for the sudden and complete disappearance of the residents of a town called Limetown. I was so satisfied with this podcast as the story line was so clear, spooky and fascinating. The creators of the podcast said that they approached it like a feature film and you can tell for sure.
My most recent podcast discovery is Crash on my Couch a podcast updated weekly and hosted by YouTubers Arden Rose and William Darbyshire who happened to be in a relationship with each other. They talk about the weird and wonderful with segments that cover treasure hunting, freaky animals and interesting aspects of Japanese culture. Crash on my couch is an easy to listen to and easy to relate to podcast that gives you trivia to break the ice for the next awkward encounter you may face. Their conversation is also so effortless and makes for real laugh out loud moments.
I’m hoping to keep podcast listening as a priority in my life instead of doing what I usually do – binge and get sick of. So, I am determined to keep at it and excited for the podcasts I am yet to discover.