Podcasts!
They are so hot right now. Information and entertainment are available in so many formats and one of the more surprising ones is that of the podcast. It’s like radio is having a second golden age but in a digital format, and with all kinds of cool extras online. Podcasts are great on their own, but there’s some real overlapping interest points for those who enjoy audiobooks, or those who simply enjoy a good story. For those unfamiliar with podcasts, they’re like television shows, with episodes and seasons, except they’re also like radio plays of old, where you listen to them and they’re mixed with music and sometimes sound effects. Podcasts can be fiction or non-fiction, or a mix of the two. They can tell a linear story, or have a different topic for every episode. They usually run from about 30 minutes to a couple of hours.
So, based on your reading habits, here are some podcast suggestions to put in your ears. Also, this is a shameless plug for the library’s new podcast group, Listen Up Meet Up, that will have its first meeting on January 10th to talk about the podcast Crimetown (a half hour, 18 episode podcast about organized crime in Providence, Rhode Island in the 1970s and 1980s – good for true crime buffs).
True Crime (which is also so hot right now)
Serial
Crimetown
My Favorite Murder
Sword and Scale
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Thinking Sideways
Someone Knows Something
Missing Richard Simmons
Horror
Welcome to Night Vale
Lore
The Black Tapes
Last Podcast on the Left
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Nerdist
PodCastle
The Orbiting Human Circus (Of the Air)
Non-fiction/Factual
This American Life
99% Invisible
Freakonomics Radio
Stuff You Should Know
There are a ton of other podcasts out there to fit your interests. And if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment!
Post by Carey Gibbons, Reference Specialist
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