snowynight

Recently, I have picked up podcasts again as something to listen to in the background. I love sf&f, comedy and horror. I prefer the episodes to be short (<1 hour). I'm really intimidated by catching up with massive backlog, so I have given up on the Hidden Almanac. I prefer self-contained episodes or podcasts no longer than a season. My hearing isn't very good, so transcripts and good sound quality are preferred.

Podcasts I have listened to:

The Silt Verses: The Premise: Two followers of an outlawed god travel rural lands in an attempt to find miracles and workings of their god. It exists in a world where consumerism and religion have melded, and where belief begets existence in many ways, whether you want it to or not.

Scary and dark, the characters live in a world that companies literally demand human sacrifices, where belief can form monsters. The characters are complicated and compelling. Season 1 ends at a depressing end befitting the cruel world the characters live in. Season 2 has just started.

OBSIDIAN: "a speculative fiction podcast based in Afrofuturism. Driven by a deep, untapped interest in science fiction, we desire to take hold of the narratives nearest to us. By Adetola Abdulkadir and Safiyah Cheatam"

It has transcript publicly available, always a plus to me, and the voice actors do a good job portraying the story. It's an anthology podcast, so it's easier to pick and choose what to listen to.

Margaret’s Garden: "After a strange blackout, Two agents are sent to investigate the abandoned town Everton where everyone vanishes in a night 70 years ago, but they find themselves transported to another world entirely, where they’ll find out what actually happened to the townsfolk. Cosmonauts, Dishonored Kings, Strange Creatures and more await Agents Washington and Harris, as they venture into Margaret’s Garden."

The first episode has drawn me in with the unsettling atmosphere and intriguing weirdness. Transcripts of first five episodes are publicly available.

LAKESHORE & LIMBO: "an improvised Occult-Noir story, told using the rules of the Freeform Universal tabletop roleplaying game system."

It's easy to follow even if you know nothing about the game system they use. The characters are interesting. The players clearly have a good time and actively engage with the mystery arcs.

The Infinite Now: "an endlessly expanding omniverse of written and audio material based on transmissions from outside of time sent by a mysterious entity known as The Timescanner"

Non-linear and weird, it's a collection of short-form and barely connected trips into surrealism and science fiction.

Hadron Gospel Hour: "Sci-fi Audio Comedy/Adventure for Weirdos and Other Living Things"

With wacky dimension hopping, reality bending mishaps, and chaotic duo of a mad scientist and average joe, it's fun and clever