Recently, my work asked for people to post podcast recommendations. This was probably just an attempt to distract us from the horror that is everyday life now, but I love podcasts, which distract me from the horror that is everyday life now, and devoted my lunch hour to determining a top ten list of recommendations.
Note: This does not include:
-Podcasts that are about niche interests and require some context to enjoy (otherwise, the Talking Simpsons podcast would be my #2)
-Limited run podcasts such as S-Town
-Ongoing story podcasts you can't just pick up any episode of, such as Less is Morgue
My top ten recommendations are (don't worry I have more, but these are the top ten):
1. THE NOSLEEP PODCAST (horror stories)https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/Example: Here is a link to the bizarre masterpiece, “Eggs” https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/eggs2. MY BROTHER MY BROTHER AND ME (funny bad advice)https://www.maximumfun.org/shows/my-brother-my-brother-and-meExample: Here is how the brothers answered the question, “My friend doesn’t know I’m a cop and now I need to arrest him, what should I do?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgstEs-l2s43. YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS (old Hollywood)http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/Example: All the seasons are very different so it’s hard to provide an example. I love the Bela and Boris season because I love horror movies, but the Charles Manson’s Hollywood season is very well done/creepy.4. THE LAST PODCAST ON THE LEFT (true crime/supernatural/every bad thing that has ever happened)
Example: If you want to laugh, the two-parter on Belle Gunness. If you want to be at the edge of your seat, the Donner Party.
5. IMAGINED LIFE (hard to categorize)
Each episode tells you the story of “your” life before you became famous. It’s the origin story of a famous person. Some of them I’ve been able to guess right away; some I had no idea.
Example: Idk, I binged the whole thing
6. THE FLOP HOUSE (funny movie reviews)
Comedians reviewing movies that were commercial flops. Even if you haven’t seen the movie, this will make you laugh.
Example: They’ve been on for years! Look for a movie that you’ve seen.
7. DISGRACELAND (musicians behaving badly)
True crime meets music history! I have learned so much about so many musicians, some of them (e.g., GiGi Allen) I had to look up afterwards to make sure they were real.
Example: The two-parter on John Lennon was probably the most interesting to me but they are all good.
8. REPLY ALL (a podcast about the internet)
This is another one that’s really hard to describe. If you were a fan of “Serial,” I would recommend:
Example: On the Inside (four parter)
9. SAWBONES (funny medical history)
OK so some of it isn’t exactly funny but super interesting. A doctor and her husband medically analyze current culture, and also recap bizarre medical practices from the past.
Example: THE ONE ABOUT EATING TIDE PODS! Also all their holiday episodes are great; there’s one about the actual medical implications of everything that happened to the bad guys in Home Alone.
10. WAIT WAIT DON’T TELL ME (comedians answer questions about the news)
I’m not sure if this counts as a typical podcast, but it’s a more uplifting source for news than like… any other news source
So that's what I shared with my coworkers and I stand by my recommendations. As a bonus, I tried to add a picture of me with the NoSleep cast when I saw them on tour last fall but inserting pictures was not working, so just picture me with five awesome people. And also picture me as a supermodel who can read minds because since inserting a picture didn't work, I can play with reality like that.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Women In Lord of the Rings
ACTUAL CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN SCREENWRITERS
Ok! We're going to create an epic movie trilogy based on the most beloved nerdboy books of all time.
Whoa, nerdboy? It's 2001, yo, we're gonna need some strong female characters as well.
No worries there. We've got a really strong female protagonist. Her name is Arwen, she shows up for one sentence in the books and says nothing, and she's kind of the princess that the main character gets to marry at the end.
That's ... not great. Should we have her do something?
No. She does nothing.
What if we have her do one really cool thing?
Ok, I guess so. When she shows up in the first movie, we'll have her do one incredibly cool thing that she didn't do in the books. In doing so, she'll showcase powers that would make her extremely helpful throughout the rest of the trilogy.
AWESOME! So what does she do for the rest of the trilogy?
She lies down and cries.
...That seems like a waste of someone 1000x more useful than Pippin. Can we come up with something else for Arwen to do?
Hmm.... I guess she could almost die, but then not die.
What? Isn't she an elf? Who is immortal? And has magical elf powers?
It's kind of because of the magical elf powers that we're gonna have her almost die. I don't know. It's complicated.
...So are all the elves going to almost die?
No. Just Arwen. We need a reason to put Liv Tyler in all three movies.
I gotta say this sounds like a pretty lame female protagonist. Are there any other female characters?
Actually yes, there's Eowyn, the Mulan of Middle Earth. She falls in love with Aragorn after never inquiring about his relationship status, cuz he's a hot guy, and when he rejects her, she decides she has no will to live, dresses up as a man, and rides into battle.
Oh, what's her story arc then?
Copy-paste of Arwen's. She does one cool thing. Then she almost dies but then does not die. Then she gets married.
She gets married? I thought Aragorn rejected her.
Oh, yes, she gets rejected by the king of all of Middle Earth who she had the hots for, but it's ok because she gets to marry Faramir, the legendarily worthless youngest son of some crazy guy, whose main character arc is that he almost dies but then does not die.
Hmm. That seems kind of abrupt for a character who was primarily motivated by her love for Aragorn. Does she also love Faramir?
I don't know. We don't really let her talk much. We have an awkward hug scene between her and Faramir, but I don't know if that will make it into the theatrical release of Return of the King, because we need to spend all the time we can on the male characters hugging and jumping up and down in bed together.
That makes perfect sense. I'm noticing we have a lot of characters almost die, but then not die and be perfectly fine, and I am starting to feel like no character is complete without this arc. Does Aragorn almost die and then not die?
Good call. We can throw that into the second movie. We need more filler for the second movie anyway.
Yeah we definitely don't want to have it under 3 1/2 hours.
I'm not sure if the Aragorn death scare will be enough filler. Maybe more Ents?
NO. No, NO.
Ok, fine. How about Aragorn and Legolas get into a pointless fight?
Legolas shows emotion?
...For a few minutes, yes.
Alright, we'll just want to make sure he doesn't forget to put in his blue contacts for his big dramatic close-up moment.
Eh, I'm sure he'll remember.
Ok! We're going to create an epic movie trilogy based on the most beloved nerdboy books of all time.
Whoa, nerdboy? It's 2001, yo, we're gonna need some strong female characters as well.
No worries there. We've got a really strong female protagonist. Her name is Arwen, she shows up for one sentence in the books and says nothing, and she's kind of the princess that the main character gets to marry at the end.
That's ... not great. Should we have her do something?
No. She does nothing.
What if we have her do one really cool thing?
Ok, I guess so. When she shows up in the first movie, we'll have her do one incredibly cool thing that she didn't do in the books. In doing so, she'll showcase powers that would make her extremely helpful throughout the rest of the trilogy.
AWESOME! So what does she do for the rest of the trilogy?
She lies down and cries.
...That seems like a waste of someone 1000x more useful than Pippin. Can we come up with something else for Arwen to do?
Hmm.... I guess she could almost die, but then not die.
What? Isn't she an elf? Who is immortal? And has magical elf powers?
It's kind of because of the magical elf powers that we're gonna have her almost die. I don't know. It's complicated.
...So are all the elves going to almost die?
No. Just Arwen. We need a reason to put Liv Tyler in all three movies.
I gotta say this sounds like a pretty lame female protagonist. Are there any other female characters?
Actually yes, there's Eowyn, the Mulan of Middle Earth. She falls in love with Aragorn after never inquiring about his relationship status, cuz he's a hot guy, and when he rejects her, she decides she has no will to live, dresses up as a man, and rides into battle.
Oh, what's her story arc then?
Copy-paste of Arwen's. She does one cool thing. Then she almost dies but then does not die. Then she gets married.
She gets married? I thought Aragorn rejected her.
Oh, yes, she gets rejected by the king of all of Middle Earth who she had the hots for, but it's ok because she gets to marry Faramir, the legendarily worthless youngest son of some crazy guy, whose main character arc is that he almost dies but then does not die.
Hmm. That seems kind of abrupt for a character who was primarily motivated by her love for Aragorn. Does she also love Faramir?
I don't know. We don't really let her talk much. We have an awkward hug scene between her and Faramir, but I don't know if that will make it into the theatrical release of Return of the King, because we need to spend all the time we can on the male characters hugging and jumping up and down in bed together.
That makes perfect sense. I'm noticing we have a lot of characters almost die, but then not die and be perfectly fine, and I am starting to feel like no character is complete without this arc. Does Aragorn almost die and then not die?
Good call. We can throw that into the second movie. We need more filler for the second movie anyway.
Yeah we definitely don't want to have it under 3 1/2 hours.
I'm not sure if the Aragorn death scare will be enough filler. Maybe more Ents?
NO. No, NO.
Ok, fine. How about Aragorn and Legolas get into a pointless fight?
Legolas shows emotion?
...For a few minutes, yes.
Alright, we'll just want to make sure he doesn't forget to put in his blue contacts for his big dramatic close-up moment.
Eh, I'm sure he'll remember.
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