In past years I’ve included podcasts hosted by Clare Malone (formerly of FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast), Hrishikesh Hirway ( Song Exploder, West Wing Weekly, Home Cooking), Connor Ratliff ( Dead Eyes), Brian Reed ( S-Town), Esther Perel ( Where Should We Begin?), Jon Ronson (The Butterfly Effect, The Last Days of August), and PJ Vogt ( Reply All) on my “best of” lists. Thankfully, plenty of podcasting veterans are producing new, addictive shows. Even the most sensational stories can be ruined by irksome music choices, an overacting narrator, or simply bad fact-checking.Īs I wade through the ocean of stories, interviews, and investigations on various podcasting platforms, I find myself returning to trusted voices-people who know how to spin a good yarn in this specific format.
The ease of access to the podcasting medium-plus recent portrayals of podcasts on television and film-has given laymen the impression that it’s easy to record a show.
