Find That Pod #292

Let’s Discover Some Awesome Podcasts

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Sebastian Arciszewski
December 13, 2024

🎙️Welcome to the 292nd edition of Find That Pod 🎙️

As always, welcome new subscribers!

As the year draws to a close, I wanted to mention a few things.

First, as of January 1st, ad rates for the newsletter will be going up, so if you’ve been thinking about advertising, now is a really good time to book an ad and avoid the increase.

Second, this will be the last edition of Find That Pod for 2024. We’ll be back with a new edition of the newsletter on January 3, 2025.

Third, I’ve been getting some requests to show my most listened to podcasts this year in the style of Spotify Wrapped. Well, I don’t use Spotify, but Overcast, my podcast player of choice does have a “listening stats” feature, so here you go:

As you can see, my personal podcasting tastes skew heavily towards technology and business.

Fourth, I’m switching away from Pod.link for the podcast links under each podcast recommendation and moving towards a more reliable web podcast link services: Episodes.fm 

Ok, here are this week’s podcast recommendations:

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COMEDY

Smosh Reads Reddit Stories

Shayne Topp and his friends react to unhinged Reddit Stories! An incredibly funny podcast.

Not sure where to start? Start with any episode.

FILM HISTORY

Eye of the Duck

A podcast about movies and the scenes that make them special.

Each week, hosts Dom Nero and Adam Volerich explore a movie by finding the scene at its core–what David Lynch calls an "Eye of the Duck" scene.

Join Dom and Adam as they celebrate cinema's greatest scenes, charting franchises such as Alien, The Evil Dead, and Indiana Jones, and major movements in film history, like '80s Dark Fantasy, Winter Horror, and Cyberpunk.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

CLASSIFIEDS

The Signal covers current events with a spirit of curiosity - ideology-free, and with a diverse slate of global contributors. Sign up for the free newsletter, delivered twice a week.

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SCIENCE FICTION

Bunker 8

Hidden beneath layers of secrecy and isolation, Bunker 8 plunges you into one of the most classified military outposts on Earth. Jack, a hardened Australian ex-soldier, is sent to the desolate Antarctic facility for a six-month assignment. His mission? To oversee "assets" locked away in impenetrable cells, follow strict protocols, and, above all, never ask questions.

But as Jack descends into the depths of Bunker 8, he realizes there's far more to this facility than anyone let on. With unsettling isolation, strange anomalies, and a growing sense of unease, Jack must navigate an environment that tests his mental and physical limits. What are the "assets" he's tasked with monitoring? And why is everyone so afraid to even speak about what lies within?If you're a fan of intense psychological thrillers, dark mysteries, and stories that leave you questioning reality,

Not sure where to start? Start with the first episode.

HEALTH

Uncared For

Roughly 42 million unpaid caregivers care for older loved ones in the United States, and that number is only rising. By 2050, older adults will represent more than 20 percent of the population. So how are we going to care for all of them?

In season two of Uncared For, award-winning journalist SuChin Pak (Add to Cart, MTV News), turns the spotlight on elder care, from the medical and financial hurdles to the emotional highs and lows. Through intimate conversations with family caregivers, we’ll explore what it takes to ensure our loved ones can age with dignity.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: When Caregiving Leads to Bankruptcy

KIDS & FAMILY

Forever Ago

Brains On presents Forever Ago, a history show for the whole family! Every episode looks into the surprising and fascinating history of things we think are ordinary, but they’re not -- like ice cream flavors, video games, baths and more. We make learning about the past fun while teaching listeners to think critically about history.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Operation ozone: how the world patched up the hole in the sky.

industry news

  • 🎙️ The Podcast Hall of Fame announced its 2025 inductees. Somehow they once again made the glaring omission of not including me this year. 🤣

  • 🎙️ Check out Tink Media’s list of 2024 Audio Delicacies where they highlight some of the best podcast episodes of the year from podcast industry people like me.

  • 🎙️ I came across this fascinating discussion about Why every company wants a podcast now from The Verge’s Decoder podcast.

  • 🦋 Transistor says Podcasters and creators are moving to Bluesky.

  • 🎙️ Podcasters, check out this podcast cover art preview tool. See how your podcast cover art will look on various podcast apps.

  • 🎙️ Esquire says these are the best 26 Podcasts of 2024.

  • 📈 An interesting look at what a fiction podcast did this year to promote and grown their show.

  • 💰 How effective is Podcast advertising? This new research looks to answer that question.

  • 🍏 🤖 Apple podcasts can now be installed as an Android app on your phone.

  • 🤑 Riverside has raised another $30 million in funding to help expand its podcast and video editing platform.

  • 🎤 Audio hardware company RØDE have announced the next gen version of their Wireless Go wireless mic. Check it out. 

  • 🎙️ A new service called Station has launched as a solution to hanging out with other people that enjoy the same podcast that you do.

  • 📊 Ausha has released Apple and Spotify podcast charts for a bunch of countries and subcategories.

  • 🇪🇺 Eurowaves is a new podcast newsletter focused on podcasting and podcasts in Europe.

  • 🎙️ Podtrac have released their top 25 new podcasts of 2024.

  • 🎙️ Don’t forget to check out Lower Street’s Brand Podcast Summit 2025.

  • 💸 Will the big get bigger and the middle-class of podcasters continue to shrink in 2025? That’s the premise of this article.

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