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 clone wars constantly yo-yos between “no matter how fair the government claims it is, it will always become corrupt by corporate greed” to “check out this cool spaceship” to  “companies are willing to sell potentially dangerous resources to a desperate population if it means more profit” to “this space wizard just threw a rock with their mind and cut it in half with a laser sword how sick is that"  and I think that’s wonderful

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I love this

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We tell ourselves it's not about the download numbers, it's not about having the biggest fandom....

but I'm not gonna lie if I ever saw someone with 'artificer' or 'fleshcrafter' in their bio in the way that people used to use hogwarts houses. That would be very cool.

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why are bathroom sinks designed like that. infuriating

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Lotta people can be listening this weekend.

:D

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pro-tip: you can eat a podcast

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Audiodrama Sunday 04/28/24

So much stuff this week! I think this is going to be my longest writeup yet!

@camlannpod what the fuck? Trying to avoid spoilers, but the ending of that episode was wild. The sound design for the last scene was so good. Also “You're good with an axe, right?” was brutal, I audibly said "oof". Only 1 more episode in the season, hopefully they get funding for a second one.

The first episode of @wanderersjournalpod came out this week. This was a promising start to a new show, I'm excited to see where it goes from here. The setting feels very mystical, I can't wait to learn more about the world.

@worldsbeyondpod was so tense. Suvi and Ame had the most awkward conversation in existence. This story has so much nuance, neither of them are clearly in the right, though I feel inclined to take Ame's side due to the "Geas + Alter Memory" double espionage scheme. Meanwhile Ursulon discovers that Orima of the Reaching Green is a short queen and gets a cool horse.

I'm now up to date with @lostterminal. Season 15 was great. I love Nia, and Daphne and Raffi were really interesting new characters. Also, the dragon was terrifying. This show doesn't usually have very much action, so the confrontation with it really stood out. The description of the automatic turret going "click, click" as it locked on to Maddie was so intimidating.

@worldgonewrongpod I loved this episode. The storytelling felt so natural and real, like someone telling me a story about a weird road trip they went on. I think I said this about the last episode too, but this was my favorite episode yet. It also sets up the backstory which was never really explained as to why Jamie and Malik are separated at all.

In @midstpodcast we finally had a nicer episode. No horrible fucked up Weep/Trust stuff happening, just Lark reunited with Zeila and Sherman. However, there's so much tension between these characters. I was surprised that Lark forgave Sherman for selling her out. Something to remember is that Lark and Sherman had been hooking up before everything went to shit, which was mentioned once and I think really changes their relationship.

New @keepitsteadypod! This is the first new episode of this show since I started doing these. This was a really cute episode. For how popular fake dating is as a trope in fandom spaces, you don't see a lot of it in audiodramas.

Fun episode of Mission Rejected this week. It was cool to see Bowden go from "vain actor" to "badass spy" when the stakes ramped up. We don't get to see him take charge very often, it was neat for him to be a competent leader. I wonder if the gang lying to Zelda(who definitely saw through it) and Chet(who probably didn't) is foreshadowing for more of a conflict with the new Secretary of Defense later in the season. Also I loved the squabbling gay couple running an illegal mining operation as the villains of the week.

@breakerwhiskey episode 200 wow. A letter from Harry! We learned that Harry has been listening to most of Whiskey's broadcasts, which recontextualizes a lot of the previous episodes. Also, the end was heartbreaking.

I started season 2 of @longcatmedia's Mockery Manor! I'm 2 episodes in and really like it so far. JJ and Bettie are employed in different parks, JJ is on the run from an organized crime ring, and Bettie became a monk? Also, it's clear that neither Hilda nor Jenkins stole the shipment, neither of them have motive. But I don't know who else would have motive either. Lots of mysteries this season.

Spout Lore had a great planning episode. I'm excited for the "saving Highspear" arc, the Highspear is so cool as a concept. A reverse Tower of Babel, that lets the whole world talk with each other. A literal monument to wizard hubris, which feels destined to fall. However I doubt it will, because, as the players mentioned, it would be really annoying from a storytelling perspective if everyone suddenly spoke different languages. This has actually made me realize I really want a story set shortly after some sort of "fall of the Tower of Babel", where communication is a struggle, but that's just because I think linguistics is cool. Anyways, the buffet talk had me rolling.

What a great week! However, it did not help my queue, which continues to grow instead of get smaller. I'll reach the end of it one day.

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I never thought I'd say this but here it is!!

The long lost Gravity Falls "Next Time On," reel has FINALLY been found!

This right here is what made this show happen and the reason why every new Disney cartoon also has a next time on reel. GF's last big lost media hunt is over!

Alex Hirsch said that he was okay if this ever was to leak. So, if this goes down, blame Disney!!

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minkowski commanding

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There's a non-zero amount of ✨denial✨in response to certain podcast-based events this week, as I bring you my thoughts about the fiction podcasts I've been listening to in this week's audio fiction Sunday blog post!

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World Gone Wrong made the most terrifying part of their mega-apocalypse the single moment they said "the FIRST covid outbreak"

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If you aren't listening to World Gone Wrong yet, I'd like to float it as your next podcast. Two (yes, queer) roommates dealing with a world gone bizzarely wrong start a talk podcast to keep in touch while one is staying with her dad on the other side of the country.

It's one of those non-fiction formats but in a fictional setting that really makes it work well, and the hosts are dynamic and play off eachother exceptionally well. The sound design is simple but effective, and the recording quality is crisp.

Topics so far include:

What to do if your pekingese contracts lycanthropy

How to deal with that whole extra hour every day

How (not) to spot when someone you know has been replaced with an alien doppelganger

Taking a roadtrip in literal acid rain

Highly recommend.

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Welcome to the Bookclub!

Podcast Book Club is a Discord-centric community of podcast fans, creators, and all those that fall somewhere in between.

Three shows—two fiction podcasts and one actual play—are on rotation at any given time, meaning there's always a new podcast to listen to! You can jump in and discuss these shows whenever you like during the show's run, alongside joining in on group listening parties.

SERVER PROJECTS

The Podcast Jam @podcastjam is an event in which participants create the pilot episode of a new fiction podcast, with recording & editing taking place over one weekend.

Coffee Shop Chats, or the "podcast about podcasts," is an interview series with creators in actual play & audio drama, with all questions submitted by server members.

CONTACT

To get in touch with us, you can send us an email at finch@podcast-bookclub.com, reach out to Finch directly on Discord at smallsies, submit the contact form on our website, or open a ticket in the server.

SUPPORT

If you would like to support our efforts beyond participating in the community, you are more than welcome to contribute financially via our Ko-Fi page.

JOIN THE TEAM

The server & all projects are maintained by a small staff team of 7 volunteers. If you're interested in working with us, applications to join are open on a standing basis, and can be found on our website.

CURRENT SHOWS

WOE.BEGONE

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Dumb Kids Playing Hero

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Technophobes need to apologise for "just put it in plain English you stupid machine!" because, well for one the decline in accurate error messages in favour of simplicity has contributed to the rise of tech illiteracy, but also because now whenever an "app" has a net connection error it will pop up a box saying something like "oo ooopsie! Your super duper feed went poo poo. We'll try again soon!" which having said to me by a corporation is about 8 million times worse than having to hear the word "network".

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Somehow, finding a dead body on the beach isn't the worst part of Molly's day. Can she escape a candy-coated wonderland? This two hour audiobook preview contains the first six of seventeen chapters from "Epithet Erased: Prison of Plastic," available now in book stores everywhere.

The first six chapters of the Prison of Plastic audiobook are going up on YouTube LIVE in just a few hours! Join the Premiere and listen along with your fellow!

Listen to the rest of the audiobook here: https://shorturl.at/msOU4 Buy the audiobook USB cassette here: https://shorturl.at/JLQT5