Welcome to A Cast of Thousands! We’re a podcast about podcasts hosted by two podcast addicts, Gillian Bell and Alozie Nwosu! This episode was recorded on December 18th, 2018 and serves as our Premier Episode + End-of-Year Spectacular. In it we review and share our favorite podcasts, individual episodes, series/seasons, and shows that said goodbye (or so we thought) in 2018.
TLDL (Too Long / Didn’t Listen)?
Didn’t listen? Seriously!? Well you’re missing out! Cause we’re charming dammit! And there’s banter!
Anyhow, you'll find the lists of our 2018 picks below including honorable mentions, related media and all the links to all the things...but none of the banter. Enjoy!
Favorite Podcasts
Picks
Gilly’s:
Keep It!: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/keep-it/
My Favorite Murder: https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/
The Daily Zeitgeist: https://www.dailyzeitgeist.com/
Alozie’s:
The Daily Zeitgeist: https://www.dailyzeitgeist.com/
Behind the Bastards: https://www.behindthebastards.com/
Science Versus: https://www.gimletmedia.com/science-vs/
Honorable Mentions
Gilly’s:
Reply All: https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all
Still Watching - Sharp Objects editions (see correction* below): https://podtail.com/en/podcast/still-watching-versace/
Popcast: https://www.nytimes.com/column/popcast-pop-music-podcast
Who? Weekly: https://www.whoweekly.us/
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text: http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/
The Nod: https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod
Pop Culture Happy Hour: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hour
*Correction! On the show I said that I’d been listening to a podcast about Sharp Objects produced by Vulture. I was wrong! Still Watching is produced by Vanity Fair. My bad.
Alozie’s:
The Soundtrack Show: https://www.soundtrackpodcast.com/
What’s Good with Stretch and Bobbito: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510323/whats-good-with-stretch-and-bobbito
Recode Decode: https://www.recode.net/recode-decode-podcast-kara-swisher
Imaginary Worlds: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/
Crimetown: https://www.crimetownshow.com/
Favorite Episodes
Picks
Gilly’s:
The Nod, December 12, Mooooo and Oink - https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod/moooo-and-oink
Reply All, June 7, The QAnon Code ⚡️⚡️ - https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/122-the-qanon-code
My Favorite Murder, April 25, Golden State Killer Caught! - https://player.fm/series/my-favorite-murder-with-karen-kilgariff-and-georgia-hardstark-2084036/ep-118-golden-state-killer-caught
Alozie’s:
99% Invisible: ep 299 - March 20 - Gerrymandering - https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/gerrymandering/
The Dollop: ep 318 - March 6 - The Fighting Irish - https://thedollop.libsyn.com/318-fighting-irish-vs-the-klan-live-in-indianapolis
The Memory Palace: - The Giant Block of Cheese (hear the original live version from Memory Palace host Nate DiMeo’s appearance on The West Wing Weekly) - https://player.fm/series/the-memory-palace-110374/big-block-of-cheese-bonus-episode
Honorable Mentions
Gilly’s:
Show Your Work, December 12, The Oscar Host Problem - http://laineygossipentertainment.libsyn.com/the-oscar-host-problem-still
Still Processing, June 7, We Wouldn’t Leave Kanye, But Should We? - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/podcasts/still-processing-kanye-west-ye.html
Dirtcast, Sept 19, The Girlfriend is Always to Blame - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fusion-media-group-2/dirtcast/e/56328650
Alozie’s:
Way too many! Keep an eye on our instagram feed @castopods!
Favorite Series
Picks
Gilly’s:
The Teacher’s Pet - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-teachers-pet
Alozie’s:
Scene on Radio - MEN - http://www.sceneonradio.org/men/
Dissect Season 1 (Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfy) - https://dissectpodcast.com/2016/08/24/season-premiere-live-on-itunes/
Drawn the Story of Animation - https://www.drawnpodcast.com/
Honorable Mentions
Alozie’s:
Slow Burn Season 2 - Clinton & Lewinsky - https://slate.com/slow-burn
Inside Jaws - https://wondery.com/shows/inside-jaws/
99% Invisible: Articles of Interest - https://99percentinvisible.org/aoi/
Crimetown: Detroit - https://www.crimetownshow.com/
30 for 30: BIKRAM - https://30for30podcasts.com/bikram/
(Waaaay too many more!!!)
In Memoriam…
Favorites that Said Goodbye This Year (not limited series)
Gilly’s pick:
Still Processing - https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcast (it’s coming back soon, I hope)
Addendum: YES IT IS!!! (Thursday, Jan 10th!!!!)
Alozie’s Pick:
Represent - http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/represent.html (Correction! Aisha HARRIS (sorry Aisha!!!) is now a senior staff editor at the New York Times.)
New shows (to me) I’m looking forward to...
Gilly’s picks:
Villians - https://art19.com/shows/villains
Alozie’s picks:
(did I mention these during the episode?)
Dirty John - https://wondery.com/shows/dirty-john/
16 Shots - https://16shots.wbez.org/ (“Looking forward to” might not be the way to put it exactly. But it’s up next in my series queue. It’s doing what podcasts can do best: bearing witness.)
Other Podcasts and Media Mentions...
Five Thirty Eight - https://fivethirtyeight.com/
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamara - https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062319784/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/
ASAP Science - https://www.asapscience.com/
Sidenote - https://www.asapscience.com/podcast/
Music Credits
Thanks so much our friends Black Bottom Collective for letting us use a few selections for the music in this episode.
- Intro: Dogon Desert
- Interstitial: When You Sleep
- Outro: L-O-V-E
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