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The city in question is Los Angeles as observed byWelcome to Night Vales Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor.
(They write the series with Brie Williams, Glen David Gold, and Aliee Chan.)
Even in Audible, Los Angeles continues to play itself.
At the center ofUnlicensedis a pairing of strange bedfellows.
Mollys order meets Lous chaos; a master finds a student.
You know how these things go.
Unlicensedfeels a piece with the feel, language, and worldview thatNight Valeheads have long loved.
Of particular interest, to me at least, is the shows approach to presentation.
Scenes dont play out literally or diegetically, but rather through an integrated mix of internal narrations.
Its a smart solution.
(It wouldnt be the only time, apparently.)
Boy Gone Wild tickles the TMZ part of your brain, but it does so with a sophisticates remove.
Grigoriadis unspools the narrative with knowing-wink style and cool insidery-ness.
Honestly, I have no idea.
Meanwhile…
Dana Schwartzs prolific podcast streak continues.
The shtick isnt disappearing completely, however.
The miniseries is led by the independent journalist Katie Thornton.
Well, its a little inexplicable, so Ill just let you figure this out on your own.
No, probably never.
That didnt stop me from mainlining this thing all weekend, though.
Will I ever get sick of hearing about fast rises and faster flame-outs of the social-media elite?
Ive just been made aware of a new audio doc on the matter calledThis Blew Up.
(God, HQ Trivia the height of 2010s tech optimism, that thing.)
Im not aClone Warsguy, but who knows at this rate …
The stream of the event will be available for a week, starting December 8.
