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Without a doubt, this was the year it all happened.
Meanwhile, the literal number of podcasts available for your listening pleasure has never been larger or more overwhelming.
In any case, the abundance presents a distinct challenge for this humble critic.
And listen in terms of podcasts, at least, this has been a damn good year.
10.Suspect(Wondery and Campside Media)
10.
9.Hot White Heist(Audible)
9.
Its the most Ive enjoyed a fiction podcast in a very long time.
8.Time to Say Goodbye(Independent)
8.
7.S***hole Country(Radiotopia Presents)
7.
The anonymous narrator is a curiously underused rig in podcasting.
6.Storytime With Seth Rogen(Earwolf)
6.
It could have been so easy.
5.Maintenance Phase(Independent)
5.
4.Through the Cracks(WAMU and PRX)
4.
3.Anything for Selena(WBUR and Futuro Media)
3.
2.The Ezra Klein Show(The New YorkTimes)
2.
In its new iteration, Kleins conversations have grown more ambitious and eclectic.
1.Aack Cast(iHeartRadio)
1.
Consider this my paean to the many talents of Jamie Loftus: comedian, writer, journalist, podcaster.
Very few podcast makers feel as creativelyfreeas her.
The value of this cannot be overstated in many ways, Loftus represents the future of this medium.
In any case, the devils in the details with this series.
The Line(Apple Original)
Ill give you three reasons why you should listen toThe Line.
The fit is good.
Finally,The Lines concluding episode also happens to break some news in the Eddie Gallagher story.
Which is to say, this is a mystery that has an answer.
(Spoiler alert: They hurt those who need power the most.)
But the message also contained something else.
They had talked about this person before, marveling at the question of her identity.
Grappling with the loss, Stedman sets out to find this person, recording his journey along the way.
Gentle, smartly edited, and beautifully written, what he makes is a moving tribute to a friend.
(See: hotel art, Beanie Babies, mullets.)
What can I say?
And were all the ways the country responded truly inevitable?
Which is a shame, because Id love to see it stick around.
How Long Gone(Independent)
Call it a bicoastal elite podcast.
Call it a bro-cast.
To mortal ears, the superrich are all aliens in much the same way in the end.
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