There is probably a lot we don’t really want to know about our parents. Their sex lives, for instance, or what exactly our dads get up to in their “garden sheds.” Yet when an uncomfortable unearthing of vapid, corny yet perversely lovable porn-prose turns into a hit podcast with 250
Read MoreAfter an entire weekend at CrimeCon, I needed something to listen to other than true crime on my drive home from Las Vegas. Don’t get me wrong: the event and especially
“$200?! I’m robbing you!” I remember this scene between Gilbert Gottfried and Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop II in 1987. I was a teenager, and I believe it was my
For those of you who happened to enjoy our recent four-part series on the True Crime Category, you will love this bonus article on Comedy and True Crime. Call it the unofficial
Mildly amusing and quite clever—a good synopsis of the sometimes-funny-but-always-intriguing My Year in Mensa. This is another example of a show that falls under comedy simply because the host is a
Living in your 20s can be challenging in this day and age. Living in New York City has probably always been challenging. Living in your 20s in New York City can also
Comedy podcasts are supposed to make you laugh, right? When taking over this category in late 2021, I thought it would create a nice balance from the often-harsh world of true
“If you like looking on the bright side of life, f*ck off.” This sentence, one of the first in the podcast description of The Downside, pretty much tells listeners all they need
A few years ago, I went on a trip with a few of my buddies. We geared up to drive from NYC to Atlantic City, and right after I started the
Most people love stories. Intriguing stories. Scary stories. News stories. Stories that make us go “Huh? What?!” But what makes a story funny? Or, better yet, ‘story worthy’? Christine Blackburn, the host
People create podcasts for all types of different reasons. Some want to entertain. Some want to build their business. Some have something to give back. For Scott Edwards, it was to reconnect