#joy to the world podcast

[child-of-the-sky-people]

hi Ali! im looking for a new narrative podcast to get into, what's your current rec list? :)

Oh god it’s so long 😂

Horror:

Human Error - this one is mine so of course I’m recommending it 😂 it’s about a found family of survivors going on a road trip during a zombie apocalypse 12 years after the world ended!

We’re Alive - also zombie horror and was the show that got me into audio dramas! It’s very long and looks overwhelming but I promise it’s good!

Darkest Night - anthology horror where you find out how people died but each case is actually related and there is a bigger mystery and this show lives in my head rent free lol

The Waystation - found footage style show about a group of people on a space station that all died (the story is trying to piece together what happened). It’s along the same lines as The White Vault

DERELICT - a research group are studying a door at the bottom of the ocean, and then shit goes sideways. I binged this series super fact and I need season 2 immediately lol

The Eleventh Hour episode called The City of Statues - I made this! It’s about a group of survivors trying to make it out of a city filled with statues trying to hunt them down 👀

Someone Dies in this Elevator - mix of horror and thriller I think. It’s an anthology series where every episode someone dies in an elevator 👀 I composed for a few episodes and it’s v fun 🤩

Thriller

The Liberty Podcast - made by the same folks behind The White Vault and VAST Horizon. It’s an anthology series of stories taking place within and surrounding a tower where a civilization lives. Some episodes might lean more towards horror but I personally consider it more thriller

The Walk - made by the same folks behind zombies run! In this show you the listener are the main character, an individual making their way across Scotland with a package they were mistakenly delivered. I love this show so much omg

Primordial Deep - scientists are finding extinct dinosaurs alive and well under the ocean and they’re trying to figure out what the fuck is going on. I fucking love this show omg

Spines - woman wakes up in the middle of a cult ritual with no memories and is trying to figure out who she is and where she came from. Also there are powers!

Mirrors - same person behind Spines! Three women from three different centuries (who are all related to each other) discover they can communicate with each other through ghost like figures. It has a bigger mystery and the ending made me cry it was so good

InCo - a woman finds a prince from a world that shouldn’t exist floating in space. This show is a delight and is a micro series and I love the humor within it so much omg

Where the Stars Fell - the Antichrist is roommates with their guardian angel and they’re trying to stop the rapture

DUST - anthology series about science fiction and technology! Season 3 is definitely my favorite as it is one story but the entire show as a whole is very good

Feel Good/Light Hearted Shows

Unseen - this show lives in my head rent free and I ache for it to be real. It’s about magic existing in the real world and is an anthology! It’s made by the same folks behind Wolf 359

Joy to the World - holiday series I helped produce! It’s about an astronaut named Joy talking with different people on Earth about the holidays! It’s an anthology and v warm and I highly recommend it as a holiday series

Sidequesting - a person who is totally not the hero is avoiding the main plot and going on a bunch of side quests! It’s charming and lovely and made by the wonderful Tal

Back Again, Back Again - a woman is retelling her stories of his magical world she was transported into and about the prophecy she became involved in

If none of these are your jam lmk and I can suggest some more! If you tell me what you like to listen to/what kinds of stories you enjoy I can make a more personalized list

#podcast recommendations #audio drama recs #I have so many on my list and so many more on my to be listened to list #I also have a long list of recs put together by myself and other audio drama lovers #I have been making a lot of personalized lists lately and I’m enjoying it a lot 😂 #audio drama #sidequesting #we’re alive #the Waystation #unseen #back again back again #InCo #where the stars fell #primordial deep #spines podcast #someone dies in this elevator #derelict #dust podcast #joy to the world podcast #human error podcast #mirrors podcast #the walk podcast #the Liberty podcast #Liberty tales from the tower #or whatever they say lol #eleventh hour #darkest night #I think I tagged them all 🤔

[skyfullofpods]

J is for Joy to the World!

A 12-part limited series for the holiday season. Joy is an astronaut on the ISS, who decides to reach out to folks back on Earth on Christmas Eve using their radio.

#joy to the world #joy to the world podcast #random podcast recommendations #audio fiction #audio drama #podcasts #podcast recommendations #podcast recs

[fyeahaudiodrama]

Happy December! Now that the feed’s live, I wanted to more formally share this: Joy to the World!

Joy to the World is a 12-episode limited series about an astronaut named Joy on the ISS who gets a little holiday magic to help connect them with people down on Earth.

It’s a show about finding out what makes the holidays so special and bringing people together across any distance.

The show’s been in the works since this time last year, and has, if I do say so myself, a pretty star studded cast of writers, actors, and sound designers all coming together to make this little piece of holiday cheer 💝

So, check out Joy to the World! The trailer and RSS feed are live now on the website and full series is airing the in the 12 days before Christmas!

#audio drama #audio fiction #fiction podcast #joy to the world podcast

[jl-otdc]

Post apocalyptic boyfriends

#the scrunklies #they both bite #Martin specifically would rip your hand off #season 5 is just martin carrying Jon bridal style through the apocalypse #and Jon loves it #Jon in his baby girl era #they're disgustingly gay and it brings me so much joy #the world is ending and they're proclaiming their never ending love to each other #as they should #I love them incredibly much #tma #tma5 #magnus archives #the magnus archives #magnuspod #magpod #tma podcast #tma fanart #jon sims #jonathan sims #jarchivist #martin blackwood #tma jon #tma martin #jon archivist #jmart #jonmartin #magnusarchives #jmart fanart

[field-of-sungflowers]

Some of the folks behind my favorite horror podcast just recently started a new podcast called World Gone Wrong and if you like podcasts at all I cannot recommend it enough

It's a fictional chat show about the end of the world between two roommates currently living half the country apart and they're talking about things like how to werewolf-proof your home against your lycanthropy-infected purse dog and it's so funny but there's something so gentle and empathetic about it that feels so relevant to the way everything actually is. Even though they're talking about pod people.

There's only 4 episodes so far so it's a really quick listen, please listen to World Gone Wrong

#at least 2 maybe 3 of the episodes have made me cry but in like. a good way #something in the newest episode hit me right in my little twrp fan heart and i just instantly started crying #world gone wrong #world gone wrong pod #the link goes to spotify bc it seems most ubiquitous but its also just on podcatchers and on youtube. probably itunes? i dont fuck w itunes #seriously. please listen to this podcast. it is a joy

[daygabs]

Ok ok ok, this episode was like the greatest hits of guest characters. We got a BERT BERT. We got a TAMARA, we got tangle ALICE, hell we even got another appearance of youngest LEIFFF. Like come on I love it. These little dangling character threads from earlier in the season and the Young Leif series we sewn up beautifully.

#every time someone new showed up was so exciting lol #also Gloria and brodyyyyyy come on so cute #the mucklewaines getting to be little automatons #every Casper and Ave scene #HER BIRD #Leif realizing he saved the world lol #I could go on #even Terrick and MIRANDA were a joy to listen to #see you next season #midnight burger #midnight burger podcast #chapter 32: The Pyrophyte

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

#pod meets world #yes they posted the video of this #its even funnier #im will #dying #they are so funny #i adore them #this podcast is such a joy #god bless them all #especially rider and will #dead #bmw #bmwedit #bmwedits #boy meets world #rider strong #danielle fishel #will friedle #love #gif #gifs #gifset #3x21

[savcir-faire]

adding myself to the chorus of voices that wants to create a new category of awards for podcast sound design and award them all to taylor moore for his work, especially on ep 13.

i love how the miyazaki influence is so prevalent and constantly referenced by these storytellers (genius knows genius) bc pairing brennan’s description of naram, a titanic lionfish god rising above the waves, with the c(h)oral notes and chanting i was instantly reminded of the grandeur of the forest spirit in mononoke, the horror of the war machine in nausicaa, the arcana in howl’s moving castle!!!!! positively carried away on a wave of emotion!!!!!

&the choice to highlight the screaming of human casualties, (laplo rip u were cute, apparently) to highlight consequences. &the Comic moments in this ep; the drumroll when galina and morrow have the contested persuasion roll and the *ding* when morrow succeeds? that INSANE outtro perfectly capturing the feeling of bobbing up and down in choppy surf + whale sounds bidding us adieu? absolutely despicably exceedingly GOOD! GOD! VERY GOOD!!!!

i hope taylor shows up for the ep 13 fireside chat bc he needs to be held to account for his audio stylings and showered in flowers.

psa: give these artists $5 fr i PROMISE you will not b disappointed

#worlds beyond number #is a FREE podcast to b clear #txtit #thankfully u do not have to pay to partake in this tasty lil tale #(natalie portman in closer voice: but it’s better if u do 😘) #everyone’s $ situation is diff and worthy of respect and mine is that im unemployed and that $5 evry month is as important as rent #sittin sunbathing on the roof while aabria lou erika an brennan’s laughter warms me >> #it is one of the joys keepin me tethered to the beauty of living

[adrie-75014]

HUNGOVER VESPA THAT IS ALL

#juno steel #vespa ilkay #i love Vespa so much and revel in every moment of joy she gets and even in her ability to be hungover 😭 #vespa my imaginary friend I’m so sorry the world is spinning but I’m so glad the world is real and whole around you #the penumbra podcast #penumbra podcast #tpp #audio drama

[thebirdandhersong]

🌨

#very few things are more depressing than listening to your friends #talk about money material pursuits wanting to live a ''rich'' life #and how wealthy/upper class they'd like their future husbands to be #i am still mentally sitting at that table shrinking in my seat thinking: #what is wrong with a simple and humble life?? does it matter what kind of car you own? #ok maybe it's depressing to me because the world seems so small and sad suddenly #when earlier in the day (while i was looking at the sea #and reading the part in the inklings biography where cs lewis starts doing #those bbc broadcasts on faith and morality #and eating ice cream and talking about thomas hardy and george eliot with another friend #and seeing the january stars come out in the sky #and listening to joy clarkson talk about romanticism on her podcast #and writing bits of prose and poetry down) the world seemed so beautiful and expansive #is it not enough to live a simple life and think and write about beautiful truthful good things? #does it MATTER so much if your boyfriend cant tell his soup spoon from his dessert spoon?? #will delete later i am just........dazed and strangely sad

[rachelspoetrycorner]

From Blossoms (1986) by Li-Young Lee

In Episode 17, we get our first actual mention of Rachel's Poetry Corner, and Griffin's usual shenanigans.

Rachel: Griffin, I'm getting in my poetry corner right now.

Griffin: I'm over here. Can I not do—

Rachel: It's really hard for me—

Griffin: [imitates airhorn]

I highly recommend listening to Rachel's segment (Wake Me Up Inside!! from 35:09 - 45:36), not only because her voice is perfect for reading poetry, but also because of her perspective and experience with this poet.

#poetry #world poetry day #rachel mcelroy #griffin mcelroy #poem #wonderful! #wonderful! podcast #li-young lee #rachel's poetry corner #writing #words #literature #episode 17 #love #poet #nostalgia #joy #grateful

[thefearandnow]

Audio Drama Sunday: 12/18/22

The Sheridan Tapes

Alright so I’ve officially finished season one of the Sheridan Tapes and I think overall it was a great run. I’d say the first half of it was a little bit frustrating for me but that the last 6 episodes or so really started to feel much more consistent and focused. I get why the first 14 episodes are the way they are but for me it just felt like so much build up that never fully satisfied me. It’s probably my editor brain kicking into gear but there was a lot of early episodes that I think could’ve been simplified.

That said, I think there is an art to writing a podcast that can anticipate fandom and can play off its audience and I think The Sheridan Tapes is an incredible example of that. It’s not really my style of audio drama but the fact that it’s been able to sustain a fan base and grow a community around the story and characters is really inspiring. It’s that fandom that makes other people want to listen and it’s always amazing to watch that magic play out via different corners of the internet. And quite honestly I’m sure the things that I was frustrated by in terms of plot and pacing are what avid listeners love about it. Even if I had some issues with it, I’m glad I finished the first season and gave it a shot! The people who make it are lovely and I’ll probably at least start the final season (which got fully crowdfunded!!)

Shipworm

Two-Up Productions has produced some of my favorite fiction podcasts (36 Questions, season 1 of Limetown) and though I'm not sure this is really the "first" feature length audio drama piece, it might be the most memorable. Something that I think Two-Up does really well with their audio projects is that they treat the listener's position with a lot of care. In the case of Shipworm, the space for the listener is claustrophobically intimate and yet alienating, cleverly using spatial audio to put the listener in a liminal space between technology and consciousness. This relationship between the listener, Wallace (the main character) and the voice that may or may not be real is the main crux of this piece, holding all the character development, causing story twists and fueling a tone of paranoia throughout. The music and scoring is cinematic and impressive, the acting is masterful and even though details of the story could get confusing, there was never a point where I stopped trusting the writing to fill in the blanks and hold my hand. I recommend finding time to listen to it in all one go, I think there are some natural pause points where you'd expect an episode to end or an ad break to break up the flow but it was an incredible experience to absorb the whole story in a 116 min sprint. I can imagine relistening to this a couple times just to experience it all again, the immediacy and style was such an entertaining listen.

Joy to the World

This holiday limited series from audio drama vets like @starplanes and @innbetween is so cute and wholesome, a perfect feel good listen written for all ages. It’s a sweet little collection of audio Christmas cards in the form of holiday conversations shared over the radio waves, hosted by a lonely astronaut, Joy. It’s got some Charlie Brown Christmas references mixed with Delilah-esque intimacy and some nuanced discussions about family, vulnerability and queerness. Each episode is a snack sized scene that melted my heart, there’s 7 episodes out that I listened to all today. Really looking forward to the rest leading up to Christmas Eve! My favorite one so far is “Dorothy, Out at Sea”

Also for me, Christmas and radio is such a classic combo and it’s so cool to have holiday audio drama like this to listen to. I’m curious if there are other holiday-themed fiction podcasts out there?

Edit: didn’t realize they have a tumblr! @jttwpod

Burning Gotham

This week I listened to episodes 6-7 as well as a behind the scenes bonus episode and it unfortunately is just not doing it for me. In addition to all the other critiques I've had of the show over the last few weeks, what I realized this week is that the thing preventing me from liking this show is my editor brain flagging missed opportunities. Of course, this is kind of useless and selfish feedback because the underlying mentality is "this is what I would've done." But I think for my own ears there are a lot of choices in terms of pacing, structure and aesthetic that feel more distracting for me as a listener than engaging. And it just takes me out of the experience. Like why was there sound effects and 1835 scene audio all the way through the bonus episode? I understand the cutting into the scenes for reference but why is it present throughout people's interviews if this is the non-fiction part of the show? I can hear and see the shape of influences like 1865 or even something like NPR's Throughline which is why I was excited to listen but there isn't any particularly strong commitment to a recognizable style to get me excited to keep listening. I think there's only one episode left so I'm probably going to listen to that last one but I probably won't write about it.

Honorable Mention:

This is just sorta becoming my non-fiction podcast corner but I listened through all of the second season of Cover Story and I’m still just floored. NY Mag’s investigative series was one of my favorite podcasts last year and this season is similarly jaw dropping. In the first thirty seconds they say that most of the people they interviewed lied to them and then from there it’s an absolutely bat shit story that I won’t spoil. So many cringey texts and emails, amazing storytelling and brilliant scoring. It’s only 6 episodes and each one is just as addictive as the next!

#audio drama sunday #fiction podcasts #audio drama #the sheridan tapes #season 1 #shipworm #shipworm podcast #two-up productions #joy to the world #burning gotham #cover story #season 2 seed money #new york magazine #my writing #dunno if I'll do another audio drama sunday this year #this has been a ton of fun writing though #getting some practice #and it's gotten me inspired to do bigger projects in 2023

[fyeahaudiodrama]

Episode 6 of Joy to the World is out now, and it’s one I wrote and sound designed! It’s about chosen family and the perils of Pinterest and gays on a boat (supposedly) off the coast of Florida!

Enjoy!

#audio drama #joy to the world podcast #Spotify

[zincbot]

me: i'm gonna put off paying for another month of dropout so i can save up some videos to watch

the new adventuring academy:

#SWEATING #look the latest season of adventuring academy is such a joy i love all the guests i love the new segments #i'm high on human interaction they are actually in a room together that's crazy #but MAN being caught up on both worlds beyond number and d20 succkkks what do i even do #(ignoring my 300 video watch later) #(ignoring my tens of unlistened to podcasts) #look its not my fault i can't think of anything but dnd right now #to be fair i'm listening to taz but i got too spoiled from finding my absolute favourite dm style in brennan lee mulligan #that it's not hooking me the same way

[noodlesarecheese]

(Audio Description: “Everything Stays” from Adventure Time. End ID.)

(ID: A video of digital art, beginning with a spoiler warning for the first episode of The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One. Suvi returns to Grandmother Wren’s cottage, reunites with Ame, and says goodbye to Grandmother Wren, ending with a flashback to Ame and Suvi’s childhood. End ID.)

Fuck I hope this works. I made a thing! The idea inflicted psychic damage to me, so I thought it should live on the internet instead of in my brain.

#It was rushed and it's rough but I like how it turned out in the end #the bowl is my pride and joy actually #worlds beyond number #wbn #the wizard the witch and the wild one #wbn www #We only have one episode of the main campaign and I've already been driven to art this podcast is going to kill me #please be nice I actually worked really hard on this

[rondelle55]

The Story behind the making of Joy to The world

In this Episode I feature the song, Joy to The World, which was released on the album, In Jesus we are Safe Evermore. I talk about the meaning of the lyrics and also breakdown the song’s instrumentation and production. God loves you, Jesus is the only way. In Jesus we are Safe Evermore album cover The Story behind the making of Joy to The world

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#GodIsReal #TheRondelle55chronicles #Joy to the World #Podcast #rondelle55