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[โ€“] Apeman42@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I prefer single voice, storytelling podcasts. I listen to them as bedtime stories a lot.

  • Lore (the older episodes are better, IMO)
  • Myths & Legends (snarky modern retelling of old folk stories)
  • Fictional (when he actually updates it... same guy as above, but these are classic literature)
  • LeVar Burton Reads (all over the board. It's whatever stories LeVar liked. Leans a bit toward speculative fiction)
  • Drabblecast, sometimes good if you like "weird fiction"
  • Cautionary Tales (nonfiction)
  • Just started getting into The Program. Clear Black Mirror influences here.
[โ€“] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cautionary Tales is stressful but fun. The host has a great style and podcast voice.

LeVar Burton Reads is often great. If you like LeVar and have kids in your life, they may like Sound Detectives! , wherein a detective and a 4 foot tall ear named Audie investigate missing sounds.

[โ€“] Apeman42@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The thing I like most about LeVar Burton Reads is that it's basically Reading Rainbow with the occasional "fuck" thrown in there.

And yeah, Tim Harford's smooth voice is a much-needed balance to the anxiety inducing content of Cautionary Tales.

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