The Pod Spotter News

 

A huge congratulations to the team behind the podcast 'Suave', who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. 'Suave', from Futuro Media and PRX, was featured, along with host Maria Hinojosa and subject David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez, on Episode #40 of The Pod Spotter.

We are excited to hear that the investigative podcast Verified has officially premiered a brand new season. The Pod Spotter featured Verified and host Natasha Del Toro on Episode #20. Season 3 of Verified: The Next Threat features reporter Mark Greenblatt as they explore the danger from racially motivated violent extremists. Episode 1 is out now, and we're looking forward to tuning in each week.

We want to congratulate the podcast Bodies for landing a spot on Bello Collective's "100 Outstanding Podcasts From 2021" list. Bodies, hosted by Allison Behringer, was featured on The Pod Spotter in Episode #23. Allison does a fantastic job of shedding light on woman's health and sharing important information on medical mysteries.

 

We are excited to announce that Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast created by Defacto Sound about the world's most recognizable sounds, was recently named Best Innovative Podcast by Adweek. We spoke host Dallas Taylor back in Episode #22 of The Pod Spotter. Congratulations to their brilliant team!

Our friends Andy Matthews and Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall from Two In The Think Tank, who were featured on Episode #5 of The Pod Spotter, recorded their 300th Episode. For their 100th and 200th episode, they recorded 100 and 200 sketch ideas, respectively. For their 300th episode, they came up with 300 hilarious sketches to share, which only resulted in 19 hours of content that can be viewed on Twitch and YouTube, and listened to on Apple Podcasts.

We were thrilled to hear that the podcast Sidedoor from the Smithsonian Institution has come back for its seventh season! We featured their pod and host, Lizzie Peabody, on Episode #31 of The Pod Spotter. They have since put out two brand new episodes, and their fully animated trailer promises many upcoming adventures.

 
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We're still thinking about some of the stories shared on the docu-series "Bodies", which was featured on Episode #23 of The Pod Spotter. And now, Bodies and host Allison Behringer is back with Season 3. Each episode of "Bodies" begins as a medical mystery, and we can't wait to hear and learn more from Season 3.

Canary

The podcast "Canary: The Washington Post Investigates" was named a 2021 Edward R Murrow Award winner, in the Large Digital News Organization category. The seven-part investigative podcast follows the reporting of Amy Brittain, who was featured on Episode #24 of The Pod Spotter. The Washington Post podcast followed the impactful reporting of two women who were connected by the revelations of their sexual assault allegations of a well-known D.C. judge. The podcast was produced by Reena Flores and Bishop Sand and edited by Jeff Leen and David Fallis and Madhulika Sikka and Jessica Stahl, and Courtney Kan. Congratulations to the well-deserving team behind Canary!

We Are Family

We profiled "We Are Family", a podcast from Parents, nearly a year ago on Episode #10 of The Pod Spotter. Recently, the wonderful Julia Dennison kicked off Season 2 with noteworthy guests LaVar Burton, Dorinda Medley and Whitney Port. We love how her pod shines a light on non-traditional families. The second season will feature conversations about diverse families and the beautifully unique ways they live their lives.

 
 
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Other People's Lives, which was featured on Episode #30 of The Pod Spotter, has recently wrapped up their most recent season. Hosts and friends of the pod, Greg Dybec and Joe Santagato dropped the season finale episode of their comedic storytelling pod on July 29, 2021. We can't wait to see what they have in store for next season!

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We've been missing new episodes from one of our favorite podcasts, All The Wiser. We featured All The Wiser on Episode #2 of The Pod Spotter, and since then, All The Wiser and host Kimi Culp have met their impressive goal of raising $100,000 for charity and therefore wrapped up the first season of their pod. We recently heard the good news that All The Wiser is coming back for Season 2 on Wednesday 8/11/21, starting with an episode that tells the story of Jackee Taylor, who was also featured on The Pod Spotter in Episode #17 "Relative Unknown". Follow All The Wiser on your favorite podcast listening platform to be notified once the new season drops.

On 4/20 The Webby Awards released their nominees for the 25th Annual Webby Awards, and we are excited to announce that we received a Webby Honoree in the Podcasts: Television & Film category for Episode #7 featuring Connor Ratliff's podcast Dead Eyes. We are in very good company, as Canary: The Washington Post Investigates received a Webby Honoree for Best Limited Series, as well as a nomination for Best Writing Podcast Feature. We featured Amy Brittain and her podcast Canary on Episode #24 of The Pod Spotter. Best of luck!

 

Our featured guest from Episode #18, the people behind Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen, just announced that they will be releasing a second season, Chameleon: High Rollers. The series is described as: "A tragic dark comedy that tells the story of a doomed FBI undercover sting in Las Vegas. An undercover agent and an informant, posing as shady businessmen, offer money-laundering opportunities to diet clinic owners, aestheticians, a real estate agent, even a guy who sold erectile-dysfunction remedies. But the entire FBI sting goes off the rails, and no one is convicted of crimes. Chameleon: High Rollers investigates what happened and why." We can't wait to binge-listen this new season, coming this summer. Listen to the trailer here.

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In 2019, Kimi Culp and Erica Gerard of the All The Wiser pod set an impressive goal to tell 50 incredible stories of survival and to donate a total of $100,000 to charity. They have shared episodes that have taught us incredible lessons, and with each episode, they have donated $2,000 to help people in need. On April 28, All The Wiser uploaded their 50th episode, marking the end of their goal: 50 interviews and $100,000 donated. All The Wiser was one of our first guests, featured on Episode #2 of The Pod Spotter, and our host Zack Robidas and his wife, Marnie, were recently featured as guests on their mini-episode, A Little Wiser: A Big Love Story. We can't wait to see what's next for this amazing pod!

On 3/4 The Podcast Academy released the nominees list for the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio (the Ambies), and we are excited, but not surprised, to see former Pod Spotter guests named as nominees. One of our most recent guests, from Episode #28, Forgotten: Women of Juárez, has been nominated for Podcast of the Year. Also, Uncover/Brainwashed, who we featured in Episode #26, was nominated in the Best True Crime Podcast category and the podcast Canary: The Washington Post Investigates, featured in Episode #24, was nominated for Best Production and Sound Design. Good luck, everyone!

 

Congratulations to Dead Eyes, who we featured early-on in Episode #7. We're not surprised to announce that Connor Ratliff's pod was listed on Time’s "The Best Podcasts of 2020 So Far" list. See what they had to say about it here.

The folks from Two In The Think Tank, who we featured on Episode #5, just launched a brand-new show called The Pop Test - A Comedy Science Quiz. Listen and laugh here.

A big congrats to Risk!, who was mentioned on PC Magazine's list "The Best Podcasts of 2020". Host Kevin Allister came on The Pod Spotter in Episode #25 to share some excellent, and shocking stories with us. Check out the list here.

 

There was a lot of buzz around our guest from Episode #19. Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen has got everyone talking, especially following the arrest of the main character of their true-crime pod. Rolling Stones wrote an article called, "New Podcast Follows the Trail of Infamous Hollywood Con Artist". Read about it here.

Podcast Movement just released an article with a wonderful interview with Dallas Taylor, host of the pod 20,000 Hertz, and our recent guest from Episode #22. It's a great deep-dive about how he gained his following, the hours he puts into his podcast, and his favorite sounds.

We are excited to let everyone know that two of our guests, All the Wiser from Episode #2 along with Spectacular Failures from Episode #12, were included in Bello Collective's "100 Outstanding Podcasts From 2020".

Our guests from Episode #6, Off Book: The Improvised Musical, recently signed with the company Art19. Congrats to Zach and Jess for finding a new home for their hilarious songs! Read more about it, here.

Not only was our first guest, Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's, featured on The Verge's 17 Favorite Podcasts of 2020 list, but the podcast was extensively covered in this fantastic New York Times Article.


Our guests from Episode #13, American Skyjacker, launched a 10-episode series called "American Coyote". Check out their new pod-baby here.