“Lore” and Other Spooky Podcasts
I listen to several hours of podcasts a week.
I ride the bus to my job in downtown Pittsburgh. So, I listen during my commute. And also during many of my daily routines.
I fell in love with podcasts just recently.
My sister K, and then my sister E, used to talk about their favorite podcasts all of the time.
I said, “That’s nice.”
I had no idea how to download a podcast, so I didn’t bother.
And THEN my sister E introduced me to: Serial. (Yeah, just like hordes of other folks, Serial was my gateway drug to the podcasting world.)
I figured out how to download Serial, and then I binge-listened to Serial the weekend of New Year’s Eve in 2014.
Then I binge-listened to: Here Be Monsters, 99% Invisible, Radiolab, This American Life, Planet Money, Invisibilia, tl;dr (yeah, tl;dr is actually the name of a podcast), Startup, Reply All, and Mystery Show. Oh, and also Death, Sex, and Money.
I blame my sisters for all of this.
I will receive nothing for recommending a podcast here except my own satisfaction. However, here’s a shout-out to my newest favorite spooky podcast:
When I found Lore last winter, I spent the next week listening to every episode that had been made up to that point. Now I listen to every new episode within days after it comes out.
For each story, Lore cites actual folklore and historical events. It’s like taking a ghost walk in a historic district. Or several historic districts.
You should also listen to these:
Radiolab episode of October 30, 2014: Haunted (The house in this episode reminds me of my own house. If you listen to Radiolab, then you know that it’s a science and technology show. Haunted gets into some of the science of a house “haunting.”)
This American Life episode 319: And the Call Was Coming from the Basement
This American Life episode 283: Remember Me Act II: Where’s Walter? (Act II is the only “spooky” act in this episode.)
