#randomhorror9

December 2024 edition

My Brother, My Brother, and Me (MBMBaM). Still going strong, though im about 10-11 months behind. 9/10

Welcome to Night Vale. I often think, "Well, they've done all the words they can do." I'm always wrong. 8/10

No Such Thing as a Fish. I'm about a year behind on this as well, but this podcast is always a comfortable place. 9/0

60 Songs that explain the 90s. This has ended the 90s portion, and I have only a few episodes to go. Usually very good, but sometimes irritating. 7/10

Still Buffering. I don't listen to every episode, depending on the topic. But it's fun. 7/10

Unwell. A horror narrative podcast that another podcast recommended. Moments of it are good, but overall it's pretty meh. 5/10

Random Number Generator Horror Podcast #9. Another one that I only listen to occasionally depending on the topic. But they discuss a lot of movies that I haven't seen, so I have listened to many. 6/10

99 Percent Invisible. One of the greats. 10/10

More Better. Not as good as I'd hoped. I love Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz, but the topics don't always click for me. 6/10

Allusionist. Great podcast about words and words-adjacent topics. 9/10

Tower 4. Another podcast recommended from somewhere. It's...okay. It hasn't started off with the strength of some other great narrative podcasts I love. But I haven't finished season one yet, so I'm hoping it pulls itself together more. 6/10

Judge John Hodgman. Where would I be without John Hodgman? 9/10

The Adventure Zone. Not all the seasons/adventures work for me. But for the most part, it's good quality stuff. 9/10

Cautionary Tales. Usually very good. When the host is telling a story, it's great. The number of ads, the feed being used to promote other shows, and the host in unscripted segments is enough to take this one down a couple points. 7/10

Lucy & Sam's Perfect Brain. Two of the oddest contestants in Taskmaster history talk about...whatever. It's great, but it might be over. 9/10

Old Gods of Appalachia. Quickly became one of my favorites. It's extraordinary. 10/10

Sawbones. Another one of the greats. I wish they had better content warnings. Every once in a while, I get very skeeved out. 9/10

Part 2: The Scattershots

These are sporadic for me. Sometimes because of their release schedule, sometimes because of my tolerance for listening to them.

Random Number Generator Horror Podcast #9 I only listen when it's a movie I've seen. So I've missed a lot of episodes. But when I listen, it's great fun and great analysis through lenses I've not considered. 8/10

MaTES (Mike and Tom Eat Snacks) Great podcast. Then they took a FIVE YEAR hiatus. Then it came back and was great again. Not every episode holds up, but its high points are higher than almost anything else. 8/10

Obscure Another Michael Ian Black joint. Finishing up its third season now. He reads a book, out loud, and comments on it as he goes. Season One: Jude the Obscure. I hadn't read it, and I loved the season. 10/10 Season Two: Frankenstein. I had read it maybe 20 years ago. The commentary didn't add much. 7/10 Season Three: Wuthering Heights. Read the book ~20 years ago and HATED it. So I didn't listen to this season. n/a

The Cryptid Factor Very sporadic release schedule. But I'll listen to Rhys Darby talk about literally anything, any time. 9/10

Hot Money This one's over, I'm pretty sure. Fascinating look at "Money behind the porn industry." 7/10