Boom/Bust: HQ Trivia, Overdue, Dump Him (The Game Show)

It is time for more podcasts! Comedy gameshows? Economic scandals? Book reports? This week we have them all as Liz Brings the comedy with Dump Him (the Game Show, Nick Harks back to simpler and financially confusing days with Boom/Bust: HQ Trivia, and Zane bring in a podcast on one of his favourite topics, books! Then come the reviews of last weeks’ recommendations, so brace yourselves!

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Fake Doctors Real Friends, WTF with Marc Maron, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

Is it really bright out? No, those are just the STARS IN OUR EYES because it's our celebrity-hosted themed week! (Liz is not sorry for her sparkling wit on that intro). Liz proves she's no superman with the Scrubs throwback Fake Doctors Real Friends with Zach and Donald; Zane asks WTF with Marc Maron; and Nick gets chummy with talk show wit with Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. Then the team chat through last week's recommendations in the review section. Because that's how we roll. (Seriously, we do it the same way every week, you should know this by now.)

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Patient Zero, Wind of Change, The Road Taken with CT and Baio

Podcasts podcasts podcasts, because that's what we do. This week Liz looks into a disease some doctor's don't believe in with Patient Zero, Nick goes behind the scenes with famous musicians with The Road Taken and Zane looks into whether the CIA interfered with an 80s megahit power ballad with Wind of Change. Then it's review time. Will the Castologists come to blows this week? Stay tuned to find out!

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The Catch and Kill, Cut and Run, Second Life

Oi you. Yes you. It's time to find your newest podcast to listen to, via our Castologists. This week Nick gets on the true crime bandwagon with Ronan Farrow's The Catch and Kill; Liz goes with not-so-true crime with the Audible Original podcast (that's technically an audiobook) Cut and Run; and Zane gets his feminst on with a podcast on female entrepreneurship, Second Life. Then, stay tuned for all the reviews you can handle from last week's recommendations.

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I Just Called To Tell You A Joke, Tiny Meat Gang, Story Pirates

Hello and welcome to our podcast obsession. This week Liz recommends a podcast full of dad jokes to make people smile with I Just Called To Tell You A Joke, Nick brings his only two dudes talking about nothing podcast with Tiny Meat Gang, and Zane gets in touch with his inner child with Story Pirates. Then: REVIEW TIME.

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She's On The Money, Marvel's Wolverine, The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

We have more podcasts for your ear holes this week. Liz decided she needs to get more comfy with managing her cash, so she's recommending She's On The Money. Nick gets his comic book nerd on with Marvel's foray into the podcast universe, Wolverine. And Zane takes a look at all the times people buggered things up in the past with The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong. Then it's review time, featuring our recommendations from last week.

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BONUS POC Podcasts

Castology acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

In light of the growing movement around the world against racism and bigotry we Castologists wanted to do what we can to raise the profile of some great titles, made by, for, and about poeple of colour in Australia and around the world. We welcome any further input of titles we should be listening to and hope you can enjoy the eight great podcasts we recommend in the (no-so) mini-sode!

Now is the time to make your voice heard! Go protest and stand with all people who are so unfairly treated around the world!

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Clear and Present Danger, The Left Right Game, Chronosphere Fiction

Ooh boy do we have a show for you today. Zane gets into the big issues this week and we mean big... free speech and how it’s in massive anyone? His recommendation is Clear and Present Danger. Liz has found an immersive podcast the thinks could be even better than 2019’s beloved Carrier: The Left Right Game. And Nick finally delves into the listener submission pile with Chronosphere Fiction. Then it’s REVIEW TIME!

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Time To Die, Dead For Filth, The End of the World with Josh Clark

Well we've accidentally done it again; we've themed the week. Somehow we've all ended up recommending podcasts with super bleak titles (but not all bleak content!). Liz recommends Aussie comedy podcast Time to Die, Zane recommends queer film deep dive podcast Dead for Filth, and Nick explores the end of the world with, well, The End of The World with Josh Clark. Then it's on to the reviews of last week's podcasts.

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Fall of Civilizations, Please Save Me, Fake Heiress

PODCASTS, GET YOUR PODCASTS. You want 'em? We got 'em, piping hot just for you. Nick looks at the fall of difference civilizations with a podcast unsurprisingly titled Fall of Civilizations. Zane goes super meta with the fake TV recap show Please Save Me. And Liz is back on the crime wagon (did she ever really get off?) with Fake Heiress. Then it's reviews time for last week's eps, baby!

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In Bed With Nick and Megan, The Big One: Your Survival Guide, Musicals With Cheese

Hi! It's us, your friendly Castologists here to give you the podcasts we think you should be listening to. Get cosy with Liz's recommendation: In Bed With Nick and Megan, which sees celebrities literally getting in bed to chat with Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally. Nick gets us all ready for a massive earthquake in a region nowhere near where we record with The Big One: Your Survival Guide. And Zane shows his theatre geekery with Musicals With Cheese.

Then it's time for the TRUE CRIME week reviews!

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Blood Ties, Love+Radio, The Rewatchables

A broad spectrum of recommendations for all of our budding castologists out there! Liz is back at the Wondery alter with the family drama of Blood Ties, Nick dips into the Movie podcast pool with the Rewatchables and Zane is spinning off by himself once again with the off-beat interview podcast of Love+Radio! Lots to choose from this week, let us know what you think!

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The WTF special: Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast, The SwapCast Podcast, Knowledge Fight

It's Quarantine time! Nick is out of the studio because he's sick and IT'S THE LAW. Welcome to the apocalypse and our appropriately-timed WTF week! Zane gets meta with the Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast. Liz looks at a pod that only looks at movies with a body swap premise with The SwapCast Podcast. And Nick drills down into conspiracy theory town with Knowledge Fight.

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The Wilderness, Solve, and Shut Up A Second

Hi-diddley-ho Castologerinos! This week Nick delves into the world of US politics and the 2020 election with The Wilderness. Liz finds a podcast that asks you to be the detective and crack the crime case with Solve. Then Zane tells everyone else to shut up a second by recommending Shut Up A Second. Then it's onto the reviews!

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The Alarmist, How I Survived, and It Burns

We don't really have a theme but the names of our recommendations do sound very disaster-y this week. Zane recommends The Alarmist, a podcast for everyone who loves to catastrophise. Liz shares her favourite stories of survival with How I Survived (and we all know how much Liz loves a good survival story). And then Nick jumps over to Audible for the exclusive podcast It Burns, which isn't about his personal hygiene, but rather about the mad world of competitive chilli growing. Then it's reviews time from last week.

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RSlash, The Pitch, Girls On Porn

It's your favourite time of the week, time for more podcasts! Liz recommends a podcast that's literally just someone reading juicy reddit stories out loud called RSlash. Nick gets his entrepreneurial spirit on with The Pitch. Then Zane looks at porn... in podcast form with Girls on Porn, a show where two gals review porn movies. Next, the gang review last week's submissions.

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Directive, Several Stories High, Just The Zoo Of Us/Amazing Wildlife

What's up listeners? This week it's all about YOU (well, if you submitted a podcast). It's listener submission week! Nick and Liz have gone a similar yet different route, both picking storytelling podcasts. Nick recommends the sci-fi fiction serial Directive, and Liz recommends the anthological podcast devoted to telling all the tales Several Stories High. Then, Zane gets his David Attenborough on with not one but TWO animal podcasts: Just The Zoo Of Us and Amazing Wildlife. Then it's reviews time.

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Land of the Giants, The Mysterious Mr Epstein/Broken, Stone Clearing with Richard Herring

Oh hi there. Castology this week is coming at you with lots of angry-making podcasts. Nick looks at the companies taking over the world (specifically Amazon this week) and what that will cost us with Land of the Giants. Liz submits two podcasts on the same topic for you to compare and contrast. The topic: disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. The podcasts: The Mysterious Mr Epstein and Broken. Then Zane fires shots in the niche podcast showdown by recommending Stone Clearing With Richard Herring. Then as always, it's review time for last week's offerings!

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