We Love You (And So Can You), Reveal, The Jungle Prince

Well hey there. It's us, your friendly Castologists. We are here to make your self-isolating that little bit easier with recommendations of the podcasts you should be listening to. Liz recommends a show that's part reality television, part makeover show and part self help with We Love You (And So Can You). Zane gets serious (and we seriously mean serious) with the serious investigative journalism podcast Reveal. Then Nick takes us across the globe for an intriguing documentary about a hidden royal family with The Jungle Prince. Then, it's review time, baby.

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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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BONUS COVID-19 Podcasts

DONT PANIC!

The world is a flurry of change and worry at the moment and we are not immune! However, we would like to share some of the good podcast resources we have been listening to for all of the FACTS and NEWS that we need to know about COVID19.

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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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Chasing Cosby, QueerMuslimSexWorker, I Spy

Hello and welcome back to Castology, your weekly dose of podcast goodness. Or badness in this instance, with Liz recommending the dark must-listen podcast Chasing Cosby. You can probably guess what it's about. Then Zane offers up a one-episode-only podcast on exactly what the title says it's about: QueerMuslimSexWorker. And finally Nick gets his MI5 on with a bit of I Spy, the podcast that chats all things in the world of international espionage. Then it's review time, baby!

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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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The Beauty Brains, The History of Witchcraft, Hunting Warhead

Welcome back, we have more podcasts for you! Liz recommends a podcast on her second passion besides murder podcasts: beauty. The Beauty Brains podcast breaks down what's really in your cosmetics and whether you need them, Zane gets occulty with The History of Witchcraft (which is more about the history of trash humans) and Nick does a deep dive into the world of criminals on the Dark Web with Hunting Warhead. Then it's on to the reviews of last week!

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Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia, Smoked, Other People's Lives

Welcome back, podcast lovers. This ep sees Zane play games with Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia, Nick try to pass off another sports podcast as drugs podcast that's still about sports with Smoked, and Liz delves into a semi-voyeuristic listener submission with Other People's Lives. Then it's on to the reviews from last week!

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The Guilty Feminist, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Once more we have a theme week! Our first for the year! This week our Castologists all bring a live podcast to the table for your enjoyment! Liz tells us why she is a bad feminist while sharing The Guilty Feminist and Nick and Zane get the Very similar idea of sharing a news game-show podcast - Have You Been Paying Attention? and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! respectively!

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Blackout, 30 For 30: The Sterling Affair, and Best Judies

Look it was only a matter of time before Nick brought another sports podcast. He swears it's more about racism but we will have to listen to 30 For 30: The Sterling Affair to find out. Liz has found a podcast by the people who created the Castology-fave Carrier. It's called Blackout, its apocalyptic and it stars Rami Malek. Then Zane gets some "friends of Dorothy" together for Best Judies, an LGBTQIA+ podcast that celebrates the people that made and continue to make up the community. Then REVIEW TIME.

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BONUS Nick's Audition

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a Castologist? We, even if you haven’t you are about to get a brief window into the audition process we subjected Nick to before he could join our exulted ranks.

Zane threw him a curveball in this one, just to see how he would handle it. Listen at your own risk, as things get weird!

In this episode we talk about ‘Believed’ (which NIck has recommended on our regular episodes) and ‘Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast’ (which Zane had been hiding away for just such an opportunity).

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The Secret Room, The Press Box, and Monster Presents: Insomniac

This week Zane has a secret... well, many secret in fact. His recommendation is The Secret Room and looks at the stories no one ever tells. Nick takes a look at the media taking a look at politics through a comedic lens with The Press Box. And then Liz brings a podcast not because she loves it but because she's not sure. Does she actually like Monster Presents: Insomniac or does she just really want to like it?

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Scriptnotes, The Podcast For Laundry, and The Irrationally Exuberant

Remember when Nick recommended the super-niche podcast Containers? You know, the one about containers of the shipping variety? Well Liz decided it was time for a niche podcast war and here we are with The Podcast For Laundry. Zane has a rather theatrical listener submission with The Irrationally Exuberant, and Nick goes to Hollywood with Scriptnotes. Then it's time to let you all know what we thought of last week's recommendations.

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Ladies We Need To Talk, The Wonderland Murders and 1619

Liz takes a gamble this week, recommending a podcast that the lads are very much not the target for: Ladies, We Need To Talk. Then Zane recommends something we're surprised wasn't on Liz's list with The Wonderland Murders. Nick rounds off the recommendations with a deep dive into the origins of slavery in US history. Then as always, it's review time and we look at our podcasts from last week.

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Moonshot, Keli Lane: Problem Child, and Sonic Boom

Each of the hosts has brought a very "them" podcast this week: Zane with science, Liz with true crime and Nick with sports. (Liz is already going 'Ew,, sports'). Respectively they're recommending Moonshot, Keli Lane: Problem Child and Sonic Boom. Then it's review time and they gang have a few things to say. Especially about Containers.

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