The whole podcast thing has been a weird camel humps of a trend line to follow, from new(ish) and novel in the early aughts, when every small business owner and dude with a microphone had one — to the point of over-saturation. 

The noise continued at a below-mainstream hum for a few years until 2014: Then Serial happened. The true-crime investigation created new podcast fans, and in the years since, the interest continued to grow. 

We know you’ve got your favorite national ones about sports, true crime, bad movies — whatever your thing is — but it’s time to add some podcasts from Indianapolis-based producers into your listening agenda.

Here are the local podcasts you should know.

1. Drink Culture

What it is: Naptown Fitness owner Jared Byczko and software salesman Fabian Rodriguez encourage  listeners to “drink the culture” of Indianapolis…