Podmass_In [Podmass](https://www.avclub.com/c/podmass),_ The A.V. Club _sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at [podmass@avclub.com](mailto:podmass@avclub.com)._ Perhaps the most exciting trend to watch for in 2019 will be the continued maturation of the narrative fiction podcast. As this still burgeoning medium finds purchase with wider audiences, it signals to creators that podcasts aren’t simply niche entertainment, leading to greater buy-in and attention paid to the craft, from which a higher caliber of production will ultimately emerge. One need look no further than The Angel Of Vine, a new serialized audio drama produced by Vox Populi, to find evidence of this. Modeled on the unsolved case of the Black Dahlia murder, the show is a work of hard-boiled, Golden Age Hollywood noir that also…
