December 19, 2018 Tags: American Animals, Best of 2018, First Reformed, Hereditary, Journeyman, Kissing Candice, Leave No Trace, Nico 1988, Rosie, Shirkers, three billboards outside ebbing missouri by Nigel Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:14 — 44.2MB) It’s that time of the year where we sit down and argue about what the…
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11:15 AM PST 12/17/2018 by Natalie Jarvey ‘Root of Evil’ is set to debut Feb. 13 and will tell the real story of the Black Dahlia murder. The true events that inspired the upcoming TNT drama I Am the Night will be turned into a companion podcast. The cable network is partnering with Cadence13 to…
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With the success of Amazon‘s Homecoming fueling interest in adaptations of serialized fictional podcasts and Facebook Watch set to adapt popular podcast Limetown (with Jessica Biel and Stanley Tucci) comes word that NBC is developing a series based on supernatural drama podcast The Black Tapes. The project is written and executive produced by Matthew Arnold (Emerald…
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The cover art for The Black Tapes.Image: The Black Tapes Podcast From Limetown to Homecoming, it looks like fictional podcasts are having their moment. Next up: NBC has announced that it’s turning the supernatural podcast The Black Tapes into a television series. As reported by Deadline, NBC is working on an adaptation of The Black…
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Even by true crime standards, the case at the center of In the Dark season two is extraordinary. The acclaimed podcast probes the layers of longstanding criminal justice cases. This past summer, it devoted its second season to Curtis Flowers, a black man from Mississippi who has been tried six times — yes, six —…
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Alex McNabb/Twitter via CNN Alex McNabb, an emergency medical technician, has been placed on unpaid leave after racist comments surfaced of him comparing black patients to gorillas and claiming to take “immense satisfaction” as he “terrorized” an African American boy with a needle. Alex McNabb/Twitter via CNN Alex McNabb, an emergency medical technician, has been…
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If you’re anything like us, your Thanksgiving plans either entail a lot of traveling or a lot of cooking. Or both. Our favorite companion for these activities? Listening to a podcast. Actually, it’s our favorite companion for almost any activity — including working out post-turkey, taking a break from awkward conversation with distant relatives, even…
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by Kristina Marusic 2/15/2018 Last year, we brought you a roundup of some of our favorite queer podcasts lighting up the virtual airwaves. Since then, a whole host of new podcasts by, for, and about LGBT people have emerged—including an unprecedented number of shows that highlight the voices of queer women. While you’re probably already…
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The true-crime podcast universe is ever expanding. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week, our crack team of podcast enthusiasts and specialists will pick…
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Believe it or not, podcasts actually make for some pretty good content for film and TV adaptations. A lot of them are concept-driven, and it’s usually just a matter of finding a way to get that concept across in a different medium. Perhaps the most famous example of this is Lore, a podcast turned into…
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