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I am not a religious person, but sometimes you get a weird and interesting podcast in that vein. So... Let's talk about The Gospel of the Flood from Jonas Kyratzes and @astronautdown . The Gospel of the Flood is an philosophical, apocalypse, religiously-framed fiction podcast that seems to be set inspecifically in the modern day. On the day the continents started to sink into the ocean, our main character, a priest, loses his faith. It just evaporates from him. Gone. And so, he travels to visit his brothers in faith. He wants to see how they're fairing, do they still have their faith? What are they doing now that the ocean is rapidly rising? Now that the world is literally and metaphorically sinking. Can he do something/ anything in the face of global death? Can he/should he reclaim his faith? The show is introspective, gentle, and philosophical. As an atheist who was brought up Christian, believe me when I say, I'm not looking for "God" based content. But this is an interesting one. What does a miracle mean when someone survives a large scale event above all those other people? Can something be a miracle for one, when hundreds, thousands, millions die. Surely God can't have only looked at one person. It's desturbing when you zoom out and think about it for too long. What does a prophet look like? What would you do in the face of global annulation? 7, 15 minute episodes of moral philosophy that will either confirm your faith, or your atheism, depending on how you look at it. *Shrug* So, if you like thoughtful philosophy, maybe like if Almehem had a baby with The Tower? Or maybe with Still Lives? Then, The Gospel of the Flood is for you! #drama #dramapodcast #postapocalyptic #specfic #speculativefiction #fictionpodcasts #podcastsunday #trypod #podcasts #podcast #podcastrecommendation #podcastrecommendations #recommended #podcastsunday #audiodramasunday #gospeloftheflood #moralphilosophy #religion #christianity #christianityasaframingnarrative #jonaskyratzes #chrischristodoulou https://www.instagram.com/p/CpzEcInOjBG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lord have mercy, my partner got The 'Rona. We've gotten this far without it, vaccined, boosted, and masks. Omicron will come for us all, but at least there are anti-virals. Please take care of yourselves, friends. And speaking of things apocalyptic...let's talk about Blackout from @qcodemedia and @endeavoraudio . Blackout is a suspenseful, apocalyptic fiction story, brought to us, and starring academy award winner, Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, Mr. Robot), as Simon Itani--a local radio DJ in small town New Hampshire (USA) when suddenly the national power grid fails. As it turns out, a cult-like, shadowy terrorist group of survivalist is behind the failure. Believing that the US would be better off if we no longer relied on technology. It goes as well as could be expected. And when Simon and his family find themselves in a small town when everyone is paranoid and suspicious of each other, imposing curfews and marshall law, suspecting neighbors and stealing from each other, they must decide if it's best to stay, or flee south, to see how far the Blackout goes. With high quality sound, music, and Hollywood actors, QCode and Endeavor have done it again! There are two fabulous seasons, and 19 30-ish minute episodes for you to enjoy. So, if you enjoy apocalyptic fiction like The Cleansed, or Fehrenheit 451, then Blackout is for you!

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Ahh yeah, let's talk about The Bright Sessions (@brightpodcast ) from @laurenshippen and @atypicalartists . The Bright Sessions is a speculative fiction drama podcast, and is the first pod in the Lauren Shippen Empire. It falls in to one of the #podtropes I'm always a sucker for, people with special powers, and then turns it on it's ear. It's about the psychiatric practice of Dr. Joan Bright, played by Julia Morizawa (Amelia Project, Bridgewater, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, EOS10). Joan is a psychiatrist who helps people with special abilities, atypicals, to manage and control their powers, and also just offer good old fashioned counseling. Like, what if you were a gay high schooler, who suddenly found they could feel the emotions of people around them--all the people...in high school? Had the power to read minds? Time travel, but not when you want to, but triggered by anxiety attacks? What if you had the ability to force people to do what you wanted? How would that affect you? You'd probably want some help coping with this. Though, then again, where did Dr. Bright learn these techniques? Surely someone must have shown her how to help... There's 123 15-30 minute episodes in the feed, including spin-offs, The AM archives, and The College Tapes. Drama, intrigue, and some mystery/occasional heist vibes, The Bright Sessions is definitely on the list of iconic pods you'll regret not listening to. If you like "mutant abilities", found families, and well-crafted stories, then The Bright Sessions is for you!

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Well, the clock rolled over and now it's a milestone birthday for the ol' Tryer. I thought it wasn't a big deal and now I'm suddenly feeling some kind of way about it. It's been a long and weird pandemic, folks. But not as long and weird a time as if we were playing the left-right game. The Left-Right Game (@theleftrightgame ) is from @qcodemedia and @sonos , and stars Tessa Thompson (@tessamaethompson ) (Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dear White People, WestWorld). The Left-Right Game is a fiction, alternate-reality, creepypasta type podcast, about Alice Sharman, a journalist who gets interested in doing a story after hearing about "the left-right game" online, and getting together with a group of people to play in a caravan. After Alice goes missing, a friend receives a series of bizarre tapes apparently documenting her journey with the group into a world that gets progressively weirder and more dangerous as you continue to follow the rules of the game. But what's at the end of the game? Where's Alice? Was it all worth it?? 10, 40ish minute episodes, Left-Right is a single season show, and being presented by SONOS, it's done in surround sound, which sound especially good on headphones. However you listen, it will be worth your while! If you liked the show Rabbits, creepypasta come to life, spec fic, or Video Palace, then The Left-Right Game is for you!

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Let's talk about All in My Head (@allinmyheadpod ) from @tandonshows . All in My Head is a horror fiction drama podcast about a young woman named Nova, who has had sleep paralysis and vivid nightmares for years. So much so that it's crippled her life. It's gotten to a point, fighting to find answers, that Nova has reached out and finally found a doctor willing to help her do sleep studies to find a solution. Did you know that many people with sleep paralysis report seeing a shadowy figure in the corner of their room during the waking up portion of their illness? Because they do, but what if that sleep paralysis demon was actually a malevolent creature and not an artifact of the sleeping mind sorting dream from reality? When Nova begins to suspect that the paralysis demon is behind bad things that begin happening around her, it's up to her to decide what happens next, allow the demon to control outcomes, or to wrest back the dreams of the sleeping world. Season 3, of course, is (probably) pandemic delayed, but it'll be here all in good time, I'm sure. If you enjoy suspense/horror, supernatural stories, or gosh darn it, seeing someone just doing their best to get through the day becoming something more, then All in My Head is for you!

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It's late night, it's #audiodramasunday night, must be time to review! Let's talk about The Atomic Library (@theatomiclibrary ). The Atomic Library is a humorous, apocalypse, spec fiction story. 5 years ago, literally everything that could go wrong, went wrong. There was a global climate event, which triggered a series of atomic attacks between countries with the Atomic bomb, and that's when the aliens arrived...but! Through thick and thin, radiation, or nuclear proliferation, the good librarians at Orson Welles Community Library in Haven Hollow, TX are there for their dedicated patrons. Yes, that's right, it's a light hearted, bizarro world, post-apocalyptic, comedy drama about librarians! It's what you've all been waiting for. What happens in a world where straws are currency, the bathroom is haunted, feral child reading time is just the pits? Well, come and find out. I enjoy The Atomic Library and look forward to the next pandemic delayed season! My only caveat is that the audio quality could be improved, some character audio is quieter than others. It's not a deal breaker, but I did find car listening too difficult to enjoy. Much more enjoyable on headphones. But, you know what they say, the more people listen, the better the mics get! All in all, still a fun time. If you like any of the slew of humorous post-apocalyptic pods, The Bunker, The Last Show, etc., then The Atomic Library is for you!

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A bit ago I finished listening to Wandering with the Dead @wandering_with_the_dead . I gotta tell you, it scratches a Cormac McCarthy shaped itch in the Podosphere. What if "The Road" had a baby with "The Man with No Name" trilogy and it was an Old West tale about a bounty hunter dragging a rotting corpse across several states, hoping to get it back in time before its unrecognizable to authorities and any assortment of people getting in his way? Well it would be Wandering with the Dead. Although they self-describe as '"The Old Man and The Sea" meets "The Shining" in the Old West.' However you want to describe it, the show paints a gritty, grimy, creepy story, and I'm here for it. It's really only a 3 episode story, but there are several commentary tracks as well. Essentially they utilize professional voice actors to create a podcast movie, and they do a bang up job, it'll will definitely give you creepy shivers. If you like gritty Walking Dead vibes, Old West movies, stories of futility/struggle like "The Old Man and the Sea" or "The Road", then Wandering with the Dead is for you!

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Late night, must be time for a podcast review! Let's talk about Dark Dunedin from @prospectparkproductions in New Zealand. Dark Dunedin is a dramatic fiction, thriller/mystery podcast. Our (super unreliable) narrator, Louise Hepburn, is an upper class painter, whose family is entering a fading glory of fortunes. As we follow Louise through her town, Dunedin, Ōtepoti--The Edinburgh of the West--we find Louise to be brash and intentionally abrasive with the rest of her family, in no small part due to her passion for drinking. 3 short seasons so far, as we follow Louise through town. We can admire her a little for her takes no sh*t attitude and unrelenting being herself--even when that self is a total lush with an obnoxious streak. But when a girl turns up dead, Louise finds it dredges up all kinds of memories from the past, and her half-assed attempts to follow the case lead to unexpected places. If you enjoy some Rachel Watson, Girl on a Train (Book) vibes, a New Zealand accent, and some facinating characters, then Dark Dunedin is for you.