This Q&A is connected to a fiction podcast that doesn’t lean into horror. I know a lot of the top fiction podcasts can be creepy for an audience that isn’t used to, or into that world.
Hearthbound is a show that is sitting comfortably in a different thread of audio. It pulls and stretches at a familiar story, to take shape across a desert, with familiar names and personalities that echo across the ages as it tackles fear, loneliness, love, and more.
This podcast is a perfect summer listen, and not just because it takes place over the season, but because it gives us everything I mentioned. Hit Singles is stunning, rom-com ear candy.
This podcast lays out the history of a man, an industry, and an art form. It wraps it all up in smooth narration, awe-inspiring design, and a consumable story.