Thread by @TheRichardClark

A friend of mine asked me to send him a list of my favorite podcasts of all time, so now I'll share that list with you. Here are my 15 favorite podcasts of all time:

1. Startup - An intensely personal and vulnerable look at a subject that is usually characterized by posturing and magical thinking. A riveting and instructive listen, and it singlehandedly made Gimlet who they are. Rightfully so.

2. @DeadEyespodcast - I just realized how similar this is to Startup. An intensely personal and vulnerable look at a subject that is usually characterized by posturing and magical thinking. I also like that it's heavily relient on interviews vs. heavy production.

3. No Feeling is Final - Look, this podcast is sad, but it's also a marvel of creative production and using audio to get as intimately acquainted with a way of thinking as possible. It's a real feat.

4. A Woman's Smile - This is not for everyone. Very dark and very vulgar, but also earned. It's comedic catharsis like I've never heard before.

5. Pop Mom - @johnteti and @moxienh model not only the ideal mother/son relationship, but also the best way to talk about things we love (or not) with others.

6. @NightValeRadio - Just a revolutionary creative experiment that actually worked. I fell off after a while - couldn't quite keep up. But the knowledge that one day I'll be able to go back and listen to the whole thing makes me very happy.

7. Lolita Podcast - Just try it. It doesn't feel like it should work, but it does. @jamieloftusHELP is applying a punk rock aesthetic to podcasting and I am HERE FOR IT

8. Slate Political Gabfest - The First Great Gabfest somehow manages to remain great decades after its' conception, way after its hosts moved on from Slate.

9. The Pod F. Tomkast - @PFTompkins has made so many podcasts it should be impossible to choose a favorite - but it's not. The late-night, sleepy-time aesthetic was a perfect fit for Paul's legendary stream of consciousness riffing.

10. Ten Things That Scare Me - A very weird, very experimental attempt to use audio production to illustrate feelings. How could I not love this?

11. FiveThirtyEight Politics (Circa 2016-2018) - 538 uses the podcast format to bring transparency to politics and data journalism in a way few others were.

12. Hampton High - An improvisational exercise I wish I thought of first. A fictional high schooler interviews ppl in his school. If zack morris had a podcast. VERY detailed, entrancing character work here.

13. @TalkEasyPod - What if celebrities, but vulnerable?

14. Where Should We Begin with @EstherPerel - A simple concept, executed perfectly.

15. Nice White Parents - A large, systemic, complicated problem made personal. The set pieces in this series are all extremely intimate. Awkwardness is the new explosions.

Anyway Thanks @ErickNaterson for spurring me on to make this list!