• Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I prefer single voice, storytelling podcasts. I listen to them as bedtime stories a lot.

    • Lore (the older episodes are better, IMO)
    • Myths & Legends (snarky modern retelling of old folk stories)
    • Fictional (when he actually updates it… same guy as above, but these are classic literature)
    • LeVar Burton Reads (all over the board. It’s whatever stories LeVar liked. Leans a bit toward speculative fiction)
    • Drabblecast, sometimes good if you like “weird fiction”
    • Cautionary Tales (nonfiction)
    • Just started getting into The Program. Clear Black Mirror influences here.
    • LittleTarsier
      2·
      4 months ago

      I also listen to Lore, Myths and Legends and Fictional as bedtime stories.

      I would add “Nothing Much Happens” to this list. The podcaster writes these short stories and tells them in a soothing voice with the goal of helping you fall asleep.

      • Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        I’ve seen that one in my podcast app, but my backlog is still so long. Might be good for nights that I just want to zonk right out though.

    • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Cautionary Tales is stressful but fun. The host has a great style and podcast voice.

      LeVar Burton Reads is often great. If you like LeVar and have kids in your life, they may like Sound Detectives! , wherein a detective and a 4 foot tall ear named Audie investigate missing sounds.

      • Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 months ago

        The thing I like most about LeVar Burton Reads is that it’s basically Reading Rainbow with the occasional “fuck” thrown in there.

        And yeah, Tim Harford’s smooth voice is a much-needed balance to the anxiety inducing content of Cautionary Tales.