Game Show Podcast Recommendations

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Game Show Podcast Recommendations

Curator
Jessica Alpert (she/her), executive producer of Queen of Hearts

Why did you choose this theme?
It's post-holiday mood swing time. Maybe you're ready to take on 2023 (all cute with that list of resolutions) or maybe you just want to hide under your comforter. No matter what, I think there's nothing like a game show podcast to get your day going.

Game shows in audio form are a super fun challenge and this list celebrates the awesome people who are thinking, doing, analyzing, and creating.

PODCAST PICKS:
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Spectacle
The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Our Problematic Fave

EarBuds curator Jessica Alpert loves this podcast's exploration of The Bachelor and its problematic, intoxicating, and ridiculous allure. When she was developing her podcast, Queen of Hearts, she studied the casting strategies of The Bachelor and used it as a syllabus for creating hilarious pairings that hook you in immediately. Whether you like or hate The Bachelor, you can't deny that the casting always hits a chord.

This American Life
It's a Game Show!

In this episode of This American Life, true stories are told in the form of a game show. One of the segments is about the podcast Normal Gossip and explores why gossip spreads. And what's better than a game of telephone?

Family Road Trip Trivia Podcast
90s Trivia

On the eighth hour of a family road trip, the phones and iPads start to get old. Shocking, but true. Here's how to mix it up. 

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!
Robin Thede

Still the OG news quiz show. When you develop a game show, there is a delicate balance between creating a fun vibe and an actual sense of gameplay. You have to respect how Wait, Wait has found its flow and continues to introduce new voices whenever possible. Wait, Wait reached out to hilarious viral Instagram comic Vinny Thomas via Twitter and he joined as a guest writer for a few shows. It's awesome when a legacy show never stops reinventing itself.

Queen of Hearts
Amateur Orgasm Scholar Seeks Naughty Study Buddy

Jujubee (Ru Paul's Drag Race and Dragnificent) is the amazing host of the Rococo Punch/Wondery blind-dating game show podcast. No one can see anyone else until the end of the game show. It's inclusive, mind-blowing, and fun to play along with. Root for (or hate-listen to) these amazing contestants. Jujubee is absolute gold and keeps the vibe funny but kind. Definitely an 18+ listen.

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New in 2023: We've partnered with Realm Media on pairing a fiction podcast with our theme. This week, games!

Epic: Ctrl-Alt-Destroy

Game shows you say? Here’s a show about the most dangerous game of all! In Epic: Ctrl-Alt-Destroy, “Firefly’s” Summer Glau stars as Tandy, a video game designer who ends up trapped in her own virtual game, where nations compete and losers face catastrophic consequences.

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Jessica is sharing game show podcasts so you can test your knowledge, challenge yourself, and have some fun. We'll hear about her recommendations on our podcast this week.

ALSO: We tell you about this week's Spotlight pick, Skyline Drive, a show about astrology and why people keep looking to the stars for answers. 

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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

Skyline Drive
 
Host Mangesh Hattikudur dives into the ways astrology presents itself in modern society: from NASA employees who keep their belief in astrology in the closet to world leaders who’ve used astrologers to guide foreign policy, to moneyball statisticians who use astrology more than statistics to build baseball teams.

Hattikudur tries to decipher why we keep looking to the stars for answers, and what happens when you don’t believe in astrology but astrology keeps happening to you.

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