Muira McCammon
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The Best Podcasts of 2017
Since there’s no form of mass communication with a lower bar of entry (with the exception of blogging), finding the best podcasts of 2017 is kind of an impossible task. But as the sheer number of podcasts out there has grown, so has the audience for them. Edison Research has found that 40% of Americans have listened to a podcast with almost a quarter having listened to a podcast in the previous… → Read More
The Best of the Peabody Award Winning Podcasts and Webby Nominees
“After twelve months of making myself and my child miserable, I finally let my little boy go.” → Read More
The Pod People: An Ode to Earwolf’s Best
What sorts of systems make podcasters, who don’t like systems, happy? What is Radiotopia as a collective force? → Read More
Inside the Gaming Library at Gitmo, America's Controversial Military Prison
When detainees need relief, they turn to Harry Potter and PS3 games. → Read More
Podcast and Chill: Love(lessness) and Dating in the Age of Podcasts with Why Oh Why's Andrea Silenzi
“I Am a Special Correspondent for the Gaping Hole in My Chest.” → Read More
The Best of the Criminal Podcast
What is castration, and where does it belong in the U.S. sentencing system? → Read More
Podcast and Chill: The Podcast Lover That Got Away
It is a weird thing to be able to trace a relationship over a series of podcast episodes, but I can. I do. → Read More
28 of Paste's Favorite Podcasts from 28 States
So, you want to get to know a little bit more about the state that produced and elected Senator Mitch McConnell? Start here. → Read More
22 of Paste's Favorite Podcasts from 22 States
I do not know if there is a cooler podcast for children in the nation than But Why. I dare you to find it. → Read More
Paste's Essential Review of S-Town
It is an intense tale about the detours and dead ends that disinformation beget. It’s an ode to investigative reporting. → Read More
The Power of Police Cams and Podcasts: Kelly McEvers on the Return of NPR’s Embedded
"Before doing this podcast, I worked on Syria. Most of the time, when I couldn’t go into Syria, the way we covered Syria was to watch videos that people sent us" → Read More
Short and Sweet: 7 Podcasts Under 7 Minutes from the Pod People
This is a meditation on mixed metaphors emerging in Donald Trump’s America. It’s short, succinct, and a solid roundup. → Read More
6 of February's Finest Episodes from the Pod People
It is not an exaggeration to say that no other podcast has pushed me to this neurocognitive state. → Read More
8 Podcasts from the Pod People on Law, Order and Chaos in the Courts
With President Donald Trump signing a new executive order what feels like every day, it’s important to stay informed of all things legal. → Read More
Endorsed by the Pod People: 7 Podcasts on Other Worlds, from Star Wars to Trump's America
We went looking for podcasts about fictional countries, and we landed on The Star Wars Minute. → Read More
How Donald Trump's Presidency Could Make C-SPAN Great Again
The addictive docu-dramedy of the live pool feed from the lobby of Trump Tower. → Read More
The Pod People: 5 Audio Dramas on Good and Evil
It’s not exactly the escape that you want, but it might be the escape that you need. → Read More
10 Podcasts from the Pod People: Peace, Love, and Understanding in Our Post-Inaugural Times
This week’s podcasts take on a range of different topics, from biohacking to bawling to Buddha. I’m going to dive into fiction podcasts next week, so stay tuned, all you sci-fi, romance, and horror fans. → Read More
The ghost of Churchill; or, how to make a wargame
“The cards I throw away are not worthy of observation or I should not discard them. It is the cards I play on which you should concentrate your attention.” – Winston Churchill, 1912, during a bridge game on the Admiralty yacht Enchantress /// Churchill: The Man Churchill has been on my mind a lot lately. It’s hard not to be wowed by the man, his tenacity, his military tactics, his signature… → Read More
The Wargamer and I
“All play has its rules.” —Johan Huizinga, Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture (1950) The first time I encounter the Wargamer, he is militantly editing a Word document and downing an Americano. Hundreds of red marks, crisscrosses, and deleted commas fill his MacBook screen. I make a small quip about how his desktop looks like a battlefield, and the Wargamer hastily explains that… → Read More