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As always, tell me what youre listening to.
you might reach me atnicholas.quah@vulture.comor find meon Twitter.
Snap Judgment: Spooked
Ghost stories with a beat.Some episodes available on all platforms.Listen here.
Few podcasts are more reliably creepy thanSpooked, the spinoff podcast from the fine folks atSnap Judgment.
Listening to the show, you often feel like youre falling down a deep, spiraling rabbit hole.
WithSpooked, the question goes: What if that rabbit hole was full of ghouls?
As with any good artisan, Newson has a grab-bag of reliable tools.
Some poltergeist action worked its way into the mix.
Despite her day job, though, Newson doesnt seem to be a huge consumer of horror herself.
But every once and a while I do like to give myself a good scare.
My favorite movie is the originalCandyman(1992).
Great story line, and Tony Todd is a living legend.Candymanhad bars, iykyk.
Close to Death
Knockin on heavens door.Available on all platforms.Listen here.
Ive listened to about half the season, and you know what?
I enjoyed what I heard.
Close to Deathdebuts today and releases new episodes weekly.
9, hosted byNight Vales Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin.
Speaking of bats, were you aware that theres something called the Bat Conservation Trust?
Also, they have a podcast, obviously,calledBatChat, obviously, which is about bats, obviously.
And thats a wrap for1.5x Speed!
Hope you enjoyed it.
