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When the pandemic pushed people inside, it didnt take long forpodcasts to adapt.
Fromintriguing pop-upstocoronavirus-focused shows, the medium, which benefits from its sparser production requirements, notably multiplied.
However,Bananaswas conceived of pre-coronavirus and has proven itself a strong comedy podcast with staying power.
After all, theres never a shortage of strange news.
Bananascannonballs into the deep end while others tiptoe in from the shallows.
And what comes next is a dissection of the news that is as thoughtful as it is funny.
Braunohler and Landes base their humor in smart commentary and the analysis they apply to each new absurdity.
And the headlines help, of course.
Take, for example, the episode Chainsaw Baboons With Atsuko Okatsuka.
It also calls to mind for Braunohler a possibly horrific incident from his childhood.
This is par for the course onBananas, to seamlessly bounce back and forth between wisecracks and concern.
For every tightly run and perfectly paced podcast, there are multiple slogs of shows.
