Yet Shepard's impressive and often unexpected guests-combined with his ability to pull stories and commentary that you wouldn't hear on a TV talk show or in most print interviews (like Ira Glass remarking on threesomes)-has quickly vaulted him into the elite realm of podcast host. Comedians like Marc Maron and Pete Holmes have already cornered it (and besides, Terry Gross was outdoing everyone long before the term podcast existed). There's no room for growth in this genre. The host, Dax Shepard, interviews famous people and the occasional scholar or journalist. It doesn’t reach the same heights as something like Black Mirror, but it’s a noble effort for the medium, and the cast has a lot of fun with the material - particularly Wiig, whose monotone delivery is somehow both perky and terrifying.Armchair Expert shouldn't be as good as it is. Ethan Hawke voices Helen’s boss, Dustin, and Girls' Christopher Abbott plays her deadbeat ex-husband. The story starts out with whimsical Her vibes but winds up more like Dave Eggers' The Circle, a thriller that, like Sandra, evolves into a fable about the dangers of tech corporations that can’t help Big Brother-ing their consumers.
But Sandra, it turns out, isn’t controlled by AI technology employees who work as behind-the-scenes operators, like Helen, do. Alia Shawkat plays Helen, an Oklahoma girl who abandons her former life to work at Orbital Teledynamics, an Amazon or Apple-esque tech company that specializes in a smart-speaker virtual assistant called Sandra (voiced by Kristen Wiig). Like a radio play of yesterday, but with a futuristic slant, Sandra is a fictional serial with a hefty amount of star power and a tantalizing premise. ParcastĬast: Kristen Wiig, Alia Shawkat, Ethan Hawke, Christopher Abbott When you're finished, don't forget to check out our list of best movies of 2018 and best TV shows of 2018.
Here’s a look at all of the new stuff the podcasting world has to offer (we only considered new podcasts, because holy crap there are a ton of podcasts).
Whether you’re here for a good murder mystery, are interested in immersive pop-culture conversations, or want to get nerdy about science, you're sure to find something you like. We’re here to help! We’ve compiled a guide of the best new podcasts of 2018, organized by iTunes categories and updated regularly. There’s something joyous about timing your weekly routine around the release of new episodes, and about sticking in your headphones - at work, at the gym, as you cook dinner - and giving in to someone else’s story.īut as the medium expands to new terrains, you might find yourself in a Netflix conundrum: With such a massive number of podcasts, covering topics as broad as true crime to food to travel to My Little Pony, how do you choose what deserves a listen? Like a trusty friend in your phone, podcasts are always there when you need them.
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