Tag: Audio Drama Review

  • Blum Podcast: Investigating Fictional Swiss Art

    A somewhat complicated behind the scenes history with translations from Spanish is made harder by its first couple of episodes. “Blum” is a blend of “Untold Virginia’s” podcast within a podcast format and “Six Cold Feet” or “Searching for Salai’s” person of interest plots. Blum: Fast-Paced Exposition in a Podcast Format

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  • Spire Audio Drama: Free Guy meets Freaky Friday

    The 13-episode audio drama called “Spire” can best be boiled down by saying it’s “Free Guy” meets “Freaky Friday.” The video game inspired comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and the Disney film about a mother and daughter switching bodies sums up the theme and gimmick found in this science fiction series. Even with a simple comparison,…

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  • The Roe v Wade Audio Drama Final Verdict

    The final episode of “Supreme: The Battle for Roe” dropped its final episode this past Wednesday. Here are my thoughts on this historical drama with modern day socio-political rhetoric surrounding abortion. If this is your first time here, check out my first post on the show here to learn more about the audio drama inspired…

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  • Grace Under Pressure and 90s Feminism

    Aside from a Queen pun I could’ve opened this review with, this 8-episode audio drama from PasticheNYC tackles the 90s in a way that isn’t driven by nostalgia from non-marginalized groups. Like any historical period—women, people of color and the LGBTQ community didn’t have as many freedoms as their straight white male counterparts. Truth be…

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  • Harlem Queen

    The historical drama based on actual events during United States’ Jazz Age is three seasons long. Still, it has a subtextual depth that rivals that of Tolkien’s middle earth and the immersion readers get reading it. Harlem Queen is everything an armchair historian looks for in a historical fiction piece without substituting conflict for easter…

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