The Good Place podcast is what’s good this summer
The Good Place: The Podcast is a riveting nonfiction look at one of the best fictional pieces of popular culture from the past few years. But watch season one first.
Podcasts
Talking reality TV with two reality TV podcasters
I was interviewed by Challenge alum Susie Meister for her podcast, and by Bachelor/ette spoiler Reality Steve for his podcast. Enjoy!
An outstanding reality podcast, Startup, becomes an ABC sitcom
ABC’s Alex Inc., starring Zach Braff, is an adaptation of Gimlet Media’s first podcast, and I asked its producer about how much of the real-life podcast will make it to TV.
Highly recommended: the new Queer Eye’s premiere, and A Very Fatal Murder
If you need some happiness this weekend, you will find it in the premiere of Netflix’s version of Queer Eye and a new podcast parody from The Onion.
Tears, accusations, and profiles start The Pitch season two
The Gimlet Media podcast The Pitch, an audio version of Shark Tank, started its second season with three terrific, must-listen episodes.
Another exceptional Startup season, and a comedic show I didn’t expect to like
Reviews of MTV2’s Shinesty, which follows employees at a clothing company, and Startup season 4, which follows Dov Charney, founder of American Apparel.
A podcast version of Shark Tank, and a show with drunk pitches
Reviews of Gimlet Media’s The Pitch and Fullscreen’s Worth a Shot, both of which give people the chance to pitch ideas, though in very different contexts.