It's getting hard to write reviews of podcasts that are consistently good and cover a wide range of topics.
Year in Review 2017: Movies
Though there are (I gather) some key differences between the comic and the film, the most important thing the film carries over is the idea that this is a story in a world we already know.
Year in Review 2017: Music
I was torn about including this. I didn’t really like it as an album and as a musical soundtrack it gives some sense of character but almost no sense of narrative (then again, I don’t know that watching the show would make things much clearer.)
Year in Review 2017: YouTube
Levni Yilmaz’s Tales of Mere Existence series is the kind of slice-of-life humor that makes you feel less alone with your own foibles and insecurities.
Year in Review 2017: TV
There just aren’t enough eyes to go around these days. The rise of prestige TV, beginning (arguably) with Game of Thrones before exploding (again, arguably) with True Detective, coincides with the fall of the standard multi-cam sitcom.
Year in Review 2017: Books
A superb example of the epistolary format, Dear Committee Members fails as a satire only insofar as it succeeds as an accurate portrayal of academia.
Year in Review 2016.5 HD Final REmix: Books
This book made me hate reading.
Year in Review 2016.5 HD Final REmix: Music
This album never gets old.
Year in Review 2016.5 HD Final REmix: Podcasts
The Allusionist is like the 99% Invisible of language: sometimes it's about everyday, practical stuff, sometimes it's about obscure historical oddities, sometimes it's about big-picture thinking, but it's always well-presented.
Year in Review 2015.5 HD Final REmix: Music
I can't deny that My Favourite Faded Fantasy is a beautiful album. The lush arrangements with Rice's plaintive, heart-wrenching vocals floating on top make for a transportive listening experience from beginning to end. But there's something about this album that makes me uncomfortable these days.
Certain of Eventual Failure 