Favorites from Lauren Spohrer, co-creator of the award-winning podcast, Criminal
Lauren Spohrer
Hi - I'm Lauren Spohrer, co-creator of Criminal. I listen to a lot of excellent podcasts that fall into many different genres -- but here's a list of favorites that inspire me with their playfulness and nerve. Criminal is part of Radiotopia (www.radiotopia.fm), from PRX.
The strangest podcast I listen to
This is the strangest podcast I listen to, and I don’t listen to fall asleep. I just love the trippy stories. The content “sounds like it was generated by a computer,” one (5-star) iTunes review says.
Frank and emotional
I sobbed throughout an entire flight listening to Aidy Bryant, Hannah Giorgis, Mindie Lind, June Squibb, Janet Mock, Meredith Talusan, Rachel Fleit and others speak frankly and emotionally about living in their bodies.
Art, audio and black resistance
The Organist is a collaboration between one of my all-time favorite magazines, The Believer, and KCRW. In this episode, we learn about the avant-garde rapper Busdriver and get a history lesson in art, audio and black resistance.
A hilarious episode from one of my favorites
The Heart is one of my favorite shows of all time, but this episode is hilarious and the one I find myself talking about most often.
Deadpan and eerie and wonderful
I continue to be blown away by the wild stuff put out by the Welcome to Nightvale crew, and especially by Within the Wires. It’s a scripted, serialized work of fiction coming to you in the form of relaxation audio tapes. Deadpan and eerie and wonderful.
An incredible escape from slavery
We were blown away by William and Ellen Craft’s incredible escape from slavery.