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[artbytesslyn]

Hi! i really love your art and am a patron (for 4 months its rlly been worth the money, thank!) this might be a random question but i spend a lot of time behind a desk at work so i was wondering, as someone else who might be in a same boat if you have podcasts or something that you listen to that you can recommend? there's so many out there and i want to start listening but i don't know where to begin!

Hello! Firstly, thank you for your patronage ;v; 

I do listen to a lot of podcasts! Many hours of drawing every day kind of means I need lots of audio in my life. Here’s what I can recommend (with links, and they are all free to listen):

1.) My Brother, My Brother, and Me (Comedy) (1-1.5 hours per episode): Yeah, there’s gonna be a few on here from the McElroy brothers. I think most people here know what this one is all about.

2.) Sawbones (History, Comedy) (1 hour  per episode): Also a McElroy property, but this one is a medical history podcast with Justin and Sydney McElroy discussing crazy medicine shit throughout human history. It’s bananas, and also SFW (no swearing, some bodily descriptions however.)

3.) The Jenna and Julien Podcast (Comedy, Discussion) (1.5-2 hours per episode): JennaMarbles’ podcast. I highly highly HIGHLY recommend this one, even if JennaMarbles seems outdated to you. Some are funny, and some are very insightful. Jenna is very smart and passionate about many things and you can learn a lot from this podcast. Also I don’t know if I know a funnier/ better ensemble than Jenna and Julien.

4.) Sword and Scale (True Crime) (Horror) (1.5-2.5 hours per episode): This is a true crime podcast. If you aren’t interested in that sort of thing, you can skip over this one. This is the best quality true crime podcast I’ve listened to, but it is also a bit voyeuristic. A chunk of the listening experience is listening to real recordings of court cases and any existing related audio. So, for example, the Jonestown episode contains the Jonestown tapes. Moments in the episodes like this can become very, very graphic. If you try this one out, check the comments first. If people seem remarkably turned off or upset by something in that episode, avoid it. 

And jesus christ do NOT listen to the second half of the Deep Web episode. Just fucking don’t. Be careful with this podcast. I have a high tolerance for violence, but this one can sometimes be too much. 

5.) Cool Games, Inc (Comedy) (45 mins- 1 hour per episode): Another McElroy/ Polygon property. Griffin and Nick discuss fake games based on suggestions from Twitter. It’s very funny, and the episodes are shorter. 

6.) Harmontown (Comedy, Discussion, RolePlaying) (3-3.5 hours per episode): This is the podcast I’ve been listening to for the longest time (YEARSSSSSS) Also, Dan Harmon’s podcast. You know, the guy who made Community and co-produced Rick and Morty.

If you like Rick and Morty, I HIGHLY suggest listening to this podcast. You’ll understand where a lot of the humor comes from. This is mostly on the fly humor from him and guests in front of a live audience.

At the halfway point they do Harmonquest, which is a roleplaying DnD style rpg adventure. It’s the funniest shit ever. 

7.) Tales of Horror (Horror, History) (1-1.5 hours per episode): Different and interesting. This podcast consists of recordings from old radio horror readings. The quality (audio and storytelling) varies through each. Some of the recordings are very degraded. The stories themselves are pretty tame, as you couldn’t get away with much on the radio during the times they were produced, but still qorth listening to.

8.) Movies with Mikey (Movie Discussion) (15-30 mins per episode): Okay, not really a podcast, but I’m shocked that this isn’t more popular. Mikey talks about movies that audiences didn’t praise when they were first released, and various others. Very very thoughtful introspection on a lot of movies I adore (Sunshine, Princess Mononoke, A.I., Iron Giant, to name a few). Want a new perspective on your favorite movie? Listen to him.

9.) The Flophouse (Comedy, Movie Discussion) (1.5 hours per episode): Three guys watch bad movies and comment on them. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes they’re, erm. Annoying. These episodes are kind of hit and miss. 

10.) Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Comedy, Movie discussion) (1.5 hours per episode): Mergh, also not a podcast, but can be listened to like a podcast. The Flophouse, I think, was based off of this series. I’ve been watching it since I was a kid, and Netflix just revamped it recently. Both versions are good. A guy and two robots make fun of cheesy old movies. 

That’s all for now!