#that category (from least to most dismal Vibes) is WTNV. The Lost Cat. I Am In Eskew | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

soaringsearingphoenix · 4 years ago

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Hopefully we are going to get into

I Am In Eskew

The White Vault

Station Arcadia

Girl In Space

The Lost Cat

what is tumblr going to do after tma ends... i think it would be nice if y’all got into other podcasts and helped create bigger fandoms for them as well

#and a lot of others but this post would be SO long if i listed all the podcasts i Like And Want To See More Content For #and it would be four times as long if i listed all the ones that ive Heard Recommendations For Based On What I Like But Havent Gotten To Yet #also i was specifically suggesting ones that i think fans of TMA would like that dont get quite as much attention #specifically because they share some of the themes or features that make them good #i just... hrrng... lovve podcastss so much #i am in eskew has the each-episode-is-distinct-but-there-IS-an-overarching-season-plot format and fascinating but unfriendly worldbuilding #the white vault has the 'this is a scholarly collection of documents regarding a paranormal occurrence' format but much more chronological #station arcadia has the 'lets understand this world as a whole by looking at Individual moments. lives and perspectives.' GreA(Y)t charcters #Girl In Space explores themes of humanity and free will in an environment where you do not hold the power and also i love it so so much #the Lost Cat is a bit gruesome tbh but follows a guy as he stumbles into a series of strange and troubling phenomena. hes just tryna get by #one of my favorite categories is 'podcast guy unfazed by the cosmic horror around him in a way that makes it feel almost mundane in tone'#that category (from least to most dismal Vibes) is WTNV. The Lost Cat. I Am In Eskew #Like. night vale is often lighthearted. the lost cat has kind of a grim humor. eskew is just straight up heartwrenching at times #wtnv is comedy eskew is tragedy and the cat podcast walks somewhere in the middle #yet although im usually a cheerful stories kinda person i was SO drawn in by Eskew because it has SUCH a compelling world #i think it's because it feels like it could have Rules To How This Works in a way that is a little looser in Night Vale and #a little more episode-specific in Cat Podcast #there's that feeling that you are So Close to something that is compelling to me because it's tantalizing. it's... achievable #and because it's... personal in a way the other two aren't. which i think is what puts it on the TMA side of the hostile world genre #whereas Cat and WTNV maintain that you exist and you are in the world and the world is going to do its thing and doesnt have much opinion #(which can be a very reassuring thing. nihilism can be empowering and a comfort if done right)#it's a very different kind of nihilism in TMA and Eskew. because the world DOES know youre there and it has an opinion #and it is a different kind of nihilism to be small in the face of something that does care but does not want what you want #than to be small in the face of indifference #and when you stand up to a critical world and say I Matter. My Actions And Thoughts Matter #it is a different kind of poetic tragedy to suffer and sacrifice in defense of that belief #anyways uhhhhhhhhh if you like tma you will probably like at least some of these #i have more recs if yall want more recs lmk #AND if you have recs for me #PLEASE i would love to hear em

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