u/DracoCross

I mean full episodes of other audiodramas the creators include in their own podcasts as an ad.

I personally love that practice. I get a chance to listen to a whole episode of a podcast I wouldn’t ever find on my own because it’s not my genre for example. It’s very often the case that after that first episode I already know if I like the plot, acting, sound design, and if I generally vibe with it and like it. I add a lot of stuff I never even heard of to my list that way.

Hi y’all! I realize there are dozens of posts like this everyday, but I struggle with finding something that I’ll like a lot. I’ve only listened to a couple of things because I keep relistening to my favorite stuff instead of starting something, because I dropped so many things already.

Something I noticed is a repeating element in all the stuff I liked a lot is found family trope. It’s just so entertaining, you get to see the clashing personalities and developing relationships between all the characters it’s really something else.

I’ll list my favs and tell you what I loved the most about each one and I would really appreciate if you could recommend something similar you listened to. I’m gonna give EVERY SUGGESTION a go.

1. **The Penumbra Podcast** - my number one, definitely. I just recently finished listening and I can confidently say I loved absolutely everything about it. Writing, sound design, acting, difficult topics approached in a really thoughtful way, representation, characters… There is literally nothing I didn’t like. Both in Second Citadel and Juno’s story. In the latter I particularly enjoyed season 3 and 4 because… the trope lol I am currently listening to Thirst, but it’s not really my vibe.

2. **Wolf 359** - your typical sci-fi space station mission typa thing which I am obsessed with, the whole crew and their dynamics, the comedy bits were amazing.

3. **EOS10** - basically my opinion is the same as in Wolf 359, but I felt even more chemistry between the characters there. I hated the sequel tho. I waited for it for so long and it was a disappointment honestly. I found it really boring.

4. **Dark Ages** - Absolutely love the comedy there, the characters and their dynamics, can’t really recall much because it’s been some time since I listened to it, but I really enjoyed the whole “we are stuck in this situation and everyone copes as they can” vibe and the mini adventures of all the characters.

5. **The Two Princes** - I absolutely loved how it felt like I was just watching a cartoon. I’m a big cartoon lover and it just scratched this spot for me. Sound design was immaculate and the whole dynamic between the two main characters was so satisfying. Second season really put some more adventure into it and it was very entertaining.

6. **Fuck Humans** - well, that’s a guilty pleasure at its finest. Really loved the whole “people vs monsters” thing, the wall, the whole worldbuilding which was fairly simple but satisfying, the relationships building between characters, and the spicy scenes were actually enjoyable and I very rarely enjoy this kinda thing.

7. **Kaleidotrope** - I think it was my first audiodrama?? It’s definitely something distinct from the rest of my favs, but I really loved the relationship developing between the characters and the whole system of radio host through which the story was told. Suuuper cute. Cringy at times, and the recordings of any secondary characters were pretty bad, but definitely excusable.

That would be it for my favs. Other things I listened to were:

- Magnus Archives - I actually enjoyed it, but the recording is really silent and I can only listen to it at home, so I rarely get to it. But it seems cool overall, just didn’t really pull me in that bad.

- Caravan - I don’t really remember much about it. I found it alright I think.

- Light Hearts - I finished it, but I think I didn’t actually like it that much.

For the things I dropped, mostly after the first episode or two because of bad acting, silent recording, bad recording quality, not being hooked at the beginning or it just feeling like it wouldn’t be my thing. Feel free to challenge that view, I may come back to something if you think I’ll enjoy it!

- ARCS
- The once and future nerd
- Unseen
- Love and Luck
- Magus Elgar
- Inn Between
- Gay Future
- Meet/Cute
- The Leviathan Chronicles
- Hello from the magic tavern
- Sayer
- Dragon's Reign
- Sidequesting
- Dreamboy
- Moonbase Theta, Out
- Oblivity
- The Call of The Flame