
Podcast Recommendations: Portraits of Possible Futures That’ll Make You Glad for Our Present
It's no secret that the world right now is...not the best. The rise of fascism, late stage capitalism, and Silicon Valley continuing to move fast and break things can make a person feel pretty bleak about the future. Thankfully, we have fiction to help us in our time of need. And sure, we could dive into soft escapism, but how about we dig into visions of the future that are even rougher than our own?
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[Werking Title] with Eliza Lambert: James Kim on the Future of Audio Fiction
Audio fiction is the oft-overlooked sibling of nonfiction in the podcasting scene. James Kim helped change that with his critically-acclaimed indie project, Moonface. He’s continued to be a creative force, innovating on format to tell layered stories. And if you listen closely, you can hear James’ public radio origins. He says, “I wanted to try to tell a story that felt real, that can resonate with people in the same way a ‘[This] American Life’ story pick.”