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When you hear of a podcast about Jane Austen, those words conjure images and sounds of a stodgy book review podcast where the host and an academic guest dissect Jane Austen’s collected works. It’s literary criticism at its best, but also potentially at its most boring. There is nothing boring about Austen After Dark . In fact, the podcast is like this multi-dimensional force, with vibrating energy in literature, erotica, history, romance, and women’s rights. I’ll let the show explain: “Austen...

The Once Upon A VHS Podcast is billed as a queer and never-ending quest through the fantasy films of the 80s & 90s, and all the memories and feelings they conjure up. From animated adventures and sword and sorcery epics to magical romcoms and fairytale horror, the creators/hosts, Michael and Callum, will journey through the big blockbusters and cult classics. While the Fox News crowd may get hung up on the queer part, this show is just a damn good movie review podcast, regardless of your...

While you wouldn’t have known it from the Golden Globes podcast nominations this year, audio fiction podcasts are largely a province of independent podcasting. While large podcast networks like Spotify have not figured out how to recoup their considerable investment in audio fiction, innovative indie podcasters have found that sweet spot between creative innovation and financial prudence. Leave it to an independent podcaster like Acorn Arts and Entertainment to innovate a way to produce a...