Welcome to A Cast of Thousands! We’re a podcast about podcasts hosted by two podcast addicts, Gillian Bell and Alozie Nwosu! This episode was recorded on December 18th, 2018 and serves as our Premier Episode + End-of-Year Spectacular. In it we review and share our favorite podcasts, individual episodes, series/seasons, and shows that said goodbye (or so we thought) in 2018.

TLDL (Too Long / Didn’t Listen)?

Didn’t listen? Seriously!? Well you’re missing out! Cause we’re charming dammit! And there’s banter!

Anyhow, you'll find the lists of our 2018 picks below including honorable mentions, related media and all the links to all the things...but none of the banter. Enjoy!

Favorite PodcastsPicksGilly’s:

Keep It!: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/keep-it/

My Favorite Murder: https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/

The Daily Zeitgeist: https://www.dailyzeitgeist.com/

Alozie’s:

The Daily Zeitgeist: https://www.dailyzeitgeist.com/

Behind the Bastards: https://www.behindthebastards.com/

Science Versus: https://www.gimletmedia.com/science-vs/

Honorable MentionsGilly’s:

Reply All: https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all

Still Watching - Sharp Objects editions (see correction* below): https://podtail.com/en/podcast/still-watching-versace/

Popcast: https://www.nytimes.com/column/popcast-pop-music-podcast

Who? Weekly: https://www.whoweekly.us/

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text: http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/

The Nod: https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod

Pop Culture Happy Hour: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510282/pop-culture-happy-hour

*Correction! On the show I said that I’d been listening to a podcast about Sharp Objects produced by Vulture. I was wrong! Still Watching is produced by Vanity Fair. My bad.

Alozie’s:

The Soundtrack Show: https://www.soundtrackpodcast.com/

What’s Good with Stretch and Bobbito: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510323/whats-good-with-stretch-and-bobbito

Recode Decode: https://www.recode.net/recode-decode-podcast-kara-swisher

Imaginary Worlds: https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/

Crimetown: https://www.crimetownshow.com/

Favorite EpisodesPicksGilly’s:

The Nod, December 12, Mooooo and Oink - https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-nod/moooo-and-oink

Reply All, June 7, The QAnon Code ⚡️⚡️ - https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/122-the-qanon-code

My Favorite Murder, April 25, Golden State Killer Caught! - https://player.fm/series/my-favorite-murder-with-karen-kilgariff-and-georgia-hardstark-2084036/ep-118-golden-state-killer-caught

Alozie’s:

99% Invisible: ep 299 - March 20 - Gerrymandering - https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/gerrymandering/

The Dollop: ep 318 - March 6 - The Fighting Irish - https://thedollop.libsyn.com/318-fighting-irish-vs-the-klan-live-in-indianapolis

The Memory Palace: - The Giant Block of Cheese (hear the original live version from Memory Palace host Nate DiMeo’s appearance on The West Wing Weekly) - https://player.fm/series/the-memory-palace-110374/big-block-of-cheese-bonus-episode

Honorable MentionsGilly’s:

Show Your Work, December 12, The Oscar Host Problem - http://laineygossipentertainment.libsyn.com/the-oscar-host-problem-still

Still Processing, June 7, We Wouldn’t Leave Kanye, But Should We? - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/podcasts/still-processing-kanye-west-ye.html

Dirtcast, Sept 19, The Girlfriend is Always to Blame - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fusion-media-group-2/dirtcast/e/56328650

Alozie’s:

Way too many! Keep an eye on our instagram feed @castopods!

Favorite SeriesPicksGilly’s:

The Teacher’s Pet - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-teachers-pet

Alozie’s:

Scene on Radio - MEN - http://www.sceneonradio.org/men/

Dissect Season 1 (Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfy) - https://dissectpodcast.com/2016/08/24/season-premiere-live-on-itunes/

Drawn the Story of Animation - https://www.drawnpodcast.com/

Honorable MentionsAlozie’s:

Slow Burn Season 2 - Clinton & Lewinsky - https://slate.com/slow-burn

Inside Jaws - https://wondery.com/shows/inside-jaws/

99% Invisible: Articles of Interest - https://99percentinvisible.org/aoi/

Crimetown: Detroit - https://www.crimetownshow.com/

30 for 30: BIKRAM - https://30for30podcasts.com/bikram/

(Waaaay too many more!!!)

In Memoriam…

Favorites that Said Goodbye This Year (not limited series)

Gilly’s pick:

Still Processing - https://www.nytimes.com/column/still-processing-podcast (it’s coming back soon, I hope)

Addendum: YES IT IS!!! (Thursday, Jan 10th!!!!)

Alozie’s Pick:

Represent - http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/represent.html (Correction! Aisha HARRIS (sorry Aisha!!!) is now a senior staff editor at the New York Times.)

New shows (to me) I’m looking forward to...Gilly’s picks:

Villians - https://art19.com/shows/villains

Alozie’s picks:

(did I mention these during the episode?)

Dirty John - https://wondery.com/shows/dirty-john/

16 Shots - https://16shots.wbez.org/ (“Looking forward to” might not be the way to put it exactly. But it’s up next in my series queue. It’s doing what podcasts can do best: bearing witness.)

Other Podcasts and Media Mentions...

Five Thirty Eight - https://fivethirtyeight.com/

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamara - https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062319784/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark/

ASAP Science - https://www.asapscience.com/

Sidenote - https://www.asapscience.com/podcast/

Music Credits

Thanks so much our friends Black Bottom Collective for letting us use a few selections for the music in this episode.

• Intro: Dogon Desert
• Interstitial: When You Sleep
• Outro: L-O-V-E

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