A hero and the Canadian dream with The Hopeful
The Mastercast
09/05/22
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This week's review is on The Hopeful with musical guest DJ Natural Nate and Jiggabot.
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One of the most precious treasures pasted down among the Omidvar family is the story of the perilous journey Amir Omidvar took to get from revolution-gripped Iran to North America. Young Amir dreamed of America since the age of 9 when he started work and learned about people leaving to find better lives there. Despite knowing the journey would not be easy even he couldn’t have imagined the unrelenting hurdles between him and becoming a citizen. Sleeping in the restaurant he worked at in Spain, getting gravely ill in a Mexican prison, and being beaten by officials in Milan are only a couple of the trials Amir endured alone in the nearly two years it took him to reach his goal. Narrated by his daughter Shayda and produced with the Frequency podcast network, this six part series was voted as Apple Podcasts’ Show of the Year in Canada for 2020. The well produced show has 4.7 stars on the Apple platform with 401 ratings. Each episode has an average length of about 36 minutes and must be listened to in order. It’s a captivating documentation of what immigration for one man looked like that will have you laughing, crying, and inspired. Sure, you might know immigrating is hard but how many actually know what it looks like or understand what it involves? A story not only about honoring where you come from but also how you got there, it serves as a strong reminder to treat everyone you meet with kindness because you never know where someone is on their journey. Be sure to check on their instagram @thehopefulpodcast to see accomplish pictures. Content warning for suffering and violence.
Similar pods: Indefensible, They Tried To Bury Us with Tamer Kattan, and Code Switch.
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at themastercastpodlist@gmail.com. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from DJ Natural Nat and Jiggabot. The song featured is very had pronounce but don’t worry I’ll link it in the show notes. You can find them on Soundcloud, and Facebook by searching DJ Natural Nate. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Artist: DJ Natural Nat VS Jiggabot
Song: RITM OBE Extended DJ Remix
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An inside look at literature with Words to That Effect
August 22, 2022
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This week we look at Words to That Effect by Conor Reid and the Headstuff network. Musical guest is Ben Samples.
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Words to that Effect - No Spoilers!
I am surprised this podcast isn’t in the top charts of Apple Podcasts although it has placed #10 and #23 in the arts categories for Ireland and Britain respectively. There’s no warming up to the host or topics, you only have to hear it for it to become a new favorite. Part of the Headstuff network it was started in 2017 by Conor Reid, a writer and teacher, who lives and records the show in Dublin, Ireland. Reid covers the behind-the-scenes factors of what goes into the stories we hold dear and starts each episode with a question such as how can fiction save the world and why are there so many novels with "girl" in the title? There is a bit of a concentration on works and topics from the late 19th and early 20th century but more modern works are covered. The pod has 4.9 stars and 27 ratings on Apple Podcasts. So far there are 60 episodes with Season 6 on a bit of a delay but an update has promised many more episodes to come. When the show is active, episodes come out about every two weeks. You can search them by topic on the website. They’re also evergreen which means they aren’t time sensitive and can be listened to in any order. In amongst the others you might find a series of bonus episodes titled “A Word To That Effect” that covers the literary origin of a word or phrase. There’s also the occasional guest and cross over episode. Owltail has the most popular by listen being “The Invention of Time” and “Irish Science Fiction.” My favorites so far have been “The Endless Influence of Robinson Crusoe” and “Dinosaurs (Palaeontology to Pyjamas).” If you can’t get enough of the show head its website where you can sign up for the newsletter and get news on two upcoming projects. No content warnings for this one.
Similar pods: All About Agatha, Words That Burn, and Fireside
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at themastercastpodlist@gmail.com. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from Ben Samples. The song featured was Traitor. You can find them on Soundcloud, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube by searching Ben Samples. These links will be in the show notes as well. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Artist: Ben Samples
Song: Traitor
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bensamples
Twitter: https://twitter.com/djsamples
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Cultural puzzles with Decoder Ring
September 12, 2022
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This week we look at..ourselves and culture with Decoder Ring. Musical guest is DJ Booda.
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Hey Pod lovers. I’m your host Marie and If you’re joining us for the first time: Welcome! The Mastercast is a podcast recommendation show that brings you a brand new non-spoiler binge-worthy review every week of the best podcasts in a short and sweet 2-3 minute summary on everything you could want to know, from the number of hosts to on average how long you can expect each episode to be. New episodes come out every Monday. You can find the week’s other reviews on the show’s social on Instagram @themastercast and Twitter @mastercastpods. If you like what you hear and want to help out this independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
Decoder Ring - No Spoilers
This recommendation shouldn’t come as a surprise.I actually hesitated to review it because it’s not like it needs any help reaching more people. It’s a legend among those looking for mysteries that aren’t crime related. Related to Endless Thread and Gimlet’s short-run Mystery Show, Slate’s Decoder Ring sets itself apart by focusing on cultural mysteries. The rise and fall of the mullet, the Karen, and why every professional on Linked in is expected to consider themselves a storyteller are just a few of the many topics covered so far. In each monthly episode Willa Paskin, the show’s host, looks at an aspect of our lives, its lore and why it matters. I honestly can’t think of another podcast that looks at something the way this one does, by dissecting something mundane that we take for granted and turning it into nostalgia for things, in some cases, you weren’t even around for. There were episodes that didn’t immediately jump out as interesting to me but I listened anyway for Paskin’s charm and reasoning only to be thrilled with how fascinating they were. With 4.6 out of 5 stars and 1.5K Ratings, the show sits at #154 in the Apple Podcast charts for Society and cultural but #9 for documentary according to Chartable. The show currently sits at 59 episodes that are on average about 39 minutes long. Owltail has the most popular episodes as “Murphy's Law” and “Clown Panic.” Personally I think there are far better ones. Try starting off with “The Johnlock Conspiracy” or “The Incunabula Papers.” I also really loved this last season’s bonus episodes in which Paskin discusses the philosophies and methods of the show. In the past the show’s once a month release schedule had been a bit inconsistent at times which I suspect played into moving to a seasonal release schedule. Commercials are average bordering on a bit much but I promise it's a beloved podcast for a reason. Also ads allow you to listen to this for free and there is always fast-forwarding. Some think the podcast is too political but I don’t. If I had to name a complaint it would be that sometimes I feel like the conclusions the host draws doesn’t really sum up the whole topic, which can be a little underwhelming. It’s rare but there. Like the show is trying to make something out of nothing but I just sum it up to me not getting the point. It’s a show you can’t help but love. Content warnings are different for each episode but have some have included sexual assault and mature language.
Similar pods you may not have heard include: Spectacle, Shattered Souls (the older Thinking Sideways episodes), and Underunderstood.
All right, guys, that’s all for this week but remember if you want to see the cover art, sources or the written transcript for this episode be sure to check out the show notes. You can also send us an email at themastercastpodlist@gmail.com. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. This week’s music came from DJ Booda. The song featured is “We will see.” Please check him out on Soundcloud by searching DJ Booda. This link and info will also be in the show notes as well. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.
Artist: DJ Booda
Song: We Will See
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user370694015/we-will-see
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