Hold on to your shoes: Heeled
The Mastercast
06/13/22
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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 on the show and want to help out this newly independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee and Patreon by searching the mastercast. I’d really appreciate it.
Heeled - No Spoilers!
Today’s review is of 2020 miniseries that is hard to define. At its core is a crime, not violent but creepy. Surrounding that is high-profile gossip, NYC drama, and a laundry list of true plot twists that are stranger than fiction. Long before his political debut as U.S president, Donald Trump was the biggest celebrity in New York City but that doesn’t mean politics doesn’t play a bit of a role in this story. Marla Maples, an actress, model, and singer, met Trump in 1989 during his marriage to Ivana Trump. This affair was kept very discreet with the help of Maples’s publicist and agent Chuck Jones. Maples could trust Jones with absolutely everything... or so she thought. In 1992 after months of stealing Maples’s shoes, Jones was convicted of burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, and weapons possession. However, this was only the beginning. In this podcast hosts and former prosecutors, Trisha LaFache and Kevin J. Hynes take you through every twist and turn of the case. Hynes was actually the trial prosecutor on the Chuck Jones case and both hosts are compelling storytellers. The perfect blend of true crime and scandal, the level of celebrity gossip wasn’t annoying and didn’t outshine the facts of the case. It did take me an episode to truly be invested though. Apple Podcasts has 4.8 stars, 106 ratings, and 28 written reviews. The series has a total of seven episodes that are on average about 48 minutes long. Content warning for stalking and descriptions of sex.
Similar pods: Gruesome Gossip, American Scandal, and Even the Rich
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 the electronic music duo Future Twist. The song featured was Another World. To book them reach out to their booking agency Prism on their website https://www.prysmtalentagency.com/. For more from the two check them out on Spotify, Soundcloud, and Facebook by searching Future Twist or find them on every major music platform. . This contact information 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.
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Apple Podcasts
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Owltail
Music Attributions:
Artist: Future Twist
Song: Another World
Website: https://solo.to/futuretwist
Spotify:https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fartist%2F0hQcx4KqckqtXAAP4cKntg&token=f25ed8-1-1655086135483
Facebook:https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffuturetwist&token=5bc15a-1-1655086135484
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Patreon:https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ffuturetwist&token=5c6001-1-1655086135487
Bookings: https://www.prysmtalentagency.com/contact
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A dark cold beginning in Impact Winter
June 6, 2022
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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 on the show and want to help out this newly independent show you can find me on Buy Me a Coffee and Patreon by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
Impact Winter - No Spoilers!
From Audible and Travis Beacham comes this breath of fresh air. With the caliber of some of the greatest audio fiction ever made, I haven’t heard something this compelling since We’re Alive. Blurring the lines between audiobooks and podcasts it has everything: suspense, horror, immersive audio, world-building, and so so much more. Because I felt like I loved figuring out what the story was about as I listened, I won’t give away too much. Instead, I’ll set the scene... In the British countryside, this story begins seven years after a comet hit the earth, plunging it into sunless darkness. A group of survivors has found refuge in an ancient castle but their struggles to find food in the shadows of what was is the least of the worries. They can’t roam far or alone without the constant reminder that this new dim world bites back. This podcast is definitely a contender for my podcast of the year and one of the most suspenseful I’ve ever heard. It’s not afraid to let a bit of eerie silence in and is a good example of how well podcasts do horror. What you can’t see is way scarier than what you can and having two earbuds in for this show will make you feel like someone is constantly creeping up behind you. The reviewing segment for this show will be a little different because it is an audible original. Apple Podcasts has 4.9 average stars, 513 ratings, and 61 written reviews. Audible’s rating system has 4.7 stars (an average of the ratings of their overall, performance, and story categories) from 15,131 ratings. I couldn’t find the number of written reviews but their website also categorizes reviews as being from different countries. Episodes are about 24 minutes long and so far the first season has been fully published that has fans begging for the next season. If you are one of those fans count yourselves lucky, the creators have indicated another is in the works although the medium in comes out is up for debate. A graphic novel is being finished though and covers what happens next as well as what comes before this podcast. Warnings for violence, and adult themes.
Similar Pods: End of All Hope, Apollyon, and The Vela
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 came from a New York City pop-soul group called Big Stuff Band. The song featured was Sliver Screen. For more from the group check out their Instagram and Facebook @bigstufftheband , or find them on every major music platform by searching Big Stuff. This contact information 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.
Sources:
Apple Podcast
Podchaser
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Podnews
Owltail
Listennotes
Music Attributions:
Artist: Big Stuff
Song: Silver Screen
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Rewind with History of the 90s
June 20, 2022
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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 on the show and want to help out this newly independent show you can find me on Buy me a coffee and Patreon by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on
History of the 90’s - No Spoilers!
This great documentary-style history podcast from Curiouscast covers the 1990s with a calm but serious tone that has won the show such awards as Apple’s list of Best Canadian Podcasts and Winner of Outstanding Documentary – 2021 Canadian Podcast Awards. In each episode host Kathy Kenzora covers a significant topic from the decade with the help of knowledgeable guests whose inputs are then edited into a seamless narration of history. The show is actually an extension of Kenzora’s earlier podcast History of 1995 which was also very popular. Living through any period of time, it can be difficult to understand and keep track of the impacts of major events but this pod is trying to clarify that for all of us who remember the 90s as a blur. A wide range of topics has been covered including serious ones such as The Rwandan Genocide and The Unabomber and sillier subjects like Nickelodeon and Beanie Babies. Occasionally an episode is dedicated to the top ten stories of the year. There are currently 72 episodes that make up two seasons and are on average about 35 minutes long. Most of the episodes can be listened to out of order but I’d save the top ten ones for last. My favorite episodes were “The TTC Subway Crash” and “90's Rave Culture.” The episodes that have the most listens according to Owltail are “JFK Jr. The Prince of Camelot” and “Columbine.” I guess I should mention the podcast gets a little political according to some but not listening to a podcast because the host has a different opinion than you is just not the way to be. The show has 4.8 stars, 345 ratings, and 78 written reviews on Apple Podcasts and is super light on commercials. With professional sound and the standard of storytelling, this pod will make you terribly nostalgic for the decade. Trigger warnings vary by episode but are mentioned at the beginning of episodes.
Similar Pods: The History of Fun, One Year, and History This Week.
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. There you can tell us if you have music you would like played on the show or submit a podcast to be recommended. You can also send us an email at thmastercastpodlist@gmail.com.This week’s music is from Denver electronic music producer Stelouse. The song featured was Been so Long. For more from Stelouse checkout their Instagram and Twitter @stelouse, or find them on every major music platform by searching Stelouse. This contact information 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. Thank you so much for listening and supporting the show!
Sources:
Apple Podcast
Podchaser
Podnods
Podnews
Owltail
Listennotes
Music Attributions:
Artist: Stelouse
Song Been so long
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