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08/15/22

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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 by searching The Mastercast. I’d really appreciate it. This week’s review is on

Black Box Down: No Spoilers!

This podcast covers aviation disasters and the events that lead up to them and come after. It may seem like something the fearful of flying might want to stay away from as someone who does get super nervous I found it to be one of my favorite new pods. While discussing these various catastrophes the show actually shows you how intricate and well thought out everything in the aviation industry is. This may be apparent to some listeners but it isn’t just magic that humans stumbled upon but a science of flight that has formed over arguably several hundred years ( the origins can be traced back to when kites were possibly first flown in China a long long time ago). The true crime--esque show also briefly covers the history of the field and touches occasionally on its evolution. All of this results in (at least for me) the podcast being a comfort and testimonial to the meticulous work ethic of the industry. The pod has two hosts, Gustavo Sorola, who is a self-proclaimed “lifelong aviation enthusiast” and brilliant co-host Chris Demarais. Passionate and knowledgeable about aviation Sorola presents cases while Demarais asks all the questions you’re thinking. Their chemistry is some of the best I’ve heard in a while with nothing being off-topic. Itunes has 2,800 ratings and an average star of 4.9. So far the show has 32 episodes with new ones coming out every Thursday. On average length is about 34 minutes. My favorite episodes have been Missing Malaysian Flight and History of Hijackings. Music is strangely lacking for this pod but you won’t miss it. The script is loosely done with conversation back and forth keeping it casual. Content warnings for maybe people who have issues hearing about crashes or maybe hijackings although the pod never goes into graphic detail about accidents.

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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 Base Jase. The song featured was Don't Say It's Too Late. You can find them on Soundcloud by searching Base Jase. This link 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: Base Jase
Song: Don’t Say It’s Too Late
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/basejase

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Infectious science knowledge with This Podcast Will Kill You

August 8, 2022

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This Podcast Will Kill You - No Spoilers!

This science podcast is about epidemiology but don’t let the scientific term scare you. The show is all about make the history, biology, and all other aspects of diseases easy to understand. There is a major focus on infectous dieases although noncommunicable ones are included occasionally. A product of the Exactly Right network (home to My Favorite Murder and Tenfold More Wicked) is hosted by disease ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke. Every episode the show starts with an account of a survivor which gives light to the all too often neglected human and social impacts. Then the two spilt the research they’ve done on the world’s smallest serial killers and present it to each other and the listeners. It makes for a complete rundown of diseases we’ll most likely never expierence thanks to public health initiatives. You’ll also learn a themed drink recipe for each episode. Apple podcasts has 4.8 stars, and a little under 15,000 ratings. There’s plenty of content with 134 episodes so far and new ones coming out every Thursday.. or Friday. On average the episodes are about an hour long although some episodes can go much longer. While the longer ones are hard to get through, the two are trying to be as thorough as possible. The most popular episodes according to Owltail are Ep 12 HIV/AIDS: Apathy Will Kill You and Ep 50 Antibiotics: We owe it all to chemistry!. The most interesting to me so far have been Ep 65 Sweating Sickness: Ready, Sweat, Go! and Ep 39 Toxoplasmosis: Calling All Cats. One of my favorite things a show can have is a book recommendation list of their sources on Bookshop.org and this one has one. Overall a really great podcast to add to your subscriptions although beware listening too much may cause anxiety for some.

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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 Leo Tebele. The song featured was Feeling Close. You can find them on Soundcloud by searching Leo Tebele. Remember to share the show with the pod lovers in your life and tune in next Monday. Thanks for listening.

Musical Artist: Leo Tebele
Song: Feeling Close Featuring Layla
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ltebele

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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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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

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.

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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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