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Pocket Casts - Playback 2024

I’ve used Pocket Casts since March of 2017. I’ve been happy with what I use it for, though I don’t use many of the “advanced” features like the file uploads. I also was lifetime grandfathered into the plus tier. I don’t imagine I’ll be switching off of it anytime because it gets the job done for my use case. Though I do wish there were better historical stats than what they display right now.

Top Podcasts (by listening time)

1. Remap Radio (foundation tier)
2. Nextlander (patron)
   • The Nextlander Podcast (flagship)
   • Weekly Ramblecast
   • Never Been A Better Podcast
3. Behind the Bastards
4. Shift+F1 (patron - show and media reviews)
5. Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod. (patron - show and patron eps)

Other Stats

• 44 days, 14 hours, 10 mins
• Listening time went up 123% compared to 2023
• 95% completion rate (706/747)

Other Important Podcasts

These shows release less frequently and I’m not working thru a backlog for them so they didn’t have a chance to be top 5, but each one of these is an instant queue when a new episode is released.

• A More Civilized Age (patron - show and bonus)
• Not Another D&D Podcast (patron - show and the bonus)
• Our Fake History (patron - show and bonus)
• Spawnpoint (supporter)
• Worlds Beyond Number (patron - show and firesides)
• What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law

Occasional / New Podcasts

“Homework” podcasts, I need to read or watch something before starting the episode (sorta). I break this rule with Shelved by Genre for some of the works I don’t feel like reading. I only listen to the parts of Decoding TV that pertain to what shows I’m watching and if they aren’t covering a show I watch, I skip the episode. I got thru “Gundam 79” with Mobile Suit Breakdown and then just haven’t made the time to continue the shows. Whenever I do that I will bring back Mobile Suit Breakdown into my rotation.

• Shelved by Genre
• Decoding TV
• Mobile Suit Breakdown

These two shows are pretty new additions (You Are Error just started this month) but I’m enjoying them and can foresee them sticking around.

• You Are Error
• Better Offline

Personal Ranking

1. A More Civilized Age
2. Worlds Beyond Number
3. Remap Radio
4. Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.
5. Not Another D&D Podcast
6. Shift+F1
7. Nextlander

Why a top 7? Because I can, and these are my true never miss podcasts. I will move other shows around, but never do I have more than one episode of these unlistened to (kinda). Quick recap of the other shows I listed above but didn’t make the top cutoff.

Behind the Bastards made my Pocket Casts Playback list because I listen to it while driving for work. Mostly because I think this is the least niche / weird one that I can subject my coworker too. I’ve been slowly working my way thru the back catalog picking ones that sound interesting to me, I’m almost caught up and will have “run out” of episodes. I don’t know what I’m gonna do when that time comes. Our Fake History and What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law are two other shows that I’ll play while driving. They will continue to serve that role. I also listened to Shelved by Genre cover “Book of the New Sun” and will be reading along with their “Wizard of Earthsea” coverage.

Spawnpoint is enjoyable but I just not top 7 enjoyable. I think You Are Error has a good chance of becoming a work driving show, I really enjoyed the first two episodes. Better Offline but is starting to feel a bit repetitive with the AI coverage, especially combined with the newsletter. I’ll see what the next couple of months looks like.

A More Civilized Age

I really enjoy the mix of actual analysis of Star Wars and just very silly bits and jokes made on the show (really thinking of the “Bug vs Insect” debate about aliens they have). Their recent diversion into the Thrawn trilogy got me to read more than one book this year and I think that was enough to get me to continue reading prose at a consistent rate. Having only listened to their Clone Wars coverage (because I’d watched it a couple years prior), I’m really enjoying watching along with Rebels and not knowing what will happen.

Worlds Beyond Number

This show has become my running podcast. I will hold off on a new episode until I am able to get out and it makes my runs fly by. Really enjoy the stories being told, I struggled listening to other D&D podcasts before this and already knowing everyone from Dimension 20 has made it easy to slip in and enjoy.

Remap Radio

The continuation of Waypoint was a super easy sub for me and this is my primary Video Game podcast. Though I’m probably only about 40% here for the games, their tangents and non-game podcast eps are some of my favorite. Even though I said I listen to every episode, I have kept a decent backlog of the “My Turn” episodes because I want to watch the movies first.

Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.

I forget when / why I first picked up the show. It was definitely because of following Brad from Giantbomb, but I don’t know what finally got me to listen to an episode. I wish I had listened to it early though, it instantly became one of my favorite podcasts. I think they have the perfect mix of inquisitiveness and knowledge to make for a fun show.

Not Another D&D Podcast

YouTube has recommended me a very early episode of “D&D Court” with Aabria and I got hooked. Soon after that I went and just listened to a bunch of the non-campaign episodes until I caught up and just wanted more. I just picked up Campaign 3 at episode 52 which was ever it was when I decided to listen and am still excited 20 episodes later as the campaign ends. I subscribed to the Patreon so I could get their bonus content which is a super easy one to keep up.

Shift+F1

I had listened to this back in the Alt+F1 days and then fell off it as I got busy with life and just wasn’t following Formula 1 as much. On a whim I picked it back up, even though I’m not watching week to week. This has become my primary way of enjoying and keeping up with F1. I like the hosts personalities and banter enough to keep subbed even during the off season.

Nextlander

I probably listen the weirdest way to this podcast. For the main podcast I will listen to everything but their coverage of what games they’ve been playing. I treat this as just a “three dudes talking” podcast where I’m more interested in their thoughts on the news and just random things they talk about. I’m more excited when a “Ramblecast” or “Never Been A Better Podcast” drop than the main one.