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Hi! I write about podcasts for @goodtape.com. My latest: a review for our Ear Stuff series, on the 6-parter "OnlyFantasy." Hosts @leonneyfakh.bsky.social & Gracie Canaan explore the world of OnlyFans from (I'm so sorry) the Inside. Thx to @goatrodeo.bsky.social for making Ear Stuff possible.
Ear Stuff: 'OnlyFantasy'
The real winner of the current OnlyFans discourse is this vulnerable, curious series.
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The first installation of "Ear Stuff" has dropped and it's all about one of my fave whodunnits of the year.
Good Tape@goodtape.com · last mo.What if we told you there’s a true-crime podcast that actually has answers? We wrote about one in our new monthly review series Ear Stuff, in partnership with @goatrodeo.bsky.social. Read @katiecgray.bsky.social’s take on the @ajc.com’s“Who Blew Up The Guidestones?”
What if we told you there’s a true-crime podcast that actually has answers? We wrote about one in our new monthly review series Ear Stuff, in partnership with @goatrodeo.bsky.social. Read @katiecgray.bsky.social’s take on the @ajc.com’s“Who Blew Up The Guidestones?”
Ear Stuff: “Who Blew Up The Guidestones?”
A deceptively ambitious whodunit brings receipts.
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"The sheer investigative chops...make it worth a listen but its most profound takeaway is also the ultimate ironic twist. A band of journalists managed to pierce the heart of an enduring local mystery only to discover that many people prefer the mystery to the truth." - @goodtape.com
Deeply grateful for this stellar review of "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" in @goodtape.com — read it at the link below: goodtape.com/magazine/who...
Ear Stuff: “Who Blew Up The Guidestones?”
A deceptively ambitious whodunit brings receipts.
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Newsletter is up! A new travelogue from David Cross & Bob Odenkirk has us pining for the pre-algorithmic art days. Impt Q: Would Jimi Hendrix ask us to like & subscribe? 📰 goodtape.com/newsletter/t...
Our latest newsletter by @katiecgray.bsky.social is out! All about our brand-new podcast, @thisistvnow.com. Co-hosts @danecardiel.com & Stella Young talk about what it means to be an industry insider vs outsider, & what's giving them hope in this janky creator landscape. goodtape.com/newsletter/t...
Tribeca is in its 25th year (year 6 for audio!) What makes the podcast lineup feel so intimate at a celeb-entwined fest? I spoke w/ head of podcasts @davygardner.bsky.social plus fest alums @nicholehill.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social & more for @goodtape.com about what makes Tribeca special.
The Biggest Little Festival
As Tribeca celebrates 25 years, the festival’s podcast slate marries indie sensibilities and industry cred.
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This week in @goodtape.com:balancing free vs paywalled content. Thanks to @oldmanweldon.bsky.social for sharing thoughts! Also, I reveal way too much about how much of an @ifbookspod.bsky.social sicko I am. I spent multiple minutes researching the diff btwn a marimba & a glockenspiel
The First Taste Is Free
Let’s talk about paywalled content.
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My latest piece for @goodtape.com is free to read with email signup- which bestows upon you our (also free) biweekly newsletter. Check out 'The Beige Place," on the visual blandification of our entertainment spaces.
The Beige Place
Khloé Kardashian’s video podcast aesthetic is a visual lobotomy.
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New from me this week in @goodtape.com : when everything is digital content & every brand you know is online, what does it mean to win a Webby in 2026? And (as we always ask, given our pub's focus) what does it mean for podcasting?
The Fate of Route 66
With the Webbys turning 30 and the clip economy ascendant, will podcasting's next trailblazer please stand up?
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In this week’s newsletter: as the Webbys turn 30, they’re in a chaotic place. But it reflects an ever-broadening expectation of what it means to Be Online. In such a world, podcasting is in desperate need of a new Big Idea. Who will lead the charge?
The Fate of Route 66
With the Webbys turning 30 and the clip economy ascendant, will podcasting's next trailblazer please stand up?
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New from me in @goodtape.com: a new installation of our series "Does Your Video Podcast Look Like Trash?" (Kardashian edition). Not coincidentally, you're going to learn about the history of lobotomies.
The Beige Place
Khloé Kardashian’s video podcast aesthetic is a visual lobotomy.
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Fresh newsletter is up! Talking about the weirdness of our current media moment, plus job postings & submission news, plugs, & a requiem for CBS Radio & (maybe!) BuzzFeed. Get @goodtape.com in your inbox fortnightly at GoodTape dot com.
“Giggly Squad” is Both on and off The Radar
Is it elitist to say you don’t watch Bravo?
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You can now read my Nicole Byer profile online! It was, to quote the cover star, a treat and a dream!
Good Tape@goodtape.com · 7mo agoIt’s our most requested article so far: @briwellen.bsky.social profiles our illustrious cover star, Nicole Byer. Delightful, sharp, and candid as ever, Nicole shares the story of her rise to podcast queendom, which started with an edible at LAX and spawned a multiverse of comedy shows.
It’s our most requested article so far: @briwellen.bsky.social profiles our illustrious cover star, Nicole Byer. Delightful, sharp, and candid as ever, Nicole shares the story of her rise to podcast queendom, which started with an edible at LAX and spawned a multiverse of comedy shows.
Nicole Byer is the Real Deal
You might call her a triple threat. But this comedian, actor, and media phenom says she’s just being herself.
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My latest for @goodtape.com includes a roundup of under-sung news podcasts that help contextualize the Current Moment (TM), including @aljazeera.com 's The Take, @hellgatenyc.com, @citycastnash.bsky.social (& all the City Casts), @chrislhayes.bsky.social 's WITHpod, and more. Read it! Please & TY!
Too Much News
Netflix’s podcast debut; digging deeper to stay informed; plus, the triumphant release of our Nicole Byer feature!
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11 of the most “2025” episodes according to our readers:
The Meme Dog Walks Out of the Fire
A roundup of the episodes that defined 2025; plus, two essential pieces on the podcasts amplifying Palestinian voices.
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absolutely DELIGHTED by this summation of TWO THOUSAND AND LATE in a list of the "The Most 2025 episodes of 2025" “2025 made me feel like I was that meme dog in the fire saying ‘this is fine.’ This episode walked in and yelled FUCK THAT LET’S PUNCH SOMETHING" can't wait to wreak more havoc in 2026
The inter-corporate struggle for dominance in video podcasting wages on. Now that the cameras are rolling on creators, will YouTube or Spotify emerge as the video podcast platform of choice? And where does that leave audio-first shows? Opheli Garcia Lawler explore in "Battle of the Bandwidth":
Battle of the Bandwidth
As video podcasts grow exponentially, corporate platforms compete for the upload crown.
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New from me on @goodtape.com about the perfect DIY double-header. Was @yoweishaw.bsky.social perfect? Indeed! Did @joshgondelman.bsky.social kill? 💯. Did Tony Shalhoub have a lot to say about bread? Indeed! And after 25 yrs, @jessethorn.bsky.social still makes the best case for Making Your Thing.
How Not To Waste Time
An indie podcast panel at CUNY’s J-school and Bullseye’s 25th Anniversary Spectacular made for a perfect DIY doubleheader.
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The magazine you should be reading if you care about podcasting’s future. The Threat Issue ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/shop.
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Surprise! I returned to journalism to talk with one of the best to ever do it. Issue drops November 7!
Good Tape@goodtape.com · 10mo agoYou know her. You love her. It’s Nicole Byer! In a conversation with @briwellen.bsky.social, Byer shares how an edible started her podcasting journey, the challenges of transitioning from audio-only to video, and the importance of vulnerability with boundaries.
You know her. You love her. It’s Nicole Byer! In a conversation with @briwellen.bsky.social, Byer shares how an edible started her podcasting journey, the challenges of transitioning from audio-only to video, and the importance of vulnerability with boundaries.
New piece up by @rockmarooned.bsky.social on the macabre delights of 2014’s TUSK, a film that is not only about a podcaster, but was inspired by a podcast conversation. In some ways, the most authentically podcast movie of all.
Tusk Everlasting
An A24 movie remains a must-see moment borne of podcasting.
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Got a new piece in @goodtape.com on some of the best journos & podcasters covering AI right now: like @bcmerchant.bsky.social @parismarx.com @404media.co @edzitron.com & more. Check it ouuuut....
Nobody Wants the Future Anymore
As AI comes for podcasting (and everything else), humans are equipping listeners with research, nuance, and ways to fight back.
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