5 podcasts on recent rotation

I’ve listened to a lot of true crime podcasts, but lately, I wanted to introduce some more cozy podcasts into my life. Here are five of my fave, light, and funny podcasts that are on recent rotation.

I followed Ceara on TikTok and was happy to see that she started a podcast with her friend Griff. Petty Crimes is one of the few podcasts I listen to on 1x speed, not because they speak too quickly, but because I want to savor every moment of the show. They typically talk about sticky social situations and determine whether the author (or protagonist) was petty or not. They are both funny and I love the way they interact with each other.

My guilty pleasure of watching Love is Blind on Netflix has spilt over to podcasts with Natalie and Deepti’s Out of the Pods. They discuss the newest episodes of the show (starting with season 4), and they have guests during the “off-season”, some from that and other shows. I love hearing about the behind-the-scenes process and the stories from the participant’s point of view. Knowing that reality TV is heavily edited, it’s great hearing some of the details and the bits that didn’t make it into the show.

One of my all-time faves, The Bible Binge, has been in heavy rotation lately. Since I listened to their purity culture episode I’ve been a fan. I love the way Jamie and Knox approach the topics and stories, and Erin’s gentle rebukes provide such rich context. I always feel challenged when I finish an episode – and I genuinely feel like these are my people. I would absolutely invite them over for tea. Honourable mention is The Popcast with Knox and Jaime – particularly their “Nos of” episodes.

I stumbled upon Everybody Has a Secret via TikTok this year and have been binging on their episodes. I love Annabelle and her guests and co-hosts. Listeners send in a secret that they’ve been keeping, and while some of the stories are a bit crazy the show is often entertaining (unless you’re cringing).

Finally, and this is my most recent listen, is Doing the Best We Can with Eddie Kaufholz. Eddie was (is?) on the Relevant Magazine podcast and I liked him there, so I thought that perhaps I’d enjoy his podcast as well – and I do! They are primarily slice-of-life stories and his ponderings, but I do like what I’ve heard so far.

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But, Harry Potter fanfiction (Harry Potterotica, say it right) where Draco and Harry are getting it on in the Gryffindor common room, that’s more Apocrypha.

The Bible Binge, Judith