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CastJunkie

89 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings

CastJunkie is a monthly show that highlights and reviews podcasts from all genres to help listeners find something new for their queue.

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Modology Motorsports

July 08, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MB

In Modology Motorsports Blake and Marcus go in to personal experiences street racing and track racing. They dive in to the vehicles they currently own and are modding themselves and you can even see some of the videos on their youtube channel. Other than talking about cars that they already have they talk about builds they wish to do in the future or dream about getting there hands on. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Modology Motorsports on social media and subscrib...

July 2019 Chat

July 06, 2019 14:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MB

This little Bonus is just us sitting down to talk about where you're money has gone, what I'm planning on using it for going forward and a promo for Season 3 of Haunting History Podcast. 

Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo

July 01, 2019 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.1 MB

This week we’re going back to a CBC Podcast but not Someone Knows Something. This week we’re here to talk about a story of a little girl and her siblings being split across the country and even in to another. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo on social media and subscribe to them wherever you’re listening to Podcast Junkie. Missing & Murdered Connie Twitter CBC Twitter Podcast Junkie Twitter Discord Patreon Facebook Instagram  

Dark saga : Aethuran

June 24, 2019 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MB

This week we travel to the nations of Arne. A world devastated by an army of demon worshipping cultists nearly a milenia ago. With the cultists falling into obscurity this weeks audio drama follows four different perspectives of potential heroes and villains. This week we’re talking about Aethuran Dark Sage or Dark Saga Aethuran as it’s technically wrote. If you’re looking for a darker more edgy Audio Drama look no further than Dark Saga Aethuran. If you enjoy this episode please take a mo...

The Good Morning Guys

June 17, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.84 MB

This week we’re talking about a wholesome, comical and always family friendly and one of my two year old sons favorite podcasts. This week the best part of waking up is The Good Morning Guys Podcast and a Cup of coffee. Each week these friends meet up to discuss life, spirituality and of course games. The four hosts Lucas, Patrick, Marc, and Ronnie all come together to chat about their weeks and to discuss the topic of the episode which happens to change each week. Topics can be crazy and fu...

Death In Ice Valley

June 10, 2019 14:00 - 6 minutes - 6.02 MB

The year was 1971 and in Norway's Isdal Valley a woman was found dead. She had died in terrible circumstances and no family attended her funeral and to this day we have more questions than answers. This is the plot of Death in Ice Valley brought to us by the BBC and NRK and hosted by Marit Higraff and Neil McCarthy. Through this series Marit and Neil try to uncover just who this woman was and why she was there 40 some years after her tragic death.  If you enjoy this episode please take a mo...

Omnibus

June 03, 2019 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MB

This week we’re going to travel far into the future where we not humans or even primates, we’ve now evolved beyond what we can recognize as a species. Now that we’re over the time traveling lets start the earth historical podcast called Omnibus. Hosted by John Roderick and Ken Jennings Omnibus is a time capsule for us as future beings and can be used as a reference to odd but true stories of the creatures we call humans. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Omnibus on so...

A Scottish Podcast Season 1

May 27, 2019 14:00 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MB

A Scottish Podcast is a audio drama that follows a Scottish fellow by the name of Lee a washed up former Radio DJ who has decided to make his own podcast called the Terror Files. Aided by his friend Dougie a jaded musician the two are on the mission to find Medieval Demon Kings and Lovecraftian Gods of the Sea based in Edinburgh Scotland. This audio drama is extremely well polished and no audio details are left out. From the sound of crashing waves, to background ambient noise each episode d...

The Ladies Of Strange

May 20, 2019 14:00 - 6 minutes - 5.7 MB

If you’re in to dark topics surrounding true crime, conspiracy, history and the paranormal all with a comedic twist then let these three best friends take a stab at becoming your next favorite binge. I find it very entertaining when a podcast feels fluid and natural among the co hosts. Each episode I get the feeling that these hosts are just remembering to turn on a mic and bless us with their normal conversations that they would be having regardless if there was a podcast. The topics disc...

Lore

May 13, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes - 5.56 MB

This week we’re here to talk about a show that started in 2015 as a well produced story telling podcast and now can be watched on Amazon Prime. That's right this week we're here to talk about Lore. Lore is a award winning podcast based on the scariest real life stories about the dark side of history. Hosted, created and produced by Aaron Mahnke Lore tells stories of creatures, places and people that should only live in our scariest and most twisted nightmares. The thing I love about Lore is...

Lore

May 13, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MB

This week we’re here to talk about a show that started in 2015 as a well produced story telling podcast and now can be watched on Amazon Prime. That's right this week we're here to talk about Lore. Lore is a award winning podcast based on the scariest real life stories about the dark side of history. Hosted, created and produced by Aaron Mahnke Lore tells stories of creatures, places and people that should only live in our scariest and most twisted nightmares. The thing I love about Lore is...

Love and Luck

May 06, 2019 14:00 - 10 minutes - 9.76 MB

Love and Luck is the definition of a slice of life Audio Drama and Australia's first LGBT audio drama told entirely in voicemails. I will be honest when I first started this series I was hesitant and even put off by the back and forth voicemails. It is truly unlike ANY other podcast I have ever heard before. Though I found this semi annoying at first I will admit the episodes are quick and I soon found I was 20 episodes in and noticed I was enjoying my time with the story. So with that said ...

Going West: True Crime

April 29, 2019 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MB

This weeks podcast hosts are Heath and Daphne we’re talking Going West. Going West is a true crime podcast. The nice thing about Going West is that each episode is stand alone. Meaning you’ll never have to worry about waiting till the next week to get the conclusion of the podcast that is if there is one. Keith and Daphney do a really amazing job researching each case adding a personal touches. In Going West it really feels like you’re just sitting down and talking about a murder case with ...

Heritage Road

April 22, 2019 14:00 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MB

This week we’re heading back to in time to Moonshiners and the definition of All-American. This week our host is voice of Texas Motor Speedway Rich Phillips who is going to tell us all about Heritage Road. That’s right ladies and gentlemen check your harness and get ready to learn everything you need to know about the roots of NASCAR. Stories of bad ass woman, Moonshiners and of course Daredevils that make the good old boys Bo and Duke look tame. Rich may be an iconic voice in NASCAR histo...

We're Alive

April 15, 2019 14:00 - 10 minutes - 9.69 MB

This week we are going back to May 8th 2009 Orange County California. The world as we know it is about to change. Welcome to We’re Alive. We’re Alive is a Theater for the Mind Audio Drama that started it’s story on May 4th 2009 and is produced by Wayland Productions and Co-Created and Directed by Kc Wayland. We’re Alive was on the leading frontier of Audio dramas spanning 48 chapters and 143 episodes from 2009 to 2014. In the story of We’re Alive we’re introduced to some amazing and unique ...

Married To The Games

April 08, 2019 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MB

This week We’re here to talk about a podcast that showed me what it meant to be a community. This week I’m here to tell you about Married to the Games or MTTG as we call it. I should state right off the top if you’re looking for a guaranteed family friendly podcast this is the one for you. Married to the games started life back on September 21st 2012 with Three hosts. Gabe, Tim and Tim. These three Nashville natives all came from different walks of life but were united with Video Games. As ...

April 2019 Chat

April 07, 2019 21:26 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MB

Hey so a new Podcast review is coming out tomorrow I know but I needed to sit down and talk to you. So first off Thank you to Patreon Members, Thank you to everyone who has bought Merch and Thank you to everyone who has shared the show online and recommended it to people.  Secondly, Here is a link to this months Giveaway - https://giv.gg/ojDw9v Join us in Discord - https://discord.gg/napQ3Cb And again thank you. We'll see you tomorrow with a new Podcast Review!  

Someone Knows Something Season Three

April 01, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.71 MB

Back for a third season and a new case David Ridgen heads to Mississippi to meet with Thomas Moore 40 years after the vicious and hate filled murder of his brother. Season Three of SKS heads back to 1964 where the remains of Charles Moore and Henry Dee were pulled from the Mississippi River. The two teenagers were targeted by the Ku Klux Klan but no one was prosecuted for the murders. Someone Knows Something Twitter Facebook Podcast Junkie Twitter Facebook Instagram

Directive

March 25, 2019 13:28 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MB

This week we're here to talk about Directive a short and completed audio drama. Directive was wrote by David Magadan. Directive immerses you in the life of a man who has no friends, family or really anything to live for. Stuck under the wallows of debt from unemployment Frank gets asked to join a outer space escort mission with a twist. Frank is placed in charge of maintaining the packages on board. You may be asking yourself what packages. As the story unfolds you learn more about the packa...

Giant Bomb

March 18, 2019 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MB

Today we’re going to talk about the podcast that got me started in the crazy world of Podcasting. Giant Bomb was the first show I ever listened to and it is still going all these years later. I joined after it was already a big name in the Podcast world but let me go over a little history of this famous Podcast. Giant Bomb is a video game podcast and website that is personality driven in their coverage of news and reviews. The show came to light from two former GameSpot employees Jeff Gers...

Missing Richard Simmons

March 11, 2019 14:00 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MB

This week we’re here to talk about a man many of us know as the funny fitness guru in spandex and hair that caught the eye of everyone. A case of silence, mystery and even worried friends. The podcast we’re going to be talking about is Missing Richard Simmons. A podcast series brought to us by Dan Taberski who was a regular Slimmons attendee and friend to the man himself Richard. Dan takes an investigative look into what happened on February 15th 2014. What caused this man that changed so m...

Noclip

March 04, 2019 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MB

This week we’re here to introduce you to NoClip a video game documentary and podcast that dives behind the curtain of the video game industry and brings it to life for us the listener. Hosted by Danny O’Dwyer. We get to see what it’s really like to be in the industry that so many love. NoClip was a crowdfunded media company. Noclip Patreon Twitter Podcast Junkie Twitter Facebook Instagram

Business Wars

February 25, 2019 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

This week we're talking about Business Wars which is brought to us by Wondery. A podcast network that brings high quality shows with intense quality. Business Wars is a mini series style podcast that focuses on titans of their industry giving up the real stories of companies and the leaders behind them.  The podcast started with a highly captivating series on Netflix Vs. Blockbuster covering the ins, outs and everything in between including HBO and how these competitors once almost worked to...

DTR – The Official Tinder Podcast

February 18, 2019 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.86 MB

This week we dive in to dating. From Tinder and Gimlet Creative DTR. DTR is a podcast all about dating in the age of technology. Covering topics from best most comical and worst opening lines to tips on how to take the perfect profile pic. The host Jane speaks to people about dating out of their league and what it’s like dating in a world obsessed with the internet. Do people even meet in a grocery aisle anymore? How about the bar? If not there then how are people meeting in the app driven s...

The Bright Sessions

February 11, 2019 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.32 MB

Today we’re here to talk to you about an amazing and one of my personal favorites The Bright Sessions. The show revolves around a group of adults and several young adults that all share a special attribute they all have a supernatural abilities in some form. Yes I know it sounds so cliche from today's world but somehow Lauren Shippen the creator has gone beyond what could of been a TV knockoff and made a vast world that feels so real. In this day and age we are so skeptical of the people run...

Heavyweight

February 04, 2019 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MB

Brought to us by Gimlet Media and hosted by Jonathan Goldstein let me introduce you to Heavyweight. A podcast that is currently two seasons deep Jonathan dives into the moments in life when everything changed. In heavyweight we are introduced to a new person each episode and their story. Stories ranging from brothers who are in their eighties and haven’t spoken in decades to a story of a CD and musician slighted. Jonathan hears stories of friends, family and then tries to mend the point wher...

King Falls AM

January 28, 2019 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MB

This week we’re diving into King Falls AM. King Falls AM is a Radio Drama unlike any other I’ve heard, taking the Radio aspect to the extreme. You’re going to want to start from Episode 1 to get the full effect. Right off the bat you’ll notice that this story takes place inside the King Falls very own Radio Station, 660 AM on the dial. Through this drama you’ll get to meet some very interesting characters along the way but lets start with the hosts of this show Sammy and Ben. Sammy is new ...

Very Bad Words

January 21, 2019 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MB

This week Very Bad Words, a podcast in which Matt Fidler finds the meaning behind the words we grew up hearing were bad, taboo, naughty, no no, and the list goes on. But how did they become that? What are the roots of the words? What was the initial meaning or use for it? Matt Fidler has a way of describing and interviewing people who love, use and some who even have education on Very Bad words so he said fuck it I’m going to make a podcast. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment t...

Someone Knows Something Season Two

January 14, 2019 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.29 MB

A New cold case, new interviews and a new disturbing disappearance.  The year was 1997 the day was New Years Eve and broadcast Live on TV a young beautiful woman named Sheryl Sheppard accepted a marriage proposal in front of millions. Which just days later would be reported missing and never seen again. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Someone Knows Something on social media and subscribe to them wherever you're listening to Podcast Junkie. Someone Knows Something T...

Bronzeville

January 07, 2019 11:00 - 5 minutes - 4.67 MB

Welcome to Bronzeville a corner of Chicago ran by African Americans for the betterment of the African Americans back in the 1940’s. Bronzeville was a place where African Americans could prosper.  They had this thing called “Running The Numbers” which in today’s world we’d call the Lottery. This is a HIGHLY scripted and theatrical show which reminds me of the radio drama’s my grandparents loved. Bronzeville is the story of Jimmy Tillman which is on the run and ends up in Bronzeville. Taking...

Someone Knows Something Season One

December 31, 2018 18:04 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MB

This week we’re here to talks about Someone Knows Something Season One and brought to us by CBC Radio. David takes his expertise in film and journalism to the audio format to tell the story of Adrien McNaughton a five year old who disappeared on a fishing trip in 1972. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Someone Knows Something on social media and subscribe to them wherever you're listening to Podcast Junkie. Someone Knows Something Twitter Facebook Podcast Junkie Twit...

Historical Figures

December 24, 2018 18:50 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MB

This week we dive in to the history of people. Specifically people who changed history and their stories. Let me introduce you to Historical Figures. Brought to us by the Parcast Network and hosted by Carter and Vanessa. Each episode they dive into little facts and untold stories of History. During each episode similar to Podcast Junkie where you may of heard of a podcast but don’t know much about it, Historical Figures plucks historical names and expands your knowledge. Teaching you the ins...

Ear Hustle Season Two

December 17, 2018 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MB

This week we introduce you to Ear Hustle Season Two. We've previously covered Season One and recommend you head back and listen to that first before continuing. Season Two of Ear Hustle brings us back within the walls of San Quentin and again back to facing the lives of inmates behind it's walls. This season goes deeper in to the lives of inmates and asks larger questions. We get to see what happens when workers and inmates fall in love and how inmates prepare for a life behind bars or how t...

The Sip

December 10, 2018 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MB

This week we'll be covering a show that at the time of this release has been cancelled but has plenty of episode to offer you. The Sip or "The Service Industry Podcast" is comedic podcast hosted by Grant and Kevin who are in the Food Service Industry. The show covers topics from "How to gauge tipping" to "The worst customers ever" and through this you'll gain an understanding of just what it's like to work on the other side of your table. Although I'm not in the food service industry I found...

The Nod

December 03, 2018 11:00 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MB

This week we're here to introduce you to The Nod by Gimlet Media and hosted by Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings. The Nod is a beautifully crafted podcast that explores the complicated and beautiful aspects of Black life. Each episode Brittany and Eric tell the stories of black life that don't get told anywhere else. From stories of their own life and others all through history. I love this show because they don't sugar coat anything and are honest about every subject they cover. If you enjoy t...

Retropod

November 26, 2018 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.95 MB

This week we're highlighting a podcast brought to us by The Washington Post and hosted by Mike Rosenwald. Retropod is a series that brings out the history enthusiast in me and other. The Thing about Retropod is that it's short and sweet like Podcast Junkie which can be fit in easily during an small task. From washing Dishes to folding laundry or between work place meetings Retropod brings to life stories of days past to us. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Retropod on...

Ear Hustle Season One

November 19, 2018 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MB

This week we introduce you to Ear Hustle Season One. Ear Hustle is a show produced by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods an inmate at California's San Quentin State Pen. Being the first podcast to go behind the walls of a prison Ear Hustle brings to life the daily life and challenges inmates face regularly and so much more. If you're a fan of the TV Series Lockdown or Locked Up Abroad we believe you'll love Ear Hustle. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow Ear Hustle on social ...

Announcement Trailer

November 06, 2018 03:44 - 2 minutes - 2.6 MB

Podcast Junkie is the first podcast to give you a quick glance at other podcasts. Each week we will introduce you to a new Podcast show and let you take a quick listen to help you sort through and help you easily find your next podcast series to subscribe to. It's hosted by Zach Auld who is an avid Podcast listener currently subscribed to over 100 separate Podcasts himself.

Announcement Trailer

November 06, 2018 03:44 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MB

Podcast Junkie is the first podcast to give you a quick glance at other podcasts. Each week we will introduce you to a new Podcast show and let you take a quick listen to help you sort through and help you easily find your next podcast series to subscribe to. It's hosted by Zach Auld who is an avid Podcast listener currently subscribed to over 100 separate Podcasts himself.

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