Why you should get into podcasts

For everyone who is looking for a reason to start listening to podcasts!! I’ve only listened to a few so far but I’ve fallen deeeeep into the wormhole and am looking to drag some people down with me.

Reasons!

-Podcasts are super convenient. You can listen to them while you drive, cook, clean, draw, fold laundry, take a jog, etc etc. It’s not like binging tv shows where you have to stare at a screen all day, you can do other stuff while listening. 

-There is a ton of easily accessible content. Ever feel like you’re losing passion for your old fandoms and are searching for a new obsession? Podcasts are for you! There are sooo many podcasts that have lots of episodes and for the most part, at least the ones I’ve listened to you can get for free on Spotify?? Super easy.

-All of the premises are really unique and creative. Sometimes it seems like mainstream media has beaten tropes and concepts to death, and podcasts are really refreshing in this respect. Every single podcast I’ve heard of has an entirely original idea for its premise, whether it be about a private investigator on Mars or supernatural therapy sessions or ancient fear gods, every podcast is interesting and fun and different.

-The storytelling is, dare I say, galaxy-brain. The plots of podcasts are all very intricate and well-constructed and pretty much flawless to a degree. The same goes for character development and everything else. It’s the kind of thing where you relisten to it and catch a bit of foreshadowing you hadn’t noticed before or think about a parallel and you’ve suddenly transformed into the ‘poetic cinema’ meme.

-There is sooooo much representation. Pretty much every podcast, at least the newer ones/more popular ones/ones that are well-known on tumblr, have extensive lgbt+ rep. I’m talking characters who are gay, lesbian, bi, pan, nb, trans, aro, ace…i’m not saying they cover every single identity, but there are some podcasts where it would be difficult to name a straight character. It’s pretty awesome.

-There’s something for everyone! There is a wide range of different genres of podcasts, from horror to fantasy to sci-fi to basically everything. There’s a lot of variety in the tone, too. Like, some podcasts are really prestigious and serious and have super in-depth plots and lore, and the character’s emotional arcs are kinda second to the plot. Then you’ve got podcasts where there is barely a plot and it’s just a completely wack story where the characters make out a lot. Take your pick.

-They’re just good y’all. They can make you laugh or cry or both, usually both. You’ll fall in love with the characters and finally be able to understand the fandom’s bizarre inside jokes. Give them a try, trust me.

Stealin’ a kiss :3

ID under the cut!

[ID: Full body digital drawing of Lupin the Third and inseptor Zenigata , they are shown from a semy sideview, mostly facing away from us. Lupin is a light skinned man with dark brown hair, wearing black pants and a black shirt, his shoes are dark brown and he is wearing a pine green suit jacket. He is grabbing Zenigata’s collar with one hand and has his other on his shoulder, pulling Zenigata towards him and kissing him, his eyes are closed and his eyebrows are drawn together, one of his legs is bent at the knee and up from the ground. Zenigata is a darker skinned man with dark hair, he is taller than Lupin, he is wearing a light tan fedora, an orange tan trenchcoat, dark brown pants and dark/black shoes, his expression is surprised his knees are a little bent at the knee, his arm are bent and out from his body, his body langluage is also surprised. the background is and irregular rectangle like shape and is light blue, there are tiny pink hearts around the upper portion of the characters. END ID]

I’m trying to finish the bookkeeping course that I started this time last year and then.. spent the majority of the year being unable to absorb any of it and like.. I forgot how much my hands cramp up after literally 5 minutes of writing anything down. I took two days break and they’re still complaining after a couple minutes. like can you not. If anyones wondering, my brain refuses to absorb new info like this just from reading so I need to physically write things down, only I’ve never been able to take notes so I just rewrite everything I read. My method of studying as a child was rereading the chapter the night before the test and hoping my brain would cooperate to recall it instead of random useless things from the previous test that I didn’t need now. saying that now, i think reading it from the physical book helps more than from a computer screen but i dont have a physical copy of this bookkeeping book.