The Pod Piper: February 16, 2021
THE LIST 1. Richard's Famous Food Podcast - "The Last Mojo" RFFP has skewered conventions in podcasting (and food journalism, and just general culture) since episode one, but this episode takes it to the next level. Not only is it a fantastic sendup of both true crime and the inconsequential quest * narrative type that is popping up on a lot of pods, but also manages to be an effective iteration of both. Like, the story is really compelling even if the stakes are laughably low. 2. Factually with Adam Conover - "Four Lost Cities with Annalee Newitz" I tend to equate urban with modern, but it turns out that cities have been around for a long time. This episode features author Annalee Newitz on her new book about “lost” cities - really just metropolises that are no longer populated. I loved the idea of a city being an organism, one of humanity’s greatest achievements in collective action to build something at times wonderful and fairly illogical. It g