Fake Doctors Real Friends, WTF with Marc Maron, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

Is it really bright out? No, those are just the STARS IN OUR EYES because it's our celebrity-hosted themed week! (Liz is not sorry for her sparkling wit on that intro). Liz proves she's no superman with the Scrubs throwback Fake Doctors Real Friends with Zach and Donald; Zane asks WTF with Marc Maron; and Nick gets chummy with talk show wit with Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. Then the team chat through last week's recommendations in the review section. Because that's how we roll. (Seriously, we do it the same way every week, you should know this by now.)

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Patient Zero, Wind of Change, The Road Taken with CT and Baio

Podcasts podcasts podcasts, because that's what we do. This week Liz looks into a disease some doctor's don't believe in with Patient Zero, Nick goes behind the scenes with famous musicians with The Road Taken and Zane looks into whether the CIA interfered with an 80s megahit power ballad with Wind of Change. Then it's review time. Will the Castologists come to blows this week? Stay tuned to find out!

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The Catch and Kill, Cut and Run, Second Life

Oi you. Yes you. It's time to find your newest podcast to listen to, via our Castologists. This week Nick gets on the true crime bandwagon with Ronan Farrow's The Catch and Kill; Liz goes with not-so-true crime with the Audible Original podcast (that's technically an audiobook) Cut and Run; and Zane gets his feminst on with a podcast on female entrepreneurship, Second Life. Then, stay tuned for all the reviews you can handle from last week's recommendations.

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BONUS POC Podcasts

Castology acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

In light of the growing movement around the world against racism and bigotry we Castologists wanted to do what we can to raise the profile of some great titles, made by, for, and about poeple of colour in Australia and around the world. We welcome any further input of titles we should be listening to and hope you can enjoy the eight great podcasts we recommend in the (no-so) mini-sode!

Now is the time to make your voice heard! Go protest and stand with all people who are so unfairly treated around the world!

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Dying for Sex, Tides of History, The Last Voyage of the Pong Su

This week we set a challenge for each Castologist to recommend a podcast they think one of the OTHER Castologists would normally recommend! Still with us? SO: Zane brought a podcast on sex, feminism and mortality for Liz: Dying for Sex. Then, Nick recommended a historical journey for Zane with Tides of History. Then Liz did her darndest to impress Nick with a podcast containing all his favourite things including boats, shipping containers, spies and intrigue with The Last Voyage of the Pong Su. Then, it's time for the reviews of last week's podcast.

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Blood Ties, Love+Radio, The Rewatchables

A broad spectrum of recommendations for all of our budding castologists out there! Liz is back at the Wondery alter with the family drama of Blood Ties, Nick dips into the Movie podcast pool with the Rewatchables and Zane is spinning off by himself once again with the off-beat interview podcast of Love+Radio! Lots to choose from this week, let us know what you think!

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We Love You (And So Can You), Reveal, The Jungle Prince

Well hey there. It's us, your friendly Castologists. We are here to make your self-isolating that little bit easier with recommendations of the podcasts you should be listening to. Liz recommends a show that's part reality television, part makeover show and part self help with We Love You (And So Can You). Zane gets serious (and we seriously mean serious) with the serious investigative journalism podcast Reveal. Then Nick takes us across the globe for an intriguing documentary about a hidden royal family with The Jungle Prince. Then, it's review time, baby.

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BONUS COVID-19 Podcasts

DONT PANIC!

The world is a flurry of change and worry at the moment and we are not immune! However, we would like to share some of the good podcast resources we have been listening to for all of the FACTS and NEWS that we need to know about COVID19.

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RSlash, The Pitch, Girls On Porn

It's your favourite time of the week, time for more podcasts! Liz recommends a podcast that's literally just someone reading juicy reddit stories out loud called RSlash. Nick gets his entrepreneurial spirit on with The Pitch. Then Zane looks at porn... in podcast form with Girls on Porn, a show where two gals review porn movies. Next, the gang review last week's submissions.

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Chasing Cosby, QueerMuslimSexWorker, I Spy

Hello and welcome back to Castology, your weekly dose of podcast goodness. Or badness in this instance, with Liz recommending the dark must-listen podcast Chasing Cosby. You can probably guess what it's about. Then Zane offers up a one-episode-only podcast on exactly what the title says it's about: QueerMuslimSexWorker. And finally Nick gets his MI5 on with a bit of I Spy, the podcast that chats all things in the world of international espionage. Then it's review time, baby!

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The Guilty Feminist, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Once more we have a theme week! Our first for the year! This week our Castologists all bring a live podcast to the table for your enjoyment! Liz tells us why she is a bad feminist while sharing The Guilty Feminist and Nick and Zane get the Very similar idea of sharing a news game-show podcast - Have You Been Paying Attention? and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! respectively!

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Blackout, 30 For 30: The Sterling Affair, and Best Judies

Look it was only a matter of time before Nick brought another sports podcast. He swears it's more about racism but we will have to listen to 30 For 30: The Sterling Affair to find out. Liz has found a podcast by the people who created the Castology-fave Carrier. It's called Blackout, its apocalyptic and it stars Rami Malek. Then Zane gets some "friends of Dorothy" together for Best Judies, an LGBTQIA+ podcast that celebrates the people that made and continue to make up the community. Then REVIEW TIME.

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The Secret Room, The Press Box, and Monster Presents: Insomniac

This week Zane has a secret... well, many secret in fact. His recommendation is The Secret Room and looks at the stories no one ever tells. Nick takes a look at the media taking a look at politics through a comedic lens with The Press Box. And then Liz brings a podcast not because she loves it but because she's not sure. Does she actually like Monster Presents: Insomniac or does she just really want to like it?

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Scriptnotes, The Podcast For Laundry, and The Irrationally Exuberant

Remember when Nick recommended the super-niche podcast Containers? You know, the one about containers of the shipping variety? Well Liz decided it was time for a niche podcast war and here we are with The Podcast For Laundry. Zane has a rather theatrical listener submission with The Irrationally Exuberant, and Nick goes to Hollywood with Scriptnotes. Then it's time to let you all know what we thought of last week's recommendations.

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David Tennant Does A Podcast With, Smart Enough to Know Better, Containers

New Patrick/Nick is well and truly finding his feet as a Castologist but what will the group think of his latest recommendation... Containers? About shipping containers. Yep. Meanwhile Liz get her science and comedy on with Smart Enough To Know Better, and Zane recommends a rare celebrity interviews podcast David Tennant Does a Podcast With. Then it's on to the reviews from last week!

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By The Book, Odd Tonic, Moonrise

It's New Patrick/Nick's third ep, has he found his feet? Has he filled Old Patrick's shoes? Do we even remember who Old Patrick is anymore? No theme this week, but we are still bringing the podcast gold. Liz lives her life through self-help books with By the Book, Zane gets creepy and kooky with a very Addams Family-style podcast Odd Tonic, and New Patrick/Nick delves into the sci-fi world with a bit of Moonrise. Then as always we review last week's submissions and give them a thumbs up or down.

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Noble Blood, Creative Processing with Joseph Gordon Levitt

This week’s episode is full of drama as one Castologist announces (DUN DUN DUN )their departure from the podcast. Who will it be? Who would be crazy enough to leave the most kick-ass podcast ever? Which Castologist will hold a petty grudge forevermore? And which Castologist is the mature one who is determined to keep the podcast on track? This week’s podcast recommendations are Noble Blood and Creative Processing with Joseph Gordon Levitt. Then it’s on to last week’s reviews and a fond(ish) farewell. Stay tuned next week to meet the newest Castologist on the block!

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Anthem: Homunculus, Frank and Beans, Sean Carroll's Mindscape

Oh, it's you! Welcome! We've got a wide range of interests with today's recommendations: think science, sex and weird musical stuff. Zane looks at a Luminary exclusive bursting with Hollywood and Broadway star power in Anthem: Homunculus. Liz has a new interest in dating podcasts thanks to her new podcast Ghosts of Boyfriends Past so she's grabbed Frank and Beans from the listener submissions list. And then Patrick looks at a super approachable hard science offering with Sean Carroll's Mindscape (while being very hungover). Then it's on to the reviews of our spooky Halloween ep last week.

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Terms, Left Right and Centre, Norm MacDonald Live

Oh hi there. This week gets a little bit political but it isn't from Patrick this time. Liz recommends a political thriller radio drama called Terms, Zane gets opinions from all sides of the political divide with Left, Right and Centre and Patrick lightens up the mood with the comedy podcast Norm MacDonald Live. Then it's on to the reviews from last week.

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