Yes, I confess that this is an idea from the Marketing people at Beck Media, who work for Spotify. But I have to give kudos to Isabella Grella. It's a fabulous idea. And when marketing can help a client, offer value to customers and just be a great idea, it's a winner.
So here goes. Check out these Spotify podcasts. When you're driving to your grandparents' house for turkey day, and they insist upon having Fox News on the TV all day while boycotting football, you can relax with some pre-family podcasts.
If you’ve got a long car ride and need to get lost in some jaw-dropping fiction storytelling: Case 63 - Lauded by the Financial Times as “highly bingeable” and “next level,” “Case 63” is the heart-palpitating story of psychiatrist Eliza Knight (voiced by Academy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore) as she records her sessions with her new patient, case 63 (voiced by Golden Globe-winning actor Oscar Isaac), who claims to be traveling from the future to prevent the next global pandemic. Sound familiar? Tune in and guess again.
Quiet Part Loud - Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele takes his appetite for horror into the audio space with “Quiet Part Loud,” produced by Spotify’s Gimlet Media and Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. Set before the Trump presidency, “Quiet Part Loud” involves a fear-mongering right-wing radio host Rick Egan (voiced by Tracy Letts), his crusade towards redemption, and his regretful bargain with a shape-shifting monster known as “The Blank” (voiced by Taran Killam).
If you need guidance on how to stay grounded at the dinner table: Archetypes - Hosted by the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, “Archetypes,” came in hot at no. 1 for two straight weeks on Spotify podcast charts. So far, Markle has sat down and shattered female stereotypes with Selena Williams, Mariah Carey, Mindy Kaling, Paris Hilton and more.
Dysfunctional Family Storytime - Just in time for the holiday season, “Dysfunctional Family Storytime” introduces listeners to a collection of stories about regular, don’t quite fit together families, hoping that all the dysfunctional families out there listening, find peace in other’s chaos.
If you want to learn something new over the break:Kim Kardashian’s The System: The Case of Kevin Keith - Over 8 episodes, Kim Kardashian and her team crack open the vault into the case of Kevin Keith, who has spent 28 years of his life behind bars, despite there being no physical evidence exclusively tying him to the triple homicide in 1994 that he was arrested for and convicted of.
Not Past It - Ever wonder why the world is the way it is? History reveals something about the present. Each Wednesday, “Not Past It” host Simone Polanen will pick a moment from that very same week in history – and will tell you how it shaped our lives today.
And if your forgot about Thanksgiving because you’ve been prepping for the World Cup:22 Goals - As the 22nd Men’s World Cup approaches this November, “22 Goals” takes a look back at the history of the World Cup, through the lens of 22 of the most iconic goals ever scored in the greatest sporting event on Earth. 22 Goals is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
We Came To Win - A curated collection of the best soccer content across Spotify, hand selected by super fans, Matt Nelson and The Ringer’s Steve Ceruti.
These podcasts should get you to the family Thanksgiving dinner. If you like these shows and not your family, I suggest putting in your earbuds at dinner and continue listening while your weird uncle explains how 5G on your phone is growing fungus on your toenails. Just tell him they're hearing aids.
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