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Welcome to Episode #24 of the “Wizards of Pod Podcast.” Join us as we discuss new and

noteworthy podcasts and information about Libraries in general…


We’ve returned after a 2-month break for the holidays and an additional 3-month hiatus due to…. Things.


But we’re back and ready for another season of the Wizards of Pod Podcasts!

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This month, we have an exciting theme for you – "Most Streamed Podcasts of 2023." Colleen has cross-referenced three reputable sources, Edison Research, Forbes, and Pew Research, to develop our podcast contenders. So, without further ado, let's dive into the world of podcasting and discover what's making waves this year.

The Top 5 Podcasts of 2023:


The Joe Rogan Experience
Crime Junkie
The Daily
This American Life
Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

Now, you may be wondering which podcast will reign supreme in 2023. To find out our winner, be sure to tune in to the full episode!

Please note that we will be on hiatus in December & January for the holidays. We will be back in February with new podcast reviews!

We had the crazy thought that it would be fun to ask our colleagues to tell us their favorite podcasts so we could butcher them, err, I mean to rank them according to our systematic review process (LAUGH).  Needless to say, we thought it would be really fun!  And if any of our coworkers would like to join us to make their case about why their podcast should be ranked higher, we would LOVE to have them on next month’s show!

Since we ranked our top 5 book-based podcasts in August, we decided, for our September show, to rank five podcasts randomly chosen from Podbiblemag.com’s article “10 of the best watch-along podcasts for TV fans.” 



The shows we randomly selected are,


Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure


Office Ladies


Dragoncast


HBO’s Succession Podcast


Talking Sopranos



Don’t forget to check out The Guardian’s article  'It's one big conversation': the unstoppable rise of the TV podcast

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For August, we decided our theme would be “Best Book Podcasts,” so we looked at the following three articles to pick five worthy podcast candidates.


Top 10 Book Podcasts to Listen to in 2023 by bookscouter.com


The 27 Best Book Podcasts from townandcountrymag.com, and 


Podcastreview.org The 10 Best Book Podcasts



These articles contain many great podcast suggestions, making choosing five podcasts a difficult enough experience, so we suggest checking them out.

Welcome to Episode #19 of the “Wizards of Pod Podcast.”   Join us as we discuss new and noteworthy podcasts and information about Libraries in general…”

Please excuse the poor audio quality. We accidentally recorded the show using the laptop microphone.

This month’s theme is sustainability. Join us as we discuss some of the best sustainable podcasts we could find.