List #92: For Half of Last Month's Me-Specific Rescue Squad, part 1

Thanks, friend. You know how much that meant to me. And, here, in gratitude -- a list!


The parameters of this list: Podcasts! No interview-style shows (not your jam). No true crime shows (not my jam). Still so much good stuff.



Today's category: Produced Nonfiction Segments (à la This American Life)

The Allusionist

The concept: Helen Zaltzman investigates language.

Three recent episodes: "Polari," "Alter Ego," "The Future Is Now?"

Learn more/get it: https://www.theallusionist.org/

Previous Wreckage: Rec. #773

Mystery Show

The concept: Starlee Kine investigates mysteries you can't solve yourself and can't solve online. (It's quite similar to Heavyweight. But it was first. And better.)

Three key episodes: "Video Store," "Belt Buckle," "Vanity Plate"

Learn more/get it: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mystery-show

Previous Wreckage: Rec. #403

99% Invisible

The concept: Roman Mars investigates the unnoticed design and architecture that shape our lives.

Three recent episodes: "Life and Death in Singapore," "The Automat," "Depave Paradise"

Learn more/get it: https://99percentinvisible.org/