Girl in Space
Girl in Space is a sci-fi drama about, you guessed it, a girl in space. The Jurassic Park loving protagonist is alone on a research vessel, The Cavatica, floating through space and recording audio diaries. You follow along on her day to day life with her goat and robot Charlotte until things get shaken up when a suspicious blip of light shows up on the horizon. The plot really ramps up and gets interesting, but I’ll let you find out why so I don’t spoil anything. You can tell Sarah Rhea Werner, the creator, writer, producer, and voice actor works really hard on this podcast.
The Frontline Dispatch
The Frontline Dispatch is an add-on for the show long-running show Frontline. Each episode is it’s own news story (except for the occasional double episode) about really interesting topics. It’s more of a short audio documentary. I think my favorite so far is the “Child Marriage in America” episode.
Sword and Scale
Sword and Scale is my favorite true crime podcast. They really go in-depth about the different cases they cover. They’re all really interesting no matter the topic or case, but there have been a couple that are a little different from traditional episodes where they interview professionals related to crime like medical examiners and paramedics. They always compile articles and audio clips from different sources which they all provide links to on their website (yay for credible sources!). The articles on their website are really interesting too! They really are so much more than just a podcast.
Stuff Mom Never Told You
I just started listening to this one fairly recently, but so far it’s pretty interesting and great to listen to while cleaning, working, etc. Each episode is a little nugget of information related to girls and women. There’s everything from health and social issues to life skills we should all know. They also cover topics I don’t think you would hear covered anywhere else like is roller derby a sport or spectacle? Is being the first lady the hardest job in the world? and are single-sex classrooms more effective?
Feel free to leave me some podcast suggestions! I would love to find some new ones.
Baylee the Bookworm 