Blockbuster Podcasts for Summer☀️

Blockbuster Podcasts for Summer🏖️

July 30, 2023

Curated by...

Ryan Pak (he/him), co-host of Soundtrack Your Life

Why did you choose this theme?

Summer is known for big blockbuster movies and songs that you can blast at the beach, so I thought I'd curate a playlist of my favorite podcast episodes from my favorite podcasts for people to bump all summer!Since my podcast, Soundtrack Your Life, is both a film and music podcast, this list is a mix of both. Whether traveling abroad or staying local, here are some bangers, or “#podbops” as I like to call them, that you can listen to all summer.

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Barbie (Featuring Gina Mizzoni and Tara Giancaspro)The summer of 2023 will be known for Barbenheimer, so let’s kick off this week’s list with an episode from Piecing It Together on the 2023 Greta Gerwig film, Barbie. For this episode, host David welcomes singer/songwriter Tara Giancaspro (Sweaty Lamarr) to speak with him and his wife Gina Mizzoni about the movie that is definitely dominating pop culture.

This Is The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard In My Entire LifeMitski Learned How To Sing From "Always Be My Baby"Mitski was nominated for Best Original Song this year at the Oscars for her song with David Byrne, “This is a Life,” from Everything Everywhere All at Once. This summer, she has returned with the new single “Bug Like an Angel” from her forthcoming album, The Land is Inhospitable And So Are We. On this episode, host Scott Interrante interviews Mitski about the Mariah Carey song, “Always Be My Baby,” and how it has influenced her.

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Why Did Rachel Brodsky (The In Sync Podcast, Stereogum Writer) Think That She Was Watching Her Mom in Dirty Dancing (1987)?EarBuds curator Ryan and his co-host Nicole had the pleasure of talking with pop culture writer Rachel Brodsky (Stereogum, Spin, MTV News), who now has a soundtrack-related podcast of her own, In Sync. She chose the Dirty Dancing soundtrack and explains why the movie and soundtrack resonated with her from a very early age.

When Cinephiles Attack Happy GilmoreIn this episode, the four friends who co-host the podcast discuss the comedy classic, Happy Gilmore. This episode ends with a game, and it’s fun to hear the four hosts go head-to-head with each other.

Self Evident: Asian America's StoriesSay Goodbye to YesterdayMike Park, of the ska band Skankin' Pickle, is revered by many Asian American musicians. In this interview, Mike explains why ska has always been associated with anti-racism movements.

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Barry Allen is at the height of his powers and fame 

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but when being The Flash forces him to let his friends down, Barry figures he can use the speed force to go back in time and set things right. 

COMMUNITY:

🎤This week in Podcast The Newsletter: Lauren Passell shares an article she recently wrote for Life Hacker about 12 Ocean Disaster Podcasts That Will Ruin Your Beach Vacation. 

🎙️Shelterwood: A Suburban Gothic, a queer horror podcast about grief, denial, and the American Dream, is crowdfunding through August.🌙In Low Light drama podcast, meet the human and not-so-human residents of Lower Leigh as its dark past is clawed from the ground. In this northern English town, the neighbors struggle with deranged Mims to uncover the truth about their seemingly ordinary community. 

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CLASSIFIEDS:

🍎Imagine if your favorite teacher quit their job before you had them in your life. What would you have lost? The reality is that brilliant teachers are leaving education in droves, and they will continue to leave unless something changes. Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore is a seven-part narrative podcast series that explores why teachers are leaving education. 

 

PODCAST NEWS from Podnews:

  • Spotify released its financials for Q2/23. Monthly Active Users grew 27%, to 551 million. Paid subscribers also grew 17%, to 220 million.

  • Nielsen’s latest Audio Today report suggests that U.S. podcast consumers are listening more while traveling, with numbers increasing the most at commuting times.  

SPOTLIGHT:

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