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We know you’re busy. You’ve got work, and family, and chores, and you’re an interesting person so you probably have a multitude of hobbies as well, like pottery or piano or stunt car driving. You make time to listen to your podcasts, but you don’t have time to be perusing endless lists of shows that you’ve already heard of, even though you’re dying for a new show to fall in love with. We’re surprised you have time to read this paragraph right now! So we will cut right to the chase: Here are three brand-new podcast releases for the month of August that are guaranteed to fill the hole your last favorite podcast left behind. Whether it’s for in-depth interviews and biographies of music icons, a deep dive into the science behind vaccines, or a lush supernatural thriller you can lose yourself in, we’ve got the goods.
Misha Collins (Supernatural), Nathan Fillion (Castle), and Melissa Ponzio (Chicago Fire) star in the meticulously crafted supernatural thriller Bridgewater. When a folklore professor is moved to solve a mystery of his past, it takes him to an “otherworldly corner” of Massachusetts, the Bridgewater Triangle. It’s been “a hotbed of supernatural sightings” for a long time, and the professor might be in for a lot more than he bargained for. Rich soundscapes, thrilling storytelling, and great performances all combine to make Bridgewater more than bingeworthy.
It’s been 40 years since MTV changed everything by putting music on TV, and they’re celebrating by revisiting one of their most iconic series, Behind the Music. On this audio companion to the television series, iconic interviews with legends like Madonna, Usher, Dr. Dre, Guns n' Roses, AC/DC, and more are updated and remastered. Go beyond the headlines and hear the real stories behind some of the greatest songs, biggest scandals, and wildest moments in music history on MTV’s Behind the Music.
Covid vaccines were produced in record time, but they also aren’t slapdash experiments thrown together in desperation – they’re the culmination of hundreds of years of scientific achievement. On Long Shot, journalist Shaun Raviv probes history, myths, and legends to learn the history of vaccines, speaks with virologists and epidemiologists about how pandemics and viruses have shaped the course of human history, and takes an unflinching look at vaccine fears and the experiments, accidents, and incentives that drove vaccine development. If you’ve got questions about vaccines in general or the Covid vaccine in particular, Shaun’s got the answer for you on Long Shot.
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