I’m never going to miss and opportunity to discuss podcasts I’m listening to. I mostly tend to lean towards TTRPG actual play podcasts, audio dramas, and true crime with a few historical and tech shows sprinkled in there as well.
My current tabletop line up consists currently of The Adventure Zone, Not Another D&D Podcast, Dungeon & Daddies, Join the Party, Dimension 20, and Ain’t Slayed Nobody. All of those being D&D 5e podcasts except ASN which plays Call of Cthulhu. In this current season Join the Party is doing 5e converted into a modern superhero setting and it’s just, chef’s kiss. I also highly recommend the Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program but they’re currently on a long hiatus but are confirmed to come back.
I listen to far too many fictional audiodramas but some of my constants are Welcome to Night Vale and The Magnus Archives, which I’ve already seen discussed here. If you’re into the Night Vale vibe then you might also enjoy the Lost Cat Podcast. Lesser Gods and Vega are both absolutely amazing, though I will say upfront that Lesser Gods seems to be on an unannounced, long-term hiatus as it seems that the creator and some of the actors have been moving on up in their careers which I’m always happy for. Vega just has such a great and unique form of story telling that gripped me from the beginning so if there’s any take away from this too long post then it would be to listen to Vega. Also, Old Gods of Appalachia! Just to list of a few others: Supernatural Sexuality with Dr. Seabrooke, The Bright Sessions, The White Vault, Uncanny County, Voyage to the Stars, Windfall, The Orphans, The Phenomenon, Mabel, Hello from the Magic Tavern… Really, there are far too many and I know there are some I haven’t listed but I’m always down to talk about podcasts.
For true crime I feel like I can faithfully rely on And That’s Why We Drink, though they do one supernatural and one true crime story per episode and if you’re not a fan of hosts shooting the shit and getting off topic before and during the show then it might not be for you lol. Crime Junkies, My Favorite Murder, and Generation Why have been some of my staples. I initially listened to Sword and Scale but the hosts on-air and off-air antics turned me off of it so listen at your own risk. Besides that I tend to usually listen to limited series’ about particular people or events, S-Town, Dirty John, etc.
Lastly, finally, for history and tech it’s really just Noble Blood, You’re Dead to Me, and Waveform.