With working from home and streaming, watercooler moments are few and far between. Enter the exhaustive episode-by-episode pod, says arts writer Fiona Sturges
With working from home and streaming, watercooler moments are few and far between. Enter the exhaustive episode-by-episode podt is one of the unexpected success stories of podcasting, a subgenre that has risen to become one of the medium’s dominant formats: the companion podcast and its close sibling, the recap pod. These audio series provide detailed dissections of beloved TV shows, often on an episode-by-episode basis.
Prestige dramas in particular are catnip to podcasters. Right now, there are at least eight series delivering swift and comprehensive post-show analysis of the HBO juggernaut Succession, the finale of which arrives at the end of the month.
So why are these series proving so popular? Perhaps because podcasting has long been a haven for niche pursuits and obsessions, and because the best companion pods don’t just provide funny commentary but nurture communities of like-minded people. It feels significant that these series have taken off at a time when families or groups of friends are less likely to get together to watch TV.
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