Blog entries by students in ENGL 200 C (Au 2019)
The Podcast “Serial” by Sara Koenig and Julie Snyder is a nonfictional investigative podcast that strives to display real experiences to its audience. In Season 3, Serial introduces a new realm of discussion, where they…
For as long as I can remember, I have been inquisitive and observant of others. I like to investigate any situation I can get my hands on and always find out a surprise before I’m…
This episode was a strange one. The typical format of Radiolab’s shows involves one main story that is thoughtfully explored using a scientific lens by hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. There are guests who…
Alice Isn’t Dead is a fictional podcast following the accounts of a truck driver in the form of audio diaries as she searches for her presumably dead wife; whom she expects to still be alive….
The Dropout is a podcast recorded by ABC Radio’s Rebecca Jarvis about a Stanford University dropout that became the youngest, self-made female billionaire. She was dubbed as “the next Steve Jobs”, her idol, by many…
The podcast, Cults of Our Lives, delves into the crazy and bizarre world of cults. While examining over 50 different cults throughout the series, the podcast attempts to understand the minds of a multitude of cult…
The podcast I subscribed to is called “Strangers” on Apple Podcasts. This podcast’s title caught my attention because we do not usually associate ourselves in our daily lives with strangers let alone having interactions with…
Crime is everywhere. On average, everyday 46 people are murdered, 372 people are raped and 875 robberies occur in these United States. The podcast Criminal highlights these crimes, and gives the listener a deeper understanding…
by David Ferrer Season one of the podcast Serial delves into themurder of Hae Min Lee through the narrative of Sarah Koenig, a former reporterat the Baltimore sun. In her review of Adnan Syed’s case…
Eerie music sets the mood of the crime podcast “Crimetown”. The first season of the podcasts focuses on stories from the East Coast and its infamous history of mob related crime. The first seven episodes…