The Black Tapes

People Who Podcast: ‘Tanis’ Creator Terry Miles Obsessed With Black Tapes, Rabbits

If you’ve spent any time listening to fiction podcasts, then you’ve probably heard of Tanis and its sister show The Black Tapes. They tell stories that are deeply obsessed with mysteries and weave true or rumored strange tales or legends into a compelling narrative. They both feature lots of interviews with oddly sympathetic characters, and soon in the course of investigating these mysteries, larger forces begin to embroil them.

By Joshua Dudley

Top 10 Creepy, Fictional Podcasts: What to Listen to When Reality Becomes Too Scary

I'll admit it: I'm no expert in podcasts. It's a whole thing, apparently? I mean, I co-hosted one for a little while and I've yet to listen to any of the episodes. "Who has the time? When are you supposed to do it? I'm a New Yorker and like to multi-task efficiently! Also, there are so many of them! Not to mention, most podcasts should come with a trigger warning if you become enraged by people talking like they are better than you just because they took like 80 Xanax before doing their best Schweddy Balls impression. You aren't better than me just because you know things and have personal anecdotes about stuff. YOU AREN'T BETTER THAN ME JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE CALM. " These were just some of the complaints about the medium in general. Like, Serial might have provided Adnan Syeds with a new hearing, but how many MORE people had their life ruined because of reoccurring MailChimp nightmares?

By Drew Grant

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