This episode is brought to you by the amazing Mike over at Dice Tower Theatre with his $100 Patreon Pledge this month. It's obviously been a very long time since our last real episode and this is no different. This week we're here to talk about Dice Tower Theatre with an extended cut from Season 4. So click on the link below and go subscribe to Dic…

This Month I just want to say thanks! Thank you for all that have listened, donated, given words of encouragement and so much more. You all mean the world to indie creators and without you we'd be lost. Thank you to all the amazing people in the CastJunkie discord and that follow on social media. You have all made 2020 a great year with all that ha…

Hosted by Hayley Atwell in season 1 and Vanessa Kirby in season 2, True Spies brings us the stories of real spies and their incredible stories. The thing I love about these stories is that not only are they extremely well narrated throughout the episodes they also give us a chance to hear about the spy operation from the spies themselves. From the …

This week we’re talking about DnD5e wrapped up in a Homebrew world created by a dude named Kenon and inhabited by 3 incredible adventurers. This week we're diving deep in to Top of the Round to see exactly why this show is my top suggestion whenever someone asks for an actual play podcast. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow To…

So it's been a while and I appreciate you all sticking around. Firstly this update should answer your questions about the show and the community we are building! So go listen and don't forget to enter the code welcomeback for 4 free entries into the Support Indie Podcasts giveaway ending 11/1/2020. Giveaway link - https://giv.gg/CugWdE…

Hey everyone this update is a little somber in ways but also uplifting in others. Thank you to everyone who has stuck around and to everyone spreading the word of CastJunkie. I'm greatly looking forward to getting back and reviewing new shows soon! If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow CastJunkie on social media and subscribe to …

This week Very Bad Words, a podcast in which Matt Fidler finds the meaning behind the words we grew up hearing were bad, taboo, naughty, no no, and the list goes on. But how did they become that? What are the roots of the words? What was the initial meaning or use for it? Matt Fidler has a way of describing and interviewing people who love, use and…

Welcome to Bronzeville a corner of Chicago ran by African Americans for the betterment of the African Americans back in the 1940’s. Bronzeville was a place where African Americans could prosper. They had this thing called “Running The Numbers” which in today’s world we’d call the Lottery. This is a HIGHLY scripted and theatrical show which reminds …

This week we’re boarding a Gated Galaxies OZ spaceship holding roughly 50,000 sleeping passengers and a handful of highly intelligent…..or at least sub par staff members on the OZ-9. The truth about this show is that it’s a top notch production from a crew who came in to Audio Dramas cold turkey and literally took it out of this galaxy with it’s st…

Are you a fan of role-playing games such as Skyrim, Oblivion or any of the other amazing titles out there? Then let me tell you about a little gem called Keegs Quest. It’s packed full of humor from funny jokes from the universe to real modern day pop culture references which all add up to make Keegs Quest an amazing story set in this universe but a…

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This week we’re traveling to a hidden city in the darkest, deepest reaches of the Pacific Ocean to a Utopian society. Brought to us by Christof Laputka this is The Leviathan Chronicles. An audio drama that although has never been completed is in my top five I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. The Leviathan Chronicles tells the stories of Im…

This week we’re in the midst of a Corona fevered dream of a potentially dystopian future across the globe so I thought I’d bring you a show that mixes the criminally dumb with comedy. Some place between True Crime Garages Parts Unknown and the Hollywood Laugh Factory is a little podcast called Dumb People Town. That’s right Hosted by the Sklar Brot…

The Habitat is a show documenting an experiment put on by NASA. What would happen if we tried to colonize Mars? How would we as humans react to being stuck with only a handful people for days, months or even years? The Habitat tries to answer this question with a Habitat made on a remote mountain of Hawaii. Six very real people signed up for this e…

We all have heard of James Bond the famous 007. Some of us growing up pretended to be him but for some it’s a lifestyle. So this week we’re talking I SPY. I SPY is a podcast told by a SPY each episode about one mission they had a hand in. Things like this are becoming more common as more documents are being declassified it’s allowing the real James…

This week we’re talking about This is War. This is War is an extremely raw cut into you guessed it War. War has been apart of my country since I can remember. Helicopters being shot down, nightly updates on deaths overseas and so many more devastating and life changing moments for so many where I live and across the globe. Growing up I always figur…

Set 17 years after the events of the original We’re Alive a world some of this installment characters have lived their entire life in the aftermath of the story we’ve already heard. These survivors never knew the world we do and the ones that do remember that have grown and changed since the original outbreak. Goldrush is best described by Kc Wayla…

This week we’re here to talk about Family Ghosts, a podcast based on a mysterious story or a family legend that has been told over the generations and has lost touch with reality somewhere along the way. This show is hosted by Sam Dingman where each episode he dives in to these mysterious stories and legends and tries to find the roots of them and …

This week we’re talking about a show that takes True Crime and tilts it in a new direction. We’ve all heard the stories of Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Al Capone and the list goes on. What if I told you there was a True Crime podcast that told you stories of lesser known criminals that didn’t hit the headlines big like murders that we usually focus o…

This week we’re heading to Paradise for some and Hell for others. Brought to us by the BBC Paradise is the story of a British Couple found dead just off the coast of Belize. How did a young Doctor and his Lawyer girlfriend end up tied to motor parts? This is the story of Chris Farmer and Peta Frampton and how their goal to see the world came to an …

This week we’re talking about a historical year turned into an audio drama. 1865 is produced by Wondery and Airship. Executive produced by Lindsay Graham, Written and created by Steven Walters & Erik Archilla 1865 is the true story of the minutes and days right the death of Abraham Lincoln. 1865 this story takes place immediately as our country fal…

This week we’re adventuring into an Audio Drama very set in a world very much like Elder Scrolls with a twist of D&D. So grab a pint and a table and meet Inn Between. Inn Between has wrapped up their first season and currently working through their second. So if you like this review you can go ahead and binge till you’re caught up. Inn Between Seas…

This week we’re going to explore a podcast that is all about Nature. The Wild is hosted by Chris Morgan, a man who loves the wilderness and who has spent 20+ years as a researcher and wilderness guide. With his love for nature Chris brings us the story of The Wild. In The Wild Chris will explore things like how nature survives despite the harm huma…

This week we’re talking GIRL IN SPACE an imaginative audio drama that is based in sci-fi mystery. Starting as an introspective storyline at first GIRL IN SPACE slowly expands the world around X our young scientist. From being on a space station no one cares about to being fully involved in an assault by space marines X shines brightly as an indepen…

Unexplained Mysteries is hosted by Molly Brandenburg & Richard Rossner where each week you guessed it! They explore Unexplained Mysteries. Things like ESP that’s Extrasensory Perception, The Curse of the Pharaohs, King Arthur and so many more. The thing I love about this show is that it’s an incredible dive into historical mysteries that I love. Th…

This week we're talking Husk Season One. They always say investigators start with those closest to the victim, but what if the victim is missing and the person that last saw them claims they were together in a forested spot to go on a mushroom fueled trip but next thing she remembers is the sound of her own scream before waking up to dusk setting i…

This week we’re talking American History Tellers Hosted by Lindsay Graham and is apart of the Wondery Network. American History Tellers does an incredible job at weaving the narrative of early America with elements like soundscape to give us the listener a taste of our story. Some of my favorite episodes have been based around The Cold War, Prohibi…

This week we’re talking about a show that focuses on one of my favorite times in History the Wild West. Drift and Ramble is a podcast with an Audio Drama take on true historical stories of the Wild West. From stories of amazing adventures, dirty deals, Gangs, and rags to riches stories of gunslingers and so much more. If you enjoy this episode plea…

This week we’re talking about Return Home. Return Home is a serialized audio drama that is currently three seasons deep at the time of this recording so please note we’ll be talking overall show not season specific or spoilers during this review. Return Home is based in the town of Melancholy Falls, NJ and revolves around Jonathan Barker and his ba…

This week we’re diving into yet another one of my must listen True Crime Podcasts. gone cold podcast - texas true crime is you guessed it cold cases out of Texas. gone cold podcast - texas true crime is hosted by Vince with research and production by Cristina and Erica. Gone Cold as I’m going to refer to it from now on covers cases in a narrative f…

This week we travel to a fantasy world full of nanotechnology, bio-engineered creatures,and so much more. I’m talking about A Ninth World Journal Season One written and produced by David S. Dear. Season One of A Ninth World Journal is the story of Januae a researcher inside Durkhal. He commissions a device that allows him to teleport to any place i…

Hey Podcast listeners! I just wanted to sit down and chat about the amazing thing's we've been able to do to support other Indie Podcast Creators AND let you know about a Big Announcement that will be happening in the next week or two. So I hope you enjoy and if so join us on Discord. If you enjoy this episode please take a moment to follow My Stut…

This week our review and recommendation is for My Stuttering Life. Through listening to My Stuttering Life I have learned so much about not only the struggles of Stutterers but also how to try and be more accommodating to someone with a stutter. Pedro covers the gambit of issues he’s encountered and gives his solution on how to address and be victo…

This week's podcast is FriGay the 13th Horror Podcast or FriGay as I’m going to refer to it from here on out. FriGay episodes are based around a Horrific themes in life and in movies. Each episode starts with the real life horrors like Racism, Sexism, Current Politics and so on but they approach these Horrors with a LGBT perspective. With this epis…

This week we’re back to talk about The Phenomenon Season Two, if you haven’t already listened to season one of The Phenomenon then please go back and listen to my previous review and go binge Season One before continuing. As the story unfolds each episode our survivors learn new things about the new world around them from other outposts across the …

This week we’re introducing you to another haunting podcast called Meet My Ghost. Meet My Ghost is hosted by Sandy tufts a Ghost obsessed therapist who each episode will read a ghostly story submitted by listeners. Sandy has one mission through this show and it’s to creep you out and to meet your ghost. Depending on if you’re a true believer, skept…

This week we’re here to talk about The Phenomenon Season One. The Phenomenon is an Audio Fiction telling of the day everything went wrong The moment you wake in the middle of the night to an alert that reads Don’t Look Outside, Don’t Look at the Sky, Don’t Make Noise. That’s where this story starts from multiple perspectives. If you enjoy this epis…

This week we’re here to talk about Black Star Chronicles. Black Star Chronicles is created by Randy Greer who is a large sci-fi enthusiast which is perfect since Black Star Chronicles is an Audio Drama set in just that, a Sci-Fi universe with a rich background. The Story of Black Star Chronicles revolves around the Horizon corporation who has taken…

This week we’re talking about some of my favorite topics all in one show. That’s right Histories, Mysteries, & Conspiracies is a deep dive down my favorite rabbit holes. Each week Skye and a guest go deep into the background of a Mystery or Conspiracy or dive deep into a historical event. The thing I love about conspiracy and mystery shows is that …

Sex with Emily has been a staple in my podcast rotation for years now and let me tell you if you’re still listening you can learn to be more in tune with your sexual well being and learn to care for your partner that could be your spouse, significant other or just a fling that you get together with occasionally to release our natural desires. Emily…

This weeks review and recommendation is for Our True Crime Podcast, Hosted by Jen and Cam two close friends who take lesser known crimes from across the globe and try their best to pay respect to the victim while lifting the heavy feeling with a little comedic twist. The cases they cover like I said earlier tend to be on the less publicized cases w…

This week we’re boarding a Gated Galaxies OZ spaceship holding roughly 50,000 sleeping passengers and a handful of highly intelligent…..or at least sub par staff members on the OZ-9. The truth about this show is that it’s a top notch production from a crew who came in to Audio Dramas cold turkey and literally took it out of this galaxy with it’s st…

This week we’re discussing Laughing In The Dark. Laughing In The Dark is hosted by Sarah Jones. Each episode she visits a new haunted location armed with the history and ghost stories of the place alongside a local comedian. Through each episode she and the comedian guest tell jokes about the story of the location and share their personal stories o…

This week we’re reviewing a show that scratches a major itch for me, Haunted Places by the Parcast Network. Haunted Places dives into the history of places like haunted houses, islands, and of course cemeteries. Haunted Places is hosted by Greg who’s entire job is to tell us the frightening and real stories behind the haunted and spooky locations e…

This week we’re getting spooky with 3 spooked girls.Hosted by Tara and Jessica The theme of this podcast is paranormal stories either experienced by either of the lovely hosts and stories from others which may include some historical stories you might be familiar with already. Don’t limit these two woman just to paranormal and spooky stories of thi…

This week we’re grabbing our dice and trying to roll the best or potentially the worst character we can. This week we’re talking D&D Character Lab each week two good friends Garin and Dan sit down in their lab and roll out characters from Dungeons and Dragons. They build the characters and battle with their own personal charisma modifier to see who…

This week we’re traveling to a Galaxy Far Far Away to tune in to a Podcast hosted in a Galaxy which can only be accessed by using a PP9 Battery. Luckily for us they’re doing a live recording tonight so lets hit that Hyper Drive and head to The Hoth Fringe or was it Death Star 3? Either way we’ll get there eventually I mean it is the Best In Galaxy …

This week we’re traveling the woods of the Pacific Northwest with the Public Radio Alliance and Minnow Beats Whale. This week we’re talking about TANIS. TANIS takes places in the Pacific Northwest specifically near Seattle Washington and is the story of Nic Silver who stumbles in to the mystery of TANIS. Floating between fiction and reality it tows…

This week we’re here to discuss a True Crime podcast with a Twist. Coming to us from the Settle Inn in Stirling UK which was opened for your drinking pleasure in 1733. Hosted by Bob and Nadine this weeks podcast review is Twisted Britain. Every other week Bob and Nadine meet up where they struck up a friendship over trivia, podcasts and morbid topi…

In Modology Motorsports Blake and Marcus go in to personal experiences street racing and track racing. They dive in to the vehicles they currently own and are modding themselves and you can even see some of the videos on their youtube channel. Other than talking about cars that they already have they talk about builds they wish to do in the future …