By The Book, Odd Tonic, Moonrise

12/08/19 • 33 min

It's New Patrick/Nick's third ep, has he found his feet? Has he filled Old Patrick's shoes? Do we even remember who Old Patrick is anymore? No theme this week, but we are still bringing the podcast gold. Liz lives her life through self-help books with By the Book, Zane gets creepy and kooky with a very Addams Family-style podcast Odd Tonic, and New Patrick/Nick delves into the sci-fi world with a bit of Moonrise. Then as always we review last week's submissions and give them a thumbs up or down.

Liz Recommends - By the Book

https://bythebookpod.com/about-us

When Liz gets anxious, she reads self-help books because hey, if you know everything possible about how stuff works, you're less likely to stuff it up right? RIGHT? Enter her new podcast obsession By The Book.

"Half reality show, half self-help podcast, and one wild social experiment. Join comedian Jolenta Greenberg and her skeptical friend Kristen Meinzer as they live by the rules of a different self-help book each episode to figure out which ones might actually be life changing.

"By The Book was named one of the best new podcasts of 2017 by NPR. The New York Times selected By The Book as their Podcast Club Pick in Fall of 2017. And Bust Magazine named By The Book one of their Top Ten Bets for Winter 2017.

"Jolenta Greenberg is a New York-based comedian, podcaster, pop culture commentator, and self-proclaimed reality television historian. Jolenta created and co-hosts the podcast, By the Book; other podcasting work includes story editing for Risk, and producing for Freakonomics. Kristen Meinzer is a long-time audio producer and host, and head of nonfiction programming at Panoply. In addition to cohosting By The Book, she also cohosts When Meghan Met Harry: A Royal WeddingcastReview."

For either: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, The Secret, The Sleep Revolution

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/by-the-book/id1217948628

Nick Recommends - Moonrise

“Truer, but also darker.” This is the real origin story behind America’s decision to go to the moon. The story we learn starts with Sputnik, then President Kennedy’s challenge, and ends with triumph: an American flag on the lunar surface. But in the 50 years that have passed since the moon landing, as presidential documents have been declassified and secret programs have been revealed, a wilder story has begun to emerge. “Moonrise,” a new Washington Post narrative mini-series, digs into the nuclear arms race of the Cold War, the transformation of American society and politics, and even the birth of science fiction, to unearth what really drove us to the moon.

Join host Lillian Cunningham as she uncovers a story that has so much to reveal about America -- and about the dreams and nightmares of being human on this Earth.

For either: From the start

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/moonrise/id1469151663

Zane Recommends - Odd Tonic

https://www.oddtonicsociety.com/

Zane has another Listener submission for you! Another podcast that immediately caught his attention was Odd Tonic. This Addams Family-adjacent podcast features spooky and fantastic tales of weird history, strange science, and the paranormal that are drawn from their curated collection and choice listener submissions, your Ambassadors of Odd, Jennifer Page and Maxwell Holechek craft a weekly podcast experience that stirs an enchanting brew suitable for all ages who are brave enough to sip its curious and eerie elixir.

For Nick: Parlour Stories: Ghost Clown

For Liz: Black Eyed Children

https://radiopublic.com/odd-tonic-WodlNm/ep/s1!33b13

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Liz Recommends - By the Book

https://bythebookpod.com/about-us

For either: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, The Secret, The Sleep Revolution

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/by-the-book/id1217948628

Nick Recommends - Moonrise

Join host Lillian Cunningham as she uncovers a story that has so much to reveal about America -- and about the dreams and nightmares of being human on this Earth.

For either: From the start

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/moonrise/id1469151663

Zane Recommends - Odd Tonic

https://www.oddtonicsociety.com/

For Nick: Parlour Stories: Ghost Clown

For Liz: Black Eyed Children

https://radiopublic.com/odd-tonic-WodlNm/ep/s1!33b13

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The Adventure Zone, Chompers, Happy Face

It's that time of the year where it's the holidays, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a bit like Festivus for the rest of us. So your friendly Castologists decided on a family theme. (Collective aw). Zane heads into the Dungeons and Dragons universe with a familial twist with The Adventure Zone, New Patrick/Nick embraces his inner child with Chompers and Liz manages to find murder in the most unlikely of themes with Happy Face. Then it's on to the reviews from last week. What did Liz and Zane think of New Patrick/Nick's very first recommendation?

Liz Recommends - Happy Face

https://www.thehappyfacepodcast.com/

Who could have predicted Liz would have interpreted the Family theme to include murrrrrrrrder? (Pretty much everyone). But still, this IHeartRadio show is a doozy. Think the words of the actual killer in his police interviews, interspersed with interviews with his daughter about the red flags the family missed as their patriarch was becoming a notorious serial killer.

"For Melissa Moore, 1995 was a nightmare. That’s the year the teenager learned her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, was a serial killer. It’s also the year Melissa Moore’s doubt spiral began: When you look like your father, and you share his intelligence and charisma, how do you know you’re not a psychopath, too? Happy Face is the story of Keith Hunter Jesperson, his brutal crimes, and the cat and mouse game he played with detectives and the media. But it’s also the story of the horrific legacy he gifted his children. Join Melissa Moore as she investigates her father’s crimes, reckons with the past, and wades through her darkest fears as she hunts for a better future.

"Melissa Moore is an Emmy-nominated Crime Correspondent for the Dr. Oz Show, Executive Producer and host of LMN's "Monster In My Family.” Melissa is a recognized expert on the topics of recovery from trauma, domestic violence and serial violent crimes. Moore was raised Melissa Jesperson, daughter of the infamous “Happy Face” serial killer, Keith Jesperson. Growing up in a small town in Washington state, she survived the escalating trauma from her home life and the man she called her father. Today, she frequently shares her insight and background with survivors seeking healing from violent crimes and abuse through her work and bestselling book, WHOLE: A Guide to Self-Repair (2016 Rodale)."

For both: Serial-style podcast so start from the start.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/happy-face/id1434649680

Nick Recommends - Chompers

Make tooth time easy with this morning and night tooth brushing show for kids and ADULTS TOO.

Kids AND ADULTS TOO will hear jokes, riddles, stories, fun facts, silly songs and more, that’ll keep them giggling - and brushing - for the full two minutes that dentists recommend.

Chompers will have kids AND ADULTS TOO reminding parents that it's time to brush, not the other way around!

For both: Any of em'!

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/chompers/id1353418080

Zane Recommends - The Adventure Zone

https://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone

So, what exactly IS a "family" podcast? How about a podcast where three brothers and their dad get together play a game? And what if those brothers were part of the podcast royal family? Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me, Sawbones, Schmanners, Wonderful! Trends Like These, The Empty Bowl, Run. A Doctor Who Fancast, Still Buffering, Positiviteeny, and From Death Till us Blart, have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. My favourite season is Season 1...

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David Tennant Does A Podcast With, Smart Enough to Know Better, Containers

New Patrick/Nick is well and truly finding his feet as a Castologist but what will the group think of his latest recommendation... Containers? About shipping containers. Yep. Meanwhile Liz get her science and comedy on with Smart Enough To Know Better, and Zane recommends a rare celebrity interviews podcast David Tennant Does a Podcast With. Then it's on to the reviews from last week!

Liz Recommends - Smart Enough To Know Better

https://smartenough.org/

Dan and Greg had a passion for science and for arguing about it at length and in public. When it was pointed out how entertaining they were they put together the podcast and started to agree more often. Since then they've named the Earth's sun, travelled back in time to help win the war and dissected a gremlin all while following the scientific method.

Science is fun, and when Greg and Dan step in, learning about it is too.

Greg's worked for CSIRO and is currently a science communicator for ICRAR.

Dan is a web developer, performer and MC.

They have 40 years of experience between them on the stages of Brisbane and are 2 thirds of the team that put together the best selling plays .'Speed the Movie the Play', 'titanic the movie the play', and the 'Die Hard the Movie the Play'.

For both: You're gonna ignore me anyway, so pick something you wanna know more about.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/smart-enough-to-know-better/id378712127

Nick Recommends - Containers

Containers is an 8-part audio documentary about how global trade has transformed the economy and ourselves. Host and correspondent Alexis Madrigal leads you through the world of ships and sailors, technology and tugboats, warehouses and cranes. At a time when Donald Trump is threatening to toss out the global economic order, Containers provides an illuminating, deep, and weird look at how capitalism actually works now.

For either: From the start

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/containers/id1209559177

Zane Recommends - David Tennant Does a Podcast with

https://www.david-tennant.com/podcast

Zane is bringing you another celebrity interview podcast. BUt this one is very casual and VERY charismatic. David Tennant Does A Podcast With... sees David talking to the biggest names from TV, movies, comedy and elsewhere. It features some revealing conversation, surprise stories and lots of laughs with the real people that just so happen to be celebrities.

For Nick: Catherine Tate/Michael Sheen

For Liz: Olivia Coleman/Sir Ian McKellen

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/david-tennant-does-a-podcast-with/id1450005207

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