Since I (1) listen to a lot of podcasts, and (2) have a blog, I believe I am qualified to talk about my favorites podcasts of 2018.
Favorite Podcast That I Guested On In 2018
Runners-Up: 12 Days of CrusadeMas, Back to the Bins, Coffee & Comics, Count Dante's Black Dragon Society, Fortress of Baileytude, Greystoked, Is It Jaws? Pop Culture Affidavit
Winner: Longbox Crusade Presents: Saturday Matinee Theatre. I got to talk about Sherlock Holmes with a bunch of cool guys that I had met in person just a few weeks before, at Heroes Con. And I had a great time doing it.
Best Produced Podcast
Runners-Up: The Arkham Sessions, Christian Geek Central, The Classic Tales Podcast, The Future of Everything, No Agenda.
Winner: American Fiasco. Rog Bennett's audio documentary about the US Men's National Team's calamitous efforts at the 1998 World Cup is terrific.
Off Into the Sunset Award, for a show that wrapped up its mission in (or around) 2018, and rode off victoriously into the sunset.
Runners-Up: DC Comics Presents Show, I'm the Gun, Masters of Carpentry
Winner: Go Home Hollywood, You're Drunk! A classic case of "life happens," forcing this excellent podcast to end.
Where Have You Been All My Life? Award, for a show that started before 2017, but that I didn't start listening to (or even heard of, in some cases) until 2018.
Runners-Up: The History of the Early Church, Lord of the Rings Minute, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, PostConsumer Reports, Straight Outta Gallifrey, That Sounds Fun
Winner: The Antidote Radio.
Podfaded But Not Forgotten Award, for a show that ended (or maybe seems to have ended) in 2018, and it's hard to know if or when it's coming back.
Runners-up: The Creative Spirit, Dinner 4 Geeks, The Final Issue, I've Got a Few Things to Say About Superman, Geeks On!, Salty Cinema, Who True Freaks
Winner: Long Play. Geeks talking about their favorite albums. This is a great great show, and I sincerely hope it comes back soon.
Back From The Dead Award, for shows that seemed to maybe have been dead, but released at least one episode in 2018!
Runners-up: Comics Monthly Monday, The Hammer Podcasts, Next Generation Monthly Monday, Quantum Cast
Winner:
The New Jen & Dave Show.
SPECIAL BONUS AWARD: Outstanding Individual Episode Award:
Done-in-One Wonders Podcast Wonder Show, Episode #6. Xum Yukinori and friends (including a celebrity friend) cover a Green Lantern issue that deals with time loops and the tragedy of lost love, and Xum tells a story that is even more intense than the one in the comic. Heartbreaking. Brilliant.
And now on to the two most prestigious awards ...
Favorite New Podcast of 2018
Runners-Up: Count Dante's Black Dragon Society, Drawn & Paneled, A Gal Walks Into a Comic Shop, The Professor Frenzy Show, See You Space Cowboy, Silent Knight, The Sinnergists, The Vineyardists.
Winner: Into the Weird! Herman and Grant do an excellent job covering the unusual and oddball comics produced in the 1970s by Marvel Comics. They talk about Doctor Strange, Morbius, and other weird shenanigans. They have gotten their show off to a great start, and I look forward to listening more of this excellent show in 2019!
and ......
Favorite Overall Podcast of 2018
Runners-Up: Arsenal Vision Post Match Podcast, Back to the Bins, Earth Destruction Directive, Required Reading, The Tolkien Professor
Winner: DH Unplugged. This weekly discussion of events in global financial markets is hosted by tech and business columnist John C Dvorak and money manager Andrew Horowitz. Every episode, they spend about an hour in casual conversation, discussing financial news and stock market activity. Their realistic and thoughtful approach sets this one apart from the majority of investing and stock market shows.
