Podcasts, Music & Other Audio

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Is there a podcast fandom you've been trying to get people into, a  musician you think more people should listen to, songs or albums that help you destress? Rec your favorites and discuss.

Please make a separate comment for each podfic / musician / album. Use this format for podcasts: 

Title:
Creator: 
Episodes to date: 
Description:
Comments: [what you like about the podcast, why you think people should listen to  it, any notes you have]

Use this format for music: 

Musician / Band: 
Album: [if you're recommending a musician's overall work, which one album would you rec to get people into their music?]
Song: [if you're recommending a musician or album, which one song would you rec to get people into it?]
Genre:
Comments: [what you like about the artist / album / song, why you think people should listen to it, any notes you have]

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[ghost_lingering]

Title: Election Profit Makers (2020)
Creator: David Rees, Jon Kimball, & Starlee Kine
Episodes to date: There are 17 episodes from 2016, which ... are great but only if you also want to relive the 2016 US presidential election. There are a few mix tapes, which are great for all times and places and situations. And then, for the 2020 reboot, there are so far three episodes, with more coming until the November US election.
Description: Two childhood friends use PredictIt.org to win and lose money by betting on various things related to the 2020 US election. (Plus the awesome Starlee Kine.)
Comments: Well. This probably isn't what you should listen to if you want to detach yourself from politics. But, content aside, the original 2016 run was a really innovate, funny, bizarre podcast about three people's very specific liberal political outlooks and how they dealt with the election (aka by betting money on it); funny, that is, until episode 17, recorded the day after the 2016 presidential election, which is probably one of the most depressing 42 minutes of content ever created. So far the 2020 version (I've listened to the first two episodes) shows the three hosts as being less idealistic and less excited about risk. They know that things can go horribly horribly wrong: the presidential candidate you hate can win and in the process you can lose thousands of dollars. But even though the stakes feel higher this time around, it's still a compelling exploration of three people's politics and their very specific world views, it's still zany, and David Rees still is the best at ranting out of everyone on the whole planet.
Link: https://soundcloud.com/electionprofitmakers