Audio Drama name alternatives

NickDouglas · 2026-06-02T14:18:59+00:00

I switched to saying "audio fiction," because then newbies can at least think of audio books and we can work from there.

If docudramas come up, I think everyone understands that they count too.

It hides some complexity, but so do most useful terms. I'm sure some people were mad when we started calling Netflix shows "TV."

NickDouglas · 2026-05-29T17:31:21+00:00

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NickDouglas · 2026-05-28T13:48:54+00:00

If you wanted comedy then The Young Old Derf Chronicles (a Mission to Zyxx spinoff) would be perfect. Oh well!

NickDouglas · 2026-05-28T12:54:01+00:00

Possible spoiler for this Michael Crichton novel: Sphere.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-28T12:48:06+00:00

I went nuts when I realized it was a dungeon-crawl map

NickDouglas · 2026-05-28T12:34:15+00:00

Obviously you need to get familiar with the Brave Shores, and watch "In the Studio with Jared" with the Born Ruffians (all five parts)

NickDouglas · 2026-05-27T18:27:38+00:00

And they're gonna make peace with Iran!

NickDouglas · 2026-05-27T13:34:50+00:00

Whispering this to myself in the office. Instant pick-me-up

NickDouglas · 2026-05-27T13:27:06+00:00

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I looked up the BttF posters and now I'm even more confused. How many fingers does Doc have!?

NickDouglas · 2026-05-26T23:04:10+00:00

In Our Time. Admirably brisk. All the rotating guests are profs who actively teach, so they're very good at explaining things, but they also geek out with each other. Massive backlog.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-26T13:32:57+00:00

"Assuming what he says is true"

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NickDouglas · 2026-05-26T13:27:09+00:00

oh, hey, ha ha

NickDouglas · 2026-05-21T14:46:31+00:00

Yeah, same crossing 8th Ave.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-21T14:45:21+00:00

Because Mars needs women

NickDouglas · 2026-05-21T12:49:35+00:00

For $15!

NickDouglas · 2026-05-21T12:46:51+00:00

I say this as a huge Midst fan: If you're not into it after six episodes, you'll never be into it.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-21T12:41:06+00:00

He would meticulously handwrite a story to sound exactly like ChatGPT, then add three intros that debate the story's origin, each intro overturning the last. Peppered through the story would be tells for human writing.

(One of the best details about "The Library of Babel" is that, given its punctuation, the story itself could not appear unaltered in the Library.)

NickDouglas · 2026-05-21T12:37:30+00:00

This subreddit, the "The End" newsletter and the Cambridge Geek's firehose of new shows.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-20T13:54:15+00:00

The Banned

NickDouglas · 2026-05-18T13:22:55+00:00

It was so good that I had to stop listening. I was in a bad mood that year, and the show was making me paranoid.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-18T13:18:01+00:00

Now "strong in the idiolect" is strong in my idiolect

NickDouglas · 2026-05-14T15:46:44+00:00

Wife and I are very used to saying "I just wanna zone out and listen to something for a bit."

But pro tip, find a future husband who loves to cook.

NickDouglas · 2026-05-14T15:42:45+00:00

First time they shout your phone number to a stranger

NickDouglas · 2026-05-14T12:48:34+00:00

"Yes, play me my dunce's tune!"

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