Strange Air - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This audio drama was a great find. Just listen to the first episode and you'll see what I mean. It plays with podcasting tropes by starting off as one thing and then turning into another. I love when a mystery takes me in unexpected directions. On the production side, the sound design is simple but effective. I hate when you can't hear the actors because there's so much noise in the background. That's not an issue here. And speaking of actors, one of the leads was on Better Call Saul and he's terrific! You should definitely check this one out. It's a quick listen and the ending is a definite ending.

Pros: Interesting premise Good acting When the story picks up it gets interesting. Great sound design. Cons: Main character has no redeemable qualities and is hard to empathize with. Main character is unbelievably stupid. The quasi-feminist thing was weird. The writers don't really develop the various themes that they introduce very well. There is no meaningful conversation or investigation. The approach to religion feels one-sided. The ending left me unsatisfied and I felt that it was creepy and not like in a good horror story kind of way. Just my feelings, maybe you'll feel different.

I have fun listening to this show. Very cool story, and the sound quality was really great. My only issue is the final episode seemed really rushed, and left a few background details up to guessing. But it’s totally worth listening to. I’m sure I will again soon.

Completely addictive and surprising. Reminded me of the classic experimental broadcaster Joe Frank from KCRW. So much podcast content is dark and depressing, I found this strangely uplifting.

I have to confess I never really understood the mentality of reviewers who claim that they “loved” a show until the last episode, only to have the “whole series ruined!!” by the final episode. This final episode helped me to understand that phenomenon.

The story was compelling enough to keep listening, but WOW, what a terrible ending. And the main character’s voice was shrill and annoying.