Drama · Pacific Northwest Stories
by Pacific Northwest Stories
The Black Tapes is a weekly podcast from the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for truth, her subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both. Do you believe?
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This show is SO GOOD. The quality, the sounds, the plot, the characters- it's all amazing. But. The ending was super abrupt... I feel left with questions, and the way their relationship ends up, does not make sense. Regardless, it was worth it. I hope they can add to this show, or start a new season. I would certainly listen to it.
This is one of the smartest, most gripping, and entertaining podcasts I’ve EVER listened to. I do agree with a lot of these reviews that I want MORE from the ending, but the ride is amazing! If the creators are reading this, PLEASE write another season to give us that closure we want, pllllllease!
I relisten to this one a lot. I love the format of it and the acting and writing are excellent. My only complaint is that there isn’t more! And now that streaming services are starting to adapt podcasts to shows, this one definitely needs that.
Absolutely incredible and genuinely scary to listen to alone. Loved it and such great pacing, never lost my interest. Sudden ending without anything being wrapped up killed me thoigh!
I like this podcast a lot but they do really gross and sketchy stuff with ads. There’s no indication that the story will be interrupted, and it sure will be, several times each episode. The shift is incredibly hard to tell if your attention wanders because Alex narrates all the ads. They start out not to bad, but eventually your story will be interrupted with Alex calmly and cheerfully explaining that people are waiting to “rob you blind” if you don’t buy a ring camera. Honestly it’s just really gross and I don’t care about the story enough to keep tolerating it.
If it had a proper ending. This is a case of the journey being more exciting than the destination. The finale was a massive cop out, with more questions being asked and none answered. Lots of suspense and plot all for nothing.
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