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Hello 2022!

Hello 2022!

Hello, hello everyone! 2021 Brought me Magpie, along with a lot of other things. Moving states, starting a new full time job, bringing The Other and my’s first cat into the home…it’s been a lot. I’m happy, though. In a profound way I haven’t found

Review: Bad Women, Ripper Retold

Review: Bad Women, Ripper Retold

Every week I listen to the podcast Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words. It’s released on Mondays, so I curl up with coffee and listen to what is always a great conversation. One of these conversations touched on an important topic I don’t think we talk about enough.

Review: She Will Rock You

Review: She Will Rock You

Before I review this podcast I feel like I should talk about a few things. One, is that part of my blog is to differentiate between long form “deep dives” and short form “skimming” styles. I think they’re both really important for podcasting. I feel like I need to

State of the Blog- How I Review August 29, 2021

State of the Blog- How I Review August 29, 2021

Hello, hello! Welcome back to Mentally? A Magpie. I’ve been quiet because Life Gets in The Way. I’ve started a new job that I really love and I am once again trying to figure out my routine around my new life. My field is also wholly chaos some

Review: Bridgewater

Review: Bridgewater

Spooky season approaches, thank the gods. With it comes a new fiction podcast from Grim and Mild and iHeart. Bridgewater. Packed with a star studded cast, in minutes this production gives us tease: providing a smooth accompaniment into the cool autumn waning days will bring. After an enticing prologue we

Review: Blind Landing

Review: Blind Landing

I have officially listened to my first sports podcast! As someone who pretends to reject my natural competitive nature, this is a momentous event. I found Blind Landing on Twitter just before Simone Biles pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I decided to dive into something different. This seemed

Review: Twenty Forty

Review: Twenty Forty

Not too long ago I noticed a message request on Twitter. Open it up, and the Twenty Forty official Twitter is offering me a sneak peek at the podcast. I said yes ad here we are. It’s a release day review for Twenty Forty from Beekeeper Podcasts. While slated