Issue 275 of The Fiction Podcast Weekly is brought to you by The Greatest Matter: A Victorian Gothic Crime Tale.

A man is gruesomely murdered in Victorian Dublin, and a renowned criminologist is drawn into the case. The murder has disturbing connections to the occult, but two writers are intent on finding answers, no matter the cost. The murderer may still be out there, and their identity may have profound implications for the very nature of life and death. Listen to the Greatest Matter wherever you get your podcasts, or learn more at The Greatest Matter.

News, Roundups, and Announcements

• ​Notebook LM: A threat to the Podcasting World​ from the Listen Notes blog. Notebook LM "make[s] it make it easy to produce fake, low-quality podcasts. Unfortunately, many of these AI-generated shows are created by spammers, scammers, or blackhat SEOs, and they are harming both listeners and genuine podcast creators." This is why people say, "I heard a podcast once; it was awful."
• Preaching to the Choir: Is There a Future for Long-Form Content in a Short-Form World? by Katie Paterson
• Roundups courtesy of The End: A Spooktacular Stash of Halloween Tales and How Do I Get You Alone? (Thanks for getting that song stuck in my head, Evo. At least it's not The Monster Mash.)
• Another roundup: Top 10 Chilling Horror Fiction Podcasts You’ve Never Heard Of But Won’t Easily Forget, by AJ Churchill for Apollo
• ​Baked Off! is crowdfunding. Check out the cast.
• ​Wanderer's Journal Season 2 is crowdfunding.
• Olivia DeRienzo of Realm shares, "UNTAPPED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVERTISERS IN KIDS AND FAMILY PODCASTS. A new survey reveals untapped potential for advertisers in Kids & Family podcasts. The data shows high co-listening rates, in-car listening habits, affluent demographics, and a trusted environment." Details in the press release at the link.

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Creator Resources

• On Podcasting People, Ella Watts provides a quick tip about directing audio drama.
• ​Can OpusClip Make Your Podcast Go Viral? I tested OpusClip on audio drama and nonfiction podcasts (so you don't have to).
• ​How to Sell Podcast Episodes: 8 Premium Pod Platforms by Matthew McLean
• Updated: Best Podcast Equipment & Setup for 2024
• ​Behind the Scenes: Whispers from the Void: Episode 3 "In this stream, I’ll be diving into the audio production for Episode 3. Watch as I piece together voice lines, sound effects, and music to bring the eerie atmosphere to life." (In the time that it took me to copy & paste the link, the guy dropped two F-bombs. Doesn't bother me, but your mileage may vary.)
• Do you love listening to podcasts? How do you find new shows? Take the survey to win a $200 Amazon voucher. Are you a podcaster? You can also win prizes by helping us get the survey in front of more podcast audiences. Details at our 2024 Podcast Discovery Survey.

Opportunities

• Casting Call: Forgive Me! Rogue Dialogue seeks 13 new VA's to fill out their greater ensemble. Deadline is October 31.
• Casting Call: The Dome Podcast follows the multi-generational Devareux family from their close-knit 9th ward neighborhood into the hell-scape chaos that was the Louisiana superdome during Hurricane Katrina. Recording begins w/c Oct. 14 remotely.
• Casting Call: Suicide in Santa Fe. It’s been nine months since the Heavensgate case, and Bianca Buchanan struggles to find closure. But when a dead body is found in her office, it forces her to confront the ghosts of an even older case and come face to face with the very depths of herself. Listing expires 1 Nov.
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Milestones & Debuts

• Award-winning production studio Fool & Scholar heralds the Halloween season with an exciting announcement: a return to the beloved audio drama The White Vault: Goshawk with its second season launch on October 15th. Fans of True Detective: Night Country, Alien: Romulus, and The Terror will love these upcoming podcasts.
• Just in time for the spooky season, GHOST TOUR, a new scripted podcast for ages 9 and up, is back for a much-anticipated full first season—following its successful pilot launch last October.
• ​Meat Team is a project that aims to unify the aural aspect of Audio-Dramas and the story. Leaning into where the sound and the story interact. Mostly an existential-horror/comedy anthology as of now, its foundation is in its sounds.
• ​Icebox Radio Theater's live show, ‘Tales to Tremble By’ begins at 7pm on October 24. Admission is $15. For those unable to make it to the John Faith Theater in person, the show will be broadcast on the IBRT’s streaming radio station, accessible at http://www.iceboxradio.org/stream or on most major streaming apps. The John Faith Little Theater is located in the Backus Community Center, 900 5th Street International Falls, Minnesota. The theater is fully accessible. Reserve tickets through the Backus office at 218-285-7225.

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