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Phoebe Lett

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The inaugural Discover Pods Awards for 2017 roundtable discussion with Kevin Goldberg, Arielle Nissenblatt, Phoebe Lett, and Brendan Hutchins.

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Our must-listen podcasts:

Kevin:

• 99% Invisible

• Twenty Thousand Hertz

• WTF with Marc Maron

• The Daily

• Up First

• The Ringer podcasts

Arielle:

• The Daily

• Up First

• The Earbuds Collective podcasts of the week

• This American Life

• Strangers

• Fresh Air

• Longform

• Sound Opinions

Phoebe:

• MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow

• The Daily

• Up First

• Crooked Media

• NPR Politics Podcast

Brendan:

• The Daily

• MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow

• The Daily Tech Headlines

• Mac OS Ken

• Harmontown

• Bonanza

• Cortex

The stand-out podcasts of 2017:

Kevin:

• Crooked Media

• Ear Hustle

• Revisionist History

• Mogul

• Dirty John

• S-Town

Arielle:

• This Is Not My First Radio

• Family Ghosts

• The Fatherly Podcast

• Presidents Are People Too!

• It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Phoebe:

• Ear Hustle

• Thirst Aid Kit

• Misandry with Marcia and Rae

• Hellbent

Brendan:

• S-Town

• 74 Seconds

• The Impact by Vox

• The Vocal Fries 🍟

• The “No” series by The Heart ❤️

• Whiting Wongs

• What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law

The biggest disappointments of 2017:

Phoebe:

• Invisibilia "Concept Album" season

• Dirty John

• 36 questions

Kevin:

• Missing Richard Simmons

Brendan:

• Showcase by Radiotopia- The Polybius Conspiracy
• Dirty John

The Mt. Rushmore of Podcasting - 2017 debate:

Arielle:

• Helen Zaltzman

• Sam Landers

• Al Letson

• Kelly McEvers

Phoebe:

• Sam Sanders

• Paul F. Tompkins

• Phoebe Robinson

• Glynn Washington

Kevin:

• Bill Simmons

• Roman Mars

• Helen Zaltzman

• Terry Gross

Brendan:

• Michael Barbaro

• Jeremy Scahill

• Alex Bloomberg

• Dallas Taylor

• Marco Arment

The final list - Our Mt. Rushmore 2017:

*  **Roman Mars**
*  **Sam Sanders**
*  **Paul F Tompkins**
*  **Helen Zaltzman**

Most innovative:

Arielle:

• Kids Listen app

• Brains On

• 30 For 30

Phoebe:

• The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

Kevin:

• Binge Mode

• Reply All

Brendan:

• Nobody Asked For This

• S-Town

Desert island 🏝 podcast:

Arielle:

• Strangers

Kevin:

• Reply All

Phoebe:

• Comedy Bang Bang

• LeVar Burton Reads

Brendan:

• Harmontown

Other mentioned podcasts:

• My Favorite Murder

• Thrilling Adventure Hour

• Dead Authors Podcast

• Pod F. Tompkast

• Hilarious World Of Depression

• Spontaneanation

• Accidental Tech Podcast

• Under The Radar

• Top Four

• The Talk Show

• The Incomparable