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The questions execute the gamut.

This, of course, is the natural arc of any halfway-decent journalistic or documentary endeavor.

Youre supposed to ask the next question, to tumble deeper into the rabbit hole.

Quirky little detail there.)

Constructed as a weekly show, it has a sturdy feel.

Theres intent toward longevity.

To say it out loud, Ive missed Vogts narrative voice.

The shows aperture remains wide.

As Ive written a lot about before, narrative podcasts are currently going througha rough existential period.

The problem is simple: Existing business models dont work very well for entrants in the format.

Search Engines solution is equally simple: Go always on yourself.

The result is a podcast with an old-school quality.

The (relatable) installment titled How Do I Find New Music Now That Im Old and Irrelevant?

is fundamentally a long, extensive conversation with the journalist and music critic Kelefa Sanneh.

But those still feel like relative work-arounds compared to the scope ofSearch Engines production ambitions.

In theory, this is a show that can last for decades.

Its hard not to get excited about that.

A very 2023 sentence, near unthinkable to write just a few years ago.

Wild that its taken them this long!

Oh, and theres a handsome cowboy in the mix.

Listen,heres the trailer.

If youre a Hallmark-head, youd be into this.

Its out August 24.

What that means exactly, who knows, but it sounds verySuperstore, I guess.

Its calledEmployees Only, and the first episode dropped last Thursday.

Thats accessible throughthe shows website, which sports a distinctlyMetal Gear Solid-flavored look.

You bet your ass Im subscribing to this.

Check that out too.

After a four-year-long hiatus, the CBCs satirical/fake news/news?

radio show and podcastThis is Thathas made its triumphant Canadian return.

Just in time for the year climate change finally gets us.

How common is the podcast agent to podcast studio chief pipeline?

I have no idea.

Heres theHollywoodReporterwrite-up on the matter.

Election season is starting back up again, but election season never really ends.

Further ammunition for the parents.

What a strange, strange situation.

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