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What does authenticity sound like? Audio is a medium that promises intimacy, real voices, unvarnished honesty. But it’s an illusion: hours of editing and sleight-of-hand often go into even straightforward-sounding stories, as producers manipulate interviews to construct a simple, sellable narrative from the strands of someone else’s life.
In this week’s newsletter: A new podcast tries to get to the bottom of one of Hollywood’s greatest lunch-based mysteries. Plus: five of the best podcasts about the occult
Jake Shears’s deep dive into LGBTQ+ anthems hits all the right notes; a documentary-maker turns the spotlight on her own craft; and a lovable radio double act find their internet feet
In a new podcast series Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative, producer and host Jess Shane gives listeners a behind-the-scenes look at documentary production. She uses a Craigslist listing to cast interview subjects and embarks on a project to rewrite the unwritten rules of non-fiction storytelling, exploring the ethics and power dynamics of documentary storytelling.
These are the podcasts Vulture is looking forward to in 2024, including new shows from Crooked Media, Radiotopia, iHeartRadio, and Jamie Loftus.