Pods Review Pods: Play Dead, Switchblade Sisters, & Here Be Monsters

Hi! I’m Dorian Lafferre, an illustrator and designer from Columbus. I cohost PRE-DEAD BOYS, a lighthearted podcast about the history and culture of death and decomposition. We’re all gonna die, but that doesn’t have to be a bummer! My cohost Max McKenna and I research and discuss Tibetan sky burials, cryogenic freezing, mummification, and the death cultures of places like China and New Orleans – all in an effort to open up discussion about death and crack a joke or two along the way. Find us online @predeadboys and wherever you listen to podcasts.

Switchblade Sisters

I’m a big fan of horror, sci-fi, and other genre films. This podcast features film critic April Wolfe interviewing female filmmakers about Silence of the Lambs, Blood Simple, Raw, Pan’s Labyrinth, and pretty much all my other favorite movies! April has incredible insights of her own, but she always allows her subjects ample room to share their own perspectives. I recommend this heartily to any fellow film nerd, as well as anyone looking for some great movie recommendations.

Here Be Monsters

Yes, there are a lot of podcasts about the mysterious and the macabre – but the best one is Here Be Monsters. It’s a weird and wonderful show about the unknown, part documentary and part drama, sometimes scary but always intriguing. The audio production is second to none; you’ll hear lush field recordings of private investigators, taxidermists, ghost hunters, and so many others. I don’t know of any other podcast quite like it.