But each chapter takes on the predictable arc of a podcast episode, leaving you wanting to go onto the next one immediately.
Becoming a podcaster full#
The production is read by a full cast, and unfortunately the quality of narration varies dramatically.
The stories here are nauseating, tragic … and utterly addictive.
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This audiobook plays into the same morbid fascination that has fueled the meteoric rise of true-crime stories over the past decade - and Cutler knows how to do it well. Charles Manson is described as exhibiting “a nearly complete tool kit of criminal psychology.” Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, leader of the Mexico-based “Narcosatanists,” is introduced as “arguably the most sadistic and systematically bloodthirsty” of all cult leaders. Each of the 10 chapters follows a different cult leader in a similar format: brief introduction followed by a chronological deep dive, peppered with moments of psychological or sociological analysis. Cutler is the founder of Parcast, a podcast studio known for churning out incredibly popular true-crime programs, and so perhaps predictably, “Cults” feels like a podcast turned into a book, rather than the other way around. But in each there is a commitment to telling the whole story, and revealing all dimensions of a person despite the obfuscations of hearsay, and even when that person has every incentive not to talk to a journalist.īut while Keefe’s work is clearly anchored in the written word, that’s not the case for Max Cutler, the author of CULTS: Inside the World’s Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them (Simon & Schuster Audio, 15 hours, 9 minutes). From one profile to the next, the moral threads swing wildly: Subjects include a Syrian arms dealer, a criminal defense lawyer specializing in the most heinous cases, and the chef turned globe-trotter Anthony Bourdain. “Rogues” compiles 12 years’ worth of long-form articles Keefe has written for The New Yorker, revealing his predilection for the margins of what we consider acceptable society. With ROGUES: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks (Random House Audio, 15 hours, 28 minutes), we’re treated to the same level of journalistic rigor, and the same passion for breaking open mysteries, in an unmistakably bingeable package. In between his regular contributions to The New Yorker, he has published an exposé of the Sackler family and an account of the Troubles in Northern Ireland that’s so thrilling I listened to all 15 hours in just three days. The journalist Patrick Radden Keefe has made a career out of deep dives into fascinating characters - and he’s very good at it. Case in point: These three new audiobooks might make you reconsider the categories into which publishers divide what we listen to. As the soundtrack to my daily life has continued unabated, I’ve recently started to wonder: How do we compartmentalize so many competing stimuli? How does the brain organize it all? As both audiobooks and podcasts continue to surge in popularity, I’d argue it’s becoming less and less clear where those classifications fall - and whether classification even matters.
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At any given time, I’m usually listening to at least one audiobook, half a dozen podcast series and a handful of new music albums.
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