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I have worked professionally in podcasting for over a decade, and I think it’s helpful to know what other people in my field are up to. So I do my best to at least sample any podcast I am recommended, and as a result I am currently subscribed (this is not a joke or exaggeration) to over one hundred shows. Any downtime I have, I’ll throw on a podcast. My wife says that my headphones are how I interact with the world. Anyway, I’ve listened to countless hours of podcasts this year, and these ones are my favorite.

Here is where I should mention that this year my Night Vale co-creator and I came out with the first podcast we’ve created together since Welcome to Night Vale back in 2012. It’s called Unlicensed, and it’s a LA noir detective story set in the fringes of...

Qcode Announces Horror Anthology Series, Bad Vibes, Narrated By Justin McElroy Created by The Edge Of Sleep writers Jake Emanuel & Willie Block, the 8-Episode Podcast Series Premieres Today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Wherever Podcasts are Available Listen to the Teaser Here (Apple Podcasts) Links to the Trailer Here (Apple Podcasts) and Here (Spotify) …

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NBC's forthcoming streaming service, Peacock, is ramping up its development slate, despite the service not being fully revealed to the masses.

The network unveiled six additional series it has in the works, including a MacGruber TV series starring Will Forte, as well as a Laverne Cox-Norman Lear series titled Clean Slate.

They join the Queer as Folk reboot as programs under development. Neither of the shows has received series orders.

Here is the full list of new shows in the works.

The Adventure Zone

Based on the McElroy Family’s wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast and No. 1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel series, The Adventure Zone is a side-splitting and heart-filled fantasy animated comedy series that follows an unlikely, poorly equipped trio and their beleaguered Dungeon Master as they reluctantly embark on a quest to save their world.

Writer/executive producer: Adam Higgs (Orphan Black)

Executive producers: Clint McElroy,...

Ahead of its formal debut Thursday, NBCUniversal has put six projects in development at Peacock, including a revival of Will Forte’s “MacGruber.”

Additional projects include a transgender themed drama executive produced by and starring Laverne Cox, a comedy based on the McElroy family’s “Dungeons & Dragons” podcast, and others from Amy Poehler and Mindy Kaling.

“MacGruber” will see Forte return as his “SNL” character, a spoof of “MacGyver.” The character appeared in a number sketches and starred in a 2010 movie alongside Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer and Maya Rudolph. The character was created by Jorma Taccone, a member of The Lonely Island musical comedy group that also featured “SNL” alum Andy Samberg.

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Ahead of Comcast’s investor presentation today to officially unveil NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service Peacock, the platform has announced its inaugural development slate. It includes comedies MacGruber, starring and co-written by Will Forte; and Clean Slate, starring and co-written by Laverne Cox and George Wallace. Creative auspices on Peacock’s series in development also include Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Norman Lear and Lorne Michaels, among others. The projects come from within NBCUniversal Content Studios — from both Universal TV and Ucp — as well as from outside studios, Warner Bros. and Sony.

From the get-go, Peacock’s original series slate had a comedy bent, with sequels to sitcoms Saved By the Bell and Punky Brewster among the platform’ first orders, along with pickups for A.P. Bio and Ed Helms-Mike Schur comedy Rutherford Falls.

The streamer’s development slate continues that programming direction. Five of the six projects on it are comedies,...

VidCon founder Hank Green, with his unique acumen in the live events space, unveiled last May a crowdfunding campaign for the inaugural PodCon, a Seattle gathering for those who make, consume, and advertise against podcasts -- complete with live shows, workshops, panels, meet-and-greets, and more..

The first-ever two-day PodCon was created by Green, Welcome To Night Vale creators Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, and prolific podcast producers Travis and Justin McElroy. And it was such a success that the guys are currently crowdsourincg a second event to be held next Jan. 19 and 20 at the Washington State Convention Center.

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