Ben Cannon
@bencannon.bsky.social
Podcast obsessed writer covering the medium on @avclub.com. Montreal by way of Chicago.
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Ben Cannon
@bencannon.bsky.social
· Sep 29
The David K. Barnes series hides a large heart behind its acidic exterior.
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Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
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My latest on @avclub.com. Is everything a bit too much right now? Escape to the hilarious and cozy British podcast sitcom, Wooden Overcoats. Give a read and then a listen! Or the reverse order, you choose. Free will hasn’t been criminalized…yet.
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Hero jury saves hoagie hurler from legal grinder www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
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August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hero jury saves hoagie hurler from legal grinder www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Support independent media, and podcast journalism at the same time!
This is gonna be GOOD.
This is gonna be GOOD.
The Threat Issue, featuring Nicole Byer, ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/subscribe.
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Support independent media, and podcast journalism at the same time!
This is gonna be GOOD.
This is gonna be GOOD.
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💥 It's not every day the first two eps of your podcast drop! Listen ✨ enjoy ✨ subscribe ✨ share 💥
Find us everywhere: bit.ly/AFpodlinks
Find us everywhere: bit.ly/AFpodlinks
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
💥 It's not every day the first two eps of your podcast drop! Listen ✨ enjoy ✨ subscribe ✨ share 💥
Find us everywhere: bit.ly/AFpodlinks
Find us everywhere: bit.ly/AFpodlinks
I’ve been waiting for this piece.
As a Cubs fan living in Canada, this has been the entire season for me. Instead of any actual ads, every break in the broadcast features the same 4 or 5 clumsy in-house productions.
The Mike Piazza one at the heart of this piece is really *shockingly* bad.
As a Cubs fan living in Canada, this has been the entire season for me. Instead of any actual ads, every break in the broadcast features the same 4 or 5 clumsy in-house productions.
The Mike Piazza one at the heart of this piece is really *shockingly* bad.
MLB has enough ads to fill about two commercial breaks, max, so you'll hear each of them at least a dozen times over the course of a single game. defector.com/the-mlb-app-...
The MLB App Won't Stop Forcing Me To Remember 9/11 | Defector
As a woman about town who loves baseball, I have followed a good deal of these playoffs with my trusty wired headphones, moving from place to place while listening to the games’ radio streams on the…
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October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I’ve been waiting for this piece.
As a Cubs fan living in Canada, this has been the entire season for me. Instead of any actual ads, every break in the broadcast features the same 4 or 5 clumsy in-house productions.
The Mike Piazza one at the heart of this piece is really *shockingly* bad.
As a Cubs fan living in Canada, this has been the entire season for me. Instead of any actual ads, every break in the broadcast features the same 4 or 5 clumsy in-house productions.
The Mike Piazza one at the heart of this piece is really *shockingly* bad.
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Susan Stamberg spoke with me in 2010 about NPR's earliest days and the creation of All Things Considered. I love this scene she painted.
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Susan Stamberg spoke with me in 2010 about NPR's earliest days and the creation of All Things Considered. I love this scene she painted.
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Impossible to overstate the role she had on radio and the many many lives of the people who make it. Just a genuinely good soul and one of a kind artist www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Impossible to overstate the role she had on radio and the many many lives of the people who make it. Just a genuinely good soul and one of a kind artist www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
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Oh hey guess what. The Audio Flux Podcast launches 10/22! ✨
- Hosted by the singular AMY PEARL
- Launching as a proud new member of @hubspokeaudio
- Season 01 features Circuit 01 fluxworks, one three minute burst of sound + story at a time
COME. FLUX(CAST). WITH. US!
In a week, that is. 😘
- Hosted by the singular AMY PEARL
- Launching as a proud new member of @hubspokeaudio
- Season 01 features Circuit 01 fluxworks, one three minute burst of sound + story at a time
COME. FLUX(CAST). WITH. US!
In a week, that is. 😘
October 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Oh hey guess what. The Audio Flux Podcast launches 10/22! ✨
- Hosted by the singular AMY PEARL
- Launching as a proud new member of @hubspokeaudio
- Season 01 features Circuit 01 fluxworks, one three minute burst of sound + story at a time
COME. FLUX(CAST). WITH. US!
In a week, that is. 😘
- Hosted by the singular AMY PEARL
- Launching as a proud new member of @hubspokeaudio
- Season 01 features Circuit 01 fluxworks, one three minute burst of sound + story at a time
COME. FLUX(CAST). WITH. US!
In a week, that is. 😘
Good lord this one hits like a ton of bricks.
D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good lord this one hits like a ton of bricks.
Amazing that if the Cubs had gone through this still would have been true…
MLB's final four has been set, aka the Henry Blanco gauntlet, named for the only player to play for the Dodgers, Brewers, Blue Jays, and Mariners
October 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Amazing that if the Cubs had gone through this still would have been true…
Was just watching this clip of Diane Keaton on Graham Norton last week. It’s a gem. She will be missed!
Diane Keaton kisses Kevin Bacon and Jessica Chastain - The Graham Norton Show 2017: Preview - BBC
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October 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Was just watching this clip of Diane Keaton on Graham Norton last week. It’s a gem. She will be missed!
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Feeling very proud about this write-up on Wooden Overcoats in the AV Club. We've just celebrated our 10th anniversary and it seems incredible to us that the show is still picking up new listeners!
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Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Feeling very proud about this write-up on Wooden Overcoats in the AV Club. We've just celebrated our 10th anniversary and it seems incredible to us that the show is still picking up new listeners!
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
My latest on @avclub.com. Is everything a bit too much right now? Escape to the hilarious and cozy British podcast sitcom, Wooden Overcoats. Give a read and then a listen! Or the reverse order, you choose. Free will hasn’t been criminalized…yet.
The David K. Barnes series hides a large heart behind its acidic exterior.
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
Podcast Canon: Retreat to the stealthily cozy Wooden Overcoats
www.avclub.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My latest on @avclub.com. Is everything a bit too much right now? Escape to the hilarious and cozy British podcast sitcom, Wooden Overcoats. Give a read and then a listen! Or the reverse order, you choose. Free will hasn’t been criminalized…yet.
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the thing I like most about pritzker is either genuine morals or a fear of the guillotine keep him speaking truthfully and it doesn't matter to me which one it is
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
the thing I like most about pritzker is either genuine morals or a fear of the guillotine keep him speaking truthfully and it doesn't matter to me which one it is
With all of the dire news coming out of the world of podcasting, I realized that we need to embrace fun and experimentation as a way forward.
This month on Podcast Canon: Richard's Famous Food Podcast.
Jump into the brine: www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
This month on Podcast Canon: Richard's Famous Food Podcast.
Jump into the brine: www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
Podcast Canon: Richard's Famous Food Podcast is a delightful pickle
Podcast Canon: Richard's Famous Food Podcast is a delightful pickle
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August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
With all of the dire news coming out of the world of podcasting, I realized that we need to embrace fun and experimentation as a way forward.
This month on Podcast Canon: Richard's Famous Food Podcast.
Jump into the brine: www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
This month on Podcast Canon: Richard's Famous Food Podcast.
Jump into the brine: www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
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Podcasts started in 2004, but for pretty much everyone reading this, they became scrutable in 2005
A look back at the early days of podcasting reveals a new medium struggling to define itself.
In 2005, the world was finally ready to pay attention to podcasts
In 2005, the world was finally ready to pay attention to podcasts
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August 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Podcasts started in 2004, but for pretty much everyone reading this, they became scrutable in 2005
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Wondery fired 110 producers today. The latest in a bunch of cuts that have decimated long form narrative podcasting. I have noodled for years now on the way forward and I really see independent shows as the only way. Some of my producers lost side gigs from this. It’s really hard out here!
August 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Wondery fired 110 producers today. The latest in a bunch of cuts that have decimated long form narrative podcasting. I have noodled for years now on the way forward and I really see independent shows as the only way. Some of my producers lost side gigs from this. It’s really hard out here!
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addicted to heavyweight. incredibly thoughtful, wry, and nostalgic. listen. to. it. now.
This month for Podcast Canon on @avclub.com, I look back at Heavyweight (@heavyweight.bsky.social), a show about second chances that is getting a second chance of its own after being cancelled in 2023.
Podcast Canon: Heavyweight and the art of crafting an audio narrative
Podcast Canon: Heavyweight and the art of crafting an audio narrative
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July 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
addicted to heavyweight. incredibly thoughtful, wry, and nostalgic. listen. to. it. now.
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Some people say criticism is dead. I say show them this.
July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Some people say criticism is dead. I say show them this.
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I love many many things about this article (and sorry to 🎺) but I especially love the acknowledgment that Bim and I are writers, with craft & skill, and not just friends on a mic
Thank you @bencannon.design for seeing us so thoroughly and highlighting our incredible production team at Thirst Aid Kit. This analysis legit made me tear up.
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Podcast Canon: Thirst Aid Kit went deep on female desire
Podcast Canon: Thirst Aid Kit went deep on female desire
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July 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I love many many things about this article (and sorry to 🎺) but I especially love the acknowledgment that Bim and I are writers, with craft & skill, and not just friends on a mic
This fills me with so much joy! The July edition of Podcast Canon is here and I'm over the moon to see it get this response Thank you, @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social for all the work that you, Bim, and the production team did on the show.
Thank you @bencannon.design for seeing us so thoroughly and highlighting our incredible production team at Thirst Aid Kit. This analysis legit made me tear up.
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Podcast Canon: Thirst Aid Kit went deep on female desire
Podcast Canon: Thirst Aid Kit went deep on female desire
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July 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This fills me with so much joy! The July edition of Podcast Canon is here and I'm over the moon to see it get this response Thank you, @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social for all the work that you, Bim, and the production team did on the show.
For this month's Podcast Canon on @avclub.com I went deep on Thirst Aid Kit, a singular work of lusty joy filled with raucous laughter, incredible writing, and adjectives for days.
One of the most purely enjoyable shows I've ever encountered!
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One of the most purely enjoyable shows I've ever encountered!
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
Podcast Canon: Thirst Aid Kit went deep on female desire
Podcast Canon: Thirst Aid Kit went deep on female desire
www.avclub.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
For this month's Podcast Canon on @avclub.com I went deep on Thirst Aid Kit, a singular work of lusty joy filled with raucous laughter, incredible writing, and adjectives for days.
One of the most purely enjoyable shows I've ever encountered!
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
One of the most purely enjoyable shows I've ever encountered!
www.avclub.com/podcast-cano...
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[i lose jeopardy as my mind races with intrusive thoughts and i accidentally say something that gets me an FCC fine]
July 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
[i lose jeopardy as my mind races with intrusive thoughts and i accidentally say something that gets me an FCC fine]
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I know not everyone has gotten the memo on this yet, but the Paste-era AVC has been doing the work. Subscribe to the daily newsletter, click the links, enjoy.
Good day for the film section at @avclub.com, with new features about:
- The filmography of Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Superman vs. Man Of Steel
- A doc that dunks on loser transphobe op-ed columnists
- The filmography of Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Superman vs. Man Of Steel
- A doc that dunks on loser transphobe op-ed columnists
July 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Greetings from London! On this, the last day of Pride Month, I’m so happy to induct @makinggayhistory.bsky.social into the Podcast Canon.
Read my latest for @avclub.com below!
Read my latest for @avclub.com below!
Eric Marcus uses decades of interviews to create a history podcast that is urgent and vital.
Podcast Canon: Making Gay History is a treasure trove of archival recordings
Podcast Canon: Making Gay History is a treasure trove of archival recordings
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June 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Greetings from London! On this, the last day of Pride Month, I’m so happy to induct @makinggayhistory.bsky.social into the Podcast Canon.
Read my latest for @avclub.com below!
Read my latest for @avclub.com below!