10 Things That Scare Me is a podcast created by Amy Pearl and Paula Szuchman and produced by WNYC Studios. In each short episode a guest goes through a list of things that scares them.
Background
editThe podcast is produced by WNYC Studios.[1] The show does not have a host or interviewer, instead the guest provides a stream of consciousness or monologue.[2] However, episodes introductions are done by Amy Pearl.[3] Paula Szuchman had her children record a list of things they were scared of because they seemed to be afraid of everything at the time. Szuchman shared the recordings with Pearl which provided the inspiration for the show.[4] The episodes are intentionally short at about six minutes each.[5] The show produces shorter episodes because the number of available podcasts is overwhelming and according to Edison Research listeners have become less likely to finish podcast episodes.[6] Episodes are released every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.[7] In each episode the guest is asked to list the things that scare them and their answers can range in tone from funny to serious.[8] The show includes episodes dedicated to listener submitted entries.[9] The fears presented in the show can occasionally be very specific to the speaker, however, the fears are more often relatable and share similarities with fears from other guests on the show.[10]
References
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- ^ Lohr, Nikki (January 24, 2019). "10 Things That Scare Me: A Bite-Size Podcast About Our Greatest Fears". Podcast Review. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Quah, Nicholas (January 31, 2019). "10 Things That Scare Me Is a Smartly Designed, Bite-size Window Into the Soul". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ McDermott, Jim (February 14, 2020). "WNYC's '10 Things That Scare Me' shows how sharing our fears can bring us closer together". America Magazine. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Sturges, Fiona. "Podcasts — when brevity is best". Financial Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Gamerman, Ellen. "Listen Up, This Podcast Will Just Take a Minute". WSJ. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Greene, Steve (December 17, 2018). "Paul Feig Is Filled With Terror About These Things". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Tom (January 11, 2019). "Your Friday news roundup". Poynter. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Davies, Hannah J.; Verdier, Hannah; Finlay, Madeleine (January 29, 2021). "A queer, immersive take on haunted house scares – podcasts of the week". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Brooke, Zach (June 17, 2019). "The best podcasts of 2019 so far". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2024.