Best Headphones Suggested Podcasts (2025)

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complex 30:00

12d ago30:00

30:00

Also wondering about the teleology of scorpions, and why they’re so good at dying. I mean, they really are good at it. And then getting reborn… [for electric guitar, cello, & sine wave oscillator] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.com…

1
bain 30:00

26d ago30:00

30:00

_______ raccoon got under the _____. __ pulled off the panel to the ____, having moved _____ the bricks holding it __ place. [for electric guitar, cello] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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mean tone series 3/3: the agency 30:00

1M ago30:00

30:00

Bear has no insides. [for electric and acoustic guitar, synth, speck, speckle, the witnessing of it] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
mean tone series 2/3: the money 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

Washed clean, like nothing. I feel like nothing. That’s just fine. [for guitar, synth, and stillness within movement] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
mean tone series 1/3: the friend 30:00

2M ago30:00

30:00

With the urgency of birds. [for guitar, ears, hair, and flight] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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The Water's Edge - Chapter Six 32:11

2M ago32:11

32:11

Seeking redemption, Steve travels to Florida in search of a legend of mythical proportions. But his pursuit draws attention from an unexpected source. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

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The Water's Edge - Chapter Five 32:30

3M ago32:30

32:30

Attempting to rescue Jane and facing a life-or-death situation, Steve tries to double-cross Herbert Hill with disastrous results. But a silver lining amidst the misfortune presents itself. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

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The Water's Edge - Chapter Four 27:25

3M ago27:25

27:25

Steve's life begins to unravel, as possessing the contents of Herbert Hill's safe puts a target on his head -- and Hill will stop at nothing to get back what rightfully belongs to him. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

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The Water's Edge - Chapter Three 31:02

3M ago31:02

31:02

During a robbery, Steve stumbles across something mysterious inside an old safe. But the contents are far more dangerous than he could have ever expected, putting his already compromised life into further peril. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.com…

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The Water's Edge - Chapter Two 23:19

3M ago23:19

23:19

After being denied treatment by his insurance and unable to afford his costly medication, Steve's forced to turn back to a life of crime. He takes a job from a pair of small-time gangsters who want him to steal back a family heirloom, currently in the possession of a ruthless and reclusive tycoon. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best aud…

1
The Water's Edge - Chapter One 31:41

3M ago31:41

31:41

After serving 35 years in prison, Steve Engler is a free man, hoping for an honest life. But his second chance at a fresh start is threatened when a nagging cough turns out to be a possible death sentence. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.com…

1
also require 30:00

3M ago30:00

30:00

It feels cruel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
what the dead require 30:00

3M ago30:00

30:00

And no, I don’t want to go anywhere or talk to anyone. {for acoustic and electric guitar, noise floor, stereo fields, synthismickens, blaubait] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
jeroboam 30:00

4M ago30:00

30:00

You know. When you’re an alien. When you see with your eyes closed. [for field recording, narrative voice, synth, electric guitar] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
person, the 30:00

4M ago30:00

30:00

Moments. And other moments. It becomes difficult to speak. [For guitar, synth, formant oscillator, Caribbean cruise, killers on the Caribbean cruise, and column] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.com…

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Predation - Chapter Five 34:44

4M ago34:44

34:44

The hunter has become the hunted, the predator has become the prey, and the horrible secret Sara has been keeping might save her from a vicious killer IF she can survive her harrowing night -- its the thrilling conclusion of Predation. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.com…

1
Predation - Chapter Four 34:23

4M ago34:23

34:23

In the clutches of a serial killer, Sara is primed to become his next victim, but something she's been holding back boils to the surface, turning the tables on the would-be murderer. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

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Predation - Chapter Three 41:14

5M ago41:14

41:14

A killer is stalking the shadows, with their sights set on Sara. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

1
ispwich 30:00

5M ago30:00

30:00

Some, in stickhouse, the. [for guitar, clatter, glass shard, synth, & suchness] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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Predation - Chapter Two 31:57

5M ago31:57

31:57

As Sara continues to fight against her ever worsening anxiety, she feels as though she's being followed. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

1
Predation - Chapter One 30:16

5M ago30:16

30:16

Years after surviving a vicious assault, Sara Ivy still struggles to come to terms with being a victim. But living with her crippling anxiety is becoming too much of a burden to bear. *Headphones are strongly suggested for the best audio experience. https://www.NocturnumCollective.comBy Karl White

1
soi dogs 30:00

5M ago30:00

30:00

I am / they are / the killers of form. [for gilding, glitter, for synth, forms, acoustic guitar, and forms] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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the brightness 30:00

6M ago30:00

30:00

Halfway held, and then halfway made something of. [for acoustic guitar, synth, boiling or steaming] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
un pájaro en la cabeza 30:00

6M ago30:00

30:00

Among the other things I’d neglected to learn, or learn proper, was the use of the dead-body voice. This will not be my mistake going forward. [for acoustic/electric guitar, synth, speck, speak, and moments] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack…

1
smelter (impress_infer) 30:00

6M ago30:00

30:00

“The pale ones. I think you know just how pale they can be.” “Very pale.” “Very pale, yes.” [for electric guitar, synth, plinth, pale, somber & soak] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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Killer in the Wind - Chapter Six 52:27

7M ago52:27

52:27

With zero hour approaching, Tripp focuses his efforts on a Halloween festival where he suspects the deadly gasser might strike. But as things take a lethal turn, all hope seems lost…until an unintentional search leads Tripp to stumble onto a culprit he could never have expected. It’s the thrilling conclusion of Killer in the Wind. *Headphones are s…

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Killer in the Wind - Chapter Five 45:19

7M ago45:19

45:19

After facing another close call with death, Tripp is gifted some much-needed help in his case as Lark returns from Chicago. Together, with a clearer picture of the killer beginning to emerge, they find new evidence giving insight into the perpetrator’s possible motives. And Arlo harkens back to another historic case that shares mysterious parallels…

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Killer in the Wind - Chapter Four 39:53

7M ago39:53

39:53

As eerie patterns emerge, the case takes an unlikely turn, pointing to similar attacks years before. Leaning on a local biology teacher for assistance, he finds evidence of the origins of the deadly poisons the perpetrator is using. Focused on finding the killer, Tripp begins to suspect someone close to him...but a new person of interest catches hi…

1
interception 30:00

7M ago30:00

30:00

if only in the fact [for voice, cello, electric guitar, synth] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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Killer in the Wind - Chapter Three 45:59

7M ago45:59

45:59

Another grisly murder raises more questions for Tripp. And navigating the search for suspects in the small town he grew up in proves difficult, as he’s forced to take a closer look at friends and acquaintances. Weeks pass, and lack of evidence, coupled with forensic testing hampered by the Chicago bombings, taking priority at the state’s testing la…

1
Killer in the Wind - Chapter Two 36:37

7M ago36:37

36:37

A bizarre murder scene offers challenges for Tripp, as a lack of clues and suspects leaves him facing a steep learning curve. He’s dealt even more adversity when Lark Diaz, the Chicago detective who was serving as interim sheriff in his stead, is called back after a series of bombings leaves the Windy City reeling. Struggling on his own, the stress…

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Killer in the Wind - Chapter One 34:39

7M ago34:39

34:39

Sheriff Tripp Ellis is something of a legacy. His father and grandfather both served in the same position as county sheriff in the smallest county seat in East Central Illinois for the last 60 years. And while his family might stake a claim on the law, being a cop isn’t really in Tripp’s blood. But everything changes on a fateful day during a routi…

1
the dog, the fish, the jumping 30:00

7M ago30:00

30:00

You are in your dead-body phase while you’re undergoing. Things. And I should be here in the way of the line-splitters. And I think that I am. [for electric & acoustic guitar} This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.com…

1
the jubilation of the baboons 30:00

8M ago30:00

30:00

I will be fine, it will be fine, we’ll deal with it. [for cello, dvina, electric and acoustic guitar, synth] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
boligrafo 30:00

8M ago30:00

30:00

The featherless hatchling of some baby bird was crawling under the skin of my right arm. I could see the bulge of its beak as it crept steadily toward the elbow joint. Somehow, I simply knew that it was a just-hatched – or really never-hatched – baby bird, and could envision the rest of it, though it was only the beak that was visible, bulging up t…

1
lessons 30:00

9M ago30:00

30:00

The ground floor room is someplace where I’m not supposed to go. Inside, it is a mystery to me, but my father seems to know it. He, at least, knows what it contains. And though I’m not to go there myself, he promises that one day we can take a “vacation” there, and he will show it to me. I imagine it as some very nice place, full of interesting thi…

1
bigtimelove 30:00

9M ago30:00

30:00

The only thing he knew for sure was that none of it was his idea. [for electric guitar, field recording, synth] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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katabasis 30:00

10M ago30:00

30:00

…the stuff so old, I don’t even know what it is, but can only feel my way around the edges of it, see it’s tracks through the dirt. [for electric guitar, cello, synth] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.com…

1
patterns of approach and avoidance 30:00

10M ago30:00

30:00

What is awful about this is how utterly normal it is. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(scolding) 30:00

11M ago30:00

30:00

“Rather than putting things together, let’s take them apart,” says the man with no eyes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(captivities) 30:00

11M ago30:00

30:00

A time of life / of simply having answers / to questions you’d never thought to ask. [for field recording, acoustic & electric guitar, piano] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(lift) 30:00

12M ago30:00

30:00

Who is Mr.? [for synth, electric guitar] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(hex) 30:00

12M ago30:00

30:00

Reeds and tall grasses throughout. [for field recording, synth, cello] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(virtua) 30:00

1y ago30:00

30:00

This kid is just annoying. Though he’s got his own prominent role, now he’s shadowing me on stage, hovering around and peering over my shoulder at the card in my hand as I’m trying to read it. Though I’ve been doing this part for a while, tonight I simply can’t manage. I stumble through the sentences and flub it terribly. It isn’t necessarily becau…

1
(damages) 30:00

1y ago30:00

30:00

Armies of collapse. [for electric guitar, piano & acoustic guitar] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(untoward) 30:00

1y ago30:00

30:00

Armies of soft derangement. [for dvina, cello, electric guitar, pressure0Oo] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(neat) 30:00

1y ago30:00

30:00

[for electric guitar, synth] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
(spores) 30:00

1y ago30:00

30:00

[for electric guitar, cello] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

1
Asakusa 30:00

1y ago30:00

30:00

“Asakusa” is a response to my first visit to Japan in February of 2023, staying in the Asakusa neighborhood of Tokyo, with its river and elevated highway and frenetically busy temple. I don’t know why I chose Asakusa for my first visit, but then again, why not? Knowing nothing about the layout of Tokyo, it made as much sense as anything for a place…

1
sui generis 30:00

1+ y ago30:00

30:00

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.comBy Brian C. Short

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