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“This is a unique gem of a podcast. Through immersive audio storytelling, Blake guides listeners into "bruised and battered" American beauties that are sometimes eerie or whimsical. It could be a defunct bakery, a sanatorium, or a bowling alley. With the help of his imagination, Blake engages the space at an almost molecular level. He feels it, he listens, and it, in turn, speaks to him. And we're right there with him.
By seamlessly blending echo-y keystrokes, archival tape, and quirky dialogues animated by "ghosts" (voice actors) or friends, it's quite the experience. As a narrator, Blake doesn't shy away from being vulnerable or voicing disquieting thoughts. Whether it may be feeling indicted by graffiti that reads "Head Case" or describing a place as "seven minutes away, or two Katy Perry songs up the road," his humor is a constant. Kudos to the show for turning the postcard familiar and the overlooked into something new and poetic. For example, when he describes San Francisco's famous bridge: "... the boat barreled towards the Golden Gate Bridge as we passed underneath a brief sky made of steel, soaked in the iconic blood of red paint." And like the magical golden light of dusk, in which the "Sun is the kindest version of herself," Blake's gaze is full of kindness, non-judgmental, and ready to be wowed, whether it be ruins, people, and once, by a coyote in Marin County.”Read full review »
MariaSennSilva via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/08/24
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“The storytelling in this podcast gives you permission to live in its imagination in a way I haven’t experienced before. Blake creates such fantastic soundscapes and allows a human empathy and vulnerability into every space he invites us to. This podcast is a real look at the ruins of our world...”Read full review »
Raine Grayson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/25/23
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“I always love Blake’s podcast because he beautifully, delicately, captures and describes the most important, but ephemeral revelations in a life, and listening helps me make sense of my own. The world has been harder than usual to bear lately, but the perfectly lovely “Julie” episode brought me...”Read full review »
HayleyKD via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/09/23
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