“Although I am only getting started with Alice Isn’t Dead, three episodes in to be exact, I must confess my unconditional enjoyment revolving around this podcast. I wouldn’t consider myself a podcast enthusiast by any means, in fact—this is probably the first one I have ever invested real time into. Despite this inexperience, Joseph Fink has completely blown me away with this work. Jasika Nicole, too, has successfully tied every episode together fluently with her engaging narration.
I stumbled across the podcast from a school assignment. Some internet browsing lead me right into Fink’s renowned work of Welcome to Night Vale. The concepts within this podcast interested me greatly, but unfortunately it was off limits since another student had selected it. Luckily, I was saved through my discovery of a similar series composed by Fink. Thus, Alice Isn’t Dead would be my next endeavor. The first episode, “Omelet”, was surely not a ‘dipping my feet in’ kind of ordeal. I would consider this episode a leap right off the high dive straight into the series, leaving me itching to watch more. Keisha and the mysterious Alice are both introduced in this opener, along with the creepy man from the diner. This man—called the ‘Thistle Man’ I believe, was easily the most memorable part from any of the episodes. This was most likely because of how brutally violent and chilling he was, and because of his presumed ties to Alice brought up in the third episode, “Nothing to See”.
With this, if I could ask the host any question it would be something along the lines of—How did Night Vale inspire the ideas of Alice? Would you say there is any interrelationship between the characters and settings of each separate series? I would ask these questions simply because I would love to uncover what allows him to come up with such creative plots. Regardless, I am super excited to continue Alice Isn’t Dead in the future, and most likely Welcome to Night Vale once I am done. I am really hoping that I figure out what Alice’s whole deal was soon—simply because that’s technically what the podcast seems to be about... for now.”
MyNameWasTakenFiveTimes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/20/21