CURIOUSCAST DROPS EPIC 2023 FALL PODCAST LINEUP

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September 20, 2023

For Immediate Release

September 20, 2023 – Podcast listeners, get ready! Curiouscast, Canada’s fastest growing, award-winning podcast network, has announced its Fall 2023 lineup featuring brand new and returning binge-worthy shows. Spanning several genres, this schedule of exciting new programs is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you find your favourite podcasts. Learn more at https://curiouscast.ca/.

“This fall we’re taking Curiouscast in a brand-new direction with the addition of some incredible new comedy, music, sports and true crime shows,” said Director of Streaming and Podcasting, Chris ‘Dunner’ Duncombe. “This will be our biggest year yet.”

Bad Parents

Let’s face it…parents don’t have all the answers. Sometimes you just have to make it up as you go. With seven kids between them, all under the age of 13, Q107 Morning’s Shawna Whalen, Ryan Parker and Johnny Garbutt know that first-hand. Join them on their hilarious journey through the pitfalls of parenting on their new comedy podcast Bad Parents, a place to laugh and share all our terrible mistakes. Listen to Shawna, Ryan, Johnny and some celebrity parents just like them – as they compare notes on how to survive parenting.

Homestand Sports

From icy battles in the NHL, to slam dunks in the NBA, to gridiron clashes in the NFL, and the most electrifying goals of the Premier League, Homestand Sports is for sports fans who want more than game statistics and scores, it’s for those who breathe and bleed for their teams. Host Albert Vartanian takes you on a rollercoaster ride of unbridled passion, unfiltered opinions, and unapologetic truths as he brings you the stories that will fuel debates at home, the pub, or the bleachers. Welcome to the wild side of sports talk. This is Homestand Sports.

Homestand Sports premieres Monday, October 2, with new episodes every Monday.

Black and Blue: Behind The Badge

After joining the police force to serve and protect, police officer Michael Morrison quickly realizes what he’s up against, and it goes against everything he believes in. Tune in to hear host Seren Jones as she narrates Black and Blue – a true crime story about justice, community and racism within the police force. This brand-new podcast brings the empowering stories of Black police officers to light – ones often not heard in mainstream media.

Read more about Curiouscast’s latest partnership with Waterside Studios and Blanchard House, announced today.

Black and Blue: Behind The Badge begins on Tuesday, October 17, with new episodes bi-weekly.

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry

Award-winning Music Historian and host of the chart-topping Ongoing History of New Music podcast, Alan Cross, unleashes his next amazing program: Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. Diving into unbelievable true stories of crime, murder, scandal and strange behaviour, Alan takes us inside endless stories of mayhem from the music industry. This bad behaviour makes for a good story, and the best part is there are tons of them. Has he got a story for you!

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry premieres on Tuesday, October 24, with new episodes bi-weekly.

RETURNING:

Escaping Denver

Sarah and Noah wake up in complete darkness, trapped miles below the Denver International Airport (DIA) where they face monsters, cults and a shadowy government organization. Their struggle for freedom is filled with unimaginable horrors. Join them on their perilous journey through a mind-bending labyrinth where their only saviour might be a man on the surface they’ve never met. This adventure fiction podcast dives into the deep end of conspiracy theories surrounding DIA. Just because you escape doesn’t mean you’re free.

The new season of Escaping Denver begins on Monday, October 9, with new episodes available every Monday.

 

Global News’ What Happened To…?

This unique history podcast is back, answering the question of ‘what happens?’ after the reporters walk away, and the cameras are shut off. Global News’ Erica Vella returns for a new season taking listeners through the headlines and inside the stories to figure it out. From the Thai Cave Rescue to the Downing of Ukrainian Flight PS 752, What Happened To…? is jam-packed with nail-biting mysteries.

The new season of What Happened To…? began on Thursday, September 14, with new episodes every other Thursday.

 

Fearless Fred Presents: Mud 79 – A Fan Made Star Wars Story

This beloved fan-made Star Wars story that takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, is back with new episodes, and the battle is not over. Solomon Kwai and the rest of the 79th platoon are stationed on a remote planet in the Outer Rim facing brutal days with ever-present danger. As tensions rise, so does conflict. Follow Q107’s afternoon drive host and celebrated comic book author, Fearless Fred Kennedy, as he narrates new ventures into the galaxy and battles of deep danger under the imperial flag.

Mud 79 began on Thursday, August 24, and new episodes drop into orbit every Thursday.

 

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