Substacks recommended by Spoook - the Substack of James McMahon

Recommended by Spoook - the Substack of James McMahon

mediaocre

By Rhys Thomas

tHe MeDiA and other bs

Popjustice

By Peter

21st Century Pop

Slow Descent Into Radness

By We Are Scientists

We Are Scientists: the essentials and the esoterica; the frolic and the mayhem; the drought and the surge 🥁🪩

42 years ago Keith and Chris had a cuddle and I entered the world.

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process the progress

By cheong

learning to make bad art.

everything is content

By Victoria Moss

Live, love, content. A weekly newsletter about fashion, mindless cultural ephemera and maybe sometimes other things.

SMIRK

By Christie Smythe

A journalist falls in love with a "hated" man she covered — and finds herself.

Christie is rad. And what a story...

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The Fifth Column (A Podcast)

Your weekly rhetorical assault on the news cycle, the people who make it, and occasionally ourselves.

My favourite ever podcast I think.

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Psychology Onions

By Peter Scobas

It's like if The Onion and Psychology Today had a baby.

Blacklisted

By Eve Barlow

The dangerous things I think out loud

Eve is my mate - and a very good writer.

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Blocked and Reported

By Jesse Singal

A Podcast About Internet Controversies

Because they make me feel sane.

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The Best Song Ever (This Week)

By Scott Frampton

A short, deep dive into a song and what makes it special. Different genres, different eras -- old, new (but probably old).

"Random Minds" by Katherine Brodsky

Thought-provoking, curiosity-driven essays on culture, society, technology & freedom of speech by a long-time journalist. Topics range from artificial intelligence and censorship to the nuances of human behavior and communication.

This is a Substack I like by a person I like. Brilliant brain, even better heart. Maybe you’ll like it too!

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Orbiting Punk

Welcome to Orbiting Punk! I write about punk music and all that orbits it— indie, hardcore, ska, emo, [insert genre here]-punk and post-whatever.

Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy

I'm a Gen X woman who cranks out an insane amount of content, much of it available for free. I value irreverence, humor, intellectualism, and wit. Welcome to the party, pal.

Heterodox AF

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