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Fun, weird, and addictive
I just started listening and I have to say, I am totally hooked. The surrealistic alternative Boston of this podcast and its inhabitants are weird, wild, and endearing. A lot of fun to listen to!
- katiathemick
- Sept. 23, 2019
Love it!
I love this podcast SO much. I grew up in NJ right outside NYC and moved to the NC triangle area a couple of years ago, and I really just got oneshot by missing "subway network" and big northeastern city nostalgia. I MISS TRAINS SO BAD.
But really, Greater Boston is so good. My friend (ACTUALLY a former Boston area guy, compatriot in train-missing) talked it up enough that when I was checking out the audio drama format (I'm... new to it) I decided to check it out. I was incredibly charmed from the very first episode. The upbeat, cheery tone and all the weirdnesses that just get breezed through by the narration was just Perfect to me. And now, having listened to all three seasons in just over a week, I am leaving this review to say I love it all.
Greater Boston is absolutely hilarious, astonishingly well-paced, and really interpersonally complex and moving. I'm so glad to have listened to it and I'm so looking forward to keeping up with it when it returns. Thank you for the great stories!
- plokij909
- Sept. 9, 2019
Odd and compelling
This was a slow burn for me but now I'm totally hooked. Love the mild surrealism, the interesting character overlaps, it's a fun show.
- regan8or
- July 11, 2019
A Must Listen
I may be biased as a resident of real-life Greater Boston, but this take on alternate universe Greater Boston is just delightful. What starts out as a fun little thought experiment about what would happen if the Red Line tried to succeed turns into an amazingly bonkers adventure featuring divination, Atlantis, cheese robots, all with an undercurrent of social justice. I can’t recommend this enough.
- sco42
- May 30, 2019
Submitting my application for red line residency
I love this show. Every character, no matter how repugnant, has depth and vulnerability and humor and sparks of brilliance. The writing is just...so good—they ways the stories and characters weave into and around each other. It builds this tactile world and city, makes you feel like you know the city. Like if you visited for the first time it would somehow feel like home and that these people would be your friends and neighbors. Honestly this show is a gift
- Tritogeneae
- April 21, 2019
Lovable, Reflective, and Smart
Greater Boston is not only impressive in its story, with each seemingly independent plot line painstakingly intertwined with the others, it commands the medium. This is a story that must, MUST be listened to--the sound design doesn't just lend itself to sense of place but makes the settings seem to be characters of their own. This show's personality grows with each episode, and I can't wait to hear the next one.
- JessGListener
- Jan. 20, 2019
Best Writing for a Fiction Podcast
I've been looking for a good fiction podcast, and constantly come up against weak writing, but Greater Boston is amazing. The characters are charming, the writing always resolves itself, the dialogue is witty, and you always get the feeling it's aspiring to be even better than the previous episode every time it drops, on every axis. I can't recommend it enough.
- JennyBonBon17
- Jan. 12, 2019
- Rainingpooh
- Nov. 25, 2018
Fantastic podcast
I was hooked from the very first episode. The writing, acting, and production are all excellent. I have binged listened to all the episodes so far and can't wait to find out where they take this story next. I listen to a lot of podcasts and this one really stands out.
- Planet Ukulele
- Aug. 14, 2018
Simply put, it’s the best pod drama ever.
I was skeptical after the first episode, but I quickly fell in after that. Quirky, funny, sweet, and endearing, this saga manages to make the unusual premise around which it’s built (the secession of Boston’s Red Line train route to become an autonomous city) feel important and in this increasingly angry world. It’s character development is second to none and it’s production value is top notch. The team behind this will go far!
- Halvonator
- July 30, 2018
The Moth of Audio Drama
The storytelling is near poetic. The narration weaves in beautifully and the characters are deep and intriguing. I adore it.
- fbeemcee
- July 17, 2018
GREATEST BOSTON
Magical realism at its finest. This podcast manages to balance earnest political discourse with submarine voyages to hidden cities.
I'd say it's a roller coaster of a show, but that may be too soon.
- jeffchaney
- June 22, 2018
Ambitious, quirky, and massively entertaining
GREATER BOSTON, for me, represents the current high-water mark for Audio Drama. It dares to have an expansive, diverse cast of characters. When I say "characters," I'm not talking about one joke half-ideas like you might encounter in some TV situation comedies, but truly complex people who you may love or revile with all of the heart you save for the real world. You rarely enounter characters like these outside of great novels. The situations, while often fanciful or absurd, still remain rooted in the events we face in the reality. The GREATER BOSTON version of the Red Line seems like a real place you could actually visit and experience. It is a place that I think of often and a place that I hope to revisit. You will not only want to tell your friends about this show, you will want to sit and listen with them, and watch their face as they react. It's *that* good.
- EXOPLANETARY
- June 10, 2018
Top notch production
The writing contained within this show is top notch, as is the sound design and everything else that comes with it. This is an Audio Drama that is well worth your time.
- p.f.m
- May 14, 2018
Captures the magic of 6 Degrees of Separation
This podcast takes a few episodes to start connecting pieces, but it’s really interesting and rewarding when it does. It’s more subtle than the average audio drama and is well written, humorous, and links the characters to each other in rewarding ways.
- h3ll0d0lly
- May 11, 2018
Awesome show!
This is such a fun and dynamic show, and I love the way each character’s storylines are intertwined! The characters are out there and the story is over the top, but it’s all done with a chill and down to earth feel that is VERY Boston. This writing is fantastic!
- kdimerc
- March 23, 2018
Really great audio drama
Whether you live in Boston or have never seen it in person, this podcast is a joy. The characters are quirky in all the best ways, and the plots of the episodes are always clever. As a long-time resident of Boston (but not a native Bostonian), I appreciate the cultural references to various sites around town (including all the T stations), but it's not a requirement to enjoy the show.
- JenLovesBugs
- March 13, 2018
Humanity
Greater Boston does such a fantastic job of giving a voice to the everyday people of Greater Boston and does it in such a way that we all feel like we could be from there!
- Gabriel.Re
- Feb. 8, 2018
Unique
The world of audio drama is filled with the unique, but with Greater Boston the name fits the bill. From the first episode, it weaves perfectly between comedy, drama, adventure, political intrigue, and, oddly enough, the supernatural. Great storytelling and great voice acting.
- Mr_Nobody137
- Jan. 22, 2018
Mandatory audio drama listening
Greater Boston is a landmark in audio drama writing and production. The show dares to be strange, nonlinear, and whimsical. The production is beautiful and doesn't rely too much on dialogue to set the scene. This podcast balances humor and drama perfectly with topical themes but a good dose of silliness. When I think of podcasts I could recommend to just about anyone, Greater Boston is always near the top of the list.
- Wil | Podcast Problems
- Dec. 23, 2017
Unusual, refreshing texture
This show has such a strong voice. There's nothing else in my queue that sounds like it. I love it!
- Sassquachcomics
- Dec. 23, 2017
Great, different podcast that takes advantage of the medium
Greater Boston didn't start off as my favorite audio drama. The pilot is three seemingly separate (but interesting) monologues, but with each episode characters intertwine, and monologues become dialogues, weaving a tapestry of interconnected people in a semi-fantastical Boston. Writing and acting are top notch, and they're the best I know at painting pictures that evoke a feeling. A lot of audio dramas seem like TV show wannabes, but you can't imagine Greater Boston as anything but a great podcast.
- Great discussions about film
- Dec. 22, 2017
Hilarious!
I love this show. So much. It's so wacky and zany, but at the same time, seems so natural and real to me. The writing is absolutely beautiful, and as the show progresses it explores themes related to current events in a very digestible and sensitive way. I blasted through 22 episodes in a few days, and enjoyed every second of it.
- Jikker-jack
- Dec. 12, 2017
Indiscribable and amazing
There's no way to describe this podcast to other people in a way that makes sense. The best I've come up with is that it's about a dead guy, an astrology magazine, and a city on a train. While this is technically correct, this doesn't begin to encompass the rich interlocking stories of the characters who live in Greater Boston and try to live their everyday lives while making complex moral decisions, navigating interpersonal conflicts, and getting swept up in the madness that is the City of Red Line. Greater Boston has created in me a strong desire to visit the actual city of Boston, but I know that the reality of the city can never match the fantastic sense of atmosphere and community that's omnipresent in this podcast. Greater Boston has so much character, and it's a joy to listen to.
- Hydrangea72
- Dec. 3, 2017
My kind of weird.
I put off listening for a long time because I had NO idea what to expect. I still didn't after the first couple of episodes. Then I listented to a bunch in one day and the characters quirks, the city's character, the passion, it all came together to be the podcast that I didnt even know I needed!
- Desdymona
- Dec. 1, 2017
What a fun show
The best! I love how so many different plots tie together and make a tapestry of miscommunication and confusion, while capturing the atmosphere of Boston and of people just trying to accomplish things in life. Truly excellent
- OswinTheHuman
- Nov. 27, 2017
Delightfully weird
I have no idea how to describe Greater Boston, but it's certainly drawn me in. The writing is extremely tight with new connections constantly surfacing between the characters, and the voice acting performances are strong across the board. As for the plot, it is strange even for an audio drama. But they make it work.
- Nacomstock
- Nov. 4, 2017
- Mcsween1288
- Sept. 25, 2017