I've been subscribed since summer 2022 and have listened to very few shows as they drop because they're all sequels to previously released seasons, including statements that you shouldn't start there. Having that kind of continuity would be great if I got in on the ground floor, but makes it impossible to start anytime recently. I barely have time to get through all the podcasts I'm subbed to without having to go back and listen to multiple 30+ episode seasons.
This problem is kind of endemic to actual play podcasts, but the multiple related seasons of FATT makes it really hard. I loved Bluff City and the episodes of Twilight Mirage I listened to when I was playing the Veil. I just wish I had the time to catch up and listen live.
We hear this a lot obviously but I highly recommend people check out Sangfielle and/or Partizan, currently our most recent and second most recent completed seasons! They're just from the last couple years and are excellent starting points! Sangfielle is currently a standalone creepy post apocalypse adventure with horror elements and horror themes, and Partizan is a revolutionary sci fi show with big robots, and the direct precursor to the currently airing series.
We're so grateful to our listeners who have conquered the back catalogue and all have different favorites and different recommendations for where to jump in, but we appreciate that most often new listeners will want somewhere easy and explainable to drop in and start listening.
I definitely think podcast apps could do a better job of this; if you could group episodes into some kind of sub-show group and subscribe to/listen through individual seasons instead of only to the show as a whole that would really help. It’s not really either party’s fault when “go listen to this season” involves scrolling through sometimes hundreds of episodes to find the right ones, and manually downloading them individually, but it could definitely be handled better
