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A Trip to Mars and 4 More Must-Hear Podcasts

These are the five podcasts you need to listen to this week.

Oh, did you think your commute would be a subway naptime this week? No way. We've got inspirational séances, office comedy set on Mars, and the original graph paper cartography of Middle-earth to keep your ears awake and alert. Plus, candid stories of how Americans spend their days as recorded by Studs Terkel, and insider gossip for any Gimlet podcast fan.

  • MarsCorp, “Welcome”

    In 2072, Station Supervisor E.L. Hob emerged from suspension to terraform Mars. But she finds the mission in disarray. Part space adventure, part The Office, follow Hob as she tries to get her coworkers together—and save the expedition to Mars. The series ended last week, but start at the beginning to spend a full season at Hob’s side. Listen here.

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