Six podcasts recommended by the podcasting greats.

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What do the people who make your favourite podcasts listen to? We have top podcast recommendations from the people who MAKE the top podcasts! Gilmore Guys, Welcome to Night Vale, Nocturne, and more! 53:46

1. Recommended by Alex Blumberg, Gimlet Media

Tuner, "Ain't No Valli Low Enough"

"[Can't Take My Eyes Off of You] is off in its own dream world where all these styles blur together in a musical haze." - John Lagomarsino on Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"

Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You is undeniably a pop classic. A funny thing about classics, though, is that their fame and reputation can lull us into thinking that they're all-too-normal.

2. Recommended by Drew Ackerman, Sleep with Me

Nocturne, "Moon Shadow"

"The moon was old and strange, and we were seeing it in a form that occurs only very rarely." - Vanessa Lowe on the Blood Moon

In September 2015, the full moon crossed into the Earth's shadow and turned reddish gold. It was the first blood moon, or total lunar eclipse of a super moon in over 30 years, and it won't happen again for almost 20 years.

3. Recommended by Hrishikesh Hirway, Song Exploder

Gilmore Guys, "Gilmore Gabs - Milo Ventimiglia"

"I think of any character that I've played, the echo of Jess has stayed with me the longest." - Milo Ventimiglia, speaking about his character on Gilmore Girls

In this episode of Gilmore Guys, hosts Kevin Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe geek out big time with actor Milo Ventimiglia about his role on the show as Jess Mariano.

4. Recommended by Julian Koster, Orbiting Human Circus

Welcome to Night Vale, "101 Guidelines for Disposal"

"This is where you can put the crush you have on your platonic friend." - Cecil Baldwin on the Night Vale landfill guidelines

Every town has waste and recycling regulations: what you can and can't throw away. In Night Vale the list is much longer…and weirder.

5. Recommended by Matt Gourley, I Was There Too

Film Junk, "Episode #472: Transformers: Age of Extinction"

"I wish they just took the money from Stanley Tucci's salary and made a one man show about him." - Matt Gourley, making a guest appearance on the podcast Film Junk

Talking about bad movies is much more fun than talking about the greats. In this episode, podcaster Matt Gourley joins the film junk guys to deconstruct Transformers: Age of Extinction.

6. Recommended by Mira Burt-Wintonick & Cristal Duhaime, Love Me

BBC Short Cuts, "Vox"

"I'm the only person in the world at this moment who knows what this man has done." - Jayne Braiden

A man confesses a murder to his tarot card reader. She tries to find a way to keep him in the building until the police arrive.

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