Greetings, and welcome to The End Last Week, This Week, and Next Week, the podcast companion to The End, the listener-focused directory and weekly newsletter that shines a light back on audio fiction shows after they've reached the finale of a season or the conclusion of the series. I am your host and the curator of The End, Evo Terra.

Before we begin, my apologies for missing the last week’s episode. You can blame my kidneys. I certainly do. Hopefully I’m much better now.

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And now, let’s get into it, shall we?

Last Week

The most recent issue of The End—the 75th—highlighted 5 shows in either the Recently Completed Series or Recent Season Finales sections… and 3 of them wrapped in the last few days.

• 🐦🔫🏢 • The Department of Variance of Somewhere, Ohio, a dramatized scifi mystery horror series from Rat Grimes, which is written and produced by a nonbinary artist and features LGBT+ characters and actors, posted the Season 2 finale on the 7th of February. Listen to the 24 current episodes in about 10 hours
• 🏰🔍📜 • This House Will Devour You, a narrated horror series from Citeog Podcasts, posted the Season 2 finale on Febuary 6th. You’ll need about 12 hours to listen to the 25 current episodes.
• 🚪🕣🌌 • The Ostium Podcast, a dramatized science fiction thriller from Alex C. Telander that features a diverse cast, posted the Season 6 finale on the 4th of February. Listen to the 69 current episodes in about 41 hours.
• And be sure to listen to the end of the audio file to hear trailers or snippets for these shows.

This Week

With every issue, I make two recommendations for great audio fiction I personally love. As with all things in life, YMMV.

• 🍔🌌⏳ • My first recommendation is Midnight Burger, a dramatized scifi comedy series from Joe Fisher & Fable & Folly. Ok, now I know why people get addicted to this show and never want it to end. It *feels* like Dr. Who, though it’s not *like* Dr. Who. The writing and acting are superb. The storylines as goofy as they are poignant, though it takes a while to see the latter. Here’s a snippet of the first episode: [snippet plays] Midnight Burger currently has three completed seasons, with Season 4 slated to start in April. If you want to catch up before them, start now, as you’ll need about 42 hours to listen to the current 44 episodes.
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• 💸🥳👯‍♀️ • My next recommendation is The Lamb, a dramatized comedy show from...