What to Hear: Shit-town, the seven party podcast series from the producers of Serial, starts out as an interesting true-crime series. But it evolves into something much more riveting: A novel-esque examination of one man’s life. I listened to the whole thing in one sitting. (If you’re looking for more podcasts to keep you company on this wintery weekend, check out The Atlantic’s list of the 50 Best Podcasts of 2017.)

+ What to Everything: Just before holidays, I released my annual binge guide. The 2017 Smart Binge, Doc, Music, Pod, Book and Geek Guide. It should keep you busy for a while.

+ What to Dave: “People often ask me, ‘Are you a practicing Jew?’ I usually say, ‘No, I just show up on game days.'” An interview of me was recently featured on a Jewish blog. With that now crossed off my bucket list, all that’s left is getting Springsteen to subscribe to NextDraft…