Our Favorite Etch Cast Episodes of 2025
As the year winds down and the feed takes a brief holiday pause, we wanted to leave one more thing behind.
Before new episodes of Etch Cast return in 2026, the team took a moment to look back at 2025 and share our favorite episodes of the podcast this year. These are the conversations that stayed with us — the ones that sparked ideas, surprised us, made us laugh, or reminded us why we keep making this show.
This isn’t a ranking or a definitive “best of,” just personal favorites from the team after a year of conversations in the shadows.
Think of this as a year-end postcard before the next chapter begins.
We’ll be back with new episodes in 2026. Until then, here are a few Etch Cast episodes we loved.
Phil
A Mighty Mess Is Made (Bad Ideas Only)
“Just pure fun. Joking around about story ideas, pushing them too far, and laughing the entire time. I loved every second of it.”
Will
All Visible Stories, Man, Are But Pasteboard Tropes with Paul Tremblay
“I love the “calm waters run deep and dark” vibe from Paul and Phil. You can hear the kids in the men and the men in the kids — a lifelong appreciation of both smart and dumb genre work living side by side.”
Morgan
It Is Not Down in Any Map; True Places Never Are with Joe Dwyer
“This one perfectly recreates the experience of actually watching those oddities with Phil and Joe — something I haven’t done nearly as often as I’d like to. It felt accurate in a very real way.”
April
A Mighty Mess Is Made (Bad Ideas Only)
“Because we all get to hang out and laugh. We laugh a lot when we’re working together on actual projects too, but these sessions feel like recess.”
Belle
A Laughing Horror Ran Through Me
“Guilty pleasures are a great conversation topic, but knowing someone’s “fast food media” tells you so much more than you’d expect. Once someone shares that, I immediately understand where they’re coming from.”
Lacey
Phantoms and Shadows of The Deep with Skinner
“My favorite episode of Etch Cast this year was the one with Skinner. He was endlessly charming and generous, sharing stories about his beginnings in art, why monsters speak to him, and teasing his upcoming project with Etch — all while being genuinely hilarious. I laughed out loud more than once; his stories were equal parts insightful, strange, and incredibly fun.”
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