Show Shouts: New projects for The Ringer, a new Origins chapter

Show Shouts highlights noteworthy new and upcoming podcasts from across the vast and fast-growing category.

Halloween: Unmasked: Bill Simmons’ podcast network The Ringer is ushering in the fall season with a spooky new show. Halloween: Unmasked will delve into the making of the 1978 horror classic by John Carpenter. It is the first serialized podcast from The Ringer and will be available across platforms on October 1. Amy Nicholson, a journalist for MTV News and The Washington Post, will host the program, featuring interviews with the original filmmakers, critics, and fans.

Origins: Saturday Night Live: James Andrew Miller is releasing the next portion of his podcast about stories from the entertainment world. Origins: Chapter 4: Saturday Night Live: Behind the Scenes of Season 44 is the next installment from the project, a collaboration with Cadence13. The new season will have interviews with SNL talent and guests such as Alec Baldwin, Lorne Michaels, Michael Che, and Colin Jost. This chapter includes three episodes and the first is available now.

Anna Washenko