Episode Reviews

Love the Big Farm P.I. series. This episode was really funny! Yet somehow it still shut my brain down and lulled me to pleasant sleep.

This episode represents so much of what I love about this podcast. There is a conflict with really low stakes, a villain whose problems can be traced to grade-school politics, throwback references to eighties pop culture . . . All narrated by the most polite, open-minded, self-deprecating and patient P.I. in the great beyond. While I enjoy the episodes with multiple characters "talking" (Nuns in Space, for example), I personally find that the one-sided conversation is where Mr. Ackerman excels. His pacing, word choice, and earnest delivery of slyly humorous stories is the perfect blend to trick the weary, anxious brain of the average insomniac into handing over the reins and just giving it a rest. I often find myself returning to particular episodes and this is the most recent addition to the stable of favorites . . . and while I can't convey exactly how this sleep-wizardry works, I can tell you that the mystery of When Will This Lady Catch Some Zzzz's has finally been solved. D. Shimkus

This is my favorite episode from this series. Big Farm P.I. has perfect dream logic. So sad this series is over.