Blum (stylized as blum.) is a fiction podcast written and directed by Manuel Bartual and Carmen Pacheco and produced by El Extraordinario. The story follows a journalist investigating the disappearance of an art history student who was studying the fictional painter Ursula Blum.
Background
editBlum is a fiction podcast written and directed by Manuel Bartual and Carmen Pacheco and produced by El Extraordinario.[1] The podcast is composed of nine 20-minute episodes, and in each episode the characters travel by train to visit a different city in Switzerland such as Basel, Geneva, and Lucerne.[2] Throughout the show, the characters visit 10 different art museums.[3] The show stars Jacinto Bobo, Nicky García, and Vicky Porque.[4]
The story follows the journalist Emma Castillo who is investigating the disappearance of an art history student named Clara Pastor who in turn was studying the painter Ursula Blum.[5] The podcast was later adapted into English and the protagonists names were changed from Emma Castillo and Clara Pastor to Emma Clark and Clara Torres respectively.[6]
Reception
editMiranda Sawyer commented on the show in The Guardian, noting that the "start is a little slow, and occasionally the acting somewhat stilted, but the story gets more absorbing as the tension increases".[7] The show was nominates in three categories at the 2023 Ondas Awards and won best Branded Podcast.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Seis podcast recomendados para no ahogarse en el mar de opciones de Spotify" [Six recommended podcasts to avoid drowning in the sea of Spotify options]. El Observador (in Spanish). February 1, 2023. ISSN 1688-0277. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Cardo, Yolanda (July 10, 2022). "'Blum', el podcast para descubrir Suiza en el que nada es lo que parece" ['Blum', the podcast to discover Switzerland in which nothing is what it seems]. Crónica Global (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Panisello, Miriam (June 18, 2022). "Blum, la forma más original de viajar a Suiza sin moverte de casa" [Blum, the most original way to travel to Switzerland without leaving home]. Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). ISSN 2014-0592. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Agustí, Javier (August 22, 2023). "Art Museums of Switzerland. Un viaje de placer por la historia del arte" [Art Museums of Switzerland. A pleasure trip through art history]. El Duende de Madrid (in European Spanish). ISSN 2445-4427. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Martínez, Héctor Llanos (April 3, 2023). "Viajes y 'podcast', la combinación ganadora para impulsar la imagen de todo un país" [Travel and podcast, the winning combination to boost the image of an entire country]. El País (in European Spanish). ISSN 0213-4608. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Award-winning fiction podcast Blum to launch in the UK". PodcastingToday. June 8, 2023. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Sawyer, Miranda (July 1, 2023). "The week in audio: Digging With Flo; Intrigue: Burning Sun; Blum; The Ashes – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "'La firma de Dios', 'Blum', 'Canción Exploder' y 'Los últimos días de Maradona', entre los nominados de los II Premios Ondas Globales del Podcast" ['The Signature of God', 'Blum', 'Song Exploder' and 'The Last Days of Maradona', among the nominees for the 2nd Ondas Global Podcast Awards]. PRISA (in European Spanish). January 2, 2023. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "The Ondas World Podcast Awards celebrate a global boom for the sector in Malaga". PRISA. April 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "'La firma de Dios', 'Blum', 'Canción Exploder' y 'Los últimos días de Maradona', nominados a los II Premios Ondas Globales del Podcast" ['The Signature of God', 'Blum', 'Song Exploder' and 'The Last Days of Maradona', nominated for the 2nd Ondas Global Podcast Awards]. Cinco Días (in European Spanish). February 1, 2023. ISSN 1699-3594. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2024.