Blum (podcast)

Blum is a fiction podcast written and directed by Manuel Bartual and Carmen Pacheco and produced by El Extraordinario.{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Seis podcast recomendados para no ahogarse en el mar de opciones de Spotify |trans-title=Six recommended podcasts to avoid drowning in the sea of Spotify options |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/seis-podcast-recomendados-para-no-ahogarse-en-el-mar-de-opciones-de-spotify-202313115400 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616022215/https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/seis-podcast-recomendados-para-no-ahogarse-en-el-mar-de-opciones-de-spotify-202313115400 |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=El Observador |language=es-UY |issn=1688-0277}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Cardo |first=Yolanda |date=July 10, 2022 |title='Blum', el podcast para descubrir Suiza en el que nada es lo que parece |trans-title='Blum', the podcast to discover Switzerland in which nothing is what it seems |url=https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/creacion/20220710/blum-el-podcast-descubrir-suiza-que-parece/686681355_0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002080643/https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/creacion/20220710/blum-el-podcast-descubrir-suiza-que-parece/686681355_0.html |archive-date=October 2, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=Crónica Global |language=es-ES}} Throughout the show, the characters visit 10 different art museums.{{Cite web |last=Panisello |first=Miriam |date=June 18, 2022 |title=Blum, la forma más original de viajar a Suiza sin moverte de casa |trans-title=Blum, the most original way to travel to Switzerland without leaving home |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/solonieve/lifestyle/20220619/1002124316/blum-forma-mas-original-viajar-suiza-moverte-casa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616022215/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/solonieve/lifestyle/20220619/1002124316/blum-forma-mas-original-viajar-suiza-moverte-casa.html |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=Mundo Deportivo |language=es-ES |issn=2014-0592}} The show stars Jacinto Bobo, Nicky García, and Vicky Porque.{{Cite web |last=Agustí |first=Javier |date=August 22, 2023 |title=Art Museums of Switzerland. Un viaje de placer por la historia del arte |trans-title=Art Museums of Switzerland. A pleasure trip through art history |url=https://revistaelduende.com/plan/art-museums-of-switzerland-un-viaje-de-placer-por-la-historia-del-arte/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129185807/https://revistaelduende.com/plan/art-museums-of-switzerland-un-viaje-de-placer-por-la-historia-del-arte/ |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website={{interlanguage link|El Duende de Madrid|es}} |language=es-ES |issn=2445-4427}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Martínez |first=Héctor Llanos |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Viajes y 'podcast', la combinación ganadora para impulsar la imagen de todo un país |trans-title=Travel and podcast, the winning combination to boost the image of an entire country |url=https://elpais.com/television/2023-04-03/viajes-y-podcast-la-combinacion-ganadora-para-impulsar-la-imagen-de-todo-un-pais.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616022059/https://elpais.com/television/2023-04-03/viajes-y-podcast-la-combinacion-ganadora-para-impulsar-la-imagen-de-todo-un-pais.html |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=El País |language=es-ES |issn=0213-4608}} 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.{{Cite web |last= |date=June 8, 2023 |title=Award-winning fiction podcast Blum to launch in the UK |url=https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/award-winning-fiction-podcast-blum-to-launch-in-the-uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608135825/https://podcastingtoday.co.uk/award-winning-fiction-podcast-blum-to-launch-in-the-uk/ |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=PodcastingToday |language=en-GB}}

Miranda 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".{{Cite web |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |date=July 1, 2023 |title=The week in audio: Digging With Flo; Intrigue: Burning Sun; Blum; The Ashes – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/01/digging-with-flo-podcast-review-intrigue-burning-sun-k-pop-sex-scandals-radio-4-blum-the-ashes-5-live |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616022221/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jul/01/digging-with-flo-podcast-review-intrigue-burning-sun-k-pop-sex-scandals-radio-4-blum-the-ashes-5-live |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} The show was nominates in three categories at the 2023 Ondas Awards and won best Branded Podcast.{{Cite web |last= |date=January 2, 2023 |title='La firma de Dios', 'Blum', 'Canción Exploder' y 'Los últimos días de Maradona', entre los nominados de los II Premios Ondas Globales del Podcast |trans-title='The Signature of God', 'Blum', 'Song Exploder' and 'The Last Days of Maradona', among the nominees for the 2nd Ondas Global Podcast Awards |url=https://www.prisa.com/es/noticias/noticias-1/la-firma-de-dios-blum-cancion-exploder-y-los-ultimos-dias-de-maradona-entre-los-nominados-de-los-ii-premios-ondas-globales-del-podcast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329221956/https://www.prisa.com/es/noticias/noticias-1/la-firma-de-dios-blum-cancion-exploder-y-los-ultimos-dias-de-maradona-entre-los-nominados-de-los-ii-premios-ondas-globales-del-podcast |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=PRISA |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |last= |date=April 5, 2023 |title=The Ondas World Podcast Awards celebrate a global boom for the sector in Malaga |url=https://www.prisa.com/en/noticias/noticias-1/the-ondas-world-podcast-awards-celebrate-a-global-boom-for-the-sector-in-malaga |access-date=June 16, 2024 |website=PRISA |language=en |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616022211/https://www.prisa.com/en/noticias/noticias-1/the-ondas-world-podcast-awards-celebrate-a-global-boom-for-the-sector-in-malaga |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=February 1, 2023 |title='La firma de Dios', 'Blum', 'Canción Exploder' y 'Los últimos días de Maradona', nominados a los II Premios Ondas Globales del Podcast |trans-title='The Signature of God', 'Blum', 'Song Exploder' and 'The Last Days of Maradona', nominated for the 2nd Ondas Global Podcast Awards |url=https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2023/02/01/fortunas/1675258648_329070.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203220130/https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2023/02/01/fortunas/1675258648_329070.html |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=Cinco Días |language=es-ES |issn=1699-3594}}

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