Let's Not Meet: A True Horror Podcast

Tate prefers using as few sound effects and music as possible and instead focus on the storytelling.{{Cite web |last=Century |first=Sara |date=May 13, 2021 |title=How Horror Podcasts Provide Catharsis |website=Discover Pods |publisher=Elite Cafe Media |language=en-US |url=https://discoverpods.com/horror-podcasts-catharsis/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516183124/https://discoverpods.com/horror-podcasts-catharsis/ |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022}} The host reads roughly six stories in each episode, which are about one hour in length.{{Cite web |last=Patkar |first=Mihir |date=October 23, 2021 |title=The 6+ Best Horror Podcasts for Spooky Fiction and True Scary Stories: From Horror Fiction Anthologies and Reader-Submitted True Tales to Classic Radio Plays of Thriller Masters, These Are the Best Scary Podcasts Online. |website=MUO |publisher=Valnet |language=en-CA |url=https://www.makeuseof.com/best-horror-podcasts-spooky-fiction-true-scary-stories/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029020015/https://www.makeuseof.com/best-horror-podcasts-spooky-fiction-true-scary-stories/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022}} The show tells true horror stories written by people who have experienced unwanted encounters.{{Cite web |last=Popkin |date=June 20, 2021 |title=Let's Not Meet is a true horror podcast |website=Boing Boing |publisher=Happy Mutants |language=en-US |url=https://boingboing.net/2021/06/20/lets-not-meet-is-a-true-horror-podcast.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621000102/https://boingboing.net/2021/06/20/lets-not-meet-is-a-true-horror-podcast.html |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Christiansen |first=Emilie Søndergaard |date=July 30, 2021 |title=Her er de 30 Bedste Podcasts, du Skal Lytte til |trans-title=Here Are the Thirty Best Podcasts You Should Listen To |website=Femina |publisher=Aller Media |language=da-DK |issn=0014-9853 |url=https://www.femina.dk/kultur/se-lyt-oplev/her-er-de-30-bedste-podcasts-du-skal-lytte-til |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511184244/https://www.femina.dk/kultur/se-lyt-oplev/her-er-de-30-bedste-podcasts-du-skal-lytte-til |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2022 |quote=People send their stories in to the show, and common to them all is that they are all about someone or something they do not want to meet (again). The themes in the stories are different, but are largely about mysterious and eerie events from people's everyday lives.}} The show has released over 280 episodes over the course of twelve seasons.{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2022 |title='Let's Not Meet: A True Horror Podcast' is Filled With True Horror Stories From the People Who Made It Out Alive |website=Podsauce |publisher=Audacy |language=en-US|url=https://podsauce.com/articles/lets-not-meet-a-true-horror-podcast-is-from-those-who-made-it-out-alive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327012622/https://podsauce.com/articles/lets-not-meet-a-true-horror-podcast-is-from-those-who-made-it-out-alive/ |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2022}}

The show was a finalist in the 2019 Discover Pods awards.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Kevin |date=November 21, 2019 |editor-last=Olsher |editor-first=Steve |title=Announcing the Winners of the 2019 Discover Pods Awards |website=Discover Pods |publisher=Elite Cafe Media |language=en-US |url=https://awards.discoverpods.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-discover-pods-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121053814/https://awards.discoverpods.com/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2019-discover-pods-awards/ |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022}} Podcast Magazine ranked the show as number twenty-five on their list of the best horror and crime podcasts.{{Cite magazine |last=Wacek |first=Michele Pariza |date=October 2020 |editor-last=Olsher |editor-first=Steve |title=Podcast Magazine Presents: The Best Horror and Crime Podcasts |url=https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Podcast-Magazine-October-2020-Kim-Komando.pdf#page=16 |url-status=live |magazine=Podcast Magazine |language=en-US |location=San Diego, CA |volume=1 |issue=9 |page=16 |issn=2690-4608 |oclc=1140254648 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213165156/https://podcastmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Podcast-Magazine-October-2020-Kim-Komando.pdf |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022 }} Anthony D. Herrera of The A.V. Club commented on the show saying that "there is some variation in the quality of the writing ... [but] the authenticity always shines through."{{Cite web |last=Herrera |first=Anthony D. |date=February 24, 2020 |title=Product Failures Looks Back on the Boring, Unnecessary Life of Google+ |website=The A.V. Club |publisher=G/O Media |language=en-US |url=https://www.avclub.com/product-failures-looks-back-on-the-boring-unnecessary-1841831706 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615153418/https://www.avclub.com/product-failures-looks-back-on-the-boring-unnecessary-1841831706 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022}} Madeline Wahl of Reader's Digest praised the show saying that the listener will "be hooked (and a little jumpy) after listening to just one episode."{{Cite web |last=Wahl |first=Madeline |last2=Kuehn |first2=Kelly |date=August 26, 2020 |title=20 Scary Podcasts That Will Keep You Up at Night |website=Reader's Digest |publisher=Trusted Media Brands |language=en-US |url=https://www.rd.com/list/scary-podcasts-that-will-keep-you-up-at-night/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916234859/https://www.rd.com/list/scary-podcasts-that-will-keep-you-up-at-night/ |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2022}} Emily Stein of CrimeReads praised the show's host saying that "…does an excellent job of convincingly taking on the voice of each writer."{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Emily |date=October 26, 2018 |title=8 Great Horror Podcasts and Their Spookiest Episodes: Your Guide to Scary, Mysterious, and Paranormal Podcasts |url=https://crimereads.com/8-great-horror-podcasts-and-their-spookiest-episodes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422181253/https://crimereads.com/8-great-horror-podcasts-and-their-spookiest-episodes/ |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=CrimeReads |publisher=Grove Atlantic |language=en-US}} Nicky Idika of PopBuzz commented on the show saying that the show "will have you thinking carefully about every interaction you have from now on."{{Cite web |last=Idika |first=Nicky |date=October 19, 2018 |title=13 Creepy Podcasts Guaranteed to Give You Goosebumps |website=PopBuzz |publisher=Global Media & Entertainment |language=en-US |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/creepy-podcasts-storytelling-horror/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123171829/https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/creepy-podcasts-storytelling-horror/ |archive-date=November 23, 2020 |access-date=May 11, 2022}} Kayla Osborne of The Camden-Narellan Advertiser commented on the show saying that the "podcast is the equivalent of the hair on the back of your neck standing up."{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Kayla |date=December 29, 2021 |title=Binge-ready podcasts to get you through the hot, wet summer |url=https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/7558206/binge-ready-podcasts-to-get-you-through-the-hot-wet-summer/ |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=Camden-Narellan Advertiser |language=en-AU |archive-date=March 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317231553/https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/7558206/binge-ready-podcasts-to-get-you-through-the-hot-wet-summer/ |url-status=live }}

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