The Self-Isolation Watch, Read, and Listen List

Image courtesy of Netflix.

Image courtesy of Netflix.

Our Self-Isolation Watch/Read/Listen List
It feels like most things are terrible right now, so we're consuming even more media than usual. sometimes to escape reality and other times to try to get a better grip on our new reality. Here's a list of recommendations on what to watch, listen to, and read to help us get through the sea of uncertainty that 2020 is turning into. 

Comedies 
Derry Girls - Netflix 
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Amazon Prime
GLOW - Netflix
Shrill - Hulu 
New Girl - Netflix
The Good Place - Netflix/Hulu
Schitt’s Creek - Netflix
Brooklyn 99 - Hulu 
Broad City - Hulu
Fresh Off the Boat - Hulu
One Day at a Time - Netflix
Love - Netflix

Comedy Specials 
Mike Birbiglia: The New One - Netflix 
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette - Netflix
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright - Netflix
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra - Netflix
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats - Netflix
Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy - Netflix
2 Dope Queens - HBO

Dramas 
Big Little Lies - HBO
Good Girls - Netflix
Killing Eve - Hulu
Watchmen - HBO

Corona Reads
Corona Correspondences
Dr. Smith dispatches

Documentaries 
At the Heart of Gold - HBO 
I Love You, Now Die - HBO (Just watch everything by Erin Lee Carr)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? - HBO
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley - HBO

Escapism
The Mandalorian - Disney+
Great British Baking Show - Netflix
Great British Baking Show Masterclass - Netflix
Bridesmaids - HBO 
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey - Rent on Amazon Prime

Podcasts
The Librarian Is In
Guilt and Shame
Welcome to Nightvale
Monica and Jess Love Boys (Armchair Expert)
Unspooled
Home Cooking

Cookbooks & Blogs
NYT Cooking
America’s Test Kitchen
Jack’s Wife Freda: Cooking from New York’s West Village