Some of our favorite podcasts recommendations are the ones with a premise that’s totally out there.

This year alone we’ve featured a deep dive into aliens that abducted your attention before it filled your feed and a thrilling and very crappy whodunnit.

It’s safe to say we know a thing or two about extraordinarily absurd audio but even Hooked on Freddie took us by surprise.

Venturing into a seemingly bleak coastal town of Amble, you’ll find yourself wrapped in an extraordinary friendship between an enthusiastic dolphin named Freddie and fervent animal rights activist, Alan Cooper.

Hooked on Freddie is an enthralling treasure of a podcast – it takes the pacing of your standard issue true crime but applies it to a nationwide scandal involving Cooper who ends up flippantly accused of some pretty lewd behavior.

This uses interviews from the late 1980s and ‘90s as well as new interviews with Cooper to bring you this captivating story. six-part podcast series leans on Becky Milligan, who initially covered Freddie’s appearance in the North Sea as a student journalist. Milligan

Hooked on Freddie is guaranteed to be a ride that pulls together healing powers, extra-terrestrial speculations, intense rivalries, and heart-wrenching transformations; a potent concoction guaranteed to leave you, well, hooked!

Have a listen and share what you think.