Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Feb 28): Top Community Recommendations
Here’s this week’s roundup of top podcasts and playlist recommendations from the Podyssey community. From a list of the best self-help podcasts to an algorithm that can help identify serial killers, there’s lots to discover this week! We’re also excited to spotlight our podcast sponsor, Crimes & Consequences, where two attorneys dive deep into the gritty details of true crime murder cases.
sofborneLast Updated: Feb 26th, 2021
Can this algorithm help identify serial killers?
The FBI estimates that as many as 40% of homicides go unsolved, with no national database to keep track. But what if an algorithm could help identify trends and even potentially bring the number of un...Show More
Explore Ubuntu — an African term that describes human interconnectedness.
Sponsored episode by Stories of Impact podcast
Ubuntu & Youth Radio Reporters with Nina Callaghan
Stories of Impact
50:19 | Feb 23rd, 2021
1 recommendation
Today, we hear a fascinating and inspiring conversation having to do with the flourishing of young South Africans. Today’s episode features Richard’s conversation with Nina Callaghan, former Associate...Show More
Were the strange sounds heard in Swedish waters Russian submarines ... or something even fishier?
It was the early 80s, the height of the Cold War, when something strange began happening off the coast of Sweden. The navy reported a mysterious sound deep below the surface of the ocean. Again, and a...Show More
Start your day with a burst of positivity and peace by listening to this daily morning meditation.
Sponsored episode by Morning Meditation for Women podcast.
Wake Up and Shine: A Daily Morning Meditation 🧘🏻♀️☀️
Morning Meditation for Women
12:10 | Jan 25th, 2021
It’s time to start your day with intention. With positivity. With love. So you can shine. From the inside out. So the intention of today’s guided meditation is to help you create the space to liv...Show More
Who brutally tortured, mutilated, and killed these young men?
In 1979, residents of Adelaide were gripped by fear when several young men began to go missing under mysterious circumstances. 17-year-old Alan Barnes, 25-year-old Neil Muir, 14-year-old Peter Stognef...Show More
Is Uber Eats killing restaurants? Listen to this hard-hitting interview with Uber’s CEO.
Food Delivery Is Keeping Uber Alive. Will It Kill Restaurants?
Hard Fork
37:32 | Jan 14th, 2021
3 recommendations
Uber’s chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, is charging toward a world in which food is delivered through apps like Uber Eats and “a driver may be human or may be software.” On the way, he acknowledges...Show More
Whether you’re working on personal growth, figuring out how to set goals, or prioritizing your mental health, check out our playlist of the best self-help podcasts.
How to buy your own superhero.
Marvel was not interested in selling us Doorman. But there is another way to jumpstart our superhero empire. | Find the full Planet Money Superhero series here.
The fight to bring looted art and cultural heritage back to China.
431- 12 Heads from the Garden of Perfect Brightness
99% Invisible
36:05 | Feb 16th, 2021
2 recommendations
The story of the twelve bronze zodiac heads that are at the center of a fight over the repatriation of Chinese cultural heritage. Most believe all such cultural artifacts should return to China, but m...Show More
From Harry Potter to Star Trek to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, dive into these great fandom podcasts.
✨ Podcast Partner Spotlight: Crimes & Consequences (Sponsored)
Join two attorneys, as they dive deep into the gritty details of true crime murder cases. Listen to true crime stories you’ve never heard before and the classics you hate to love. From serial killers to stalkers, Crimes & Consequences covers them all in graphic detail.
👉 Featured Episode: After being charged with rape, a serial killer eliminated all the witnesses, including the victim, forcing her to write letters to her family and court before her brutal death.
In 1996, Rachel Timmerman filed rape charges against a monster named Marvin Gabrion. As the trial approached, witnesses came up missing. Then Rachel disappeared along with her baby after going out o...Show More
📰 Podcast News: The Hackers Attacking Podcasters
You might have had trouble listening to your favorite podcast creators this past week. That’s because the podcast hosting sites Buzzsprout, Podbean, Spreaker, and Captivate were all targeted by a distributed denial-of-services, or DDoS, attack. This means that attackers tried to disrupt the normal traffic to these sites by overwhelming them with internet traffic.
Why attack podcasters? James Cridland of Podnews.net actually spoke with the hacker behind the coordinated attacks, who said he was demanding $1,500, payable in Bitcoin, to help his apparently sick mother. None of the podcast hosting sites paid the ransom, and the issues seem to have been resolved for now. Check out James’ full story here.