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Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Apr 4): Top Community Recommendations

Here’s this week’s roundup of top podcasts and playlist recommendations from the Podyssey community. From why iPhone apps are priced at $0.99 to stories of what it’s like working on a cargo ship, there’s lots to binge on this week!

We’re also excited to spotlight a new podcast called Spy Affair, from our sponsor Wondery. Get an inside look at the true story of the arrest of an alleged Russian operative with Spy Affair.

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Last Updated: Mar 30th, 2021

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How a viral Instagram photo destroyed this popular jam-on-toast restaurant.

Sqirl finds itself in a jam

Sqirl finds itself in a jam

Spectacular Failures

37:57 | Oct 5th, 2020

2 recommendations

The Los Angeles restaurant Sqirl had lines down the block for brunches that featured its famous house-made jams on toast. But then a photo of discarded mold scraped from the jam, snapped by someone in...Show More

The history of how Latino music *finally* topped charts in the US.

La Vida Loca Edición

La Vida Loca Edición

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

1:38:26 | Mar 31st, 2020

1 recommendation

Hit Parade takes you back to the turn of the millennium when, for a couple of years, it seemed like a Latin pop star was topping Billboard’ Hot 100 every few weeks: Ricky Martin. Jennifer Lopez. Enriq...Show More

A murderous New York club promoter killed a man and the NYC club scene at the same time.

In a world where drug use was rampant and controversy was currency, confessions of murder weren't even enough to raise heavily painted eyebrows. This is the story of how one of New York's hottest prom...Show More

What is socialism actually? A socialist economist explains.

Socialism 101

Socialism 101

Planet Money

23:53 | Mar 26th, 2021

5 recommendations

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A mini-series about the quest to make the perfect pasta shape.

Spaghetti doesn’t hold sauce. Angel hair goes from zero to mush. Wagon wheels are gimmicks. These are just a few of Dan’s many frustrations with classic pasta shapes. Three years ago he set out to do ...Show More

The wacky story of why iPhone apps are only $0.99.

Episode 1 - Race to the bottom

Episode 1 - Race to the bottom

The Life & Times of Video Games

32:43 | Sep 5th, 2017

3 recommendations

In the early days of the iPhone App Store, game developers found themselves locked in a race to a $0.99 price point that none of them wanted to become standard. This is the story of how that happened,...Show More

Hear what it’s like to work on a cargo ship like the one that was stuck in the Suez Canal.

Spend a day in the unpredictable life of a casual worker, a freelance longshoreman who must rack up enough hours to reach union status.

She left with an unidentified man at a gas station … then her decomposed body was found off a highway.

This first episode in a two-part miniseries covers the unsolved murder of Georgia Leah "Lee" Moses, who was killed in Petaluma, California, in 1997, and her sister Angel’s current push for resolution-...Show More

The shocking social and environmental costs of mining lithium for batteries, even though we need it to stop climate change.

The Lithium Gold Rush

The Lithium Gold Rush

Outside/In

44:35 | Sep 10th, 2020

3 recommendations

In one version of a sustainable, carbon-neutral future, the world’s cars will transition from fossil fuels to electricity. Right now that vision absolutely depends on lithium, a primary component of t...Show More

She found out she was dating a con-man and made a podcast about it.

The RomCON -  Ep 1

The RomCON - Ep 1

Conning the Con

37:29 | Jan 10th, 2021

1 recommendation

Episode one, The RomCON, takes us back to where it all began... One swipe to the right. One small, seemingly insignificant flick of the index finger..... Meet my sister, Emma as she takes us back to ...Show More

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Introducing: Spy Affair

Introducing: Spy Affair

Spy Affair

02:19 | Mar 15th, 2021

A story about deception, appearances and betrayal. Spy Affair is available exclusively on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription. Join Wondery+ to ...Show More

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