Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (May 16th)
Hey podcast lovers,
Travel with your ears with this week’s podcast recommendations from Podyssey’s community of podcast superfans. From the surprising reasons why Japan’s population is shrinking to the shocking history of castrated singers at the Vatican, you’ll find lots of eye-opening stories to listen to and learn from this week.
mmLast Updated: May 14th, 2021
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The eye-opening reasons why Japan’s population is shrinking and dolls are taking over.
Japan is the “grayest” nation in the world. Close to 30 percent of the population is over 65. The reason is its low birthrate, which has caused the population to contract since 2007. With the birthra...Show More
The story of the last castro singers of the Vatican — castrated men with high singing voices.
In 1902, a young American headed to the Vatican to record a voice unlike any other. His subject was Alessandro Moreschi—the last known castrato. That is to say, a man castrated in childhood in order t...Show More
How to win a negotiation - advice from expert negotiators.
Most of us negotiate in one of two ways: either you roll right over the other party, or you just roll over. But great negotiators refuse to believe that we have to choose between results and relations...Show More
A funny quest to find the mysterious singer of an addictive pizza jingle.
If you like the ‘Case of a Missing Hit’ episode from Reply All, you’ll love this one.
In 2008, college student Kevin Toomey was cruising around Columbus, Ohio, listening to AM radio, when a jingle for Rotolo's Pizza came on. It was love at first listen, and it set him on a 13-year ques...Show More
Vegas casinos are meticulously designed — from carpets to ceilings — to keep gamblers glued to slot machines.
What Happened in Vegas — with Natasha Dow Schüll
Your Undivided Attention
40:51 | Jun 10th, 2019
8 recommendations
Natasha Dow Schüll, author of Addiction by Design, has spent years studying how slot machines hold gamblers spellbound, in an endless loop of play. She never imagined the addictive designs which she h...Show More
The history of the creation of the Palestine Broadcasting Service in 1936.
The Palestine Broadcasting Service started airing in 1936, from a brand new transmitter tower in Ramallah. It was a British station in three languages, aimed at promoting the message of the mandate go...Show More
Two young lovebirds fell in love, then he fell gravely ill with a rare disease.
Dr. David Fajgenbaum has been read his last rites five times. He suffers from the extremely rare and deadly Castleman disease, an orphan disease with no known cure or treatments. To buy himself more t...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
A severed head was found in a dumpster and mistaken for a mannequin.
This mini-sode covers Anthony Michalowski and Michael Hickmott's murderers in Pittsburgh, PA. The suspected killer, Robert Wayne Marshall was never convicted. Listen to find out why!https://link...Show More
A doctor ran a “pill mill” that left patients overdosed with drugs and dead.
New York assistant district attorney Charlotte Bismuth will be talking about Dr. Stan Li who ran a pain clinic, but many referred to it as a 'pill mill.'
A single-mother’s dismembered body was found after an online date.
In March of 2016, a 40-year-old single mother was ready to meet someone with whom she could spend her life. Her relationship with the father of her children hadn’t worked out, though they remained ami...Show More
Meet the Curators
Melody and Danny are the co-founders of Podyssey. Every week we curate this round-up with the mission of helping our readers find the hidden gems in the podcast world.
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