Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (August 15th)
This week’s recommendations feature the unbelievable reason why kidnapping is big business in Nigeria, how a woman deraticalized her KKK husband, and a visit to village where everyone’s name is a song.
We also want to feature our sponsor this week, the Out Travel the System podcast that features inspiration and insider information for your next adventure, brought to you by Expedia.
mmLast Updated: Aug 12th, 2021
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why kidnapping for ransom is a booming industry in Nigeria.
In 2014, the terrorist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria. It gave rise to a viral Twitter movement #BringBackOurGirls and would eventually inspire hundreds of similar kidnappings i...Show More
2. How this woman deraticalized her KKK husband.
Christopher Buckley of LaFayette, GA is an Afghanistan and Iraqi war veteran. When he returned from Iraq, he joined the Georgia White Knights as an Imperial Nighthawk, because their anti-Muslim and ra...Show More
3. Visit the mystifying village where everyone’s name is a song.
In Kongthong, India, every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mother within a week of their birth, part of a centuries-old tradition. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura...Show More
4. Travel back to Ancient Rome for a rich audio history about gladiators.
In the first-ever episode of Short History Of… we take a trip back in time to Ancient Rome, to discover the bizarre and barbaric world of the gladiators. But who were these mysterious warriors? And ho...Show More
5. A touching true story about a Japanese boy and his bird companion in a WW2 internment camp.
When Shigeru Yabu was a little boy he made a new friend in an unexpected place. “That bird walked up my arm all the way to my shoulder, and we looked at each other, eye to eye.” Shigeru Yabu’s book is...Show More
6. What game design can teach us about creativity in any discipline.
Justin Gary, designer of Ascension, talks about his personal process for designing and publishing games.Justin has designed and released a ton of hit games over the years and worked in lots of differe...Show More
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Out Travel The System
Featured Episode: Traveling Back to Your Roots
21:01 | Nov 11th, 2019
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Knowing where you're from is just as important as knowing where you're going. Guest Steve Balistreri traces his roots back to Siciliy in a moving personal story while we discuss the growing popularity...Show More
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Featured Episode: Facing West: Season 1 Trailer
01:41 | Oct 20th, 2020
A new podcast about the ever-changing face of the Mountain West. In our first season we're looking at America's Great Divide. I'm reporter Nate Hegyi with the Mountain West News Bureau.
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For True Crime Lovers
How two bank robberies unexpectedly helped solve two cold cases.
After the arrest of three men for their involvement in 2 bank robberies, detectives from Tyler, Texas had no idea that they had just set in motion the series of events that would lead to solving the m...Show More
A harrowing story about a voice that woke a sleeping couple to their biggest nightmare for 48 hours.
“I think it was around 3:00 a.m., and that’s when I heard a strange man’s voice waking me from sleep.” This is part one of a two-part episode. Listen to part two in our next episode. Denise Huskins a...Show More
For Audio Drama & Musical Lovers
A radio play about a detective who investigates a strange mystic murder of a wild and crazy crime family.
Juno Steel has had a lot of clients in his time, high-profile and low. But when he’s called in to investigate the murder of Croesus Kanagawa, head of the Kanagawa crime-family-slash-entertainment-netw...Show More
Fun 10-minute musical delights about love stories on prom night in Loveville, Ohio. Think the film American Graffiti, but audio!
Episode 1: "Before the prom, at home, Jane is almost ready to shine, no matter how cheap her dress looks or what happened to her at last year’s dance. If only her date, Johnny – who arrives in his dad...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Best New Podcast Releases for August 2021
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Escape cabin fever with this podcast playlist that brings you to Hawaii. Learn about the history of Hawaiians, Aloha shirts and more by travelling to the tropical islands with your ears.
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