Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (September 12)
Podcasts are an endless source of entertainment and interesting stories. Where to start? Podyssey's community of podcast lovers have picked out some great listens for you, including the unlikely origins of the word “redneck”, whether sexual pleasure should be taught at school, and the surprising history of the Myers Briggs’ personality test.
Also, we’re excited to highlight our sponsor this week, the Ye Old Crime podcast, hosted by two sisters who discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear.
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Best Episodes of the Week
1. The unlikely origins of the word “redneck” and how its meaning got twisted.
100 years ago, in the hills of West Virginia, Black, white and European immigrant coal miners banded together to demand better pay and safer working conditions and were met with machine guns. While th...Show More
2. Should sexual pleasure be included in sex-ed in schools?
What did you learn about sexual pleasure when you were growing up? Chances are, you didn't learn much in school. And if the latest research is anything to go by, we still have a lot to learn now. ...Show More
3. The surprising history of the Myers Briggs’ personality test.
If you’re one of the 2 million people who take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator every year, perhaps you thought Myers and Briggs are the two psychologists who designed the test. In reality, a mother-da...Show More
4. How the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel, reinvented his tainted legacy.
Bonus Episode 3: The Newspaper Error That Sparked the Nobel Prize
06:05 | Jul 22nd, 2020
2 recommendations
When a newspaper mistakenly proclaimed Alfred Nobel dead in 1888, the inventor of dynamite set out to reinvent his legacy.
5. Why sometimes all we need in life is simple quiet love.
When Bette met her husband, he was leaning against a wall at a party. He had, as she put it, “smoldering looks and banked fires.” He was from Brooklyn; she was from the Bronx. She assumed his silent “...Show More
6. A freakishly giant sea turtle that chases whales and boats.
This animal is bolder than a shark, and tougher than your boat. Come hear a crazy story, learn everything we know about the biggest turtle in the world, and discover how you can help them on this epis...Show More
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Parents in Southlake, Texas, wanted to confront racism in their schools. Instead, the suburb is being consumed by a national backlash over critical race theory.
For True Crime Lovers
The story of the lesbian who was forced to marry her trainer 25 years her senior who tried to killed her.
Join C.J. for this Netflix inspired story of boxer Christy Martin. Christy, a lesbian felt forced to marry her trainer who was 25 years her senior. He is a coercive controller who nearly killed Chris...Show More
Could new DNA evidence help solve a cold case of four teenage girls who were brutally murdered inside an Austin yogurt shop?
#087 - In December 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered inside an Austin, Texas "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Shop." Even though suspects have been arrested over the years, the case remains ...Show More
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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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