Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (September 26)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including what’s the meaning of life, whether body fat is actually good for you, and a countdown of the most influential mistresses in history.
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. What is the meaning of life? A rabbi explains.
Vox’s Sean Illing talks with David Wolpe, senior rabbi of the Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, about the role and nature of God, how religion and spirituality can address our modern problems, and how to m...Show More
2. Is body fat actually good for you and the BMI a sham (for reasons you’ll never guess)?
We’re hearing nonstop chatter about the “quarantine 15.” But should we really care if we put on weight? Is fat bad for us? We talk to Prof. Henry Blackburn, Assoc. Prof. Laura den Hartigh, and Assoc. ...Show More
3. A countdown of the top 10 most influential mistresses in history.
Tom Holland is joined by Ali Ansari to discuss the most influential mistresses in history. The definition of success is to impact history, despite often humble beginnings.Recorded live at the London P...Show More
4. The absence of sharks is scarier than sharks themselves.
Jaws made us scared of sharks but is a lack of sharks scarier?
12:44 | Sep 16th, 2021
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Last week, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) world conservation congress took place in Marseille. Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston was there and heard about the...Show More
5. How a teenage girl narrowly escaped Afghanistan through a new “underground railroad”.
It’s been a month since the fall of Afghanistan. And Black Hawk helicopters and Humvees aren’t the only things we left behind. Trapped in a country now controlled by the Taliban are hundreds of thousa...Show More
6. What the shocking Facebook internal documents leak meant as told by an ex-Facebook exec.
Jeff Horwitz is the Wall Street Journal reporter who unearthed a trove of internal Facebook documents that reveal a damning disconnect between what the company says in public and its actions inside. B...Show More
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Ye Olde Crime
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New & Notable Podcasts
The Grand Scheme
Featured Episode: Snatching Sinatra | Chapter 1: God on the Radio
36:50 | Jul 27th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
A young Barry Keenan becomes obsessed with salvation after an angel appears to him in his mother’s basement. Convinced by the nuns at his Catholic elementary school that he’ll be doomed to an eternity...Show More
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS Season 4: The Brian Wilson Story
Featured Episode: Blood on the Tracks: The John Lennon Story Trailer
02:53 | Aug 12th, 2021
Blood on the Tracks returns with season 2, the John Lennon Story on August 19th, 2021.
For True Crime Lovers
In one of his most memorable classic episodes, Josh Mankiewicz reports on a kidnapping mystery that changes the lives of a Florida couple. Tune in to Dateline’s 30th season premiere Friday at 9/8c o...Show More
Meet the real Erin Brockovich, the badass lawyer and single mom who took on big business that poisoned people.
You’ve seen the movie. You’ve seen the TV series. Now, hear Erin Brockovich tell the real story.
Podcast Playlists
Best Podcasts For Mental Health and Wellbeing
Calm down, relax and take a deep breath from the hustle and bustle with this playlist.
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Best Conspiracy Podcasts 👁️
Uncover the unexposed and unexplained realm of politics, history, and the paranormal with this playlist that might blow your mind.
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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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