Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Oct 17)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including why men are considered “geniuses” but women are just “smart”, how a line on a map sparked a bitter war, and a journey through the history of all the James Bond songs.
mmLast Updated: Oct 14th, 2021
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why are men considered “geniuses”, but women just “smart”.
Five hundreds years ago a Spanish physiologist declared that genius was stored in the testicles. Even today, studies have shown that people associate men with genius more than women. Award-winning sci...Show More
2. How one small line on a map sparked a bitter war between two nations.
For much of recorded history, maps have helped us define where we live and who we are. National Geographic writer Freddie Wilkinson shows us how one small line on a map led to a bitter conflict in ano...Show More
3. A journey through the history of all James Bond songs!
When a movie is successful, someone somewhere wants more…that’s when we get a sequel…if that follow-up does well, then the sequel gets a sequel…and if that film has traction, well, then you reach the ...Show More
The odd and unbelievable reasons why this last woman was hanged for being a witch.
Ann "Goody" Glover (unknown-1688) was hanged for being a witch in Boston.
He smoked a massive bag of weed after a big breakup...and reality was never the same again.
One night, fresh from his first big break-up, a 23-year-old Graham Panther is hanging out at a friend's house when she pulls out a massive bag of weed. Together, they decide to cut loose, forget abo...Show More
So the Hollywood actor Matthew McCounaughey wants to be the mayor of Texas, and here’s why.
When the actor Matthew McConaughey dropped his rom-com act to pursue hard-hitting dramas, Hollywood called it a “McConaissance.” Now we may be on the cusp of the next one, as he mulls over a run for g...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Bad Bets
Featured Episode: Introducing: Bad Bets
Playing With Marbles
Featured Episode: 1: Nature's hard drive
For True Crime Lovers
Meet the Babyface Killer who manipulates women into caring for him and then kills them.
Lesley Eugene Warren, also known as the Babyface Killer, manipulated women into caring for him, making them feel comfortable around him, but then, in a flash, he would murder them, strangling them and...Show More
He got into a gunfight with pirates, but little did they know who they were fighting with...
Somalia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Since it sits near a major cargo ship route, it’s not uncommon for Somalian pirates to hijack a ship and demand ransom. My guest for this episode,...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.
Have you listened to a great podcast? Have you made a great podcast? Recommend it on Podyssey we may just feature it on next week's Podyssey Picks.