Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Oct 24)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including why nostalgia was a disease, the story of the cult of kitschy leggings, and how diamonds and corruption was the start of Russia’s kleptocracy.
mmLast Updated: Oct 22nd, 2021
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why nostalgia was considered a disease.
The global pandemic has spawned a different type of epidemic, one of an entirely different nature: a nostalgia outbreak. Longing for 'simpler times' and 'better days', many of us have been turning to ...Show More
2. The story of LuLaRoe, the cult of kitschy leggings that bankrupted families.
In the wake of the zealously consumed LuLaRich docuseries on Amazon Prime, we’re releasing a bonus episode on the leggings multilevel marketing company that shook American suburban boss babes througho...Show More
3. Diamonds, communism, corruption — the origin story of Russia’s kleptocracy.
When Communism collapsed, a young man was tasked with selling Russia’s diamonds to the highest bidder. Then, he went on the run with $600m. He was missing for more than 20 years, until reporter Giles ...Show More
4. Find out if you live on a “stroad” and why they’re crippling North American cities.
Many North American cities are locked in a damaging cycle, whereby new suburban expansion is needed to subsidize the infrastructure costs of old development. The pattern has left many municipalities t...Show More
5. A new investigative series that offers an unparalleled look into Facebook’s deep dark secrets.
The Facebook Files, an investigative series from The Wall Street Journal, dives into an extensive array of internal Facebook documents, giving an unparalleled look inside the social media giant. In ou...Show More
6. How chocolate, slavery, and colonization are joined at the hip.
For some, chocolate can provide a pure moment of escapism, for others, it's a luxurious treat. But how is one of Britain's best-known brands; 'Cadbury's, connected to Britain's slaving past, and is ch...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Fallen Angel
Featured Episode: Welcome to Fallen Angel
Hemingway's Picasso
Featured Episode: Introducing...Hemingways's Picasso
03:21 | Sep 13th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
Steve Kough lived many lives. He was an NFL journeyman, a male model, and one of the most well-connected smugglers in 1980’s Miami, the “Drug Capital of the World." Kough collected many souvenirs f...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
A teenager’s boyfriend was convicted of her murder, and then released. Who killed Leah Freeman?
15-year-old Leah Freeman's body was discovered near her hometown of Coquille, Oregon, in 2000, and her former high school boyfriend Nick McGuffin was convicted of the murder. However, a reexamination ...Show More
A Halloween costume party goes horribly wrong when someone is murdered.
The residents of the Valley View apartments organize a big costume party. Strangers come together. They argue and fight. They dance and drink. At times the party veers out of control. And when they wa...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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