Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Nov 28)
This week’s podcast picks feature some great community recommendations, including the case against loving your job, why a British doctor stole a Black woman for freak shows, and how to get smarter by thinking outside your brain.
mmLast Updated: Nov 25th, 2021
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why you shouldn’t love your job.
The compulsion to be happy at work “is always a demand for emotional work from the worker,” writes Sarah Jaffe. “Work, after all, has no feelings. Capitalism cannot love. This new work ethic, in which...Show More
2. A British doctor stole a Black woman and paraded her in freak shows as “The Hottentot Venus”.
Sarah 'Saartjie' Baartman was taken to the UK by a British doctor. But did she know what she was signing up for? Stage-named 'The Hottentot Venus', Sarah was paraded around freak shows in London and ...Show More
3. Get smarter by thinking outside of your brain.
EXTENDED MIND: Want to Get Smarter? Try Thinking Outside of Your Brain
1:15:18 | Jun 24th, 2021
1 recommendation
Modern life has not been easy on our brains. Average IQ scores rose steadily throughout the last century. Now they appear to be leveling off. The problem, according to neuroscientists, may be that we ...Show More
4. The unexpectedly ingenious way on how western music got into China in the 1980’s.
Through the 1980s, the vast majority of people in China had never heard western music, save for John Denver, the Carpenters, and a few other artists included on the hand-picked list of songs sanctione...Show More
5. Indulge in the House of Gucci hype with this podcast about the high fashion family saga full of blood, revenge, and glamour.
On March 27, 1995, Maurizio Gucci – the one-time chairman of the House of Gucci – was killed in cold blood. The murder became Italy’s crime of the century. As a story, it had it all: a rags-to-riches ...Show More
6. The surprising reason why better energy efficiency can actually create more carbon emissions.
We're told that increasing energy efficiency will make a big impact on decreasing our carbon emissions, but what if that isn't really the case? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...Show More
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New & Notable Podcasts
An Eyesore and a Plague
Featured Episode: Saddle Rock
35:41 | Nov 12th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
In 1910, Roswell Eldridge had it all: cars, yachts, money, and a beautiful beachside mansion. There was just one problem...In New York, villages are a type of municipality. They were intended to be de...Show More
Boys Like Me
Featured Episode: Introducing: Boys Like Me
For True Crime Lovers
1. She went to Target to buy a present for her boyfriend and was never seen again.
18 year-old Kelsey Smith was at her local Target store in Kansas buying a present for her boyfriend. She called her mother and told her she'd be home soon...but Kelsey never returned home. The Police,...Show More
2. Take a trip on haunted ships from around the world.
We’re taking a look into haunted ships around the world. There’s so many we couldn’t get to all of them but we tried to pick some of the best ones we could! Do you know of any good, haunted ships we d...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Best Podcasts for Mental Health & Wellbeing
Calm down, relax and take a deep breath from the hustle and bustle with this podcast playlist for mental health and wellbeing.
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Podcasts on the Importance of Rituals
Rituals are part of our traditions and everyday lives. From gender reveal parties to coming of age events, explore the importance and diversity of rituals with this playlist.
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Behind the Scenes with a Podcaster: Simon Degiorgio from “Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast”
We’re trying something new! For the next few weeks, we’re featuring behind the scenes interviews with podcast creators. Hear more about how podcasts are created and maybe even get inspired to start one yourself.
Hello! What’s your background and what’s your podcast about?
My podcast is 750+ episodes of advert free storytelling, three times a week! Supported by lovely listeners the Tale Teller brings you a mixed bag of horror, fantasy, sci-fi, custom remastered old time radio stories, folk tales and more. The Stories Fables Ghostly Tales Podcast has something for everyone. My background is multimedia, creative arts, and digital communications.
What motivated you to start a podcast?
Listening to other podcasts inspired me to do my own! And just like that I went off to pursue it.
What went into starting the podcast?
Preparation, passion, and procedure. Understanding what quality audio is, the pitfalls in recording, technical specs of my equipment, the room I'm in, and down to even the angle of my microphone. There was a lot of learning, and investigation.
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.