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Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Dec 26)

This week’s podcast picks features two special year-end playlists we’ve compiled to revisit the best podcasts of 2021 including the Top 15 Podcast Recommendations on Podyssey, and The Best of the Best Podcasts compiled from 14 best podcasts of 2021 playlists. And by the way, you’re totally worthy of sleep and this is why!

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Last Updated: Dec 24th, 2021

Best Episodes of the Week

1. You are worthy of sleep. This is why.

Katherine is worried Jim is endangering himself and needs to sleep more, so she’s holding an intervention. Tricia Hersey of the Nap Ministry joins to talk about the importance of sleep and how, especi...Show More

2. Get behind the science of quitting and why it’s healthy to quit.

Annie Duke believes we should be quitting things more often, a skill she honed during her lucrative years as a professional poker player on the world stage. Annie talks about the science of quitting, ...Show More

3. You’ve been cutting onions all wrong, according to a food scientist.

He has boiled hundreds of eggs in the quest for breakfast perfection. He has expended thousands of words on the divisive subject of mashed potatoes. And he is the only one who cares enough to test abs...Show More

4. Finding love as a plus-sized person.

Your stories about how navigating weight and body size inside a relationship has sometimes made your partnerships stronger...and sometimes broken them apart.  Are you subscribed to our newsletter? You...Show More

5. The biggest financial scandal you’ve never heard of revealed.

It's been celebrated as Australia's "millionaires' factory". But Macquarie Bank is now caught up in the mother of all tax investigations. Reporter Mario Christodoulou has seen internal company files...Show More

6. The ultimate predictions episode for 2022!

Youngme, Felix and Mihir share their predictions for 2022! Join them as they share their predictions about everything ranging from cryptocurrencies to Oscar winners… Recent picks, and recommended rea...Show More

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New & Notable Podcasts

Sacred Scandal

Two decades ago, on a calm, dark Miami night, a nun was stabbed nearly 100 times on the grounds of a prestigious private academy and monastery. In a search for answers that stretches into some of the most remote villages of Eastern Europe, they uncovered allegations of sexual abuse, secret letters to the Vatican and other mysteries of faith.
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What Really Happened in Wuhan

Investigative journalist Sharri Markson goes deep into the secret history of Covid-19. In a series of exclusive interviews - from Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo to intelligence chiefs and Chinese dissidents - Markson takes us inside the investigation to explore what really happened in Wuhan and beyond.
Genres: News and Politics, Documentary, Health

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Featured Episode: Coming Soon

01:19 | Nov 30th, 2021

Investigative journalist Sharri Markson goes deep into the secret history of Covid-19. In a series of exclusive interviews - from Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo to intelligence chiefs and Chinese dissid...Show More

For True Crime Lovers

1. A middle-aged mall Santa who murdered South Asian and Middle Eastern men in Toronto’s gay village.

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to the Church and Wellesley in Toronto to discuss the shocking crimes of Bruce MacArthur, a middle aged landscaper and mall Santa, who preyed upon men, in particularly...Show More

2. The body of a 18-year-old named Kaysera Stops Pretty Places was found decomposed in the backyard of a Montana home.

When 18-year-old Kaysera Stops Pretty Places disappears after a night with friends in Hardin, Montana, her family and friends hold their breath waiting for answers. As the months pass, the story that ...Show More

Podcast Playlists

The Top 15 Podcast Episodes of 2021 on Podyssey

A roundup of the top podcast episodes the Podyssey community recommended this year!

Curated by:podysseyapp

15 episodes

The Best of the Best Podcasts of 2021

We combed through 14 “best podcasts of 2021” lists — from Apple Podcasts Top Charts to The New York Times — to compile this ultimate best of the best podcasts list. Are your favorites this year on the list? Find out!

Curated by:podysseyapp

15 podcasts

Meet the Curators

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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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