Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jan 2)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including the story of the guy who’s selling himself as a crypto investment, what’s life like for people named Alexa in the age of Amazon’s Alexa, and the surprising pick for The Economist’s annual country of the year pick.
Also, we’re excited to highlight our sponsor this week, the The ABM Conversations Podcast that features interviews with top business people and marketers in the world, such as Seth Godin and Guy Kawasaki.
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Best Episodes of the Week
2. People named Alexa talk about what it’s like living in the age of Amazon’s Alexa.
Amazon's use of Alexa as a wake word for its voice assistant turned the name into a command, impacting daily interactions for people with the name – including The Washington Post’s own Alexa Juliana A...Show More
3. The Economist selects a surprising pick for the country of the year.
Each year The Economist selects its country of the year: a place that has improved the most. Improvement, though, was damnably rare in 2021. We run through our nominations and the shortlist, and take ...Show More
4. Retirement should be fun, but somehow it got very very scary.
But somehow it got very scary. Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Trans...Show More
5. These people are doing everything right in life, but they can’t catch a break.
People earnestly doing what they're told, and absolutely not getting what they were promised.
6. What if your life was entirely determined by algorithms? An audio drama explores this future.
A law-abiding boy meets a girl who breaks all the rules.
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
The Yaag Project
Featured Episode: Seth Godin: How to be sensible in the modern marketing world
In this episode, Seth Godin joins us to share his 40+ years of experience and insights on -- “How to be sensible in the modern marketing world”.
New & Notable Podcasts
Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Featured Episode: Introducing Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
01:21 | Nov 4th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
Intertwined tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Told through the biographies of Sambo Anderson, Davy Gray, William Lee, Kate, Ona Judg...Show More
The Assault on America
Featured Episode: Episode 1: The Digital Fever Swamp
35:48 | Dec 8th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
Investigative journalist Robert Evans explores the murky online spaces where the Capitol insurrection was conceived and planned. He discovers how a single lie snowballed online into one of the biggest...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The murder of the woman with the license plate “LIL MISS”.
Lisa Kimmel was driving a Black 1988 Honda CRX with a vanity license plate that read: “LIL MISS”.. when she disappeared. Later, her car with the distinct license plate, was spotted all around the Gre...Show More
2. A 39-year-old father of three goes to work and vanishes.
A 39-year-old father of three goes to work and disappears.
Podcast Playlists
Mindful Podcasts to Help You Take a Pause and Reflect
Start the new year without stress. Here’s some relief for the soul in audio-form.
waitwhat7 episodes
The Best Goal Setting Podcasts
Get a head start on your goals this year with these inspirational podcast episodes.
agirlinprogress8 episodes
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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