Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jan 9)
This week’s podcast picks feature great community recommendations, including how to figure out what you’ll enjoy in life, an investigation into ultra rapid grocery delivery startups, and why male bimbos are now considered the ideal man.
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mmLast Updated: Jan 7th, 2022
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Here’s how to figure out what you’ll enjoy in life.
In adulthood, many of us are forced to recalibrate our relationship with joy. As responsibilities multiply exponentially, time grows limited, and challenges mount, it becomes harder to make time for f...Show More
2. What’s up with all those 15-minute grocery delivery startups? An investigation.
Leyla Kazim dives into the world of rapid grocery delivery, one of the newest trends to hit the world of food retail. In scarcely more than a year, a wave of new companies like Getir, Weezy, Gorillas,...Show More
3. Male bimbos are now considered the ideal man. No, seriously.
The ideal man seems to have shifted from Mr. Darcy to Magic Mike. Someone who makes up for their intellectual blindspots with kindness and a hot bod. But do they exist outside of films and television?...Show More
4. She was blamed for the 9/11 attacks.
On 11th September 2001, Virginia Buckingham was head of Boston’s Logan Airport when two planes were hijacked after taking off from Logan and flown into New York’s World Trade Center. She immediately r...Show More
5. A review of the best films of 2021!
On this special bonus summer episode of The Culture, we’re talking the best of films in 2021. It was a great year for movies, and there’s plenty of stuff to catch up on if you didn’t have the time to ...Show More
6. How to protect your eyes from eye strain when using your electronic devices.
Podcast 3: Eyestrain and Lighting While Using Electronic Interfaces
04:34 | May 19th, 2020
1 recommendation
When listening to this podcast you will learn about blue light and how it affects your eyes, risk factors that may be contributing to your eyestrain or tiredness, and some practical strategies you can...Show More
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New & Notable Podcasts
Families Who Kill
Featured Episode: Introducing - Families Who Kill: The Donut Shop Murders
Better Food. Better World.
Featured Episode: Food and War - a Recipe for Disaster
26:19 | Dec 9th, 2021
1 RECOMMENDATION
“Conflict and hunger, peace and food security. These are really inextricably linked.” As Afghans prepare for winter, they are on the brink of another crisis — hunger. War and conflict have shut down t...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. A deadly fire, and a killing spree in Korea.
A deadly fire... or is it? And a killing spree in Korea.
2. A group of school kids went on a crime spree targeting Hollywood celebrities and stole a whopping $3m.
From 2008 to 2009 a group of school kids living near the celebrity rich area of the Hollywood Hills went on a crime spree targeting celebrities, not just for their money, but to lift their clothes and...Show More
Podcast Playlists
7 Podcasts on Calm and Sleep
Sleep better with these calming podcasts.
cbcpodcasts7 episodes
Escaping to Alternate Universes and Timelines
Travel to alternative universes and timelines with these out of the world podcasts.
cesarm5 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.
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.