Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Jan 16)

This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including what it’s like to live in a sex cult, why people are getting scammed by buying dogs on Facebook, and what sets successful people apart.

Also, we’re excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the White Picket Fence podcast from Wonder Media Network. Why are parents close to the breaking point? How can we build a better world with care at the center of the economy? Find out with the White Picket Fence.

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Last Updated: Jan 14th, 2022

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Best Episodes of the Week

1. What it’s like to live in a sex cult started by your grandfather.

Life In A Sex Cult

46:21 | Dec 21st, 2021

3 recommendations

Faith Jones' grandfather founded the Children of God, also known as The Family. She was taught sex was a service to God and that women and girls should freely "share" their bodies, regardless of wheth...Show More

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2. People are getting scammed for buying dogs on Facebook.

Suzanne and the fake Toy Poodle (pt.1)

49:49 | Jun 26th, 2020

1 recommendation

Suzanne and the fake Toy Poodle (pt.1) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

3. What sets really successful people apart.

Best of IdeaCast: What Sets Successful People Apart

19:21 | Dec 28th, 2021

1 recommendation

Heidi Grant, a motivational psychologist, has studied successful people and what makes them tick. In this classic episode, she and former host Sarah Green Carmichael discuss the behaviors of high achi...Show More

4. Inside the hilarious job of writing jokes for Laffy Taffy candy.

Chief Laugh Officer

39:10 | Oct 26th, 2021

1 recommendation

Laffy Taffy created a dream joke writing job. But is it real? Support the show and listen to over 50 episodes of our bonus podcast by joining our Patreon! Show notes: 00:56 - Laffy Taffy - Wikipedia...Show More

5. Touching stories from inmates on building relationships with their kids. (If you’re an Ear Hustle fan, you’ll love this.)

Episode 2: Rebuilding Family Relationships

18:18 | Nov 5th, 2019

3 recommendations

Cleo Cloman grew up in a two-parent household and had dreams of playing pro baseball. After a rocky relationship with his father, he lost his passion for the sport and found a new pursuit: the streets...Show More

6. Do you love or loathe being alone? Listen to this podcast sharing circle on loneliness.

how do you feel about being alone?

33:36 | Jan 10th, 2022

1 recommendation

Whether it is hanging out at home, traveling the globe, or something in between, in this third episode, we discuss our feelings around being on our own. Some of us love it, some of us loathe it...you'...Show More

Podcast Spotlight (Ad)

White Picket Fence

We’re all exhausted but parents ESPECIALLY are close to their breaking point. How did we get here? And how can we build a better world, one with care at the center of the economy? Host of White Picket Fence Julie Kohler investigates.

Wonder Media Network

+6 FANS

Featured Episode: The Nuclear Family Myth

25:54 | Nov 23rd, 2021

This week, host Julie Kohler travels back to the mid-20th century to examine the creation of the “traditional” nuclear family — a myth only made possible through the exploitation of Black women’s dome...Show More

Travel to the 1950s to see the origin of the nuclear family and how the values of the era still exist in the debate over care economy policy.

New & Notable Podcasts

Fairy Meadow

In 1970, three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer was taken from an Australian beach. No-one knows what happened. Fifty years on - can the mystery be solved?

Genres: True Crime, History

BBC Radio 4

+5 FANS

Featured Episode: Coming Soon

02:52 | Jan 5th, 2022

A summer's day, 1970, and a mum and her four kids are on a beach in Australia. They're migrants, newly arrived from the UK, part of the generation of "ten-pound poms" looking for a fresh start down un...Show More

This Is Dating

Come for the cringe, stay for the connection. Follow four modern daters as they trade the swiping, the small talk, and the fumbled first kiss for a curated virtual date with a team of fairy godmothers behind the scenes. You might have eavesdropped on a first date before, but never like this.

Genres: Love & Relationships, Social Science

Magnificent Noise

+3 FANS

Featured Episode: Chemistry: Virginia Date 1

35:15 | Jan 10th, 2022

Is it chemistry or are you just turned on by his unavailability? Meet Virginia, a 30-something lawyer looking for the love of her life and she's gone on 50+ dates to prove it. This week, we set her up...Show More

For True Crime Lovers

1. Meet the Black Widow who lured men on the internet, then drugged and killed them.

Canadian Black Widow: Melissa Ann Shepard

1:15:03 | Dec 13th, 2021

Episode 199: In all the recent photos I could find of Melissa Ann Shepard, she looks like an ordinary, little old lady. But Melissa, Millie to some, has a criminal record a mile long, including convic...Show More

2. Get inside the mind of a murderer who killed her toddler sons.

The Mind Of The Murderer - What Makes A Killer?

56:47 | Nov 22nd, 2021

In our previous episode of the True Crime Reporter™ podcast, we presented the murder case of Annie Laurie Williams.  Williams bludgeoned her 8 and 9-year-old sons to death and then dispass...Show More

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Best Podcast Episodes about Love

Sexy love, passionate love, quiet love, unrequited love — whatever your flavor of love, there’s something in this playlist waiting for you.

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The ultimate podcast playlist for improving your memory, learning how to learn and optimal performance.

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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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