Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Feb 6)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including a story about the most selfish people on earth, the origins of the woman yelling at cat meme, and how to minimize pain and maximize joy.
We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the How God Works podcast from PRX. Listen to understand why people who take part in spiritual practices tend to live longer, healthier, and happier lives.
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Best Episodes of the Week
1. Meet the most selfish people on earth.
On the spacecraft Voyager, hurtling through deep space sits a golden record, filled with the music of planet earth. It is a cultural gift for unknown extraterrestrial life forms. If an alien species d...Show More
The little-known origin of the “woman yelling at cat” meme.
Humor is a key ingredient of any unit of culture that morphs and spreads over time. But humor isn’t always there at the beginning. For “Real Housewife” Taylor Armstrong, the meme that made her even mo...Show More
How to minimize pain, and maximize joy.
Life is often filled with hardships and tragedies. For thousands of years, philosophers have come up with strategies to help us cope with such hardship. This week, we revisit a 2020 conversation with ...Show More
Why some people are hoarders.
You first need to understand the mind of a hoarder before you can tackle the clutter. Randy Frost explains the meaning possessions play in our lives and how and why this can go astray.
The story about the first guy ever canceled on the internet from the guy himself.
This is the story of the very first person to be publicly shamed because of something they did online. It’s 1988, the internet exists only in its most nascent form, and a software designer, Brad Templ...Show More
The devastating story about the collapse of the CTV building that shouldn’t have ever been built.
Topi Emery and Marion Hilbers were among the 149 people in the CTV building when it collapsed. Their families kept vigil at the site for hours, hoping for a miracle.
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
How God Works
COVID-19 has led to what’s being called The Great Resignation. Reckoning with death might have something to do with that.
Featured Episode: Contemplating Death: A Secret for Happiness
New & Notable Podcasts
Trapped in Treatment
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The Trojan Horse Affair
For True Crime Lovers
A tourist goes missing on LA’s notorious Skid Row.
On February 1, 2013 Canadian tourist Elisa Lam goes missing after staying in the haunted Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Twin toddlers died while playing with their dad at a lake.
[ Part 1 of 2 ] On August 4, 2002, Nelson Hart took his three-year-old twin daughters, Karen and Krista to play by Gander Lake. They both ended up in the water, and the decisions Nelson made in the af...Show More
Podcast Playlists
How to Live Your Best Life
Self-help doesn’t have to be so self-critical! Here are self-help and lifestyle podcasts to help guide you through whatever changes you want to make—without beating yourself up!
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Podcast Contest: NPR's College Podcast Challenge with $5,000 prize!
NPR's fourth annual Student Podcast Challenge is back and now open for college students pursuing their associate's or bachelor's degrees. Students will produce a podcast between three and eight minutes on a topic, issue or story of their choosing. The College Podcast Challenge is open until February 28. The winners from each will be notified in late spring. This year for the first time there will be a $5000 grant for the College Podcast Challenge Winner plus $500 for finalists.
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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