Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Feb 20)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on how to find meaning in life, the surprising reason why there are so many Spider Man movies, and why being too positive can be toxic.
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. How to find meaning in life.
Feelings of meaninglessness often are caused by how we understand ourselves. If we change how we think about our worth, we’ll discover radiant meaning can be found in even the most ordinary aspects of...Show More
2. The surprising legal reason on why there are so many Spider Man movies.
Spider-Man isn't the first film franchise to be rebooted over and over again. But the infamous off-screen drama between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures explains why it happens so frequently. | Subscr...Show More
3. How being too positive can actually be toxic.
We're urged to stay positive and keep up a cheerful disposition ... but sometimes things are just awful, aren’t they? On All in the Mind this week we look at why we engage in toxic positivity, why it...Show More
4. Meet the man behind Wordle.
Samsung Unpacked happened this week and have the phones in hand! Marques and Andrew go over the S22 and the S22 Ultra before having a chat with Josh Wardle. You may have heard of the viral game Wordle...Show More
5. An 80-year-old woman drops wisdom bombs on dating and ideal relationships.
Laura talks with writer Sophy Burnham, who offers romance insights based on her decades of personal experience. Then Laura gets relationship advice from Leora Hoffman, an attorney-turned- matchmaker w...Show More
6. The shocking scientific discovery that refutes the long established belief that human babies are born helpless.
The widely-held idea known as the “obstetrical dilemma” is a hypothesis that explains why babies are so helpless, and why childbirth is so difficult for humans compared to other animals. The obstetri...Show More
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The secret's out. As one of Canada’s most respected journalists, Anna Maria Tremonti has a reputation for being fearless. She’s reported from some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. But the...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The horrific lynching of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy in Mississippi.
One of the most horrific murders in American history, the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till was a crime that shocked America to its core. Join us as we navigate the stories many disturbing twists an...Show More
2. The host of TV show America's Most Wanted had a son who was murdered.
John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted had a son who was murdered, Kerry tells his story. Quinlan looks into the very troubling career of Trooper Jay Splain. https://www.patreon.com/trulydarklycre...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Podcasts on Love, Reconstructed
We often view love, be it ours or others, through the constructs of society. This playlist challenges that notion. It’s an ode to defining love in the image of who we are as people, and not how society wants us to love.
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Podcasts on Anna Delvey
Can’t get enough of Anna Delvey (Sorokin) on the new Netflix special “Inventing Anna”? Then complement your binge with this podcast playlist about the wannabe New York socialite turned con-artist.
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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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