Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Mar 13)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including episodes on the school district that told teachers to provide anti-Holocaust books to students, the answer to how many friends you need, and how the KKK managed the US public health system one time.
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. Why this school district told teachers to provide students with anti-Holocaust books.
The fight over diversity in Southlake is back in the headlines with a new focus on books. Pressure builds with a federal investigation underway.
2. How many friends do you actually need?
Time with friends just isn’t the same with a screen in between you. That’s a struggle many have faced recently, with half of Americans saying they’ve lost touch with at least one friend during the pan...Show More
3. How the KKK managed the US public healthcare system. (Starts at 31:00)
Joshua Holland welcomes Global Dispatches host Mark Leon Goldberg to talk about how Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Then we are joined by Muhlenberg College historian Jacqueline Antonovich who recently ...Show More
4. A woman went on a first date at a shrimp society meet-up and recorded her wild time learning about shrimp sex.
A woman goes to an ornamental shrimp society meet-up on a one-of-a-kind first date. Plus, the former president of Kiribati worries for his island nation's future as sea waters rise. And a poem about f...Show More
5. How this man makes money as an international pizza consultant.
Anthony Falco is the reigning pizza czar of New York. And he’s taken his expertise around the world to help others realize their own dreams of opening up a pizza shop. We crawl the streets of New York...Show More
6. How mushrooms (the food) can save your life.
"I am not magically transformed by my relationship with mushrooms, but I am certainly on the right path." – Krissy Kneen Faced with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, award-win...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
How God Works
How do kids’ beliefs – spiritual and secular – shape their growing sense of right and wrong?
Featured Episode: Childhood: Growing the Moral Muscle
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For True Crime Lovers
1. A 9-part series about the shocking murder of Berta Caceres, a prominent environmental activist in Honduras.
Gunmen burst into the bedroom of Berta Caceres, shooting her dead. But they leave something important behind: a houseguest, in a bedroom down the hall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...Show More
2. A woman murders her husband and his body was found scattered in suitcases off the coast of Virginia.
Melanie McGuire was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her husband three years earlier. His body was found in multiple suitcases off the coast of Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Podcasts on Cults and Extreme Beliefs
Get an eye-opening deep dive on cults and societies of extreme beliefs from the Korean Moonies to Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of Charity with these 12 podcasts.
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Bingeable Storytelling Podcasts from The Washington Post
Enjoy this playlist of the best Washington Post (@washingtonpost) mini-series and documentaries that include stories from letters of war and what it's like to live at the edge of fame.
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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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