Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Mar 20)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on why it’s okay to live a ”good enough” life, how to get ahead by making things easier for yourself, and how this woman makes money by sitting on cakes erotically.
We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the Things That Go Boom podcast from PRX. Listen to stories about the ins, outs, and whathaveyous of what keeps us safe.
mmLast Updated: Mar 18th, 2022
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why it’s totally ok to live a “good enough” life.
Life is imperfect, and most quests for high achievement are destined to fail. Those truths have led some to advocate for a "good enough" future, prioritizing greater decency and sufficiency for the ma...Show More
2. The secret to getting ahead is to make things easier for yourself.
Does life really have to be so hard? Not according to Greg McKeown it doesn’t. In “Effortless,” he says the path of least resistance is the one we should be on. Episode Recommendation: EFFORTLESS: Emb...Show More
3. How this woman makes money by sitting on cakes erotically.
In and out of her online chatroom, Lindsay Dye makes a big sexy mess ... by sitting on cakes. She calls them “temporary sculptures.” Cakesitting, like any performance of kink, is an art. On this episo...Show More
4. What makes something funny? Here’s the science behind humor.
Why do we laugh, and what makes something funny? A psychologist, a neuroscientist and satirist Mark Humphries weigh in on humour and the brain.
5. A beloved vegan restaurateur had everything going for her until she met the wrong man and got convicted for fraud.
A popular vegan restaurant is destroyed when its beloved owner falls for the wrong man. Prelude: The PlantLab culinary academy cancels classes after the CEO disappears. –––-–--------------------------...Show More
6. After 31 episodes of trying to solve the ultimate mystery of why Tom Hanks fired him from a TV show, the Dead Eyes podcast host finally gets to ask Hanks himself.
Connor talks with Tom Hanks. Episode Transcript Follow the show @deadeyespodcast Advertise on Dead Eyes via Gumball.fmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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For True Crime Lovers
1. The TikTok star who killed his wife and another man.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve likely spent much of your pandemic time browsing through silly dance videos on TikTok. According to Statistica, TikTok saw its app grow by 180% among 15-26 years in ...Show More
2. A survivor shares her story about marrying a well-respected man who turned out to be a criminal.
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This week survivor Angie shares her story. Angie married a man named Jeff who was very well-respected and well-liked in his community. Through financial and social dependency, Angie became entrapped i...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Podcasts about Stuff
If you look around your space right now, you are likely to be surrounded by SO. MUCH. STUFF. What is it about capitalism, materialism, and consumerism that compels us to keep acquiring more things, most of which—let’s be honest—we don’t really need? These episodes explore that question and propose a few ways forward, including minimalism and the repair economy.
podcastbrunch4 episodes
Every New Podcast You Need To Know This Month
A hit podcast from the makers of Serial, world news through the eyes of the people living it, a sci-go pop punk mystery, and more.
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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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