Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Apr 17)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on why rudeness is on the rise, the long lost musical art of hand farts, and why burnout has gotten so much worse.
We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the podcast Catalyst with Shayle Kann that’s digging deep into well-funded climate solutions with the world’s top experts.
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Best Episodes of the Week
1. Rudeness is on the rise. Here’s why.
It’s not your imagination: rudeness appears to be on the rise. Witnessing rude behavior — whether it's coming from angry customers berating a store clerk or airline passengers getting into a fistfight...Show More
2. The long lost art of musical hand farts resurfaced in an old newsreel.
This week, producer Layne Gerbig brings us a story about an old newsreel and the niche musical history we all forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3. Burnout has gotten so much worse and this is why.
Now We’re Two Years Into Covid and Burnout Has Gotten So Much Worse
54:00 | Apr 11th, 2022
1 recommendation
Are you hitting the wall? Is your employer doing anything meaningful to help you out?
4. A dramatic story about a counter-espionage case of a lifetime involving a traitor in the US spy agency, the NSA.
In 1992, the Cold War is all but over. But for Special Agent John Whiteside, the counter-espionage case of a lifetime is about to begin. An anonymous source reports a traitor within the NSA, active du...Show More
5. A funny story about a highschool that created its own language, a principal convinced the students are planning a sex party, and a nerdy linguist at the center of it all.
The kids at Newlin High have invented their own complex and growing language. Can a visiting linguist study and preserve it before the principal wipes it out for good? Written by Hunter Nelson Perfo...Show More
6. An unbelievable episode about a man lost at sea saved by…a government expert.
Why can’t we see the experts right in front of us, even when they're saving our lives? Maybe it's because the specialized knowledge of many experts defies good storytelling. We hear from a nonprofit t...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
Catalyst with Shayle Kann
Could Europe eliminate the import of Russian fossil fuels? How the war in Ukraine impacted energy markets and its ripple effects on other domains.
Featured Episode: Can Europe quit Russian fossil fuel by next winter?
New & Notable Podcasts
Scamfluencers
Featured Episode: Ballet's Lethal Start-Up | Black Swan, Inc. | Part One | 1
Standoff
Featured Episode: Let the Siege Begin | Chapter 1
48:53 | Mar 11th, 2022
Fred Carrasco seizes control of the prison library at the Texas State Penitentiary, taking librarians and teachers hostage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For True Crime Lovers
1. A star snake breeder is murdered…but not by their snake.
A star snake breeder is murdered. Turns out the human closest to him was more cold-blooded than any snake. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...Show More
2. Why some murderers like having sex with corspes.
The gals dive right in with a classic taboo, discussing the perks and pitfalls of sex with a corpse. Criminal cases include Jeffrey Dahmer, Anatoly Moskvin, Edmund Kemper III, and Bryan Hathaway. This...Show More
Podcast Playlists
5 Podcasts on Happiness
Dig deep into the psychology of happiness with this podcast playlist and maybe you’ll learn the secret to bliss.
kachtien5 episodes
Heart-warming Podcasts about Community in Unexpected Places
Stories about where you’ll least expect community — from McDonald’s to truck stops.
mm5 episodes
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.
Have you listened to a great podcast? Have you made a great podcast? Recommend it on Podyssey we may just feature it on next week's Podyssey Picks.