Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (May 8)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on why the internet is fighting over a dinosaur emoji, how to break out of the productivity cult, and the tragic history of 200 climbers who’ve died on Mount Everest.
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.
mmLast Updated: May 7th, 2022
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why the internet is fighting over a dinosaur emoji.
Emoji might not be 66 million years old, but they are pretty much everywhere. Join Ben and Amory as they explore the history of dinosaur emoji in LGBTQ+ communities and their more recent use as an onl...Show More
2. How to break out of the productivity cult.
Madeleine Dore, an author and podcast host, offers a cure for “productivity guilt.” That’s the cycle of dejection she says many of us suffer from when we never reach the end of our lengthy to-do lists...Show More
3. The tragic history of the 200 climbers who died on Mount Everest and their frozen bodies.
Over 200 climbers have lost their lives attempting to summit Mount Everest. The majority of the dead are still on the mountain, frozen in time, their bodies serving as both landmarks for aspiring hike...Show More
4. The harrowing story of a Ghanaian car smuggling syndicate that hacked an unknowing victim.
Identity theft, a Ghanaian car smuggling syndicate, and a mystery insurance policy that didn’t even make it into the episode – this story has it all, and from a previous guest we never imagined would ...Show More
5. Learn how to make delicious tamales from a Mexican food podcast.
For our Season 4 launch of Cooking in Mexican from A to Z, Zarela & Aaron sit down together to discuss the most-requested topic from their listeners: Tamales. Together they detail every part of the t...Show More
6. How Tampax turned the taboo topic of menstruation into an advertising campaign.
How do you advertise a product that's taboo? When Tampax became the first commercially-produced tampon in 1933, no one wanted to talk about menstruation. So the company embraced education as advertisi...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
Catalyst with Shayle Kann
Microbes, meat and materials: where biotech might beat out electrochemistry.
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New & Notable Podcasts
Betrayal
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Sympathy Pains
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Sarah shows up at a Texas camp for people with disabilities in the fall of 2015 in a power wheelchair, seemingly unable to move her body. During the week of camp, counselor Bethany Turner takes care o...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The mysterious story of a father who accidentally crashed his car full of kids into a tree, but was he actually trying to kill himself?
On the afternoon of October 24th, 2015, 32-year-old Nick Clavier was driving down Hull Road in Chesterfield, Virginia with his four children. They had planned to go fishing at a nearby pond, before re...Show More
2. An 82-year-old’s caregiver was supposed to help him, but he ended up dead.
ONTARIO | 82 year old Richard Humble needed knee surgery, but because he lived alone, he would need a caregiver to help him as he recovered. An old friend recommended someone who might be able to help...Show 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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