Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (May 29)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on how you can change your personality, why you’d die without sleep, and the 101 on monkeypox.
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. You might be able to change your personality according to science.
Have you ever wanted to change your personality? Many people do - studies find we're keen to become more extroverted, more agreeable and more conscientious. But what does the evidence say about whet...Show More
2. Here’s why you’d die without sleep.
Why do we need sleep? In the search for answers, scientists have uncovered more thought-provoking mysteries central to what sleep is, how it evolved and the benefits that it provides. In this episode,...Show More
3. The 101 on monkeypox and whether you should be worried or not.
An outbreak of monkeypox in the UK is ‘significant and concerning’, but for now it poses a low risk to the public, says science editor Ian Sample. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="h...Show More
4. Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech almost didn’t happen.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream Speech is one of the most famous speeches in the world. But it almost didn’t happen. If you look at King's typed manuscript of his speech —which is currentl...Show More
5. This art detective’s wild hunt for Hitler’s elusive horses.
Art detective Arthur Brand met neo-Nazis, billionaire collectors and underground art dealers on his hunt for the two enormous bronze horse sculptures once owned by Hitler. It was all part of his quest...Show More
6. Here’s why racism drives so many mass shootings in the US.
Over the weekend, an 18-year-old man livestreamed himself shooting 13 people and killing 10. Within hours it became clear that the shooter’s intent was to kill as many Black people as possible. The su...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
Catalyst with Shayle Kann
When will utilities finally unlock the full benefits of distributed energy resources?
Featured Episode: What the grid can learn from the internet
New & Notable Podcasts
Vigilante
Featured Episode: 1 of 5: Welcome to Tim World
41:53 | May 23rd, 2022
A famous search-and-rescuer invites a journalist to Texas, where not everything is as it seems. Listen to Vigilante ad-free, with bonus content, at KastMedia.com/KastPlus. Listen to Vigilante ad-...Show More
Messy Situations
Featured Episode: I Had An Affair With My Married Boss
For True Crime Lovers
1. A new series investigating the shocking deaths of a prominent New Jersey political couple with personal ties to three governors.
On a quiet cul-de-sac, a husband and wife of 47 years are stabbed to death in the stillness of dawn. Honest and unassuming, John Sheridan, famous for never raising his voice, played against type in th...Show More
2. The 27-year-old was supposed to be the next great singer and mother…until she was murdered.
In 1993, 27 year old Althea Hayes was aspiring to have a successful singing career. She also was pregnant with a baby she couldn't wait to welcome into the world... but little did she know, someo...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Podcasts on Spies and Espionage
If you love a good spy or espionage story — from Putin’s spy to how the US hacked ISIS — this is the podcast playlist for you!
cesarm11 episodes
Podcasts about Dreaming
Why do we dream anyway? How can lucid dreaming change your life? Why are we always dreaming about failing tests? Find answers to these dreaming questions and more in this podcast playlist about dreaming.
podcastbrunch5 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.
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