Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Aug 21)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on why you should do less, the man who makes prosthetic genitals for a living, and a meditation for relaxing into the present.
We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the The Jordan Harbinger Show where self-motivated people dig deep into the untapped wisdom of the world’s sharpest minds — from legendary creators to intelligence operatives, iconoclastic writers to visionary change-makers.
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Best Episodes of the Week
1. The science behind why you should do less.
The human drive to invent new things has led to pathbreaking achievements in medicine, science and society. But our desire for innovation can keep us from seeing one of the most powerful paths to prog...Show More
2. The man who makes prosthetic genitals for a living.
When Cody went online to search for a prosthetic penis, he couldn’t find anything that met his needs. But when he realized he could create his own prosthetic, he also realized that this was how he cou...Show More
3. A calm meditation to relax you back to the present.
Meditation: Open Awareness – Relaxing Back into Presence - This practice brings attention to the continuous space within and around the body, and the aliveness of sound, sensation and feeling that liv...Show More
4. As the planet heats up, we need air conditioning, but air conditioning generates more heat…so then what?!?
As the planet heats up, air conditioning is becoming more and more necessary for maintaining quality of life and in some cases life itself. All this cooling comes at a high cost - much of which is ano...Show More
5. Is war actually part of human nature?
Historian Gwynne Dyer on his search to understand whether war is embedded in human nature, and why things are changing, despite the world becoming less violent over the past seven decades
6. Why seahorses are super weird animals.
Seahorses are very strange fish, with their upright posture, tube-like mouths, and various other unusual features. Along with their cousins in the family Syngnathidae, seahorses have been the subject ...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell revisits us to discuss the evolutionary benefits of trust and why imperfect puzzles make the best stories.
Featured Episode: 695: Malcolm Gladwell | Imperfect Puzzles and Mismatched Demeanors
1:14:07 | Jul 7th, 2022
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Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell revisits us to discuss the evolutionary benefits of trust and why imperfect puzzles make the best stories.
New & Notable Podcasts
In the Land of Lies
Featured Episode: A Storm is Coming | Chapter 1
How We're Wired
Featured Episode: Building a Brain
For True Crime Lovers
1. What happened to the teen who aspired to be a murderer.
Joanna Dennehy was a troubled young girl who began to display signs of violence in her teens. After becoming a mother, she seemingly went off of the deep end and Joanna expressed her desire to become ...Show More
2. Introducing “sad murder dads”.
What is a sad murder dad, and what makes him so sad and murder-y? In an on-brand check-in on grief, Anney explains the popular trope over drinks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Podcast Playlists
Advice Podcasts
This playlist is made up of podcasts focusing on advice from several angles. Some are more lighthearted, some are serious, and you’ll even find advice on giving advice.
podcastbrunch5 episodes
Podcasts about Conspiracy Theories, and Conspiracies Without the Theory
From Pizzagate to Jeffrey Epstein, conspiracy theories are more common than ever. They’re also a symptom of a larger divide in how we receive, process, and value information. These episodes explain what’s happening and what we can do about it.
jspinelle5 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.