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Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Sept 18)

This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including episodes on self-care tips for busy self-critical people, how to make confident decisions, and how much a human life is actually worth.

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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Last Updated: Sep 17th, 2022

Best Episodes of the Week

1. Top notch self-care tips for self-critical busy people.

This week - you’re in for a real treat. Two interviews in one magnificent episode! Behavioural and emotional expert, Maureen Fearon will introduce you to Neuro Linguistic Programming - a tool that cou...Show More

2. How to be a confident decision maker.

What can we do to become more confident decision-makers?

3. How much is a human life worth and who decides anyway?

After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a massive pool of compensation money. How should that money be allocated? We speak...Show More

4. Hilarious and enlightening in-depth breakdown of Goop.

Goop

Goop

59:37 | Sep 13th, 2022

9 recommendations

Do we even need to write a description? It's the Goopisode! Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonDonate on PayPalGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks!How Goop’s Haters Made ...Show More

5. A professor argues why the need for identity and community can lead to extremism, and what online trolls are like in person.

Chris Bail, professor and director of the Polarization Lab at Duke University, talks about his work in computational social science, why social echo chambers don't work the way we think they do, how o...Show More

6. What will happen when Elon Musk goes to Delaware Court of Chancery to fight Twitter.

The Chancery Daily is an independent, daily newsletter that covers the Delaware Court of Chancery, the place where Twitter is trying to force Elon Musk to buy it. As this case winds its way through th...Show More

Podcast Spotlight (Ad)

The Jordan Harbinger Show

The Jordan Harbinger Show is where self-motivated people, just like you, dig deep into the untapped wisdom of the world’s sharpest minds — from legendary creators to intelligence operatives, iconoclastic writers to visionary change-makers. We bring amazing stories and brilliant personalities to the table and help you demystify what they do and how they do it. You’ll learn new strategies, perspectives, and tactics you won’t find anywhere else, so you can bring these valuable insights into your own life and live what you listen.

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Investor and entrepreneur Ray Dalio rejoins us to discuss how he tells the future by peering into the past as outlined in his book The Changing World Order.

Featured Episode: 613: Ray Dalio | Why Nations Succeed and Fail

1:21:27 | Jan 18th, 2022

3 RECOMMENDATIONS

Investor and entrepreneur Ray Dalio rejoins us to discuss how he tells the future by peering into the past as outlined in his book The Changing World Order.

New & Notable Podcasts

Good Cult

In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. But dozens of trainees claimed that after taking a seminar, they had a psychotic break. Some spent months in the hospital. Others attempted suicide. And at least four people died.
Genres: Cults, True Crime

Kast Media

+7 FANS

Featured Episode: 1 of 6: The Mom-Dad Dyad

29:11 | Sep 14th, 2022

1 RECOMMENDATION

"It's the single most impactful thing that ever happened in my life. You always have to say the birth of your child was the biggest impact. But I never would have had a child if it hadn't been for the...Show More

Ahead of Its Time

The inventor of facial recognition software was years ahead of the competition but never got credit for his work because it was kept secret by the CIA. The first VR glove was a groundbreaking piece of tech that would eventually become one of the gaming industry's biggest flops. And when Kodak execs were shown an early prototype of the first digital camera, they flat out rejected the idea. In each episode of Ahead of Its Time, you'll explore the forgotten origins of today’s most transformative technology, hear from the people who first imagined it, delve into their past and relive their eureka moments.
Genres: Science and Tech, Storytelling

Setapp

2 FANS

Featured Episode: WiFi & Wireless Comms: A Hollywood starlet’s quest to defeat Hitler led to lightbulbs that transmit the internet

27:42 | Aug 23rd, 2022

There are over 20-billion connected wireless devices in the world today. So right now, whether you’re sitting on your couch or on your way to work, there are likely dozens of invisible WiFi signals al...Show More

For True Crime Lovers

1. Meet the Dating App Killer.

Two women searched for love online and had much more in common than they realized. They were both blondes, worked in real estate, and both fell for the same man. They had no clue that what seemed like...Show More

2. The story of a poor child who became the leader of the largest terrorist cult of Japan.

Chizuo Matsumoto wanted to get everything out of life that he did not have as a poor child growing up in Japan.  He would change his name to Shoko Asahara, and he would become the leader for one of th...Show More

Podcast Playlists

Podcasts about Healing

Healing can come in many forms – a band-aid, a pill, a meditation, and even a placebo. This podcast playlist offers stories from individuals who have been on healing journeys, along with research on how we can heal more easily.

Curated by:podcastbrunch

5 episodes

Podcasts about Con-artists and Fraudsters

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, but you gotta admit they make for good podcast entertainment.

Curated by:mm

24 podcasts

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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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