Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Oct 16)

This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on why personal finance gurus may be giving bad advice, the AI sex bot that’s supposed to cure loneliness, and how to avoid anxiety in love.

We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the Crime Scene Queens podcast from QCODE. True crime fanatics, it’s time to set the record straight and dive into the science behind our true crime obsession with the Crime Scene Queens.

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Last Updated: Oct 14th, 2022

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Best Episodes of the Week

1. Personal finance gurus may be giving bad advice, according to this economist.

518. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice?

1:02:48 | Oct 13th, 2022

1 recommendation

One Yale economist certainly thinks so. But even if he’s right, are economists any better?

2. Meet the AI sex bot that’s going to fix lonliness.

Meet Henry, The A.I. Sex Bot Who Wants to Fix Loneliness

45:22 | Jan 27th, 2021

2 recommendations

Will we eventually reach a point in technology where realistic sex dolls can become suitable companions? This week, Joshua and Jordan speak with Erin Griffith, an investigative journalist who came fac...Show More

3. Avoid anxiety in love by knowing these three adult attachment styles.

Anxious in Love

1:01:47 | Feb 16th, 2022

1 recommendation

Jen talks to therapist and host of the You Need Therapy podcast, Kathryn DeFatta about the three adult attachment styles for love - Anxious, Avoidant, and Secure and Kat debunks the notion that people...Show More

4. A Theranos whistleblower tells her wild story.

A Theranos Whistleblower

47:02 | Jul 11th, 2022

1 recommendation

You can follow the show on Instagram @DrMayaShankar. Erika Cheung’s first job out of college was as a scientist at the now infamous biotech company, Theranos. Erika realized early on that the company...Show More

5. Know the “forever chemicals” in our food and water that could be harmful.

“Forever Chemicals”: What Are They And How To Avoid Them With Leah Segedie Of Mamavation.com

46:48 | Oct 10th, 2022

1 recommendation

They say nothing is forever; however, the chemicals in our food supplies and water tables beg to differ. In fact, there are over 12,000 of these “forever chemicals” we are exposed to in commerce, and ...Show More

6. A poem on the life lessons you have to learn on your own.

A Poem for What You Learn Alone

08:22 | Jan 27th, 2020

6 recommendations

Brad Aaron Modlin’s poem “What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade” speaks of learning to grow up by yourself. The poet wonders what life lessons would look like if they could be tau...Show More

Podcast Spotlight (Ad)

Crime Scene Queens

True crime fanatics, it’s time to set the record straight and dive into the science behind our true crime obsession. Hosts and forensic experts Laura and Shelly are here to curb the CSI effect and debunk what TV has taught us.

QCODE Media

+1 FAN

CSIs don't cut into bodies nor do they transport them from crime scenes. Learn about the 8 steps of an autopsy and who the bodysnatchers are.

Featured Episode: Deep Cuts: The Truth About Autopsies

54:22 | Aug 22nd, 2022

And the debunking continues… CSIs don’t cut into bodies nor do they transport them from crime scenes. If you already knew this, pat yourself on the back. A lot to take away from this one folks: 8 step...Show More

New & Notable Podcasts

Bone Valley

In 1987, 18-year-old Michelle Schofield was found dead in a phosphate pit in Florida. Two years later, her husband Leo was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Fifteen years later, previously unidentified fingerprints matched Jeremy Scott--a violent teenager who lived nearby. Jeremy has since confessed to Michelle’s murder. Yet Leo Schofield remains behind bars. In this groundbreaking podcast, Bone Valley host Gilbert King uncovers startling new evidence that Jeremy is responsible for a string of murders.

Genres: True Crime

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Featured Episode: Chapter 1 | God Help Us

52:03 | Sep 21st, 2022

1 RECOMMENDATION

Chapter 1 of 9 Author Gilbert King receives a message from a Florida judge who claims that there is an innocent man in prison, wrongly convicted of murdering his wife back in 1987. King and researche...Show More

Can I tell you a secret?

It starts the same way... A seemingly innocent message from someone who appears to be a young woman: ‘Can I tell you a secret?’ But as this six-part podcast explores, people are rarely their true selves online – and one man took it much further. What happened when this cyberstalker wreaked havoc across the internet and ruined people’s lives. And why did he do it? Can I Tell You A Secret - a Guardian podcast series about obsession, fear, and the lives we lead online.

Genres: Cyber Crime

The Guardian

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Featured Episode: Can I tell you a secret? Episode one: the beginning

33:52 | Sep 23rd, 2022

2 RECOMMENDATIONS

Guardian journalist Sirin Kale takes us to a small town in the north of England to uncover how one man began a decade of cyberstalking

For True Crime Lovers

1. A mind-blowing story of lust, love, jealousy, murder, and cocaine deals gone awry.

Lethal Love Quadrangle: The Cold-Blooded Murder of Rozanne Gailiunas

1:54:43 | Oct 5th, 2022

1 recommendation

When a lovely mother is murdered in her home, the police look to her love life to find the killer. What follows is a mind-blowing story of lust, love, jealousy, murder, attempted murder, cocaine deals...Show More

2. A story about one man’s evil actions against a teenage girl.

S2E3 - Innocent Lily

41:57 | Oct 11th, 2022

Lily Sullivan Today we visit December of 2021 and a story about one man and his evil actions against a teenage girl. Social Media Links & Patreon: https://linktr.ee/Scenepod Sources: Available on Re...Show More

Podcast Playlists

Podcasts about Calm and Sleep

Find some calm in your life and sleep well with this podcast playlist.

Curated by:

cbcpodcasts

7 episodes

Spooky Podcasts to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

We’re headed into the world of the creepy, the ghastly and the unexplained! Here’s a Halloween playlist full of the most frightening stories.

Curated by:

podcastplaylist

6 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.

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