Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Oct 23)
mmLast Updated: Oct 21st, 2022
Best Episodes of the Week
1. He pretended to be a billionaire in North Korea because of boredom.
Jim Latrache-Qvortrup posed as a weapons dealer to expose a North Korean criminal network. Jim was an unusual secret agent. He'd grown up poor in Denmark, and had gone on to become a drug dealer to t...Show More
2. How a 6-year-old changed history for the better.
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges is our guest today. She shares what it was like to be the first African-American student to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana in 1960. Ruby was just six...Show More
3. The science behind bullshit detection.
Here on the show, we say bullsh!t is the gap between word and deed - it’s what the BS scale is all about- but not everyone defines BS exactly the same way. So we thought...let's kick off season two...Show More
4. Why we should blame bad design when things go wrong.
From airplane crashes, to industrial disasters and medical error: When things go terribly wrong, why do we blame human beings instead of bad design?
5. What happens if you’re a satirical news website that had to write about 9/11 on the day of the tragedy?
9/11 & Humor: When the staff of the satirical newspaper The Onion woke up on the morning after 9/12, they realized they had to do the impossible: write jokes about the news of the day. Can this group ...Show More
Uncovering the mystery of Easter Island.
Located in the South Pacific Ocean is one of the most isolated islands in the world. It is over a thousand miles from the nearest human settlement. There a civilization unlike any other in the world a...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Death of an Artist
Featured Episode: Episode 1: The Haunting
44:37 | Sep 23rd, 2022
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
In 1980s Manhattan, a young Cuban artist named Ana Mendieta made a name for herself as a rising star in the art world. Her turbulent marriage to the older and well-established sculptor Carl Andre rais...Show More
The Last Resort
Featured Episode: The Tipping Point | 1
27:32 | Oct 18th, 2022
1 RECOMMENDATION
Could California really secede from the United States? A group of activists believe it’s not just possible – it’s inevitable. They call their movement CAL EXIT. Sources: The Washington Post PBS N...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. Visit the most haunted hotel in Texas.
This week we take a look at a hotel that is reported to be one of the most haunted hotels in Texas! We’re going to look into the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas! Sponsors HelloFresh – HelloFres...Show More
2. The truck murderer on FBI's top 10 most wanted list who just…disappeared.
Jason Derek Brown is the 489th entrant on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list. Wanted for robbery and the assassination of an armored truck courier, Brown fled, making several curious choices along his ...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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