Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Dec 4)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode about the woman who stood up to a dictator, the librarian who spoke out against censorship and had dark money come after her, and the tragic tale of Euro Disney.
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Best Episodes of the Week
1. She stood up to a dictator and this is what happened.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning Filipina journalist Maria Ressa faced criminal charges in the Philippines after her news organization's reporting angered government officials. She has a new memoir called Ho...Show More
2. A librarian spoke out against censorship and dark money came for her.
A Librarian Spoke Against Censorship. Dark Money Came For Her.
35:10 | Nov 17th, 2022
4 recommendations
Now she’s fighting back.
3. The tragic tale of Euro Disney.
“My biggest fear is that we’ll be too successful.” – Robert Fitzpatrick, Euro Disney chairman It’s that time of year – les vacances! Oh, wait, you’re stuck...Show More
4. One economist reviews all the popular personal finance advice. Listen to see what actually stacks up.
Yale economist James Choi analyzed popular financial advice to see how it stacks up against traditional economic theory.
5. Can we actually save our digital past?
Physical media like floppy disks and optical discs have a limited lifespan, and their time is running out. Because of this, a whole generation of games are at risk of being lost forever. While we can’...Show More
5. What is finding and cooking food in a harsh Arctic environment like? She hunts down her ancestors’ Arctic culinary past.
Bernadette has a mission: To pass on her Inuit ancestors’ skills in finding and cooking food — in a harsh Arctic environment where harvesting has a whole new meaning, and survival means sharing everyt...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Understand: The Economy
Featured Episode: The Economy: 6. Recessions
Run, Hide, Repeat
Featured Episode: EP 1: Don't Tell
32:38 | Nov 14th, 2022
1 RECOMMENDATION
It’s 1971 and Ruth Dakin is going through a messy divorce and fears for the future of her young children, Pauline and Ted. She meets Stan Sears, a United Church Minister, a man who offered comfort and...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The Jogger Rapist sexually assaulted dozens of women and released after 36 years.
Richard Troy Gillmore, also known as the Jogger Rapist, could be responsible for dozens of crimes that took place in the Portland Metro area in the 1970s and into the 1980s, prior to his arrest. He ha...Show More
2. A serial killer, cold case, and mass shooting.
TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE/MENTION OF SUICIDEFor this episode, Winston and I head to Salem, Oregon for an episode involving a little bit of everything: including a serial killer, cold cases, and Oregon's...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Podcasts about Cults
Cults can be so powerful that people may lose their money, their faith, their morals, and even their lives. This podcast playlist highlights a range of cults from the perspectives of those who were in them.
podcastbrunch5 episodes
Podcasts about Privacy in the Age of Big Data
Prying eyes are everywhere tracking everything we do and everywhere we are. Learn about who’s tracking, how they’re tracking, and what they’re doing with all our data with this podcast playlist.
cesarm10 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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