Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jan 1)
This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on whether too much self-compassion could be bad, how a small group of Islamic students became the Taliban, and how two friends beat Amazon and formed a union.
mmLast Updated: Dec 31st, 2022
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Is it bad to have too much self-compassion?
06: Is Too Much Self-Compassion a Bad Thing? with Dr. Lesley Cook
29:37 | Oct 24th, 2022
3 recommendations
In our first episode, you heard my conversation with Dr. Lesley Cook about executive functioning. Because she has so much great information and wisdom to share, I decided to bring her back to discuss ...Show More
2. How a small group of Islamic students became the Taliban.
How did a small group of Islamic students go from local vigilantes to one of the most infamous and enigmatic forces in the world? The Taliban is a name that has haunted the American imagination since ...Show More
3. How two friends beat Amazon and built a union.
This week, The Daily is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened in the time since they first ran. This year, we explored the story of Christian Small...Show More
4. How media companies hijack our attention so they can sell it.
Have you ever opened your computer with the intention of sending one email — only to spend an hour scrolling through social media? Maybe two hours? In this episode, we examine the strategies media com...Show More
5. This guy wants to quit obsessively watching Youtube, but is it even possible?
Casper spends a lot of time scrolling through YouTube videos. He feels like he should have a better evening routine, but the algorithm always pulls him in! Is it time to just go cold turkey? This...Show More
6. Hear from one of Palestine’s first professional female soccer players.
Honey is one of Palestine’s first professional female soccer players and was the co-founder and captain of the Palestinian Women’s National Football Team. She speaks with us live from Qatar as the 202...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Red Elvis
Featured Episode: Introducing: Red Elvis
02:57 | Nov 30th, 2022
1 RECOMMENDATION
Dean Reed sold out stadiums across communist Europe. But after a controversial 60 Minutes interview in 1986, his life came to a mysterious end.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Paddlefish Caviar Heist
Featured Episode: Fish Guts on the Roadside | Chapter 1
30:24 | Oct 23rd, 2022
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Journalist Helen Hollyman arrives in Warsaw, Missouri determined to solve the mystery of how a suspected international caviar poaching ring infiltrated this small midwest town to steal its most prized...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. He claimed his wife fell on a four-pronged corn rake and died.
Hog farmer, Todd Mullis, claimed his wife fell on a four-pronged corn rake and died, but when investigators found more than four holes in Amy Mullis’ body, they knew her death was no accident. And the...Show More
2. Introducing the Cincinnati witch wars.
In this episode, Cord and Kiki take on a Patreon-requested topic of the Witch Wars of Cincinnati. There are stories of possible poisoning, a sick child, and marriage destroyed by the paranormal! Our f...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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