Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Feb 26)

This week’s podcast picks feature some great community recommendations, including an episode on why a good enough job can be better than a perfect one, why smart people can be so dumb, and the father of Black History.

We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the Infernal Communications podcast from Staffbase. Communication is hard. Get some fresh perspectives that will help you think differently about communication in your work and life.

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Last Updated: Feb 25th, 2023

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1. Why a “good enough” job can be better than a perfect one.

Stop Looking for the Perfect Job - a "Good Enough Job" is Just Fine

31:34 | Jan 23rd, 2023

2 recommendations

We can put huge amounts of physical and emotional energy into our jobs - even basing our self-worth on our achievements at work and letting ourselves be defined by what we do. So have our careers take...Show More

2. Why smart people make stupid mistakes.

The Intelligence Trap, Moral Algebra and Disrationalia with David Robson

1:09:36 | Sep 11th, 2019

1 recommendation

Science journalist and author of the book The Intelligence Trap – Why Smart People Make Stupid Mistakes, David Robson joins Adam this week to discuss how being intelligent can actually amplify your er...Show More

3. Meet “the father of Black History”.

Black History's Family Tree

35:31 | Feb 22nd, 2023

1 recommendation

Brett Woodson Bailey is a living relative of "the father of Black History," Carter G. Woodson. He has found support from the descendant of the people who enslaved his family.

4. How this book can change your relationship to pain.

This Book Changed My Relationship to Pain

1:04:20 | Feb 21st, 2023

6 recommendations

Physical pain is a universal human experience. And for many of us, it’s a constant one. Roughly 20 percent of American adults — some 50 million people — suffer from a form of chronic pain. For some, t...Show More

5. You know shepherd’s pie, but what the heck is “Chinese pie”?

Chinese pie

32:20 | Nov 29th, 2022

3 recommendations

Mashed potatoes, corn and ground beef. These aren't the ingredients for shepherd's pie, but for Chinese pie, a traditional and very famous French Canadian dish. WBUR producer Amanda Beland, grew up...Show More

6. The real life prince was murdered, and the princess did the unexpected. A history podcast that should be a movie.

Something True 4: Ruska Pravda

14:44 | Apr 18th, 2017

6 recommendations

The prince was murdered, and the princess given two demands: surrender the kingdom, and marry the enemy prince. She said yes—but what she did instead, nobody saw coming. If this were a video podcast, ...Show More

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Infernal Communication

Communication is hard. Being a communications professional is even harder. Join Kyla from Staffbase as she explores the wild little fires communicators have to put out everyday and get some fresh perspectives that will help you think differently about your work and life.

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How does a simple font cause such a stir? Learn where Comic Sans began and what it can teach us about the biases that shape our communication norms.

Featured Episode: The trial of Comic Sans: The font everyone loves to hate

31:28 | Dec 15th, 2022

WARNING: This episode contains swearing, suggestive language, and references that some listeners may prefer to avoid.How does a simple font elicit such strong emotions? Is Comic Sans the villain we've...Show More

New & Notable Podcasts

Other People's Pockets

Have you ever wondered how your friend bought that vacation home or why that colleague of yours makes everyone meticulously split the tab down to the last Diet Coke? Other People’s Pockets is a show about other people’s money. We ask people from all walks of life to get radically transparent about their personal finances in order to learn more about who we are and what makes us tick (and perhaps we level the playing field a little bit along the way?).

Genres: Money

Pushkin Industries

4 FANS

Featured Episode: Adam Davidson, Economics Journo & Entrepreneur

39:42 | Feb 22nd, 2023

1 RECOMMENDATION

Adam Davidson co-founded NPR's hit podcast “Planet Money,” wrote “The Passion Economy,” and was an economics writer for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. So of course this money nerd has...Show More

Why Can't We Talk About Amanda's Mom?

In November 1993, a veteran discovers the body of a woman on a dirt road near Interstate-10 in Mobile, Alabama. She’s nude, drained of blood, and decapitated. But despite the horrific nature of the murder, it garners little sympathy in the press and detectives fail to close the case. Over the course of 8 episodes, host Sarah Cailean recounts her three-year investigation into this unsolved and perplexing murder that seems to leave more questions than answers.

Genres: True Crime

+6 FANS

Featured Episode: Ep.1: Renée

45:27 | Feb 22nd, 2023

In November 1993, a veteran discovers the body of a woman on a little road near Interstate-10 in Mobile, Alabama. She’s nude, drained of blood, and decapitated. But despite the horrific nature of the ...Show More

For True Crime Lovers

1. Two young women vanish into the night in Indianapolis.

Episode 29: Insidious Indianapolis: Two Young Women Vanish Into the Night

29:51 | Feb 18th, 2023

Jessica Masker was last seen at a gas station in East Washington, Indianapolis, on April 15th, 2013. Shortly before vanishing, Jessica would make a concerning phone call to her brother asking for a ri...Show More

2. A FedEx driver kills a child.

Murder: A parent’s worst nightmare FedEx driver a kills child

07:38 | Dec 9th, 2022

FedEx driver kidnaps and kills 7 year old

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