Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Mar 19)

This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on a literary genius’ explosive plagiarism scandal, office hells, and the psychology of secrets.

We’re also excited to highlight our community sponsor this week, the With Great Power podcast from GridX and Post Script Media. Each episode features stories about the technology, climate, security, and economic shifts that are reshaping utilities and the electricity system.

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Last Updated: Mar 17th, 2023

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Best Episodes of the Week

1. A literary genius’ explosive plagiarism scandal.

Being John Hughes: Inside literature’s plagiarism scandal

25:57 | Mar 14th, 2023

1 recommendation

John Hughes was once hailed as a young literary genius, and won a scholarship to Cambridge. Yet he found himself back in Australia working as a librarian and a teacher before his writing found acclaim...Show More

2. Office hells and the demise of playful workplaces.

Office Hell: the Demise of the Playful Workspace

38:51 | Mar 17th, 2023

1 recommendation

In the early 90s, cutting-edge advertising agency Chiat/Day announced a radical plan, aimed at giving the company a jolt of creative renewal. They would sweep away corner offices and cubicles and repl...Show More

3. Dive into the psychology of secrets.

The secret life of secrets

29:02 | Jun 25th, 2022

1 recommendation

Michael Slepian researches the psychology of secrets. But what he didn't know — until about a decade ago — was that his family had a major secret they were keeping from him. One they planned never t...Show More

4. What teachers won’t teach anymore.

What teachers won’t teach anymore

28:11 | Mar 14th, 2023

1 recommendation

Teachers across the nation are changing how they teach in response to state laws, administrative decrees and parental pressure. Today on “Post Reports,” we explore three examples of things teachers ar...Show More

5. How to stop overeating when food tastes too good.

[Repost] #279: What If You Can’t Stop Eating When Food Tastes Good?

13:59 | Mar 6th, 2023

1 recommendation

Christy answers an audience question about what to do if you feel out of control with certain foods. We discuss the many reasons why you might feel compelled to eat to the point of discomfort, why you...Show More

6. Meet the trailblazing scientist who fought for preemies, but was overshadowed by men in science.

LWoS Shorts: A Complicated Woman: Leona Zacharias

36:32 | Jan 12th, 2023

1 recommendation

Scientist Leona Zacharias was a rare woman. She graduated from Barnard College in 1927 with a degree in biology, followed by a Ph.D. from Columbia University. But throughout her career she labored beh...Show More

Podcast Spotlight (Ad)

With Great Power

'With Great Power' is a podcast about the experts and changemakers who are building the future electric grid, today. Each episode features stories about the technology, climate, security, and economic shifts that are reshaping utilities and the electricity system. Learn how utilities can help sell more electric cars.

GridX and Post Script Media

2 FANS

Featured Episode: How utilities can help sell more electric cars

20:00 | Dec 13th, 2022

Austin Energy’s Karl Popham is on a mission to improve the EV buying experience.

New & Notable Podcasts

The Naked Emperor

Sam Bankman-Fried was at the top of the game. He was a billionaire by the time he turned 30, and the trusted face of crypto with his trading platform FTX. Its logo was on the Miami Heat’s arena and the uniforms of Major League Baseball umpires. Despite his dorm room lifestyle he charmed celebrities, politicians, and Silicon Valley. That is, until it all came crashing down. Today Sam faces charges that could send him to jail for the rest of his life. The Naked Emperor is a 4-part series about the stratospheric rise and spectacular fall of Sam Bankman-Fried.

Genres: Scams, Tech, True Crime

CBC Podcasts

+2 FANS

Featured Episode: Episode 1: The Hype

33:47 | Mar 13th, 2023

1 RECOMMENDATION

Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't like other crypto moguls: he drove a Toyota Corolla, he was an advocate for government regulation, he said he would give billions away to charity. That is, until he lost it al...Show More

Holy Week

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4, 1968, is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how did this hero’s murder come to be the stitching used to tie together a narrative of victory? The week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly forgotten. Over the course of eight episodes, Holy Week brings forward the stories of the activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief.

Genres: History, True Crime

The Atlantic

+2 FANS

Featured Episode: Part 1: Rupture

22:23 | Mar 14th, 2023

A day at the crossroads of chance and destiny

For True Crime Lovers

1. The missing mom who reappeared without her children.

161. Where are the Hoggle Children? -- Family Portrait

1:21:04 | Nov 22nd, 2022

When Catherine Hoggle's young daughter and son disappeared, she disappeared with them. But when she was found, she was found alone. And the children? They were somewhere safe, she said. That was 2014,...Show More

2. A 20-year-old college student who disappeared after a night out at a bar.

S4E6 - To bloom in Bloomington - What happened to Lauren Spierer?

31:47 | Feb 28th, 2023

DISCLAIMER - Please listen for an important bit of unfortunate news that might explain some things in the coming weeks. Lauren Spierer, born on January 17, 1991, was a 20-year-old student at Indiana ...Show More

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