Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Mar 7)
mmLast Updated: May 7th, 2023
Best Episodes of the Week
1. What the data says on how to get rich.
You might assume that the wealthiest 1% of Americans are neurosurgeons, corporate attorneys, and hedge fund managers. In reality, they're more likely to own car dealerships or run beverage distributio...Show More
2. Attend Heat Meet, the annual gathering of hot sauce enthusiasts where they try to see god.
Welcome to the 18th Annual Heat Meet, where hot sauce enthusiasts from all over the world gather to talk shop, sample new sauces, and—maybe, just maybe—see the face of God. Written by Hunter Nelson ...Show More
3. Sexual dimorphism: why the sexes are different, and not.
From beautifully dazzling male birds of paradise and their modestly feathered counterparts, to a small fish thats bite fuses it to its lover’s body for life. The animal kingdom certainly has some vast...Show More
4. What being a Palestinian political prisoner is like and whether hunger strikes actually achieve anything.
This is Part 1 of our Palestinian political prisoners episode. We hear from former Palestinian political prisoners, Khader Adnan and Qadura Fares, as we try to understand the physical and psychologica...Show More
5. How women were excluded from sports, but fought back.
Looking at sport history, it’s easy to get the impression that women’s involvement in sporting activities only began in the 1970s. However, as author Rachel Hewitt outlines, women were excluded from s...Show More
6. How Elon Musk’s obsession with blue checks has decimated Twitter’s finances.
Paris Marx is joined by Matt Binder to discuss Elon Musk’s first six months at Twitter and how his obsession with blue checks has decimated the company’s finances. Matt Binder is a reporter at Mashabl...Show More
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For True Crime Lovers
1. The Sacramento serial killer who drank his victims’ blood.
Lacy is joined this week to discuss Richard Trenton Chase who was a serial killer, cannibal, and necrophile who killed six people in 1977 and 1978 in Sacramento, California. He was nicknamed The Vampi...Show More
2. The nicest guy you’ll ever meet, murdered.
A man described by his friends as the nicest guy you’ll ever meet, friendly and helpful was found dead in his flat with horrific injuries. Police couldn’t find any reason that someone would want...Show More
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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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