Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jun 11)
mmLast Updated: Jun 11th, 2023
Best Episodes of the Week
1. What hardcore porn is doing to a generation of teenagers.
As a new report from the Children’s Commissioner points to the impact of violent pornography on British children, are the waters around consensual sex being muddied? And should there be greater regula...Show More
2. The deadly history of asbestos and corporate greed.
Ep 118 Asbestos: Corruption and cancer and corporate greed, oh my!
1:38:54 | Jun 6th, 2023
1 recommendation
An entire generation probably first learned the word “mesothelioma” and its link to asbestos from those ubiquitous commercials in the 1990s and 2000s. You know the one: “if you or a loved one has been...Show More
3. How to self-care when you’re overwhelmed and overworked, and a bubble bath won’t cut it.
"You can't meditate yourself out of a 40-hour work week with no childcare and no paid sick days," says Dr. Pooja Lakshmin. But when you're overworked and overwhelmed, what actually can you do? On this...Show More
4. This podcast editor learned the real name of her father when her grandfather died.
In 2021, editor Alex Neason's grandfather passed away. On his funeral program, she learned the name of his father for the first time: Wilson Howard. Not Neason. Howard. And when she asked her family w...Show More
5. How courtroom sketch artists became the preferred way to document trials.
How courtroom artists became the preferred way to document trials
6. Racial conflict in the US Army during the Vietnam War.
In September 1969, African American journalist Wallace Terry reported on “another war being fought in Vietnam — between black and white Americans.” After the 1948 integration of the military, the U.S....Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
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Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto
Featured Episode: Chapter 1: Bug’s Plan
33:45 | Jun 7th, 2023
2 RECOMMENDATIONS
It’s 2014. Adelanto is a bankrupt city in the California desert known for its massive detention centers and not much else. Then, a stranger comes to town with a wild idea to make Adelanto great again:...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The mystery of the two little girls who went to the playground and never returned home for over 20 years.
Tionda & Diamond Bradley /// Part 1 /// 672 Part 1 of 2 www.TrueCrimeGarage.com Sisters Tionda and Diamond have been missing for over twenty years now. Their mother left the two little girls hom...Show More
2. A man calls 911 that his toddler’s not breathing, but a detective felt something was off.
A man calls 911 to say his toddler is in distress: he's not breathing. As paramedics rush to the scene, so does Detective Terry. He knows for this kind of incident, it is all hands on deck. As he begi...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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