Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jun 18)
mmLast Updated: Jun 18th, 2023
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Why Spotify’s big podcast bet is failing.
On June 8, Skye Pillsbury opened the latest edition of her newsletter, The Squeeze, with the header RIP Gimlet. She continued:I’m heartbroken over the news that Spotify has laid off another 200 podcas...Show More
2. The story of lesbian seagulls.
Fly with us, lesbian seagull. This week Radiolab’s Lulu Miller brings us a story of queer nature and scientists in denial, featuring seagulls, penguins, rams, swans, dolphins, and—maybe the gayest ani...Show More
3. How private equity bought out your doctor and bankrupted Toys R’ Us.
The idea behind private equity or PE is simple: a private equity company gathers up a bunch of cash, raises some investor cash and takes on a lot of debt to buy various companies, often taking them of...Show More
5. The iconic sound experiment on Canada’s public radio.
"For the next hour, I need your ears". It's 1974 and someone is trying to recruit you for a listening experiment on public radio in Canada. Pioneering Canadian composer and soundscape maestro, R Mur...Show More
6. A world renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist, but her performance piece becomes a crime scene…
The grandson of a world-renowned art gallery owner falls in love with a performance artist. But when her performance piece becomes a crime scene, he has to team up with an art critic to investigate. ...Show More
7. How the Netherlands became a bike country and why it wasn’t inevitable.
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise, but that was far from inevitable
New & Notable Podcasts
Quick Smart
Featured Episode: Why does everyone you know suddenly have ADHD?
Working It
Featured Episode: How to be more productive at work
For True Crime Lovers
1. An elderly couple's Canada road trip ends tragically due to a ruthless killer.
In 2010 an elderly couple set out on a road trip across Canada only to have their travels and lives cut short by a ruthless killer.
2. When she went home, she found her perfect husband under handcuffs.
Jenifer Faison, a successful reality television producer, waited for love and was thrilled when she reconnected with her college sweetheart 20 years later. They were older but the spark reignited and ...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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