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Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Sept 10)

This week’s podcast picks feature some great community recommendations, including an episode on why the Barbie soundtrack is the song of the summer, America's unknown celebrity chef, spyware that will infect a mobile phone and suck all its data.

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Last Updated: Sep 10th, 2023

Best Episodes of the Week

1. What made the Barbie soundtrack the song of the summer.

Grammy and Oscar-winning music producer Mark Ronson is known for his party hits, pop songs, and soulful arrangements, producing for stars like Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, and Adele. His latest project i...Show More

2. Meet America's unknown celebrity chef.

When Lena Richard cooked her first chicken on television, she beat Julia Child to the screen by over a decade. At a time when most African American women cooks worked behind swinging kitchen doors, Ri...Show More

3. The spyware that will infect a mobile phone, and then suck up all the data from it.

137: Predator

137: Predator

1:09:28 | Sep 5th, 2023

2 recommendations

A new type of mercenary spyware came on the radar called Predator. It’ll infect a mobile phone, and then suck up all the data from it. Contacts, text messages, location, and more. This malware is bein...Show More

4. This podcast host ponders his own desirability — is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man?

In the premiere episode, Host Ronald Young Jr. is pondering his own desirability.  Is he an eligible bachelor as a fat man?  He seeks solace in body positive and size-affirming spaces and discovers so...Show More

5. The secret club of radical women.

In downtown New York, in the early 20th century, a secret club of women met regularly, to discuss ideas, politics, art and their own lives. They forged friendships and alliances, and took up some of t...Show More

6. Hear the marvelous sounds of Europe's last primeval forest, Białoweiza.

Hear the marvellous sounds of Europe's last primeval forest, Białoweiza, in an immersive experience rich with all kinds of bird song and animal sounds, including that of the rare European bison. They'...Show More

New & Notable Podcasts

Mumbai Crime

Crime stories from the Indian Sub-Continent. A curated series of audio fiction podcasts from award-winning creators Ayeesha Menon, Nadir Khan and John Scott Dryden recorded in Mumbai, India.
Genres: True Crime

Goldhawk

1 FAN

Featured Episode: 1.1 Q&A "5,000 Rupees..."

16:14 | Aug 22nd, 2022

Thomas is a contestant on the hit Indian TV show “Who Will Win A Billion”...As he ponders over the first question, his thoughts drift back to his childhood in Delhi – a baby abandoned on the steps of ...Show More

The Big Flop

The most expensive musical in Broadway history goes belly up. A theme park turns deadly. And a country megastar goes emo... all with catastrophic results. Join us each week as we dissect the most deliciously disastrous flops in recent history.
Genres: Comedy

Wondery

3 FANS

Featured Episode: Quibi Bites the Dust with Connor Ratliff & Matt Bellassai | 1

37:46 | Aug 28th, 2023

Remember Quibi? The app with short videos you could only watch on your phone? No?! That's because it only lasted SIX months before shutting down. On the first episode of The Big Flop, host Misha Brown...Show More

For True Crime Lovers

1. The violent prison riot where inmates took complete control of the prison and twelve officers were taken hostage.

Join us this week to hear Anika tell the story of the prison riot in New Mexico. The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, at the Penitentiary of New Mexico s...Show More

2. Meet the director of the largest “body farm” facility for human decomposition.

Dr. Daniel J. Wescott is the director of the forensic anthropology center at Texas State University, where the largest decomposition facility or ‘body farm’ is housed. He joins Crime Redefined to desc...Show More

Podcast Playlists

Podcasts about McDonald’s

Love it or hate it, the golden arches are a staple in America. These podcasts explore the corporation and all its quirkiness.

Curated by:mm

8 episodes

Anti-racist Podcasts

Insightful episodes that educate and inspire listeners to confront and combat systemic racism in various aspects of society.

Curated by:michelle_ebooks

45 episodes

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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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