Podyssey Picks (Jan 7) cover artwork

Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Jan 7)

This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on how to live a happier life according to a Harvard prof, the massive Taco Tuesday fight, and why travel in the 1700’s was dangerous.

Playlist created by:
User profile picmm

Last Updated: Jan 7th, 2024

Best Episodes of the Week

1. How to lead a happier, more fulfilling life according to this Harvard prof.

What makes YOU happy? Dr. Robert Waldinger is the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, an 83-year-old project that tracks how life experience across decades affects health and wellbeing...Show More

2. There was a huge fight over Taco Tuesdays.

Earlier this year, we brought you the story of a New Jersey restaurant owner named Gregory Gregory, who took on Taco Bell over the trademark for "Taco Tuesday.” After months of negotiations, their fi...Show More

3. What was traveling like in the 1700s? Fraught and dangerous.

Going on a trip ? get ready to get uncomfortable, pack grease to treat your sore bum, and laudanum for the inevitable travel sickness - and perhaps you might also be in need of an anti-strangulation c...Show More

4. Why did the New York Public Library ban a novel about women’s independence?

Why did the New York Public Library ban a novel about women’s independence? What was the Human Potential Movement? And who was Claire Myers Owens? Today’s book is: Rivers of Light: The Life of Claire ...Show More

5. A confusing new world for college applicants after affirmative action was nixed.

In a landmark ruling last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent and banned the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The decision eliminated the most powerf...Show More

6. Embrace the season of change with meditation.

The only constant is change. Let's get comfortable with it. Suggest a meditation topic!Connect with me Instagram, TikTok & Youtube: @gogoflow_  Visit gogoflowpodcast.com Email: thegogoflow@gmail....Show More

New & Notable Podcasts

Gooned

The Troubled Teen Industry (TTI) is a network of profit-incentivized behavior modification facilities for youth, ranging from wilderness programs to therapeutic boarding schools. The decades-old industry uses predatory tactics to capitalize on families in crisis and victimize hundreds of thousands of children and teens every year. Gooned is a deep dive into an inudstry with blood on its hands.
Genres: True Crime, Social Science

Emma Lehman

2 FANS

Featured Episode: 1: The EdCon

31:21 | Dec 6th, 2023

Episode 1: The EdCon Educational consultants, or EdCons, are a first step in the pipeline into the Troubled Teen Industry. Meet Nancy, Emma’s 57-year-old alter-ego, and Sharon, the mother of a child ...Show More

Rupert: The last mogul

Rupert Murdoch is the media’s most powerful man. His newspapers and TV networks can topple leaders, change policies and throw into doubt the outcome of entire elections. In this six-part series from Schwartz Media, investigative journalist Paddy Manning charts Rupert Murdoch’s rise from a small newspaper in Adelaide to his reign as the last global media mogul. Find out what drives Rupert Murdoch and what happens now he has handed over the empire.
Genres: History, Society

Schwartz Media

3 FANS

Featured Episode: Two blasted young reds

33:13 | Oct 31st, 2023

After his father’s death, a young Rupert inherits a small newspaper in 1950s Adelaide. There, he teams up with the paper’s editor to save a man sentenced to hang. When the paper is threatened, a ruthl...Show More

For True Crime Lovers

1. How he went from TikTok star to killer.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve likely spent much of your pandemic time browsing through silly dance videos on TikTok. According to Statistica, TikTok saw its app grow by 180% among 15-26 years in ...Show More

2. A grad student found murdered in an affluent residential neighborhood two miles from Yale's campus.

Suzanne Jovin

Suzanne Jovin

1:18:10 | Dec 17th, 2023

To support the show consider joining us at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast In 1998, Yale Senior Suzanne Jovin, was preparing for the end of the semester. She was working diligently on her Senio...Show More

Podcast Playlists

Mindful podcasts to help you take a pause – and reflect

Stressed? Here’s some relief for the soul in audio-form.

Curated by:waitwhat

7 episodes

How to live your best life, according to podcasts

Self-help doesn’t have to be so self-critical! Need help sticking to your New Year's resolutions? Or have you ditched them altogether? (We support you either way.) Whatever your strategy, this time of year many of us are thinking about self-improvement. We've curated some of our favourite self-help and lifestyle podcasts to help guide you through whatever changes you want to make—without beating yourself up!

Curated by:podcastplaylist

5 episodes

Meet the Curators

Profile Image of Melody and Danny

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.

Have you listened to a great podcast? Have you made a great podcast? Recommend it on Podyssey we may just feature it on next week's Podyssey Picks.

🎉 Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast.

Sign up