Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Mar 3)
mmLast Updated: Mar 2nd, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Maybe you should quit therapy.
Dr. Richard Friedman has been teaching and seeing patients for more than 35 years. Recently, he wrote about the idea that, if therapy has become less of a targeted intervention and more of a weekly up...Show More
2. The relationship between the Church and the far right.
For the first time in decades, there are more autocracies than liberal democracies around the world. Fears about America are growing and if Donald Trump wins a second term in the White House, he pledg...Show More
3. The nostalgia of mac and cheese.
Most people are familiar with the stuff in the blue box, but what might seem like a simple dish holds many nuances, from achieving that perfectly smooth cheese melt to avoiding greasiness or lumpiness...Show More
4. Why San Francisco wants to cut cash aid for drug users who refuse treatment.
San Francisco is in the midst of a devastating drug crisis with a record number of overdose deaths last year. In an attempt to address the problem, Mayor London Breed has put a measure on the March 5t...Show More
5. How to live with differences in a divided world.
Conflicts are inevitable — both at a global scale and in our personal lives. This week, in the latest in our US 2.0 series, psychologist Peter Coleman explains how minor disagreements turn into major ...Show More
6. The scent of history explored.
What if we told you that the key to time travel has been right in front of our eyes this whole time? Well, it has: it's in our noses. Today on the show, the science — and politics — of smell, and how ...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
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For True Crime Lovers
1. A presumed murder at the end of the world.
This story unfolds in a remote countryside, where harsh terrains, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions paint the backdrop of a mysterious land. With winter's arrival, daylight dwindles to a mere handfu...Show More
2. The high school kid who was murdered a few yards away from her home.
Crime Soup's first mini-episode! This is the murder of Hannah Truelove, a Gainesville High School student, who went missing on August 23rd and was later found killed just a few hundred yards from her ...Show More
Podcast Playlists
Long-Form True Crime Podcasts
Love long-form true crime stories like Serial and Dirty John? Here's what you'll want to listen to next. Each podcast takes a deep dive into a single story. They cover a number of cases including unsolved murders, missing people, unexplained deaths, wrongful convictions and even a museum heist.
jilliankuzma12 episodes
Podcasts on Fighting Far-Right Extremism
How far right extremism and terrorism is brewing, and motions being made to stop it.
gertie5 episodes
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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