Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Mar 31)
mmLast Updated: Mar 31st, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Can you patent a pizza?
Close your eyes and imagine this: a world without stuffed crust pizza. We know!—but that was the dismal state of the Italian flatbread scene before 1985, when Anthony Mongiello, aka The Big Cheese, ca...Show More
2. Why did a big meat processor pay 11 million dollars in ransom to cybercriminals?
Colonel John Hoffman of the Food Protection and Defense Institute has been advising companies and government on how to harden their cyber functions. Here he deconstructs how JBS came to be hacked and ...Show More
3. Why Black Americans are making a rush for Mexico.
The American Dream has long been out of reach for many Black people in this country. Between police violence, the lack of economic opportunity, and the threat of a second Trump term, many African Amer...Show More
4. Who does language belong to? A fight over the Lakota language.
Many Lakota people agree: It's imperative to revitalize the Lakota language. But how exactly to do that is a matter of broader debate. Should Lakota be codified and standardized to make learning it ea...Show More
5. A viral fundraiser for an unhoused man triggers backlash online.
Today on “Post Reports,” a viral fundraiser for an unhoused man triggers backlash online. And, how platforms like GoFundMe are increasingly replacing America’s social safety net.
6. Why people act busy to signal status.
Many of us complain about being too busy—and about not having enough time to do the things we really want to do. But has busyness become an excuse for our inability to focus on what matters? Accordin...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
Worlds Turned Upside Down
Featured Episode: In the 1750s, tensions between European and Native peoples in North America lead to the outbreak of a global war with revolutionary consequences.
Featured Episode: Episode 1: The Balance
1:11:35 | Sep 25th, 2023
1 RECOMMENDATION
In the 1750s, tensions between the British, the French, and Indigenous peoples over control of the Ohio Country in North America lead to the outbreak of a global war. Featuring: Fred Anderson, Christ...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Murder in the Hollywood Hills
Featured Episode: 1 – Bond Girl
27:54 | Mar 26th, 2024
1 RECOMMENDATION
Kristi Johnson vanishes after heading into the Hollywood Hills for a photo shoot.
Privacy Files
Featured Episode: Pig Butchering Scams
For True Crime Lovers
1. What it’s like to work at Guantánamo, one of the most notorious prisons in the world.
Maybe you have an idea in your head about what it was like to work at Guantánamo, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. Think again.
2. Was this millionaire a loving husband or killer?
Follow Burden of Proof on iHeartRadio - https://ihr.fm/42hBvl2Follow on Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3qs2bT1Follow Everywhere Else - https://bit.ly/3qrlRGAAlready facing a financial crisis that w...Show More
Podcast Playlists
This is (NOT) a Conspiracy
Podcast playlist on conspiracy theories that go hand in hand with fake news.
cesarm6 episodes
True Crime: Female Killers
Because we are feminists, of course, and women can commit terrible and horrific crimes too!!!
gertie7 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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