Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Apr 28)
mmLast Updated: Apr 28th, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. In 1980, mysterious apology posters in NYC offered a phone line for people to confess their wrongdoings anonymously.
In 1980, posters appeared in subway stations and on telephone poles in New York City with a phone number to call. When you called it, you would hear a message: “This is Apology. Apology is not associa...Show More
2. Why is transit fare evasion punished more severely than speeding?
A local bus or train ride usually costs between one and three dollars. But many Americans living in public transportation-dense cities choose to evade paying for transit tickets when possible. They ge...Show More
3. What dying people see in their dreams.
Dr. Christopher Kerr has spent years interviewing dying patients about the dreams they have as the end of life gets closer. He tells Matt Galloway those dreams and visions can be profound for both the...Show More
4. A deep dive on the making of the atomic bomb and whether it was inevitable.
It was a tremendous honor & pleasure to interview Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombWe discuss* similarities between AI progress & Manhattan Project (develo...Show More
5. What would a world without advertising look like?
A world without advertising? Wishful thinking. Or is it? Omar’s interrogating how and why ads weave through our lives, and if a world without them is conceivable. Today's episode features two conversa...Show More
6. Can Earth Day be badass again?
In 1970, 20 million people showed up to fight for the environment on the first Earth Day. But more than five decades later – is it time for this much tamer global event to return to its radical roots?...Show More
Podcast Spotlight (Ad)
Women Road Warriors
In this funny and insightful interview with Comedian Monique Marvez, we get her take on life, her perspectives & tips on how to succeed no matter what life hands you in Episode 123.
Featured Episode: Inspirational Comedy with Monique Marvez
47:39 | Apr 9th, 2024
1 RECOMMENDATION
Comedian Monique Marvez is a worldwide Internet sensation. Her stand-up comedy routine packs houses and appeals to all ages, especially GenZennials. Monique is loved for her sharp wit and hilarious ob...Show More
New & Notable Podcasts
Mushroom Case Daily
Featured Episode: Death cap recap
12:15 | Apr 17th, 2024
1 RECOMMENDATION
Where are we at with this case so far? Erin Patterson, the woman at the centre of the mushroom lunch that left three people dead, and a fourth fighting for his life, has been charged but maintains she...Show More
The Price of Paradise
Featured Episode: Janique | 1
35:18 | Apr 22nd, 2024
1 RECOMMENDATION
Jayne Gaskin bags a bargain when she swaps her English village home for nine acres of freedom off shore in Nicaragua. But paradise is not all it seems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. In 1995, a freshman went missing but his case fell through the cracks.
Back in 1995, LaMont Dottin was 21 years old and a freshman at Queens College when, one evening, he didn’t come home. His mother went to the local police precinct to try to report him missing, and hi...Show More
2. He hid his victim’s remains dismembered remains in his closet for his mother to find.
Brian Cohee hid Warren Barnes' dismembered remains in his closet for his mother to find
1:03:59 | Apr 25th, 2024
In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the murder of Warren Barnes by Brian Cohee.
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