Podyssey Picks

Podyssey Picks (Jun 23)

This week’s podcast picks features some great community recommendations, including an episode on why we feel empty sometimes, why former slaves who were given land got their land stolen back, and why the heck teens love old things again.

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Last Updated: Jun 23rd, 2024

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Best Episodes of the Week

1. Why we feel empty sometimes.

Why You Feel Empty

49:40 | Jun 10th, 2024

1 recommendation

Have you ever had an unexplainable feeling of emptiness? Life seems perfect - and yet - something is missing. This week, sociologist Corey Keyes helps us understand where feelings of emptiness come fr...Show More

2. 1250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land – only to see it returned to their enslavers.

40 Acres and a Lie Part 1

50:19 | Jun 15th, 2024

1 recommendation

Our historical investigation found 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land – only to see it returned to their enslavers.Patricia Bailey’s four-bedroom home sits high among the tree...Show More

3. Why the heck teens love old things again.

For teens, everything old is cool again

54:08 | May 31st, 2024

1 recommendation

From coveting Walkmans to using point-and-shoot cameras, there's been a growing trend over the past few years of teens wanting multiple, single-purpose, un-connected devices. It's not all about the pa...Show More

4. Her home speakers started transmitting conversations from her neighbors in NYC.

Glitch | Episode 1

25:02 | May 24th, 2022

1 recommendation

In the first of eight episodes, writer Julia has just moved to NYC with her husband Noah, where she struggles to settle in. One day her home speaker system starts to transmit conversations from the va...Show More

5. The rise and fall of the Panama Canal.

The Rise and Fall of the Panama Canal

32:06 | Apr 17th, 2024

1 recommendation

The Panama Canal has been dubbed the greatest engineering feat in human history. It's also (perhaps less favorably) been called the greatest liberty mankind has ever taken with Mother Nature. But due ...Show More

6. Deep dive into Tesla’s multibillion-dollar pay package for Elon Musk.

Tesla’s Multibillion-Dollar Pay Package for Elon Musk

21:51 | Jun 14th, 2024

1 recommendation

Tesla shareholders voted to reapprove Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package, signaling support for the EV maker’s CEO and giving the board ammunition in its fight to preserve the court-rejected ...Show More

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New & Notable Podcasts

Fur & Loathing

In early December 2014, at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, an unusual event unfolds. Midwest Furfest, the world’s largest Furry convention, is in full swing when, just after midnight, attendees struggle to breathe. Poisonous chlorine gas fills the hotel corridors, leading to the hospitalization of nineteen people and the evacuation of hundreds into the freezing cold, many still in their colorful fursuits. Hazmat teams find a chemical bomb in a stairwell, indicating an intentional attack. Almost a decade later, the perpetrator remains unknown. In "Fur and Loathing," investigative reporter Nicky Woolf delves into the unsolved case, collaborating with Furries to uncover the truth.

Genres: True Crime

Brazen

4 FANS

Featured Episode: Episode 1: Broken Glass

28:22 | May 6th, 2024

To this day, no one knows what happened at the Hyatt Hotel and Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on December 7th, 2014. All we do know is that it could have been one of the deadliest domestic te...Show More

Drowning Creek

In the early morning hours of November 2, 2007, Justin Gaines walked out of a popular nightclub on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia and was never seen again. The investigation into Gaines' disappearance quickly went cold and remained so until 2015, when a man confessed to taking part in his murder. Though this detailed confession described what happened to Justin Gaines, who was involved, and where his body was placed, no arrest has ever been made. Host Sean Kipe digs into this story to find out what really happened to Justin Gaines and tries to make sense of the still ongoing investigation. But as Sean gets deeper, he finds himself in an underworld of drugs, money, and murder.

Genres: True Crime

Wavland

5 FANS

Featured Episode: The Long November | Chapter 1

43:36 | Jun 21st, 2024

The investigation into the disappearance of Justin Gaines begins. How could a popular college freshman vanish without a trace from a club full of over 3,000?

For True Crime Lovers

1. Two boys disappear in a dense forest and a man’s prophetic dreams lead to their discovery.

Episode 571: Lost Children of the Alleghenies

49:03 | Jun 6th, 2024

1 recommendation

A community frantically searches for two missing boys who disappeared in a dense forest. Days pass with no leads, but a man's prophetic dream leads to their discovery. See Privacy Policy at https://a...Show More

2. A beloved 16-year-old girl didn't return home one night or ever again.

Cherish

1:02:57 | May 23rd, 2024

The case of a beloved 16-year-old girl who didn't return home one night—and the many questionable decisions made by authorities that could have inadvertently saved her life.The intention of this episo...Show More

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More Than Waves: Adventures in Sound and Music

A captivating exploration of the mysterious, historical, and cultural dimensions of sound and music.

Curated by:

cesarm

11 episodes

Perfect podcasts for all kinds of summer lovin'

Maybe you're blissfully pair-bonded. Maybe you're freshly heart broken. Or maybe you're just wondering how love works as a chemical reaction in the brain. Wherever you happen to find your heart this summer, know that you're not alone.

Curated by:

cbcpodcasts

6 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.

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.

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