Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (July 26): Top Community Recommendations
Here are this week’s top podcasts and playlist recommendations! Also, check out our newest Deep Dive on learning about Big Tech monopolies vs. antitrust laws and revisit our special interview with Wondery’s “Dying for Sex”host Nikki Boyer.
mmLast Updated: Jul 25th, 2020
50% of Americans will refuse the Coronavirus vaccine even if it’s available tomorrow.
And it’s not because they’re anti-vaxxers. Get the lowdown on why:
slowandsudden recommended:Jul 21st, 2020
WOW. This is big. Episode starts by quoting a survey done in late May by the Associated Press: “Fifty percent of Americans were either hesitant or absolutely would not take the vaccine.” Scariest takeaway was: how the COVID-19 vaccine is received will affect the very future of public health.
The Vaccine Trust Problem
by The Daily
Learn this necessary skill to survive quarantine: Being alone.
olivier recommended:Jul 21st, 2020
The stories this week were heartwarming and exactly new perspectives I wanted to listen to in these strange lonely times we live in. The last story about the hermit uncle, and how he learnt to deal with loneliness was my favorite.
711: How to Be Alone
by This American Life
“Who should we protect? A) White men or B) Black children?” If your answer is A) White men, Facebook says you’re right!
Go behind the scenes on how Facebook determines their moderation rules.
yveehops recommended:Jul 12th, 2020
A revisit episode about social media and the people who are in charge is screening questionable content and the decisions behind what stays online and what gets taken down.
Post No Evil Redux
by Radiolab
Learn more about the hard job, tough calls and sometimes wacky rules that keeps our internet safe and sane:
Need a smile? Hear this delightful viral story about making a wedding tuxedo for a llama.
“What are the dimensions of an adult llama?” asked a Redditor called Mrs. Sam Handwich in the "No Stupid Questions" community. "I've been hired to make a tuxedo for a llama and I don't have its measur...Show More
Being mediocre is okay.
Find joy in being “good enough”.
cpr recommended:Jul 21st, 2020
Very counterintuitive – worth a listen!
The Joy of Mediocrity
by Ideas
What’s your tissue box thinking? This hilarious improv interview with a tissue box will have you crying in laughter.
basicallydan recommended:Jul 22nd, 2020
One of the most beautiful and hilarious episodes that Ian has released in a while (not that they aren’t all excellent). Two interviews! How generous! Seriously, this is brilliant.
Maria and Joel
by Everything is Alive
White supremacists like flying Mississippi’s flag, because it contains the Confederate symbol. But not for any longer.
Dive deep into the origins and controversy of the flag and the changing state it symbolizes with this podcast series:
Quotes: “We’ve got to explore why symbols even matter in the first place. What’s the story behind our flag? If the argument that keeps getting brought up is heritage versus hate, what is the heritage...Show More
Flags are important symbols of people and places. Learn more about flags with this playlist:
Big Tobacco’s dirty secrets are being exposed in this new investigative series.
drewb recommended:Jul 19th, 2020
I'm excited for this season, the story of Big Tobacco and their dirty tricks should be more widely know.
Big Tobacco | Smoking Guns | 1
by American Scandal
Feeling nostalgic about home? Hear one man’s love story to LA.
This podcast could be the audio journal of the year.
fiercefab recommended:Jul 22nd, 2020
This one got me, for real. I recognized all the themes. The nostalgia for the neighborhood and how it was growing up. The opportunity cost and Latinx brand of survivor’s guilt. I’m even the same age and in the same industry as this guy, damn. This is a bittersweet love letter to a changing city, and...Show More
Prologue
by California Love
Legendary comedic actor Robin Williams’ birthday was last week. His legacy lives on in podcast form.
Don’t forget to listen to Forgotten, a chart-topping true crime series about a mysterious femicide at the US-Mexico border.
maureen recommended:Jul 23rd, 2020
Really enjoyed this! Very well done! Sad so this happened to these young women and nobody held accountable... corruption at its best.
A Cross-Border Killer?
by Silenced: The Radio Murders
Want more great true crime pods? Here are the best ones from the iHeartRadio Podcast network:
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