Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Aug 4)
mmLast Updated: Aug 3rd, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. Dive into the dark history of Hitler’s Olympics in 1936.
The most famous athlete in Berlin was the American sprinter Jesse Owens, and one of the most famous stories from those Games was the unexpected, heartwarming encounter Owens had with the German long j...Show More
2. Uncover the shocking fraud that reshaped modern psychiatry.
In 1973 a bombshell study appeared in the premier scientific journal Science. It was called “On Being Sane in Insane Places.” Its author, a Stanford psychology professor named David Rosenhan, claimed ...Show More
3. Discover the real story behind Romeo and Juliet.
Everybody knows the story of Romeo and Juliet. They are arguably the most famous lovers in literature. Their story has been told and retold through countless interpretations, from classical Shakespear...Show More
4. How do we decide who gets to be the face on American coins?
Money is power. But who's on our money - or isn’t - can be just as powerful. While Lady Liberty has graced American coins and dollars for most of our history, it wasn’t until the 1970s that a real wom...Show More
5. Qatar is disappearing, not because of climate change, but something entirely different.
Omar’s birthplace, Qatar, is essentially disappearing, not as a result of climate change, but because it’s become something entirely different. What does it mean to be without home? A HyperObject I...Show More
6. What happens when the largest unions of the US fight each other.
Episode 10 of Fragile Juggernaut surveys the wide range of workers who united–and sometimes fought each other–under the banner of the CIO. We begin in the slaughterhouse, with special guest Rick Halpe...Show More
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2. The tragic story of the cleaning woman who disappeared in the financial district in NYC.
When 46 year old Eridania Rodriguez went missing in the middle of her evening cleaning shift, her family immediately knew something was very wrong. After a search, they reported her missing as they su...Show More
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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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