Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Aug 18)
mmLast Updated: Aug 17th, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. What does the “right to be forgotten” on the internet look like?
In online news, stories live forever. The tipsy photograph of you at the college football game? It’s there. That news article about the political rally you were marching at? It’s there. A charge for d...Show More
2. Stories from nuclear survivors and climate activists in the burning Pacific.
Bombarded with the equivalent of one Hiroshima bomb a day for half a century, Pacific people have long been subjected to man-made cataclysm. Well before climate change became a global concern, nuclear...Show More
3. Why something called “Stochasticity”, or randomness, is at the very foundation of our lives.
First aired way back in 2009, this episode is all about a wonderfully slippery and smarty-pants word for randomness, Stochasticity, and how it may be at the very foundation of our lives. Along the way...Show More
4. Why you should hit unsubscribe on everything (except Podyssey of course!)
Julio Vincent Gambuto is a New York based author and marketing professional. His new book is Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!: How to Take Back Our Time, Attention, and Purpose in a Relentless World. As yo...Show More
5. Why the porters of the Manchu Picchu are abused and exploited.
Peru’s tourism industry is best known for Machu Picchu, a wonder of the world, where adventurers go for a once-in-a-lifetime hike. But the porters who carry the industry on their backs are often abuse...Show More
6. Why China's ahead in the green energy "gold rush".
China has bet big over the past couple of decades on how building up its renewable energy sector -- solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and their batteries, and the metals and minerals that...Show More
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Alan Metcalfe was a seemingly successful businessman with a big turnout at his funeral. But was this ‘tech entrepreneur’ all he seemed to be? His death sparked a cascade of questions from 600 investor...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. A father says he knows who killed his daughter.
Ellen Greenberg's Father Says He Believes He Knows Who Killed His Daughter
09:19 | Aug 16th, 2024
During a conversation with Tony Brueski, Josh Greenberg, the father of Ellen Greenberg, shared his belief that he knows who is responsible for his daughter's tragic death. This assertion, though not a...Show More
2. The kiss of death that shocked Sweden.
A story of teenage love that turns into deadly obsession. On 30 April 2009, 15-year-old Therese Johansson Rojo shares a kiss with her classmate Tim at a party just outside Stockholm. Over the course o...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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