Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Aug 25)
mmLast Updated: Aug 24th, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. One medication could help end the opioid crisis. Why are so few people taking it?
One medication could help end the opioid crisis. Why are so few people taking it? This episode is the first in a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic—Scripts—about the pills we take for ou...Show More
2. What if you can’t feel fear?
In "Fearless," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller explore what would happen if you could disappear fear. A group of scientists believe that people no longer need fear — at least not the kind we liv...Show More
3. What happened when the Queen of Hawaii tried to stop the USA from annexing the islands.
On 7th July 1898, President McKinley formally annexed Hawaii, making it a colonial territory of the USA. It was not until 21st August, 1959, that it became the 50th state. Orchestrated by the American...Show More
4. This campy history of Burning Man before it turned into the playground of billionaire bros.
On the night of Summer Solstice 1986, Larry Harvey and Jerry James built and burned an eight-foot wooden figure on San Francisco's Baker Beach surrounded by a handful of friends. Burning Man was born....Show More
5. Should we experiment on humans? A young doctor died of Yellow Fever because he was secretly experimenting on himself.
Young doctor Jesse Lazear has deadly Yellow Fever. He thrashes around and convulses in his sick bed, and his vomit is black. He is just 34 when he dies. Curiously, mosquito expert Lazear was researchi...Show More
6. How the fall of Singapore and the War in the Pacific touched almost all Australian households.
More than 80 years ago, the Fall of Singapore and the War in the Pacific touched almost all Australian households in some way. With Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day recently commemorated on August 15, ...Show More
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Missing in Arizona
Featured Episode: 1. The Final Day
38:46 | Aug 7th, 2024
Disaster looms as the Fisher family’s final hours wind down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Autocracy in America
Featured Episode: Introducing Autocracy in America
02:46 | Aug 16th, 2024
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There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look. Autocracy in America is produced by The Atlantic and made possible with support...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The unsettling disappearance of 14 year old Max DeVries.
This week for Alecia's unsolved case we learn about a lesser known disappearance in Aruba, that of 14 year old Max DeVries. After going out jet skiing Max doesn't return and the explanations and actio...Show More
2. In the early 2000s, elderly women were being found dead inside their own homes in Mexico City.
In the early 2000s, elderly women were being found dead inside their own homes. Despite the clues and witness accounts, the investigations kept falling short all while citizens of Mexico City were ask...Show More
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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.
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