Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Nov 17)
mmLast Updated: Nov 16th, 2024
Best Episodes of the Week
1. When are young people being moody vs having an actual mental disorder?
Young people can be morose, angry, withdrawn. It's often chalked up to being a "phase," a natural initiation ritual to adulthood. What if it's not? What if it's a mental disorder in need of help? We h...Show More
2. The rise and fall of the world’s great cuisines.
Rachel Laudan: Cooking in World History || The Human Progress Podcast Ep.10
1:21:17 | Aug 26th, 2021
1 recommendation
Rachel Laudan tells the remarkable story of the rise and fall of the world’s great cuisines―from the mastery of grain cooking some twenty thousand years ago, to the present―in this superbly researched...Show More
3. Your mind needs chaos to thrive.
In part three of our series on creativity, guest host Oshan Jarow speaks with philosopher of neuroscience Mark Miller about how our minds actually work. They discuss the brain as a predictive engine t...Show More
4. How did the first democracy die?
The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them. What's Wrong With Democracy? by Loren J. Samons II Support the show at searchengine.show! To learn more about listener ...Show More
5. Why big tech are data vampires.
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are the dominant players in the cloud market. Around the world, they’re building massive hyperscale data centers that they claim are necessary to power the future of our ...Show More
6. How squeezing a fish at a fishing tournament turned into a crime discovery.
Two men turned in the winning catch at a Lake Erie fishing tournament. But when the tournament director squeezed one of their fish - he felt something inside. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Insta...Show More
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The Unfinished Idea
Featured Episode: I share my story of being a mom to a son with Autism and ADHD and why I'm starting the conversation around the everyday joys, struggles and differences in being neurodivergent
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14:59 | Feb 23rd, 2024
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The Tape Letters project shines a light on the practice of recording and sending messages on cassette tapes as a mode of communication by Pakistanis who migrated and settled in theUK between 1960-1980...Show More
For True Crime Lovers
1. The haunted homicide and exorcism of Roland Doe.
In this episode, I’ll share a story of an alleged demonic possession of a young boy in the 1940s. While you may be skeptical of such a claim, several sources officially documented the case, including...Show More
2. When a woman was murdered in her home, friends and family said she didn’t have any enemies, but they were wrong.
FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE When a woman is murdered in her home, friends and family said she didn’t have any enemies. They were wrong. Victim: Ada SenenfelderLocation: Winona, MNRecorded live before a near...Show More
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Navigating modern courtship can be awkward, confusing, and demoralising. Whatever your experience, these podcasts know you're not alone.
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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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