Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (August 2): Top Community Recommendations
Here are this week’s top podcasts and playlist recommendations! With the possible TikTok ban in the US, and the recent antitrust hearing with Big Tech, this past week has been a big week for tech and politics. Understand what the drama is about with our updated Deep Dives on those topics.
The team that created Serial just dropped their much anticipated new podcast series—“Nice White Parents”.
What if inequities in the American school system are actually caused by white parents trying to be nice? Dig in.
rmmiller364 recommended:Jul 31st, 2020
Wow, this podcast is off to a great start. It seems like the story of people who have good intentions, but are just so blind to other people’s perspectives. Throughout a lot of it, you want to give the white parents the benefit of the doubt. Like, oh they’re just trying to do the best thing, but the...Show More
1: The Book of Statuses
by Nice White Parents
Serial is now part of The New York Times! Listen to the announcement directly from the team:
rmmiller364 recommended:Jul 23rd, 2020
Wow! Big news! Just wondering what you all think of this? I’m excited because I’d really like Serial Productions to produce more things and the New York Times has been putting out some amazing podcasts recently (Caliphate, Rabbit Hole, Jungle Prince, the Daily).
Introducing: Nice White Parents
by Serial
Celebrate the merger with this playlist highlighting best of from The New York Times and Serial:
jennxLast Updated: Jul 31st, 2020
A strange app can read your mind and tell you where to go...sometimes leading you to a grisly crime scene.
The Randonauts app uses random, quantum-generated coordinates to take you on real-life bizzare adventures.
forceofbadassery recommended:Jul 26th, 2020
This was really interesting! I just downloaded astronautica and am excited to have a little adventure.
Randonauts
by Endless Thread
Ever wondered what a day in the life of a car salesman looks like?
Take a look into the reality of the car sales industry from a top salesman and the adrenaline of the grind with this classic ‘This American Life’ episode:
timevisionaction recommended:Jul 31st, 2020
Love the format. The sounds and the flow keep me listening.. keeps me engaged. As someone who used to work in auto sales this episode touched a funny bone.
#513: 129 Cars
by This American Life
Mandarin robocalls have scammed countless Chinese diaspora out of millions of dollars.
Investigate how these scammers utilize the fear of the Chinese government and superstitions to scam marginalized communities in America:
jennx recommended:Jul 26th, 2020
This just shows how there are scammers that target just about any group of people. It’s also upsetting to learn that these robocallers play on cultural superstitions to take advantage of vulnerable Chinese senior citizens 😰
Threats From Home: The Chinese Consulate Scam
by The Perfect Scam
A hilarious comedy duo chat about celebrities with fake teeth and fake hair, and how many Krispy Kreme donuts they can eat in one sitting.
Ep. 37 | 2 Bears 1 Cave w/ Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
1:27:58 | Jul 6th, 2020
Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer start off this episode of 2 Bears, 1 Cave by eating Krispy Kreme donuts. They give Russell Peters a call to discuss Hinduism, which Bert is interested in possibly joining...Show More
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A hacker has the coolest job to break into buildings and take over computer systems to test their security.
Hear his stories of ethical hacking to catch predators and an unexpected heart-wrenching story about his mother.
danny recommended:Jul 24th, 2020
Some cool stories on ethical hacking.
67: The Big House
by Darknet Diaries
Trans activist and pioneer of LGBTQ+ rights, Marsha P. Johnson was found dead, floating in the Hudson River not long after the 1991 Pride Parade.
How did she end up there? Was this a tragic accident, a suicide or something more sinister? Investigate the unsolved mystery here:
Episode 152: The Life and Mysterious Death of Marsha P. Johnson
Morbid
43:14 | Jun 28th, 2020
1 recommendation
Marsha P. Johnson was a pioneer for LGBTQ rights and a notable figure in the infamous Stonewall Uprising of 1969. She championed for transgender youth and gave back to her community throughout her sho...Show More
HR alert! With Call Her Daddy’s host, Alex, you’ll never know when a business Zoom meeting can turn into a date.
She travels to LA to meet a guy for a “business dinner.”
Alex is going to LA for a business trip..../ potential date?! This week, Father Cooper reveals that she might for the first time be mixing business with pleasure. But is convinced it is worth it...lol...Show More
For more misadventures in love and relationship, check out this playlist:
The strange death of a young woman who fell 12 floors down a garbage chute still remains a mystery.
What happened to Phoebe Handsjuk? Was it a suicide? An accident? Or something more sinister?
When a young woman falls 12 floors down a garbage chute to her death only questions remain. Was it suicide? Was it an accident? Or could something more sinister happened to Phoebe Handsjuk? Sources fo...Show More
Trump wants to postpone the elections so people could “properly, securely and safely” vote.
With only less than 100 days to the election, learn how COVID is changing the presidential race.
The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan joins to discuss the state of the presidential campaign now that we’re less than 100 days out, how COVID reached deep into the White House and forced major changes to Trump...Show More
Canada’s Prime Minister and his family are under fire for a huge scandal over a deal with the WE Charity worth over $900 million student grant money.
Investigate the ethics and conflict of interest over WE and what it means for Trudeau and his party.
mm recommended:Jul 10th, 2020
Omg did not realize that WE was asked by Trudeau’s govt to hand out $900m in student grants. How could they not have realized people would interrogate this right away?
What’s the story behind the Liberals’ cancelled WE Charity deal?
by The Big Story
To investigate the WE scandal and Canadian politics even further, check out this playlist: Scandal
People like being around others similar to them. But researchers say that’s bad for creativity and progress.
Academics question whether lack of diversity limits creative potential in scientific and business workplaces.
yveehops recommended:Jul 28th, 2020
Does creativity come from diversity in teams and relationships? Interesting look at scientific teams and how diversity (or lack thereof) affects them.
Edge Effect
by Hidden Brain