Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Aug 16): Top Community Recommendations
Here’s this week’s roundup of top podcasts and playlist recommendations from the Podyssey community! In case you missed it, check out our Podcast Deep Dives on “Three Amazing Stories About Our Bodies” and “Who Killed the Women of Juárez?” curated by iHeartRadio Podcasts.
jennxLast Updated: Aug 14th, 2020
The Daily’s Michael Barbaro grills Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, on Twitter’s flaws.
Is Dorsey one the most powerful men on earth? Should Trump be banned from Twitter? Dorsey answers these hard questions in this episode:
danny recommended:Aug 8th, 2020
Woah, some tough questions from Michael.
Jack Dorsey on Twitter's Mistakes
by The Daily
The dismembered body of a college student was found by her helicopter parents at The Orange Tree.
Jennifer Cave missed her first day on the job and wasn’t picking up calls. Two student journalists from the same college investigate in a new true crime pod.
alishiamarie recommended:Aug 14th, 2020
I remember this case so very well from a Dateline episode years ago. It stuck with me and always made me feel icky. Listen to this. It’s heat breaking, Fascinating. And infuriating
Episode 1: The Orange Door | The Orange Tree
by Darkness
This episode will crack you up!
Comedian Ali Wong sits with Conan O’Brien for a chat about her father’s love for pajama pants, the art of not giving a fuck, and how she writes jokes.
aninatd recommended:Aug 10th, 2020
Love Ali Wong, this episode was great 😂
Ali Wong
by Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
An AI robot auto-generated this podcast and you wouldn’t even know it.
Will The Robot Take Your Job Away?
This Podcast Does Not Exist
02:32 | Jul 25th, 2020
3 recommendations
It’s a question I get asked all the time, probably more so than any other on this list. Why is it such a pressing concern? Well, there are lots of things that machines can do better than humans. We sh...Show More
How do you sell a haunted house?
A family learned to coexist with the pleasant ghosts residing in the house. But as the children grow up, it’s time to put the house on the market...
jennx recommended:Aug 14th, 2020
An amusing little episode about how a family living in a haunted house is planning to sell it. The family’s indifference and casual reactions to the ghost sightings were unexpected and hilarious. It also gets into the law of selling stigmatized properties.
Episode 145: How to Sell A Haunted House
by Criminal
Malcolm Gladwell fails too.
The bestselling author and host of Revisionist History reveals three of his most profound failures.
mm recommended:Aug 12th, 2020
Honest and raw conversation about failure with one of the most successful authors and podcasters. I loved the story about Gladwell rediscovering the joy of running as an adult because winning isn't everything.
S7, Ep2 How to Fail: Malcolm Gladwell
by How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
The scamming crypto queen is back!
Dr. Ruja launched a new cryptocurrency that scammed people out of billions and suddenly disappeared. The BBC unearths the latest discoveries in one of the craziest white collar crimes of all time.
mijustin recommended:Aug 10th, 2020
Wow! I can’t believe how much new information they unearthed. So many twists and turns in this story. The Cocaine King?!!?
Episode 9: Follow the money
by The Missing Cryptoqueen
Start with episode one from this insane series here:
Dr Ruja promised financial revolution. And then, two years ago, she disappeared. Why? The Missing Cryptoqueen is an eight-part series for BBC Sounds, with new episodes every Thursday. Presenter: Jam...Show More
Looking for great business and finance podcasts?
Check out this podcast roundup of some of the best from iHeartRadio Podcast network:
The US was built on conspiracy theories, claims these podcast hosts.
They uncover how conspiracy theories were instrumental to shaping American history, politics and culture.
rmmiller364 recommended:Aug 2nd, 2020
Really fascinating! I have read/listened to other things that have also discussed the role of conspiracy theories in the American Revolution, but this was a really well-produced summary. It’s also a bit scary because I feel like we currently live in a similar age of conspiracy theories. However, the...Show More
Conspiracy
by Throughline
For more about conspiracy theories, check out this podcast playlist:
Hear a cute romance audio drama about a doctor struggling to find love.
After countless lackluster dates...one guy is a little different from the others 💖
Josephine goes on another less-than-spectacular date, but this one is a little different from the others... Starring Danyelle Ellett as Josephine, Tavius Marshall as Malik, and LaQuita James as Katri...Show More
For more audio dramas from podcasters of color, check out this playlist:
✨ Podcast Partner Spotlight: Below the Radar
This week, we want to highlight one of our podcast partners from Simon Fraser University, our co-founder Danny’s alma mater!
SFU’s Below the Radar amplifies ideas that fly below the radar. Hear rich conversations about environmental and social justice, arts, culture, community-building and urban issues with special guests.
👉 Episode Highlight: Ever get the feeling that assholes are taking over the world? Sit down with the filmmaker of the “Assholes: A Theory” film to investigate “asshole culture” and why it thrives:
On this episode of Below the Radar, our host Am Johal sits down with John Walker, an award-winning Canadian filmmaker widely known for his documentary films, such as Québec My Country Mon Pays (2016) ...Show More