Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Aug 23): Top Community Recommendations
Here’s this week’s roundup of top podcasts and playlist recommendations from the Podyssey community! Going on an end-of-summer trip and need some good podcasts for the road? Check out our Deep Dive featuring 13 bingeable true crime podcasts.
mmLast Updated: Aug 21st, 2020
Ta-dum! Netflix’s iconic sound logo only lasts a second, but took forever to make.
phocks recommended:Aug 19th, 2020
It took how long to make the Netflix sound?????? Also I didn't know they actually have 2 sounds!
Ta-dum! It's Netflix
by Twenty Thousand Hertz
The Chinese written language almost disappeared because of the computer. Hear why.
phocks recommended:Aug 15th, 2020
Go into a Starbucks in China and everyone will be typing using a different keyboard system. Find out why in this episode. Fascinating stuff.
The Wubi Effect
by Radiolab
99% Invisible alumna Avery Trufleman is back as the host of The Cut. She asks: Can you be optimistic in the time of crisis?
Being an optimist seems ridiculous right now. Especially because the meaning of the word itself is slipping, amid polite talks of "optimistic" reopening schedules and "optimistic" vaccine timelines. T...Show More
A family of eight is murdered all at once execution style in a sleepy town in Ohio. Why?
On the night of April 21, 2016 eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered in their homes. Episode one explores the crime that decimated an entire family and left residents of the small town of P...Show More
A 26 year-old aspiring Playboy Playmate disappears after a night out in town. Police soon found her brutally murdered.
In this Dateline classic, Dennis Murphy reports on the case of a 26 year-old model and aspiring Playboy Playmate who goes missing after visiting a Miami nightclub with her boyfriend. Within 24 hours o...Show More
An open water swimmer meets her fate when two sharks encircle her in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
podyoda recommended:Aug 17th, 2020
Fascinating storytelling
Swimming with Sharks
by Choiceology with Dan Heath
This is why some people think the moon landing was a hoax. Joe Rogan is one of the skeptics.
podcastplaylist recommended:Aug 17th, 2020
Some studies report that up to 20% of Americans believe the moon landing was fake. Andrew Marantz explores the value of skepticism, and the point at which disbelief leads to a totalitarian breakdown.
Watching the Moon Landing
by The New Yorker Radio Hour
Dive deep into conspiracy theories with this podcast playlist:
What should you do about that friend who keeps nagging you to join their Multi-Level Marketing scheme? Two comedians give advice.
aninatd recommended:Aug 14th, 2020
Let Your MLM Friends Sink Or Swim (@stollemache)
by The JTrain Podcast
Miley Cyrus tells all about her bisexuality, why she loves lists and logic, her favorite sex position, and why you shouldn’t hang chandeliers over your bed.
THE DADDY OF ALL DADDIES HAS ARRIVED. Miley Fucking Cyrus joins the show this week and immediately hits it off with your father. Miley is officially Daddy Gang and spills an extreme amount of tea this...Show More
A hopeless romantic tries to fall in love, but ends up with hilarious failed love stories instead.
jend recommended:Aug 19th, 2020
This guy is hilarious
The Cat and the Whippet
by Love Me
Enjoy the rest of the summer filled with love with this podcast playlist from CBC Podcasts:
✨ Podcast Partner Spotlight: Talk Money
Planet Money fan? Then you’ll love Talk Money too. Discover the truth behind money and business with this story-driven podcast. Business literacy should be a right.
👉 Episode Highlight: Black entrepreneurs face systemic racism every step of the way in building their business. Hear three inspiring stories:
In this special episode, we delve into systemic racism in the United States from an economic lens and bring you three stories from Black entrepreneurs during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in th...Show More