Podyssey Picks
Podyssey Picks (Jan 17): Top Community Recommendations
Here’s this week’s roundup of top podcasts and playlist recommendations from the Podyssey community. From an interview with the CEO of Parler, the app that helped incite the US Capitol riots, to a look at how coffee addiction and withdrawal affects the brain, there’s lots to discover this week! We’re also excited to spotlight our podcast sponsor, The Apology Line, a new series from Wondery about a social experiment that consumes its creator, taking him to dark places he never imagined — including trying to stop a serial killer.
sofborneLast Updated: Jan 15th, 2021
An interview with the CEO of Parler, the app booted from Apple, Amazon, and Google for helping incite the capitol riots.
rmmiller364 recommended:Jan 10th, 2021
Fascinating interview with the CEO of Parler (this was recorded before Apple and Google removed it from their app stores). Kara Swisher is a really tough interviewer!
If You Were on Parler, You Saw the Mob Coming
by Hard Fork
What happens when one serial killer threatens to kill more victims if another serial killer doesn't stop murdering?
Sponsored episode by Crimes & Consequences podcast
The media in Columbus, Georgia gave the name "The Stocking Strangler" to a serial killer in the area that preyed on elderly white women in 1978. In April of that year, a local newspaper and the polic...Show More
How to overcome all-or-nothing thinking with imperfect action coach Emma Norris.
Sponsored episode by A Girl in Progress podcast
Procrastinator to Action Taker -> procrastinatortoactiontaker.showit.site/ Do you ever find yourself catastrophising situations? Does everything always have to be a total win, or an absolute disaster?...Show More
Are there millions of different versions of you existing in alternate universes?
mm recommended:Jan 8th, 2021
I've been obsessed with anything quantum lately so this episode about quantum mechanics and how potentially supports the theory that there are multiple universes was very exciting. Love that this pod isn't just about the science, but also what it means socially. + it's very accessible!
Enter The Alternate Timeline (SEASON FINALE!)
by Flash Forward
How to form a habit and make it stick.
lesly recommended:Jan 6th, 2021
Listen to this ep with the God Father of habit formation BJ Fogg. Habit formation at its core requires a few prerequisites: motivation, ability, cue, reward. BJ explains quite simply how we should view habits as enjoyable rather than a chore and in doing so, allows for the continuation of any desire...Show More
Trying To Form A Habit? Start Small
by Life Kit: Health
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Thoughts from a Page Podcast: Listen to authors dish about their latest books and publishing journey, what they find important, and what they're reading.
Forever Has Fallen Podcast: Humanity's hope for immortality is running for his life. Join the hunt.
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What can be done to break up Big Tech’s power?
danny recommended:Jan 8th, 2021
"Can we have a democracy if everyone in it works for Facebook, Google, or Amazon? No, so we do need a tradeoff between efficiency and democracy" Never heard that explanation for the need to take big tech seriously, but great point.
Francis Fukuyama’s Proposal to Rein In Big Tech
by Capitalisn't
Stacey Abrams on dreaming big and being “too ambitious.”
yesitsamerica recommended:Jan 10th, 2021
This episode was just: 🤩🤯🙌🏼 HIGHLIGHTS 👏🏼 Your past does not define you: “Challenges and stumbles I may have faced do not invalidate me” - S.A. 🏆 When setting your goals: The only way that you should set the parameters for your goals: be ambitious 1. Know what you want 2. Know why you...Show More
Bonus Episode: Stacey Abrams
by TED Radio Hour
Check out our playlist for exciting new podcasts to try this month.
This is what caffeine addiction and withdrawal does to your brain.
benrempel recommended:Jan 12th, 2021
For coffee lovers and the curious, Michael Pollan talks about his new audiobook and his experience giving up caffeine. May sound as pedestrian as, well, a cup of Joe, but Pollan is always engaging and informative on any topic, and this caffeine addict definitely caught a buzz from the conversation....Show More
Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Addiction & Withdrawal
by Fresh Air
The serial killer who made weepy calls to 911.
This week Alaina covers the weepy voiced killer for our 209th episode! In 1980 on New Year’s Eve Paul Michael Stephani brutally attacked Karen Potack after abducting her from outside of a bar. She sus...Show More
Can we be made to believe false memories?
The Lost in the Mall experiment is a classic case study in Psych 101 classes. The study's conclusion: if you are told something happened to you as a child, you're inclined to believe it and that we're...Show More
Hamilton-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda shares the music that shaped him.
aliceko recommended:Jan 10th, 2021
As if I couldn't love Lin-Manuel Miranda anymore...this only validates. I've always been drawn to how he thinks and writes about time in his work... now I understand why :)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist
by Desert Island Discs
What the attack on the US capitol means to the future of democracy.
A look into Jessica Simpson’s surprisingly intimate and moving memoir.
sofborne recommended:Jan 12th, 2021
I'm loving this Jessica Simpson series — someone I was very very wrong about!
Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 1)
by You're Wrong About
⭐ Podcast Partner Spotlight: The Apology Line (Sponsored)
Anonymous callers left thousands of apologies on Allan Bridge’s Apology Line, confessing everything from infidelity to murder. But calls from a serial killer take its creator down a dangerous path. Listen to the trailer:
👉 Featured Episode: A social experiment consumes its creator, taking him to dark places he never imagined — including trying to stop a serial killer.
If you could call a number and say you’re sorry, and no one would know…what would you apologize for? For fifteen years, you could call a number in Manhattan and do just that. This is the story of the ...Show More