Hereâs this weekâs roundup of top podcasts and playlist recommendations from the Podyssey community. Highlights include an explainer on the drama around GameStop stock as well as a special playlist on the power of listening from Michele Cobb, Executive Producer of the Stories of Impact podcast.
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⨠Guest Curator - Michele Cobb, Executive Producer of Stories of Impact (Sponsored) â¨
For this playlist, I wanted to focus on different facets of listening: listening to learn and listening to be entertained. These were all compelling episodes to me, even when the subject matter was challenging, and I hope you find them as powerful as I do.
đ Featured Episode from Stories of Impact
An especially important listen during the time of unrest that stems from much of what is happening on social media. What if we were all better listeners?
Listening as an Antidote to a Zero-Sum Outlook with Dr. Filippo Trevisan
Stories of Impact
35:54 | Jan 5th
1 recommendation
The clash between Wall Street and Redditors over GameStop stock explained.
danny recommended:Jan 30th
Great overview of the GameStop soap-opera story from this week. Is it David vs Golliath? Wall Street vs Regular Investors? Is this going to end badly?
Bonus Episode: GameStop Traders Rock the Financial Industry
by After Hours
What is Critical Race Theory and why is it so important? Learn more from one of its creators!
Sponsored episode by Future Hindsight podcast
A young girl killed her stepmother ⌠because her own father convinced her to.
Why do brands have such a hold over us?
lesly recommended:Jan 19th
I found this ep particularly facinating! For the marketing and branding connoisseurs, this is brand evangelism unpacked. Currently and progressively we are seeing a religious following of brands. How do brands become infused with our sense of identity to the point of tribalism and with the ability...Show More
Our Brands, Our Selves
by Hidden Brain
A nun shares what she learned as a pen pal to inmates on death row.
Already fallen off the bandwagon with your 2021 goals? Imperfect action coach Emma Norris teaches you to get back on track.
Sponsored episode by A Girl in Progress podcast
Get Unstuck! 4 Ways To Get Back On Track With Your Goals
The A Girl In Progress Podcast
11:58 | Nov 8th, 2020
Justin Timberlake opens up about masculinity, his childhood, and his experience with fame.
Can the government just print trillions of dollars to provide relief for Americans?
mijustin recommended:Jan 15th
If youâre curious (or skeptical) about Modern Monetary Theory, this Radiolab episode provides a good overview.
More Money Less Problems
by Radiolab
How to find beauty in the boring.
write2tg recommended:Jan 26th
Have you ever heard of e-bay being described as âzenâ? I hadnât either but now I totally get why!
5: What is Boring? with B. Wurtz
by Constellation Prize
Looking for an escape? Weâve curated a playlist of the best fiction podcasts of all time.
The experiment where college students were made to act as inmates and guards in a mock prison.
tvidatko recommended:Jan 26th
(almost) everything I thought I knew about Stanford Prison Experiment was wrong đ¤Ż
The Stanford Prison Experiment
by You're Wrong About
She was hired to look after her fatherâs elderly friend, but she murdered him instead.
Discover the most engrossing episodes of Casefile true crime with our new playlist!
Why is the French word for âghostwriterâ a racial slur?
epekilis recommended:Jan 19th
Turns out that the French word for âghostwriterâ is the equivalent of the âNâ word in English (on the basis that the people who did the work do not reap its benefits). A Black copy editor set out to change that word usage. Her journey took her all the way to the official committee that guards the ...Show More
122. Ghostwriter
by The Allusionist
Tempura is a famous part of Japanese cuisine, but it actually originates in Portugal.
benakimbo recommended:Jan 27th
And now I want tempura. "Tasty" is another adjective that could be added for these podcast reviews. Happy that these folks are back with a new season of tasty podcasts.
Japanese tempura, its Portugese origins and how it became high culinary art
by Eat Drink Asia
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