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Podyssey Picks (Feb 7): Top Community Recommendations
Hi there! I’m Sofia, co-host and producer of the indie science podcast Beyond Blathers, and an editorial associate here at Podyssey. I’m so excited to share this week’s roundup of top community recommendations with you. From Reply All’s new series on racism at food magazine Bon Appétit to a playlist on Black experiences for Black History month, there’s a lot of really interesting stories to discover this week.
I’m also excited to spotlight our podcast sponsor, Encounter Party!, where six professional actors battle through an epic Dungeons & Dragons campaign written by a novelist.
I hope you enjoy this week’s selections!
Want to save this list to listen to later? We’ve conveniently curated them all for you in this playlist:
sofborneLast Updated: Feb 6th, 2021
A new Reply All series on racism at food magazine Bon Appétit.
emilyh recommended:Feb 4th, 2021
LISTEN TO THIS!
#172 The Test Kitchen, Chapter 1
by Reply All
#DYK? The New Deal helped end the Great Depression, but it also segregated almost every city in America. Learn more:
sponsored by Future Hindsight podcast
Government Created Segregation The US government codified overt segregation in housing policy at the beginning of the 20th century. The New Deal created the Federal Housing Administration, which requi...Show More
Are AI sex bots the cure for loneliness?
Meet Henry, The A.I. Sex Bot Who Wants to Fix Loneliness
Wild Wild Tech
45:22 | Jan 27th, 2021
2 recommendations
Will we eventually reach a point in technology where realistic sex dolls can become suitable companions? This week, Joshua and Jordan speak with Erin Griffith, an investigative journalist who came fac...Show More
A 12-year-old girl was terrified when someone in her area was kidnapped ... then she went missing too.
A 12-year-old girl left home to take a bike ride. Only her bike was found later that day. Days later, the unthinkable was discovered. It became a race against time to get a predator off the street bef...Show More
Learn the art of goal setting, visualization, and manifestation in this interview with entrepreneur Georgie Stevenson.
Sponsored episode by A Girl In Progress podcast
How To Rise And Conquer Your Goals, With Wellness Entrepreneur Georgie Stevenson
Progress By Design
37:52 | Jan 31st, 2021
Georgie Stevenson is one of the most inspiring, motivating, and real people on the internet right now. She’s a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, the co-founder of Naked Harvest Supplements, host of the top-...Show More
The fascinating history of airplane safety cards — and how they could save your life.
phocks recommended:Nov 18th, 2020
Wow I had no idea that what kills people in a plane crash is not the crash itself in most cases but not being able to escape the plane after it crashes. I'm definitely going to be reading that safety card from now on!
422- In The Unlikely Event
by 99% Invisible
Is newsletter app Substack the new destination for free speech?
mm recommended:Jan 31st, 2021
Substack is the new media tech darling that doesn’t like to call itself a media company. Better to have hard questions from Kara early on before it’s too late!!!
The Site Trump Could Run to Next
by Hard Fork
This Black History Month, listen to this playlist on Black experiences.
When the burned body of a woman is found in Norway during the cold war, investigators wonder ... was she a spy?
Over fifty years ago, the body of a woman was found burned to death in Norway’s “Ice Valley.” Her identity has never been confirmed, despite her leaving behind a trail of aliases, eyewitness accounts,...Show More
The interesting stories behind inmates’ prison nicknames.
yveehops recommended:Mar 10th, 2020
The tales behind the names.
Myths & Monikers
by Ear Hustle
From alien intelligence to mental health crises, a playlist on the power of listening.
Sponsored playlist by Stories of Impact podcast
The secrets to avoiding remote work burnout.
aliceko recommended:Feb 2nd, 2021
If you only listen to one episode this week, let it be this one. Being on video calls/Zoom is like performing all day long. And when you're on back-to-back calls all day long as a manager, you're basically being forced to 'perform' for 8 hours straight. Limit brainstorming sessions. Use asynchronous...Show More
Bonus: How to Stop Remote Work Burnout
by The Anxious Achiever
Why do we let a groundhog decide if spring is coming early?
You know Groundhog Day – the holiday on February 2 when you wake up and have to go through the same day over and over again. It turns out the holiday has deep roots in a pagan past, and has survived i...Show More
A student athlete is found murdered after her reports to campus police were ignored.
When University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey is found murdered on campus, investigators learn that she had reached out to the campus police for help multiple times before her death. Josh Mankiewic...Show More
The badass widow behind the champagne we enjoy today.
rmmiller364 recommended:Feb 2nd, 2021
Meet the 19th century business woman who basically created champagne as we know it.
42: The Widow Clicquot
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✨ Podcast Partner Spotlight: Encounter Party! (Sponsored)
6 professional actors battle through an epic Dungeons & Dragons campaign written by a novelist that's finetuned into tight, under-an-hour episodes. Encounter Party! is "a multi-season spanning epic tale that feels more like a Netflix TV show than an actual play podcast." - GildingLight
👉 Featured Episode: Five strangers meet in a tavern. A mysterious man, a strange metal orb, and a pack of goons set the adventurers off on a collision course with destiny.
Five strangers meet in a tavern on the eve of the Ravnican New Year's Festival. A mysterious man, a strange metal orb, and a pack of goons set the adventurers off on a collision course with destiny. ...Show More