Ellen Pekilis
@epekilis
Information omnivore, seeks podcasts that shine a light on the human story in the big picture issue. Love the edges where disciplines touch: science, business, women, food, writing, history, design.
Favorite Podcasts (632)
Discover Library and Archives Canada
99% Invisible
The Guardian Books podcast
Writers and Company from CBC Radio
History Extra podcast
The History of England
The History of English Podcast
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
Imaginary Worlds
In Our Time
Revisionist History
Historic Royal Palaces Podcast
Ear Hustle
Code Switch
The World in Words
The Splendid Table
Gastropod
Radio Diaries
Pod Save the World
The Kitchen Sisters Present
The Allusionist
Ideas
The Fridge Light
Sidedoor
What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Science Vs
The Secret Life of Canada (Archive)
Spectacular Vernacular
Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly
World Book Club
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
Undiscovered
Cities Alive
More Perfect
Sum Of All Parts - ABC RN
Slate Books
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Twenty Thousand Hertz
Science Friction
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
ZigZag
Home Cooked
Quirks and Quarks Complete Show from CBC Radio
Kalki Presents: My Indian Life
In the Making
The Big Story
Someone Else's Movie
The Dropout
History Matters Podcast
Design Notes
Great Women of Business
High-Income Business Writing Podcast
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Science Weekly
Raw Talk Podcast
Raw Data
UnCommon Law
Nice Try!
SheVentures
Moonshot
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
The Documentary Podcast
FYI: The Public Libraries Podcast
Democracy Works
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
The Science of Success
Food Non-Fiction
scigest - Plant & Food Research podcast
The Food Chain
Solvable
Ellevate Network: Conversations With Women Changing the Face of Business
The Pitch
The Accidental Creative with Todd Henry
Ungeniused
Inside the Hive by Vanity Fair
The National Archives Podcast Series
National Trust Podcast
Overheard at National Geographic
The Daily
The West Wing Weekly
Radiolab
More or Less: Behind the Stats
Modern Figures Podcast
Eat Drink Asia
Criminal
1619
Museum of Lost Objects
The Bottom Line
Blue Planet II: The Podcast
The English We Speak
The Business of Film with Mark Kermode
Dolly Parton's America
Today in Canadian History
World Economic Forum
The Next Big Idea
Reply All
Ripples of Radical Generosity
Principled
Kerning Cultures
Al Empire
Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Land of the Giants
Recode Media
Recode Daily
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Note to Self
Containers
The Gravy Train
Seincast: A Seinfeld Podcast
Underunderstood
The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow
Footnoting History
More with Anna Maria Tremonti
Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio
Miso Hungry Podcast
The Land of Desire: French History and Culture
Rough Translation
Girl In Space
Smarter Freelancing: Freelance Work | Getting Clients | Freelance Writing | Freelance Design | Ed Gandia
Episode Recommendations (869)
epekilis recommended:Oct 20th
Awesome good storytelling from 99pi. The rise of the Pentecostal church from the fringe to the mainstream: (alleged) kidnapping and sex scandals! At least, a good old disappearance a la Agatha Christie. And the woman behind that first megachurch was one of the top 3 most famous women in America at ...Show More
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Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch
by 99% Invisible
epekilis recommended:Oct 20th
Every person is unique, but statistically we are more resilient than society believes us to be. Processing grief is as much about meeting other people’s expectations of what grief looks like as it is about working through your own feelings.
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The Trauma Script
by Hidden Brain
epekilis recommended:Oct 3rd
I used to think perfectionism was a strength—but this episode of Hidden Brain showed me how it often fuels burnout, anxiety, and self-sabotage. A quick, eye-opening listen on the three types of perfectionism and why “good enough” really can be enough.
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Escaping Perfectionism
by Hidden Brain