The New York Times Podcast Club - Recommendations from the community (April 26, 2020)
29 episodes
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A young man finds escape on the internet. He doesn’t realize that on the other side of the screen, a force is pulling him in.
Tarana is a good friend and one of my favorite people on earth. She has been working at the intersection of racial justice and gender equity for nearly three decades, and she started the “Me Too” Move...Show More
Every year the flu virus makes the rounds, laying up young and old alike for days before moving on to another hapless victim. But flu viruses can mutate and once in awhile they turn into something muc...Show More
In a special hour this week, On the Media examines the history of US imperialism — and why the familiar US map hides the true story of our country. Brooke spends the hour with Northwestern University ...Show More
Phoebe reads a chapter a day of Agatha Christie’s first published novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Read along. Our other shows are Criminal and This is Love. Donate to Phoebe Reads a Myster...Show More
A new ritual called an honor walk is bringing solace to families who’ve lost a loved one and consented to have organs donated. Hospitals are organizing these walks as a way to honor the gift of life t...Show More
“This is an ambisonics recording I made mid-December last year. I had just finished building a dobsonian telescope and I was down in Canberra visiting my folks for Christmas. Me […]
For our first episode, we look at a quadruple murder in the small town of Sarah, Mississippi.A young, rural Mississippi man does the unthinkable, and pays the ultimate price. Along the way, we learn t...Show More
Back in the 1950s, facing the threat of nuclear annihilation, federal officials sat down and pondered what American life would actually look like after an atomic attack. They faced a slew of practical...Show More
Jesse David Fox and Tig Notaro sit down at her house to talk about her Taylor Dayne story, her noteworthy performances of it, including on Conan andThis American Life, and her many run-ins with Taylor...Show More
On April 2, Jared Kushner uncharacteristically took to the podium to speak at the White House’s daily coronavirus briefing. He’d been given the task, he said, of assisting Vice President Mike Pence’s ...Show More
Two young girls, abandoned by the world, are drawn together. Content advisory: archaic/derogatory language
Akilah Hughes, author and co-host of the Crooked Media podcast What A Day competes to cheer Josh up. Akilah and Josh talk 90s r&b, red pandas, and the crossover film event of a lifetime. Akilah sets t...Show More
A Moment of Comfort is a sonic space to pause and take a breather from the world with something simple and good. In this episode, we hear about the wonders of mail, specifically the small stickers tha...Show More
An athlete as a kid, a devastating sports injury would change James Clear's life forever. While a sophomore in high school, a baseball bat struck Clear in the face, resulting in massive head trauma. ...Show More
Quarantine cooking is no joke—or is it? In our inaugural episode, Hrishi makes one too many puns, Samin answers the eternal bean question (to soak or not to soak), and Josh Malina (@JoshMalina) school...Show More
Gather round the Lovecast Christmas tree children, and see what audio gifts we have for you! Why, here's a question from a power bottom who pees when he gets fucked! And look! A woman's boyfriend won...Show More
In this episode: • Random acts of kindness • Containing and channeling fear • Maintaining a sense of wellbeing
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay was written while Otis Redding was reflecting on his life on Sausalito Bay in California in the summer of 1967. Its upbeat, laidback melody belies the loneliness of the...Show More
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel. People who connect directly with the lyrics and have a deep personal connection to the song discuss what this masterpiece means to them. Seamus McDonagh is a former box...Show More
The sisters propose a new greeting to replace the handshake, plus news of Lian's video appearances for The Sweeney Sisters, Season 5 of Cooking With Liz and animal news including Pizza Groundhog!
Anne of Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife.
Katy uses The Haunted to take us to Saranac Lake, New York, a small mountain side town with a big problem: tons of the buildings are haunted. How will the landlords of the town keep their tenants in t...Show More
Emily and Kumail discuss how their lives have changed over the last two weeks, and provide tips on how to live comfortably when you’re stuck at home. This episode is brought to you by: Skillshare. ...Show More
The two former co-hosts of the Vidiots Video Store Show draft one-on-one for the very first time, ranking the eclectic and delightful filmography of one of the most prolific directors of modern times....Show More
A chef at a small-town restaurant talks about keeping his business afloat, coming to terms with a new kind of solitude, and how he uses cooking to stay connected to the outside world.
Bone Broth — it's the latest food craze but, what is it? We take a cross-country broth voyage to find out.
Loaning out shows and movies to Netflix used to be a great way for studios to make a little money on the side, until they realized they were training audiences everywhere to watch Netflix. In this epi...Show More
danny recommended:
This sounds like it's gonna be great 👌🏾