The New York Times Podcast Club - Recommendations from the community (Aug 9, 2020)

Gunmen burst into the bedroom of Berta Caceres, shooting her dead. But they leave something important behind: a houseguest, in a bedroom down the hall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...Show More

This week Dave and Kyle are talking bad comics, the mysterious seeds arriving in your mailbox, voter suppression, tyrannical governments, and aquatic rednecks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...Show More

In the wake of the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking, Martin ‘Mac’ McNally, an ex-Navy mechanic and gas station attendant who moonlights as a small-time crook, hears the details of the mysterious Cooper ...Show More

We discuss the common 'female' conditioning: what it means to be a modern woman, how that affects dating, communication with the opposite gender, using quarantine time intentionally, self-love, intent...Show More

When there were no safe spaces to be gay, Polari allowed gay men to identify and communicate with each other, and to keep things secret from outsiders. Professor Paul Baker, author of the Polari dicti...Show More

We’re six months into this coronavirus pandemic, which has shaken the world and stunned scientists. What have we learned? Where are we headed? To find out, we talk to virologist Professor John Dennehy...Show More

Learn what the way you draw a circle says about you; how to stay warm, according to a physiologist; and a simple trick to keep you from choking under pressure. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashle...Show More

There is great comfort in the familiar. It's one reason humans often flock to other people who share the same interests, laugh at the same jokes, hold the same political views. But familiar ground may...Show More

Episode 1 - For the last three decades, women have gone missing in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, right across the border from El Paso, Texas. Some are found later, bearing the telltale signs of a serial kill...Show More

We asked for submissions from people who believe they've experienced Microaggressions to submit their story in their first person voice. Then, What The Fockery added guest ERIC PETERSEN, MSOD  @D...Show More

It was supposed to be a simple story about the California drought. Instead, reporter Emily Guerin became obsessed with the bizarre history of a sprawling, half-built desert city.

Episode 63 of the Exponential Organisations podcast - Dr Rita McGrath - Author of "Seeing Around Corners" Rita is a best-selling author, a sought-after speaker, and a longtime professor at Columbia Bu...Show More

Epstein didn't kill himself. This episode had all the feelings. Come join us as we examine the life of Jeffrey Epstein, his victims, and the controversy surrounding his death. Did we mention... E...Show More

Virginia Heffernan talks to Katherine Eban, contributing editor for Vanity Fair and author of Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom, about her recent piece on Jared Kushner’s botch...Show More

Sarah Cooper entertains the internet by lip syncing to Trump’s most quotable soundbites, and now she’s offering some wisdom of her own. Sarah and Tig spar over advice on vegans, face masks, and how be...Show More

"Race" is often used as a fundamental way to understand American history. But what if "caste" is the more appropriate lens? In conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, we examine the ...Show More

A weekly show by Seeker that puts popular films under the microscope, breaking down the science with the help of a comedian and a scientist. Be sure to subscribe and join us each week! Email us your t...Show More

Our guest this week is Myisha T Hill, an author, educator, activist, mental health advocate, entrepreneur, and mother. She is the founder of Check Your Privilege and Brown Sisters Speak. She is a side...Show More

America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. “1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it here. ...Show More

A group of parents take one big step together.

John Aldridge fell overboard in the middle of the night, 40 miles from shore, and the Coast Guard was looking in the wrong place. This is a story about isolation — and our struggle to close the space ...Show More

Former art gallery owner and Vietnam war veteran Forrest Fenn claims to have buried a two million dollar treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. The only clue to the treasure’s location is a crypti...Show More

#001: Let host Steve Fisher take you back in time to May 8th 1945, when 15 year old Sid Taussig was the very last boy remaining in Terezin Concentration Camp's Dorm Number One. You'll discov...Show More

The racial wealth gap in the U.S. is massive. We explore the causes, consequences, and potential solutions. Also: another story of discrimination and economic disparity, this one perpetrated by an int...Show More

It's October 12th, 1985. America has won the Vietnam War, Nixon is still the president, recently winning his fifth term as president, the cold war has reached a fever pitch and the doomsday clock stan...Show More

Some graves hold more secrets than others. No relatives attended her funeral and she had died in terrible circumstances. With Marit Higraff and Neil McCarthy. #DeathInIceValley www.facebook.com/grou...Show More

In the first reading (post published Mar 15, 2020) Dr. Ehrman writes about being an expert and his issue with those who lack expert qualifications, yet question experts. In the second reading (post...Show More

Keynote ep: Paul is the major protagonist in the Book of Acts. His letters comprise almost half the books in the New Testament. After Jesus, Paul dominates the New Testament. His letters are the earli...Show More

Greetings all you fly cats and beautiful birds! In the second episode of The People's Report, we find out why Flavor Flav said 911 is a joke, we get smokes and high notes from old folks, and the secon...Show More

Two New York City cops take a nice relaxing camping vacation, but what is happening in the city? Listen to find out!

This episode we decide to turn to comedy in these spicy times and talk about the good times that is This Is Spinal Tap. We got some music trivia about the actors playing the band members, some quirky ...Show More

We hear the evidence against Abdul Latif Nasser -- at least the evidence that has been leaked or declassified -- and we meet Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, his attorney, who contests more or less every gover...Show More

In one of the last interviews he gave, Reggie Osse, aka Combat Jack, talks about the connection between the status of the African-American man in contemporary society, the changing role of masculinity...Show More

Tuesday’s primaries lead to Missouri victories for Medicaid expansion and Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush, the Biden campaign announces the biggest advertising buy in history across 15 states, a...Show More

Tommy and Ben talk about the enormous explosions in Beirut, why Cuba has become an issue for Congresswoman Karen Bass in Biden’s VP selection process, Biden’s 2000(!?!) campaign foreign policy advisor...Show More

New York's AG sues the NRA and Trump struggles against withering questions like, "What manuals?" Returning champion Naomi Ekperigin joins for the monologue. And Jon talks to Senator Ed Markey and Cong...Show More

From crime shows to carrots, Kristin and Jen talk about murders and how THEY are partners in crime.A special thank you to our sponsors:Go to our special URL www.WineAccess.com/mom and sign up for the ...Show More

“A party without a cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child It’s our birthday!! Today, The Land of Desire kicks off its fifth year and what better way to celebrate than with a...Show More

Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again. In this podcast, American Public Radio reporter Lia Haddock asks the...Show More