The New York Times Podcast Club - Recommendations from the community (Oct 4, 2020)

You know the saying "put your oxygen mask on first before helping others?" My only question is, can I get anything stronger? @momandburied (Mikes Wife) and Mike get into it this week....The topic not ...Show More

Our listeners divulge their deepest and darkest secrets. To leave your own secrets for a future show, call +1 (641) 715-3900, then dial 55403#. This show has moved to Luminary! For more info, go to Lu...Show More

You never forget your first time...

A group of parents take one big step together.

For our grand finale this season, we’re going to attempt to answer a question that ... to every truehearted Southerner … is among the most difficult questions ever: Can the South be redeemed? Congres...Show More

A stranger attacks a jogger in D.C., sparking a four-year courtroom saga and a campaign for justice.

Far from promising the fruits of equality and justice for all, the United States was founded on white supremacist ideals. Given this legacy, how do Black parents decipher and explain American history ...Show More

There will not be justice for Brionna Taylor; Supreme Court Justice RBG died (RIP); Vanessa Bryant is on a (rightful) war-path; Meg Thee Stallion covers Time Magazine and Ms. Stephanie/ Humans of New ...Show More

Today’s episode is the final original episode of Season 1, and is all about the importance of self-care. Now more than ever, with all the chaos and upheaval in the world, it’s critical that we practic...Show More

Silvio Berlusconi began his career as a nightclub and cruise ship singer. But he would eventually find an even better way to gain the adoration of the crowds: become an incomparably powerful real esta...Show More

The Slumberer awakens and the world quivers in anticipation of the world-shaking entertainments unleashed by the latest episode of THE SMILE SYNDICATE MUSIC HOUR. Jason decides to participate in a 48-...Show More

Adam Monahan, producer for GBH’s Antiques Roadshow, attempts to verify what could be one of the most valuable objects to ever appear on the program: a flag from John F. Kennedy’s famed navy boat, the ...Show More

Mikita Mikado, CEO of Pandadoc is fighting to get four employees released from jail in Belarus. They were seized after he protested the Lukashenko regime's brutality.

You may have heard of Scientology before, or possibly you recognize the name from popular celebrities such as Tom Cruise. However, have you heard what they stand for and what is involved in being a Sc...Show More

There’s so much sardine advice packed into this episode. Plus, Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural critic Wesley Morris (@wesley_morris) tells us about the crumb cake he’s already made twice during quaran...Show More

In 2017, rich Republican donors demanded a legislative victory, and this is how they got it. We meet one big donor from Dallas who goes on the record to explain how money and power work in Trump’s Ame...Show More

It was the #1 film of 1985. It’s a theme park ride. An animated series. It spawned video games. Comic books. Musicals. It’s in the goddamn Library of Congress! And key to this series, it guaranteed Ro...Show More

Dive into the frighteningly wild backstory behind Bobby Pickett's iconic novelty song "Monster Mash"

Brainwashed is an investigative series into the CIA’s covert experiments in mind control – from the Cold War and MKULTRA to the so-called War on Terror. Listen to the voices of the survivors and their...Show More