"I was at a point where I was like... I never sorta played the field and had fun. I'm gonna do that now." Paul F. Tompkins (Between Two Ferns: The Movie, Threedom podcast) discusses how he met his wi...Show More
International adoptions were a rarity in the Marshall Islands until the mid-'90s. Then came an adoption boom of such intensity that the remote island nation suddenly had one of the highest per-capita ...Show More
In 1975, long before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Navy asked, and Officer Copy Berg told: “Yes, I am gay.” When Copy chose to challenge the military’s ban on homosexuals, the Pentagon fought back with...Show More
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I loved this conversation and format. It's a nice way to hear real stories from all sorts of activists and average people
The Happiness Industry: Laurie Taylor talks to Will Davies, Professor in Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, who asks why policy makers have become increasingly focused on measuring happines...Show More
jhawthorne recommended:
Different take on happiness... Clarifying for some for some of the other shows I was listening to
Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador-at-Large for Barneys New York and has worked in fashion for over almost four decades. He has also written several books and is currently a judge on the NBC show...Show More
jhawthorne recommended:
I like this show as a thrust to talk about people's lives and I love the host's voice. Also helpful for someone considering getting a dog :)
The story passed for years from tea sellers to rickshaw drivers to shopkeepers in Old Delhi. In a forest, they said, in a palace cut off from the city, lived a prince, a princess and a queen, said to ...Show More
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Perfect nytimes magazine feature to bring to life. Touching and intriguing story that feels right in audio
When Tom and Sandra got married, they both came with complicated personal histories. Tom brought three kids and a contentious relationship with his ex-wife. Sandra brought long-simmering feelings abou...Show More
Charlotte's career is built on organized chaos. As an Operating Room nurse, she has a protocol for every tragedy, a THEN for every IF. Until one night, when she takes a new route home, and everything ...Show More
This is a modern day story of Job. It starts with Garrard Conley, a young gay kid growing up in rural Arkansas, trying to find a place to stand between a devout father and unforgiving God, and ends in...Show More
This week we talk to you from Madrid! We give you an update on our sex everyday experiment. John dishes about 'El Torro', his new sex toy. Nikki shares her experiences with vacation sex -- when its go...Show More
Fathers of the Black Country is told through the voice of poet Roy McFarlane, who begins with stories from young fathers and shares memories of those who have passed over: an ode to the different stag...Show More
On the penultimate episode of Through The Cracks, we consider the role Shamika Young played in her daughter Relisha Rudd’s life. How was she blamed for Relisha’s disappearance and how much of that bla...Show More
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Nick Quah described this as kind of a reverse true crime. WAMU retells the disappearance of Relisha Rudd as a family and societal story, as opposed to a law enforcement story. I think the host does a ...Show More
This podcast is now the subject of a legal complaint by Nicole Daedone, Rachel Cherwitz, OneTaste Incorporated, the Institute of OM LLC and OM IP Co. In 2018, Bloomberg Businessweek published an art...Show More
jhawthorne recommended:
Crazy story, but a really good piece for talking a lot about sexuality, society and "wellness"
A strange man arrives in a small town. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http...Show More
In this special episode, Even The Rich’s Brooke Siffrinn looks at what the series can tell us about coercive groups today. She talks to Rachel Bernstein, a therapist who has spent over thirty years wo...Show More
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YouTubers / cultish leaders who built a following as they claimed to help people find soul mates
Even after the police raid Integrity House, the state still doesn’t shut it down. A new owner vows to turn the place around. But when his staff are caught practicing a bizarre form of “therapeutic dis...Show More
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What really goes on in Utah treatment facilities - some of biggest in nation
The David and Goliath battle between an industry powerhouse and a family with a sick child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Reporting into the history of fertility industry through personal stories told over multiple episodes
A free-love commune called Centrepoint springs up in the suburbs of 1970s New Zealand, devoted in equal measure to sex, group therapy, and its guru Bert Potter. What could possibly go wrong?
Liz always thought of her father as her “beacon,” so she is stunned and devastated when she gives him a loyalty test—and he fails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex worshipped his older brother, Paul. But when Paul was killed by a speeding police car at age 14, Alex almost immediately started to forget him. First his voice. Then his laugh. Then pretty much e...Show More
When the fish met the bait. Roberto has a broken heart and lost thousands of dollars to scammers. Vanessa had her images stolen by scammers and her life fell apart. An emotional finale. Please note, t...Show More
As Coco Berthmann’s lies are exposed, survivors band together and ask why she wasn’t stopped sooner. Meanwhile, Coco makes her last appearance in court for lying about cancer, but the case against her...Show More
J.D. sends Heather, Jana and Constance to a rendezvous with members of a UFO cult. Did Vance’s prediction of an alien invasion come true, or was it all a veiled act of terrorism? Cast: Heather - Cait...Show More
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Faux investigations of the paranormal that are really in depth stories about human relationships
Even as I'm warned against digging up ghosts, I double down on my pursuit to uncover the identity of my real biological father by bringing in a professional.
jhawthorne recommended:
Just discovered this great reporting series based in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. Makes me feel slightly more informed about a part of the US that I normally feel removed from.