Sniff Sniff: Podcasts That Will Make you Cry

12 episodes

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User profile picaliceko

Get ready to be moved. Podcasts that made me press STOP because I started to cry in public while listening.


  • 1

    "It requires time and energy to get invested in other people's stories, but I do in my heart of hearts believe that you emerge a better and smarter human as a result of taking that time." — Lisa Ling ...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    Well I never thought I’d ever say a Tim Ferris episode made me teary! I had forgotten about Lisa Ling until this episode - now I want to watch her show This Is Life. Does anyone? I never expected Tim...Show More

  • 2

    Virtual Choir

    Twenty Thousand Hertz

    29:37 | Oct 21st, 2019

    10 recommendations

    Singing with others is a powerful form of expression. That's why the composer Eric Whitacre started the Virtual Choir; an experiment that connects singers from every corner of the globe. In this episo...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    I don't know where to start. This episode is the BEST example of the power of AUDIO. If there was an award for best podcast episode ever - I would hands down recommend this one. I was buzzing after th...Show More

  • 3

    Join a young Arianna Huffington on her journey from Athens to Cambridge, as she shares a lesson she learned from her mother of embracing life’s journey without being attached to the outcome.

    aliceko recommended:

    This is only the second time I've teared up from a podcast episode. Listening to Arianna Huffington talk about the support of her mother as she yearned to learn English and go to Cambridge is beyond m...Show More

  • 4

    Exploring what it means to live a good life. Thoughtful conversations about performance, resilience, purpose, values, mindful living, and spirituality. -- Brought to you by Nature of Work - a Persona...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    Wow, I never expected a conversation between two entrepreneurial fathers to get this deep, REAL and move me to tears. As a loyal customer of Body Energy Club in Vancouver, I was really interested to l...Show More

  • 5

    Chicken Salad Chick: Stacy Brown (2018)

    How I Built This with Guy Raz

    57:41 | Dec 30th, 2019

    1 recommendation

    For many of us, chicken salad is just another sandwich filling, but Stacy Brown turned it into a $75 million business. In 2007, she was a divorced mother of three looking for a way to make ends meet. ...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    I CAN'T EVEN. The BEST HIBT this episodes are the ones from founders and companies I've never heard of before. This is truly the most emotionally moving HIBT episode I've ever heard. Anybody who is a ...Show More

  • 6

    New York, New York

    Soul Music

    27:36 | Jan 8th, 2008

    2 recommendations

    John Kander presents the story behind the classic song New York, New York. Songwriting duo Kander and Ebb wrote the title song for the film. Unfortunately, the star Robert de Niro didn't like it, so t...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    Omg MY SONG. I get chills every single time I listen to this. I played this song and the Jay Z/Alicia Keys 'Empire State of Mind' on repeat the week before I moved to NYC. I love the part where they "...Show More

  • 7

    The Hardest Word Podcast: Colombia

    The Hardest Word

    04:38 | Jan 11th, 2020

    1 recommendation

    A Colombian woman feels she has let her nation down. This 100% independent and advertising-free podcast is created by host Brett de Hoedt with audio director Brian Wallace. It’s one of the most global...Show More

  • 8

    Asma Khan: My life in five dishes

    The Food Chain

    26:16 | Jul 16th, 2020

    5 recommendations

    When Asma Khan was born it was said her mother cried, but not tears of joy. As a second daughter born in 1960s India, Asma felt she was a disappointment, even a burden, because she could not inherit a...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    "You don't have to sell your body - you can sell food." If that doesn't give you chills, I don't know what will. Incredible story that takes you through a whole series of emotions: sadness, hope, in...Show More

  • 9

    The honor walk

    Reveal

    13:34 | Feb 12th, 2020

    7 recommendations

    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

    aliceko recommended:

    The most beautiful example of how audio is the perfect medium to portray emotion and an incredibly moving story. And this episode is LESS than 15 minutes long, my god. Follow the journey of a family w...Show More

  • 10

    Episode 157: The House of Lowe

    the memory palace

    16:22 | Feb 11th, 2020

    7 recommendations

    The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts. Help support this show and the network that makes it possible by making a donation today....Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    The secret story of Ann Lowe, in fact, the very FIRST black person to become a sought-after fashion designer. My heart broke when I heard what Jackie O said. I wonder how different Ann's life would ha...Show More

  • 11

    Black in Business

    Talk Money

    51:46 | Aug 12th, 2020

    5 recommendations

    In this special episode, we delve into systemic racism in the United States from an economic lens and bring you three stories from Black entrepreneurs during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in th...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    This episode made me cry as it explored and explained systemic racism from an economic lens from three Black entrepreneurs who were dealing with the aftermath of the BLM protests AND COVID-19. When...Show More

  • 12

    Sheryl Sandberg

    Desert Island Discs

    35:23 | Jul 30th, 2017

    1 recommendation

    Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, is Kirsty Young's castaway. She worked for Google at the beginning of the tech boom before joining Facebook in 2008. Raised in Miami Beach, Florid...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    My gawd the power of audio. This is now officially one of my favorite episodes, ever. My gosh, how have I just discovered this show?! Has Sheryl Sandberg always been this vulnerable? Every single hand...Show More

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