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Before we move on to this week’s recommendations, check out the latest podcast discovery resources over at the Find That Pod blog:

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• Best episodes of Sawbones

• Best episodes of American Scandal

Ok, without further delay, here are this week’s podcast recommendations:

HISTORY

In Retrospect

Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your teenage brain or a political punchline that just feels wrong now. It might be a very specific red swimsuit that inspired a decade of plastic surgery (see: “Baywatch”) or the inescapable smell of an entire generation of prepubescent boys (Axe body spray, anyone?).

Each week on IN RETROSPECT, Emmy-winning journalist Susie Banikarim and New York Times editor Jessica Bennett revisit a pop culture moment from the 80s and 90s that shaped them — to try to understand what it taught us about the world, and a woman’s place in it.

Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro | Pocket Casts

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Smells Like Teen Puberty

BUSINESS

Freelance to Founder

Freelance to Founder is a unique call-in show helping real-life freelancers grow their businesses and escape the feast-famine lifestyle. The podcast is co-hosted by Clay and Preston, two former freelancers who have started, built, and even sold six- and seven-figure businesses of their own.

Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro | Pocket Casts

Not sure where to start? Start with any episode.

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HISTORY

Dan Snow’s History Hit

History! The most exciting and important things that have ever happened on the planet. Powerful kings, warrior queens, nomads, empires and expeditions. Historian Dan Snow and his expert guests bring all these stories to life and more in a daily dose of history. Join Dan as he digs into the past to make sense of the headlines and get up close to the biggest discoveries being made around the world today, as they happen.

Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro | Pocket Casts

Not sure where to start? Start with any episode.

TECHNOLOGY

The AI Breakdown

A daily news analysis show on all things artificial intelligence. NLW looks at AI from multiple angles, from the explosion of creativity brought on by new tools like Midjourney, ChatGPT and AutoGPT to the potential disruptions to work and industries as we know them to the great philosophical, ethical and practical questions of advanced general intelligence, alignment and x-risk.

Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro | Pocket Casts

Not sure where to start? Start with the latest episode.

EDUCATION

Outgrow The Grind

If you are tending to everyone else's needs but your own, this podcast is for you! Host Stacy Kellogg shares more about what the grind is, how it might be wearing you down, and tips, tools, ideas, and inspiration to help you trade the grind and the guilt for GROWTH!

Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro | Pocket Casts

Not sure where to start? Start with any episode.

industry news

• Spotify announced that they are laying off 17% of its workforce. Some of the casualties include two acclaimed podcasts: “Heavyweight” and “Stolen” which will finish out their current seasons and will look for a new home. Starting to wonder if Spotify’s podcasting strategy isn’t so great. Also seems like the Spotify CFO is leaving the company.

• The Rise and Fall of Podcasting

• Vox has partnered with SXSW to provide an official podcast stage at the show.

• Riverside.fm have released a new Riverside.fm iOS app.

• Looks like Tesla is bringing Apple Podcasts to their in-car software, which seems like a weird thing that Apple would allow considering their CarPlay offering, but perhaps they think this is a Trojan Horse type situation.

• Castro has broken their silence about the future of Castro. But it sounds like they are seeking a new owner to avoid shutting down.

• The Podcast Host reviews the Rode Stream X to see if it’s worth it for podcasting.

• Blubrry says that staying consistent with your podcasting over the holidays can lead to reaping some rewards.

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