July 26, 2024

🎙️Welcome to the 272nd edition of Find That Pod 🎙️

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Here are this week’s podcast recommendations.

SCIENCE

HyperThetical

The future is full of epic “what ifs.” What if we could read minds? What if a hostile attack took down our nation’s power grid? In every episode of HyperThetical, host Kerry Bishé asks one of these questions. The show then explores that question in two ways - through speculative science fiction and through insight from the world’s most brilliant scientists.

The result is a genre-bending story woven with real facts and science, bringing together education and imagination. Time travel into the near-future where our biggest “what ifs” become “now what’s?”

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: What if a supervolcano erupted?

NEWS / TRUE CRIME

The Lady Vanishes

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again. Marion Barter, the former wife of Australian soccer great Johnny Warren, went missing in 1997. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are bizarre. Her daughter has never given up hope of finding her. This is her quest.

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

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SCIENCE / DOCUMENTARY

Symptomatic

How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy? One you don’t recognize and didn’t see coming? What if that enemy was coming from within; a disease that even doctors couldn’t identify? Nearly half of all Americans suffer from some chronic illness and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis. Every other week on Symptomatic, host Lauren Bright Pacheco unravels the medical mystery of a patient’s baffling symptoms and explores how their lives were turned upside down in search of answers. From the first signs of trouble, through a swirl of misdirection and failed treatment attempts, to the final relief at a confirmed diagnosis - these are their stories. This is Symptomatic.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Case #11: Jerad

TRUE CRIME

The Glitch

The real life story of Aussie Dan Saunders who worked out his ATM card had a glitch which allowed him to withdraw $1.6M and blow it all in less than 4 months.

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

PERSONAL JOURNALS

Vanishing Postcards

Vanishing Postcards is a documentary travelogue that invites listeners on a road trip exploring the hidden dives, traditions, and frequently threatened histories discovered by exiting the interstates.

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

industry news

🎙️ Podcast Movement, the upcoming podcast conference coming in less than a month, have announced their full lineup.
🎙️ If you’re using a Yeti microphone, here’s some good accessories for it.
🎧 13 ways to turn non-listeners into podcast lovers.
🤖 Blubrry have announced AI-Generated clip highlights.
🤬 A interesting guide for podcasters on whether and how they should respond to criticism of their shows.
✏️ Podcast listeners in Singapore apparently prefer educational podcasts to any other genre of shows.
💰 Spotify reported its Q2 2024 earnings and apparently podcast profitability is up.
🇬🇧 The British Podcast Awards have announced their nominations for this year.
And speaking of the UK, apparently sports podcasts are booming across the pond.
👂 A new podcast listening app that claims to skip every podcast advertisement when listening to shows has appeared.
📚 A new book for podcasters on how to “build a big podcast” has been released.