debunks and contextualizes sooo many common misperceptions about major cultural, historical, and political things. the host(s) are fun and not experts on the subjects (they bring on experts) so it doesn’t feel overly formal or “boring” either.
and there’s so many episodes that you’ll never run out of options! the eps on the 2000 election, CSI junk science, movie rating system, and flight 571 have been the most interesting to me so far
Sep 7, 2024
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Some I like are more produced and less indie but they're still more than people just sitting around and yapping about whatever people online are currently arguing about, so I feel like they fit the bill!
Lateral with Tom Scott -- combo of trivia and riddles, nerdiest thing i've ever been into and that's saying something
Escape This Podcast -- second nerdiest thing i've ever been into, listening to people do a table top game (think D&D) and their goal is to accomplish an escape room
Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week -- bunch of short science stories
Ologies -- long form, thoughtful interviews with experts in a variety of fields, many of which are quite timely
You Are Good -- Diving into movies that are culturally well known and/or just favorites of the hosts, and getting into why those stories are compelling and what the creators of the movie are saying/trying to say with it
You're Wrong About -- Getting into things that most people think they know about but there's way more to the story and there's often a fundamental misunderstanding in how most people think of the things (stanford prison experiment, donner party, stonewall uprising, and satanic panic are classic eps I recommend to everyone)
Decoder Ring -- Answers why random pop culture things of the present or past became things in the first place
American Hysteria -- Insights into pop culture and society (sounds boring with that description but I promise it's good)
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i love this podcast. it was recommended to me by a friend. they talk about social ecology, anarchist utopianism, library socialism, labor, and a lot more. its smart, funny, and generally pretty comprehensive, it’s cool
Sep 20, 2022
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Love debunking popular myths about ourselves and pop culture.
And his cohosts are brilliant! maintenance phase, you’re wrong about, if books could kill, all worth a listen.
Feb 2, 2024
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being traditionally cool is really quite boring and iterative, and it’s actually very cool and sexy to geek out about something you like or share bits of knowledge on a topic you’re passionate about
Aug 17, 2024
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKER’S DAY!!!! i love having a union, i love being a union steward and getting to support my unit. when my union won its contract, i got a pay bump, better benefits, and increased protection as a worker. 🥳
unions help address racial and gender pay gaps, issues workplaces impose on families and those having kids, addressing unsafe conditions, plus things like better health insurance, wages and overtime, weingarten rights to representation, and more!!!
if you don’t have a union but are thinking about forming one, check out AFL-CIO’s page (linked) or Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. there’s always more power in a union!! ✊🥖🌹
May 1, 2025
a million times cooler than the lackluster “sleek” tech color palette used today
Feb 22, 2025