Find That Pod #301

Let’s Discover Some Awesome Podcasts

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Sebastian Arciszewski
February 28, 2025

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In Media Res is a whip-smart 5-part drama set in the City of Angels starring Kyle Prue and Nicole Kang, featuring John Ales, Mather Zickel, James Urbaniak and a dynamite ensemble cast.

When a non-name actor offered the role of franchise megalith Jack Stellar, he is thrust into the deep end of shark-infested Malibu waters. With no clue who to trust, his alliances are threatened as Hollywood molds him into its own image.

🎙️Welcome to the 301st edition of Find That Pod 🎙️

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TRUE CRIME

Weirder After Dark

Think you know New England? Think again. Join three cousins - Sean, Cathy, and Chris as they uncover the region’s darkest, weirdest secrets. From haunted mansions and ancient artifacts to cryptos, cults, and murderous mysteries. Weirder After Dark is where humour meets history, and the eerie meets the unexplained. It’s New England like you’ve never imagined.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: The Great Vampire Panic of New England: Fear, Folklore, and the Undead

COMEDY

Greatest Escapes

On Greatest Escapes, host Arturo Castro (Broad City, Narcos, Alternatino) will be joined by some of his funniest friends in Hollywood to help piece together the puzzle of a new true escape story each week. They revisit the most insane and infamous escapades of all time, from El Chapo to Zoe Progl to John Dillinger to those you’ve never heard of but won’t be able to forget.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Dannemora Duo with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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NEWS

Fascinating with Sasha Tobago

Discover fascinating people, flavours, nature, adventures and ideas, around the country and beyond. Hosted by Sasha Tobago, the Serendipitous Travel Journalist.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Race Car Diaries: “Racing in Porsches with My Dad”

NEWS

The World with Richard Engel & Yalda Hakim

Sky News’ Yalda Hakim and NBC’s Richard Engel have covered world events for years. Now they team up for a new podcast to share their experiences from the frontline. They debrief from global flashpoints and discuss their encounters with the biggest decision makers. They’ll also be joined by some of those key players to help make sense of world events.

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

SCIENCE

Incubation

Incubation is a show about how viruses attack people - and how people fight back. This season, the show talks to a scientist who fought the spread of Ebola while risking his life. They learn how a ubiquitous virus causes cancer and multiple sclerosis. And they hear how a mosquito-borne virus helped defend an empire. Stories of discovery, heartbreak, and heroic nerds drop weekly.

Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Measles: The Cancer Killer?

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