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🎙️Welcome to the 304th edition of Find That Pod 🎙️
Welcome as always new subscribers!
This week, we’ve got some new podcast discovery resources over at the FTP blog you should check out:
🚨 Of note this week is that I’m running an experiment with our friends at DeepCast, a podcast knowledge surfacing service that is on a mission to surface all of the deep knowledge 🧠 stuck inside the massive data set of what must be billions of hours of audio.
Below each podcast recommendation you’ll see a new section that is powered by DeepCast. It should give you a better idea of what each podcast is about, and why I think you should listen to it.
Let me know what you think these added summaries are helpful in the poll at the bottom of the newsletter. ⬇️
Ok… without further dallying here are this week’s podcast recommendations:
NATURE
Oceans: Life Under Water
An unforgettable journey across the waves as we meet some of the world’s most beautiful creatures and explore their mysterious habitats. We'll be hearing stories about life under the water, and speaking to the incredible people dedicating their lives to the oceans. In this series, wildlife filmmaker and photographer Hannah Stitfall embarks on a voyage aboard the Arctic Sunrise, joining the Greenpeace team in their fight for these ecosystems and to celebrate all the good that is being done to protect them.
Website | Listen: Episodes.fm | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro
Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Galápagos
"Oceans: Life Under Water" takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through Earth's most mysterious frontier, from the sunlit Arctic waters to the darkest abysses of the deep sea. Recent episodes have explored the remarkable adaptations of deep-sea creatures, with marine biologists Helen Scales and Diva Amon revealing how 75% of these organisms produce their own light for communication, hunting, and survival. Fascinating species like the gossamer worm, which throws golden light particles to escape predators, and the strawberry squid with differently specialized eyes showcase nature's ingenuity in this extreme environment.
KEY TOPICS & FIGURES (last five episodes)
People: Hannah Stitfall (host), Diva Amon, Helen Scales, Alexander Nordahl, Haldis Tjeldflaat Helle, Christine Orsland, Andreas B. Heide, Andrew Sweetman, Sandor Mulsow
Organizations: Greenpeace, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Crowd Network, International Seabed Authority
Places: Arctic, Norway, Svalbard
Top 5 topics: Marine Conservation, Deep Sea Mining, Deep Sea Ecosystems / Biodiversity, Climate Change, Bioluminescence/Marine Life Adaptations
SOCIETY & CULTURE
Diabolical Lies
Diabolical Lies is a long-form culture and politics podcast that will make you smarter, saner, and exponentially more unbearable at family get-togethers with each news episode.
Website | Listen: Episodes.fm | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro
Not sure where to start? Start with the latest episode.
“Diabolical Lies” offers incisive cultural criticism through a progressive lens, systematically deconstructing power structures in contemporary America. Recent episodes have tackled algorithmic manipulation on social media platforms like TikTok and Facebook, exposing how these technologies facilitate propaganda while occasionally enabling unexpected human connections across geopolitical divides. The hosts analyze how corporate media narratives shield powerful interests as demonstrated in their examination of private equity’s strategic dismantling of businesses like Hooters and the media’s delegitimization of public anger following the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting.
KEY TOPICS & FIGURES (last five episodes)
People: Marc Zuckerberg, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Sarah Palin
Organizations: Meta, TikTok, United Healthcare, HIG Capital, New York Times, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Red Note
Top 5 topics: Media manipulation and propaganda, Corporate capitalism, Private equity, Social media algorithms, Gender politics, Conservative aesthetics, Class consciousness, Economic exploitation
CLASSIFIEDS
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SOCIETY & CULTURE
What Could Go Right?
What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for a brighter future. They emerge from their conversations with a counterintuitive but informed take: progress is on its way.
Website | Listen: Episodes.fm | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro
Not sure where to start? Start with the latest episode.
Recent episodes of “What Could Go Right?” offer a refreshing departure from the typical negative news cycle. The hosts tackle pressing global issues while maintaining an optimistic perspective, featuring conversations with experts like economist Noah Smith on U.S.-China relations and demographic challenges, and author John Green who explores global healthcare inequities through his examination of Tuberculosis as a “disease of injustice.”
KEY TOPICS & FIGURES (last five episodes)
People: John Green, Noah Smith, Zachary Karabell, Emma Varvaloucas, Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Mariska Hargitay
Organizations: The Progress Network, World Health Organization, USAID, TikTok, Partners in Health, Joyful Heart Foundation, China Community Party
Top 5 topics: Progress, Global health, Economics, Tariffs, China, Media, Optimism, Negative news cycles, Politics, Governance, Polarization, Democracy
TRUE CRIME
Weird Little Guys
Weird Little Guys is a weekly show about the worst people you’ve never heard of, taking you beyond the headlines to get to know the race warriors and aspiring terrorists trying to unravel the fabric of our society. Weaving together the origin stories of modern American white supremacist groups and the crimes that land their members in court, independent journalist Molly Conger exposes the monsters for what they really are - some weird guy. Whether they’re conspiring to build bombs or serving swastika shaped cookies at a dinner party, the weird little guys trying to destroy America are a little less scary with their masks off.
Website | Listen: Episodes.fm | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro
Not sure where to start? Start with this episode: Revisionist History Riverboat Cruise: Curtis Maynard, Pt. 1
This podcast delivers unflinching examinations of white supremacy’s manifestations across society. Recent episodes traverse the international networks of neo-Nazi movements through Monica Huggett’s pro-apartheid terrorism, the evolution of “white genocide” conspiracy theories from skinhead rallies to presidential policy, and the dismantling of diversity programs in Scottsdale that symbolically fulfilled a white supremacist mission.
KEY TOPICS & FIGURES (last five episodes)
People: Donald Trump, Monica Huggett, Matthew Huddle, Dale Huddle, Dennis Mahan, Don Logan
Organizations: Ku Klux Klan, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Anti-Defamation League, Patriot Front
Top 5 topics: Racism, Terrorism, Apartheid, Politics, Civil Rights, Propaganda, Media influence
RELATIONSHIPS
Modern Relationships
We rarely get to hear how people actually make relationships work, especially in the high-pressure, fast-paced world of tech. While there's endless dating advice out there, what's missing are the real, unfiltered stories of how ambitious people navigate modern relationships and build a life together.
Unlike every other aspect of modern life that can be solved with an app or outsourced to a service, building meaningful relationships remains stubbornly resistant to quick fixes. Through conversations with leading relationship thinkers and candid interviews with real couples, we dig into the raw truth of what it takes to make partnerships work - from the challenges and fights to the breakthroughs and lessons learned along the way.
Website | Listen: Episodes.fm | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Castro
Not sure where to start? Start with any episode.
Erik Thorenberg’s “Modern Relationships” podcast has recently explored diverse approaches to partnership through candid conversations with five couples. From tech entrepreneurs Adam Gries and Rie Yano’s systematic 50/50 partnership that began with a proposal on their first date, to philosophers Agnes Callard and Arnold Brooks’ intellectually-driven connection that transcends traditional relationship paradigms, each episode offers unique perspectives on building meaningful relationships.
KEY TOPICS & FIGURES (last five episodes)
People: Adam Gries & Rie Yano (tech entrepreneurs), Sasha Chapin & Cate Hall (couple with complimentary personalities), Agnes Callard & Arnold Brooks (philosophers), Jonny Miller & Kelly Wilde Miller (digital nomad couple), Kevin & Elizabeth Weil (Silicon Valley power couple)
Organizations: OpenAI, Twitter, University of Chicago, Andreessen Horowitz, Instagram
Top 5 topics: Enneagram, Nervous system mastery, Sunday check-ins, Communication & Intentionality, Marriage and partnership dynamics, Balancing career and relationship, Parenting approaches, Personal growth
industry news
🇺🇸 - Gavin Newsom’s new podcast has featured right-wing figures… this Guardian article asks… Is this the way to the white house?
🎙️ The Podcast Host looks at how to create podcast bonus content.
🔊 Looking to start a podcast? Discover the podcast equipment essentials you should probably have.
💰 Are you a podcaster that’s tired of updating your media kit to keep advertisers up-to-date on your listener numbers? Check out this service: PodKit - a done-for-you media kit page for your podcast with real-time view on your podcast analytics.
🗳️ Another article that discusses how the right-wing dominates the online media ecosystem.
🎙️ As YouTube pushes deeper into podcasting and Spotify pursues video, the battle to define a ‘Podcast’ rages on. At least that’s what this Bloomberg article discusses.
📈 Podstock is a new service that aims to provide podcasters with a single platform where they can aggregate all their podcast listenership data.
🎗️ Check this out… Podcasthon is a movement dedicated to getting podcasters to use a single episode of their show to highlight a cause they care about. Terrific idea.
📊 Sam Parr of The Hustle, and My First Million fame has shared some download numbers of his other podcast: Moneywise.
💪 The Art of Manliness… one of my favourite podcasts, has signed on with media company Backyard Ventures.
🇨🇦 In light of the threats by America to annex Canada, there is a new “look for the leaf” movement afoot in an effort to get more people to listen to and support more Canadian podcasts. (I saw this news in the Pod The North newsletter)
🤑 Wait, wait, wait… what the hell am I doing running this newsletter, when I could be earning $45 MILLION / year by running a true crime podcast? Unreal.
🎧 Not all podcast audiences are equal it turns out. Podcast super fans, are also super spenders, according to this report from Audacy.
🌎 Transistor.fm has a cool new gallery of podcast websites to give you podcasters some inspiration.
🤖 Google Gemini continues to push into AI-generated podcast tools.
🇺🇸 Edison Research said that over 50% of Americans now listen to podcasts at least once a month.
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