Episode 22. Nina Gilden Seavey of My Fugitive
“Nina Gilden Seavey was twelve in May 1970, when an Air Force building in St. Louis burned to the ground. Her dad represented a young man arrested in connection with […]
Episode 19. Willa Paskin of Decoder Ring
Decoder Ring “takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examines its history; and tries to figure out what it means and why it matters.” The mullet isn’t just a peculiar […]
Episode 17. Chris Molanphy of Hit Parade
“Hit Parade is a podcast of pop-chart history that dissects how songs become hits: the intersection of art and commerce that is popular music.” How do songs and albums achieve success on the […]
Episode 15. Danny Robins of The Battersea Poltergeist
“The Battersea Poltergeist is a paranormal cold case, re-investigated through a thrilling blend of drama and documentary. The true story of one of Britain’s strangest hauntings.” Danny Robins doesn’t believe […]
Episode 13. Paul Hanford of Lost And Sound
“Lost And Sound is a podcast series bringing the stories of people who make exciting innovative music from across the world to your ears.” When did music first come into […]
Episode 11. Daniel Stern of Radio Spätkauf
“Radio Spätkauf is Berlin’s English-language news show, keeping international residents informed about local politics, public transport, urban development, culture, bicycles, bars and more.” Most people can name a famous attraction […]
Episode 10. Emily Strasser of The Bomb
“My grandad worked on the bomb that dropped on Hiroshima. Could another man – Leo Szilard – have stopped it?“ The Bomb explores the scientific and political events that led […]
Episode 6. Atze de Vrieze of Weird Hit Wonder
“Weird Hit Wonder. Rare hits… songs that you perhaps never want to hear again or perhaps at some moment you do!” A co-production of Dutch broadcasters VPRO and Radio 2, […]
Episode 5. Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson of Endless Thread
Endless Thread is a show for “Reddit connoisseurs, skeptics, and the rest of us“. Endless Thread is a podcast produced by WBUR in Boston, Massachusetts and Reddit. Co-hosts Amory Sivertson […]
Episode 4. Nick Hilton of The Town That Didn’t Stare
“The Town That Didn’t Stare is a podcast documentary about Britain’s Twin Peaks: East Grinstead, the home of alternative religions and spirituality in the UK.” Over six episodes, writer and […]