Episodes
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Nuclear Power Listening List Roundup
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
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Sara and Adela discuss the Nuclear Power listening list, which offers an overview of nuclear power and raises the question of its future. They also veer off topic to discuss other podcasts they're enjoying lately.
This is what they talked about:
- Nuclear Power listening list
- PBS “Command and Control” documentary
- Supplementary listening list on Coronavirus
- Q & A with Akilah Hughes, co-host of What A Day podcast
- Podcast Picks for the month:
- Thread the Needle: a monthly podcast that explores the meeting place between feminist ideals and the realities of women’s lives. Sara really enjoyed were “Hot Moms—Motherhood Sexuality & the Public Gaze” and “Why Won’t He Do the Dishes? The Politics of Housework”
- Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow: a podcast about the hidden heroes behind the breaking of the Harvey Weinstein story
- Partners: a podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway about the bond between people who have made something together. In each episode, two partners tell their shared story.
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Audio editing and production by Katie DeFiore. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
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- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
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- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Hidden Brain producer, Rhaina Cohen
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
In this interview, Stevie (chapter leader of our Minneapolis chapter) talks with Rhaina Cohen. Rhaina is the producer on the Hidden Brain episode, “Fake News: An Origin Story,” which we listened to as part of our listening list on Disinformation & Fake News.
Rhaina’s podcast picks:
- Patient Zero New from New Hampshire Public Radio: “Patient Zero investigates the spaces where people and pathogens collide. It is a story about Lyme disease, but it is also a story about uncertainty, and what to do in the face of it.”
- Dolly Parton's America from WNYC: “A deeply personal, historical, and musical rethinking of one of America’s great icons.”
- Rough Translation from NPR: “How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory.”
- Planet Money from NPR: “creative, entertaining ways to make sense of the big, complicated forces that move our economy.”
Get in touch with Rhaina at rcohen@npr.org or on Twitter @rhainacohen.
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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Anil Dash, host of Function with Anil Dash
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
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In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Anil Dash, host of the Function with Anil Dash podcast. Here are the notes:
- Theme for the January PBC playlist was Disinformation & Fake News.
- We listened to an episode of Function with Anil Dash titled “How To Save the 2020 Election: Stopping Fake News.” In the episode, Anil talks to Fadi Quran of the people powered social advocacy group, Avaaz, about how tech is used to target groups of people and spread disinformation that affects our elections, relationships, and social justice movements. Together they discuss insidious nature of disinformation and misinformation, meet its victims, and go over solutions.
- Function episode with Jay Rosen: “How to Save the 2020 Election: Journalism and Social Media”
- Anil’s podcast picks:
- Prince: The Story of 1999, created by Andrea Swensson, explores Prince’s discography, interviews with his collaborators, and stories about his career.
- Reset with Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores how technology is changing everything.
Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.
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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Disinformation & Fake News listening list roundup
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
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We hand over the mic to Jenna (chapter leader of our virtual chapter) and Stevie (the PBC podcast audio editor and leader of our Minneapolis chapter) to take over this month’s roundup discussion. They discuss the Disinformation & Fake News listening list, which gets into the history, current landscape, and possible solutions. They also veer off topic to discuss other podcasts they're enjoying lately.
This is what they talked about:
- Disinformation & Fake News listening list
- Transom’s How Sound podcast episode, “When The Story Is About You But Not About You”
- Critical Frequency’s The View from Somewhere podcast
- Jenna’s interview with Anil Dash is coming soon on the Podcast Brunch Club podcast. Check the feed!
- States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit newsrooms to connect people to the state leaders and government policies that affect their daily lives
- Nieman Lab’s report on Fake News
- Jenna’s podcast pick: Out of the Echo Chamber & Inside the Newsroom
- Stevie’s podcast pick: On the Media
- Join the virtual chapter
- Join the Minneapolis chapter
- Get in touch with Jenna via Democracy Works podcast and her website, jennaspinelle.com.
- Get in touch with Stevie at conceptualpodcasting.com.
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Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Homelessness Listening List Roundup
Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Adela and Sara discuss the Homelessness listening list, which highlight some of the struggles and solutions communities are using to tackle the issue of homelessness. They also veer off topic to discuss other podcasts they're enjoying lately, including Finding Fred, Scattered, and Last Day.
This is what we talked about:
- Homelessness podcast listening list
- Sara and Adela’s other podcast recommendations:
- Finding Fred: a show about Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a long-running educational children’s television program on public TV in the United States
- Scattered: after Chris Garcia’s father died, his family was tasked with scattering his ashes in Cuba, a country that they left years ago
- Last Day: a podcast about losing loved ones to the opioid epidemic and some of the lessons learned
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- Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter
Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Gimme Shelter co-host, Matt Levin
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
In this interview, Stevie (chapter leader of the Minneapolis chapter) chats with Matt Levin, co-host of the Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast, which we listen to as part of our December PBC playlist on Homelessness. The episode we listened to was titled “L.A., Houston mayors on housing and homelessness,” which was a collection of interviews with big city mayors on housing and homelessness. Gimme Shelter is produced by CalMatters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California’s state Capitol works and why it matters.
Matt’s podcast picks:
- There Goes the Neighborhood – narrative podcast hosted by Kai Wright that delves into how and why gentrification happens
- The Scarlet E – a podcast that unmasks America’s eviction crisis
Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.
- Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, instagram, subreddit
- Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter
Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Planet Money host, Sarah Gonzalez
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
Saturday Dec 14, 2019
In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Sarah Gonzalez, host and reporter on the Planet Money podcast. The theme for the December PBC playlist was Homelessness and we listened to an episode of Planet Money titled “#913: Counting the Homeless,” which looked at ways communities are helping the homeless.
Sarah’s podcast picks:
- Throughline - aims to explain the present day by looking back at history
- Rough Translation – looks at the things we’re talking about in the US through the lens of people outside of the country
Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.
- Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, instagram, subreddit
- Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter
Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- How to Do the Pot - a podcast that answers women's questions about cannabis
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Free Will Listening List Roundup
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Adela chats with a guest co-host, Zachary Davis, about the Free Will podcast listening list, which featured episodes that explore free will through various lenses, including science, philosophy, religion, and stories.
This is what we talked about:
- Free Will podcast listening list
- Lyceum – an educational audio platform
- Zach’s podcast picks:
- The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong by Mark Chrisler
- Words for Granted (on etymology) by Ray Belli
This month’s playlist was sponsored by the Odd Ball podcast.
Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.
- Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, instagram, subreddit
- Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter
Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Jay Acunzo, host of Unthinkable
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
In this interview, Jenna (chapter leader of the virtual chapter of PBC) chats with Jay Acunzo, the host of the Unthinkable podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of Unthinkable titled “How to Reinvent Live Music,” which highlights Sofar Sounds as a new way to experience music.
Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about:
- Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Disruption
- Sofar Sounds
- Hidden Connection podcast, a new podcast from Tallie Gabriel, about hidden, but genuine moments in business and life
- Marketing Showrunners
- Jay’s podcast picks:
- The Coup: a “wildly entertaining” podcast by Ron Tite that goes inside the revolutions happening in business (on the Frequency Podcast Network)
- Savvy Psychologist: a podcast from Quick and Dirty Tips that explores “life challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.”
Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.
- Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, instagram, subreddit
- Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter
Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Disruption Listening List Roundup
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Adela and Sara discuss the Disruption listening list, which explored the concept of disruption in both the business and the personal realms.
This is what we talked about:
- Disruption podcast listening list
- “Disruptive Innovation” Wikipedia article
- Episode where Adela interviews Whitney Johnson
- Sound Education conference
- The Allusionist live shows
- Lyceum – a revolution in audio learning
- Moonface – audiofiction about a young Korean man who wants to come out to his mother, but can’t.
- Last Day – about opioid addiction seen through the lens of family members who have lost someone to addiction
- The Paris Review – audio version of the magazine by the same name.
- Free Will podcast listening list for Podcast Brunch Club in November 2019
This month’s playlist was sponsored by the Odd Ball podcast.
Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works.
- Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, instagram, subreddit
- Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter
Audio editing and production by Stevie Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna.
Current Supporters include:
- The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts
- Lantigua Williams & Co - the production team behind podcasts like Latina to Latina, 70 Million, & Feeling My Flo
- Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else”
- Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts”
- Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking
- Podyssey - an online community for podcast lovers (aka "the Goodreads for podcasts")
- Bullhorn - podcast listening any way you want it
- Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine”
- Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting