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Are you listening to a podcast, as you search for a new podcast, because you’re obsessed with podcasts? This is the place for your ears. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser (The Adam Carolla Show) celebrate and break down your favorite shows using audio clips and interviews to highlight the stuff that makes them burst out laughing, burst out crying and burst out into night sweats. (There's also a better than average chance that a clip they share will lead to a juicy reveal about themselves.) There are half a million podcasts in this world; G & T are here to help navigate with this weekly walk down podcast lane.
Teresa and Gina both have new books out. Teresa went on the Adam Carolla Show to promote her new book, “Making It Home,” but it kind of sort of didn’t exactly come up. Gina picked Teresa up from the studio, and they had kabobs and discussed the swing and miss. They still love the Ace Man, despite his foibles. They discuss how Teresa’s book is now the top new baseball book in America, which is crazy, since it began as a few pages she read to this audience’s Patreon. Gina also recounts her awkward final appearance on Adam’s show, where they did, indeed, discuss her book MY EXTRA MOM. Yes, there’s self-promotional book talk all around, but it’s also an emotional, revealing and fun look behind the scenes.
Teresa and Gina get together to talk about the latest changes to G’s employment and the exciting projects they both have on the horizon. (*Sorry for the slight hiss in the background!)
It’s been a minute, but Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser pick up where they left off, only there’s less of Gina these days. She details her recent breast reduction, life on the Adam Carolla Show these past few months, and updates us on step-mommyhood. Meanwhile, Teresa explains why her upcoming grief/baseball memoir has a new subtitle, and both hosts agree that “grief is really having a moment.” Just a little check in after a year or so. They missed talking to each other, and missed the Easy Listening easy listeners. Give it a listen. There are no ads to fast forward through, because, c’mon, like these two can deal with invoicing and taxes. This is just some free talk because two old friends couldn’t stay away! Free, and worth every penny.
The only title that is more uncomfortable to say out loud than Adventures with Dead Jews, is perhaps People Love Dead Jews. These are the titles of Dara Horn’s Book and companion podcast. Speaking of uncomfortable, Dara isn’t afraid to point out all the reasons the mainstream christians love Anne Frank…but only up to the point where she was caught by the Nazis. G & T walk you through this experience.
Fallen Angel is a new podcast series documenting the origin story of Victoria’s Secret. Secrets uncovered include: models have to be skinny and it leads to eating disorders! The modeling industry is filled with skeezy people! Sometimes, models are treated poorly! So, this series isn’t exactly breaking any news. It’s not solving any crimes. And yet, they couldn’t stop listening to it.
The diet industry is a cash cow that makes billions of dollars a year promising instant results and a brand new you. We’ve all fallen prey to one cure-all or another. And some of them work…for a time anyway. The Maintenance Phase podcast promises to debunk the junk science behind health fads. And as we approach the season of overeating, shame-binging and mindless holiday grazing, it’s nice to know we’re not alone, we’re not broken, and we’re certainly not bad people.
This week, Teresa Strasser explains the unusual way her dad got COVID. Gina Grad shares some audio from a very intoxicated Vegas podcast episode. And both hosts discuss the ongoing conversation about the tragic accident on set involving podcaster Alec Baldwin. It’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasting (and podcasters!).
It’s officially time for terrifying stories of body snatchers and cautionary tales about exorcisms…it IS spooky story season after all. And nobody does it better than Glynn Washington over at Snap Judgment who rolls out the red carpet for their SPOOKED episode around this time of year. But sometimes these stories don’t fit neatly into the weeks leading up to halloween. There are times when we all scare ourselves by acting like somebody else. That day is today. Gina Grad and Teresa welcome you to the show.
If writing about cringy hook-ups and regrettable empty sex isn’t tricky enough, Paulina Pinsky managed to co-author one with her dad, Dr. Drew Pinsky. A triplet, Paulina remembers having the sex talk one way, her dad another. Their book, “It Doesn’t Have to Be Awkward: Dealing With Relationships, Consent, and Other Hard-to-Talk About Stuff” covers everything from how to break up, to how to deal with enemies and bullies, to what age is right for sex.
As two people who despise small talk, Gina goes deep with a one-on-one interview this week with former comedian and all-around personal hero Lisa Lampanelli. The two talk about judgement, jealousy and of course Lisa’s new show, Losers With a Dream.
G and T are recovering from Gina's big wedding weekend so they wanted to introduce the Easy Listening Main Show audience to a little bit of what goes on behind the scenes. Please enjoy this special Patreon episode. TW: Gina speaks openly about the death of a family member.
This month, Gina will tie the knot in front of podcast luminaries -- Adam Carolla, Dr. Drew, Mark Geragos, Bald Bryan. Who will make an insultingly unenthusiastic toast? Who will pull focus from the bride? On this special wedding episode, a look back at some Adam Carolla show staff weddings. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, and today a podcast about the weddings of podcasters. Something old, something new, something borrowed and two Jews!
What happens when a guest you’re looking forward to meeting doesn’t think you’re so great? Sammy “The Bull” Gravano visited the Adam Carolla Show recently and seemed less than charmed by Gina. In fact, he was downright scary. Today on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, Gina and Teresa dissect Sammy’s podcast, “Our Thing” as one of the greatest shows in the mob genre and get into the in-studio dust up.
What are the magic words when we like life is giving us a raw deal? Enter, Courage,Temperance, Justice, and Wisdom. These are the main principles of the roman-based Stoic philosophy that some say is the way to happiness, healing and simply accepting what is. And today, author and podcaster Ryan Holiday is going to offer up a few more tools we can stick in our emotional tool shed when everything just seems like too much. Gina and Teresa welcome you to Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
An unknown gets a huge break in show business, only to be undone by idiotic comments made on a podcast years before. Just last week, it was the host of Jeopardy. With thousands of podcasts, if you become well-known, but have said something regrettable on a past podcast, the Internet will find it. If you were trying to be edgy but maybe some light racism and sexism popped out, that’s also gonna be bad. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show.
Pete Holmes delivers a spiritual comedy sermon of a podcast called “You Made It Weird,” one of the first podcasts we covered on our show, and one of our favorites. The pandemic brought a new flavor of weirdness, “We Made It Weird,” and Pete shares the mic with his wife, Sweet Lady Val. They get silly and serious, discuss stand up, writing, creativity, meditation, the meaning of life. They get in married-couple kinds of fights, in real time, and make up with a level of kindness and care that warms our hearts.
Sex trafficking doesn’t seem like something that affects many of our lives. But when you factor in online users, that number explodes. The series, SOLD IN AMERICA, takes an extremely personal look at what it’s like to have your body sold for money and it will no doubt challenge your ideas of what is actually safe and what is actually dangerous. We’ll get into all this and more on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. GIna Grad and Teresa Strasser. welcome you to the show.
Someone stole Dorothy’s iconic ruby red slippers from a museum in Grand Rapids, and the mysterious Hollywood shoe heist is now the subject of a new podcast docuseries, “No Place Like Home.” The shoes were missing for 13 years, and to find them means following a yellow brick road to all the reasons people continue to be obsessed with Oz, Dorothy, Judy Garland and the man behind the curtain.
Britney Spears is once again getting flooded with media attention. But this time, it’s not for her world tours or Vegas residencies. Britney is still in the thick of dealing with her conservatorship - a word that most of us never heard of. Today, we feature TOXIC: The Britney Spears story, where the hosts dive into the nightmare that has become a reality for the one of the world’s most famous women. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. GIna Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show!
The Midnight Miracle was recorded during Chappelle’s legendary 2020 Summer Camp in an intimate setting at “The Shack” — a mechanic’s garage retrofitted as a clubhouse. Inside, listeners get the sense they’re sitting in on conversations among friends. Chapelle and friends -- Talib Kweli and yasiin bey.
What do you get when you cross a devout Jew with conservative beliefs and a formerly drug-addicted comedian who believes compassion and love can heal? Russell Brand interviewing Ben Shapiro. Ben even warns Russell mid-interview that they’re both going to upset their fan base by even talking to each other. This week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, We explore Russell Brand’s pod and enjoy this sit down and talk about their differences. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
Bill Cosby was released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned on a technicality. It’s time to look back on a podcast we covered just after its release, “Chasing Cosby” which gives many of his victims a voice. Judge Joe Brown and Phylishia Rashad have recently chimed in on the controversy, but today we hear from the victims, and encourage you to give this series a listen. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and GIna Grad welcome you to the show.
Admit it. You’ve said at least one thing in your life that you wish you could take back. Now, imagine having a microphone on you and having that take broadcast to thousands of people and having it live on the internet for all eternity. Most people say “no thanks” to that gamble. Sometimes you win the jackpot and other times you roll a career-ending snake-eyes. We’ll discuss these podcast controversies today on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
It’s a new medium, but it’s hard to imagine a world without it. Almost overnight, there are literally hundreds of thousands of them, new ones every day, some say as many as a million. And in the short life of the podcast boom, there have already been a few scandals, today, we review a few of our favorites, from an untoward encounter with a cat, to some real bad DMs to a an email firing and an offensive t-shirt. This is EL, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and GIna Grad welcome you to the show.
If you want a heads up about how something is about to go down, you ask someone who’s done it already. This applies to literally everything on the planet. So if we know it makes sense to ask an expert, why do so many people ignore the chance to chat with the older generation who’ve been down that road already and know where all the potholes and speed bumps are? This week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, we feature a show that squeezes every last ounce of wisdom out of guests who are 70 years and older. It’s like a Sunday drive that leaves you feeling energized, grateful and better prepared for your next turn behind the wheel. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
The men of Seal Team 7 called their chief a psycho, a man capable of grisly crimes. For the most part, the world of this elite fighting force was top secret. A new podcast THE LINE from APPLE TV covers the trial of a SEAL accused of war crimes and in doing so cracks open questions not only about the military, but about branding, social media and how our country is divided. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!
It’s been said that holding onto a grudge is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. But sometimes that poison concoction is just so tempting...just a little swig will keep you straight. The problem is that the poison turns bitter every time. So why do we hold onto resentments? In this episode of Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, we hear from experts to find out why we grudge and how we stop. I’m GIna Grad and I’m Teresa Strasser. Welcome to the show!
It’s now a category unto itself. Podcasts Addressing Mental Illness With a Very Light Touch. We’ve covered the Mental Illness Happy Hour, The Mental Health Comedy Podcast and this week, we added a new one to our list of faves: Depresh Mode with John Moe. Funny, relatable chat about serious depresh - and who doesn’t love an abbrev? This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. We play clips, we kibbitz. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show.
On this second season of Confronting, the Wondery network is taking on Columbine High School where in 1999, 3 high school students killed 12 kids, 1 teacher and injured many more. We all know what happened. What we DON’T know is what happened to the survivors two decades after that horrific event. Confronting Columbine gives us a look inside what happened that day. Warning - This subject matter is difficult, please take care while listening. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
What’s left after a life? Can a box of artifacts from the box of a man who died indigent tell a story that illuminates something about the human condition. IT’s not pandora’s box, it’s Matthew McGill’s and a new podcast series serves up one beautiful un-boxing. We play clips, we kibbitz - this is easy listening, a podcast about podcasts. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
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Here comes the Bride … CHILLA. That’s a bridal podcast, one among many, but a good excuse for us to discuss Gina Grad’s upcoming nuptials and all the ways BIG WEDDING is trying to pick her pockets. We play clips, we kibbitz, this is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. I’m TS, and I’m GG. Welcome to the show!
If you remember where you were when you listened to the last words of the podcast S-Town, if you still don’t see how Adnan Syed could have murdered Hae Min Lee, as he was in the library talking to Asia McClain, The Improvement Association is for you. From the makers of Serial, this is another juggernaut of podcast production, talent and news gathering, and we will be breaking it down today. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad bring you Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Welcome to the show.
An 8 episode true crime series about the unsolved murder of a CAL POLY student back in 1996 is topping the itunes charts this week, as new developments unfold in the latest cold case warmed up by a compelling podcast. What happened to Kristin Smart may never be fully known, but all indications are that new evidence has surfaced, directly resulting from this podcast series. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
CARDS on the table: I avoid MOM content. Essay books, cable series, and wacky social media accounts. When it comes to podcasts, I like a getaway - not a faux-edgy look at motherhood that’s supposed to cut close to the bone because it swears. But wait - a friend suggested a mom podcast, and I was all in. I related, it didn’t feel forced and did the thing you want a podcast to do, keep you good company. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show.
A child star who “Blossom’d” into a respected neuroscientist then went BACK into acting to PLAY a neuroscientist on a hit TV show… It doesn’t get more meta than that! Mayim Bialik has had a lot on her plate…and not just her Passover Seder plate. In her podcast, Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, she dissects the myths about mental health. We’re going to dip into Bialik’s brain in this episode of Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
Before the phrase “ME TOO” or “CANCEL CULTURE” a guy was obsessed with his 7 year old daughter, then he married, essentially, his step-daughter. And people were like … okay, we don’t love this but Broadway Danny Rose is still a great movie, so … the heart wants what it wants? There’s a new podcast series, Farrow V Allen, and this week, we’re gonna discuss it, our thoughts, some clips -- the USHE -- this is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!
Like anyone who wanted to know the score of a Laker’s game while stuck in traffic, I switched over my radio dial to KNX-1070, where I heard the avuncular updates from a sportscaster who always felt like family. But to Gina Grad, he was literally family. Legendary broadcaster Steve Grad passed away last week. Today, we focus on a man that constructed his own mic as kid, spoke into one across decades in radio and TV, and lived long enough to see his daughter on the podcast stage. Welcome to the show.
Bethenny Frankel believes in saying YES. She’s written books about it. She’s said yes to reality shows. She created SkinnyGirl cocktails and workout videos and recipes, but if any of us could sample even a sip of the confidence that Bethenny breathes into every venture, well, I’m not even sure how that would feel. Where we say … uh, maybe. She says YES, and now she’s said yes to being a podcast host. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and GIna Grad welcome you to the show!
Theft. Affairs. A debilitating illness. A whole other family hidden somewhere else. Some secrets are way too big to tell. Others are way too big to keep. No matter what your secret is, take some comfort in knowing we all have them. And sometimes the best thing you can do is set them free. Today’s episode of Easy Listening is all about secrets - how they start and why we keep them. And if you listen closely, you’ll probably hear us share some of our own. I’m GG and I’m TS. Welcome to the show.
We’ve cried over the injustice of a missing college student, and we’ve laughed at Leah Remini cursing. We’ve lived through being bored in the house, with help in our earbuds from all the podcasts we’ve loved. We've even added virologists to our list of favorite podcast hosts. Podcasts, we love you. We have loved you so hard for 100 episodes. We play clips, we kibbitz, and we share our favorites. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad. welcome you to the show.
If we were to make the perfect woman, we might make her a gorgeous actress with the patience of a saint, and enough courage to fend off men who are monsters. We make her fiercely loyal to those turned into pop culture punchlines. This nearly perfect woman looks a lot like Salma Hayek. We only know that because of the honest, funny interview she recently gave to Marc Maron. We get into it on this week’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show!
Here we are in the middle of a pandemic, and you might be asking yourself, what do I need in a new podcast? Some crime or comedy or star power? How about an in-depth look at a teenage soccer player whose name you forget if you ever knew it. But that’s precisely what you need, for reasons that I can and can’t explain. It’s a beautifully told American story, from a top notch sports writer who goes deep. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, Teresa Strasser and GIna Grad welcome you to the show!
We are coming at you hotter than a pair of Jewish space lasers! Trump’s fixer Michael Cohen and Adam Carolla got together and something amazing happened. The conversation was part of both of their podcasts and -- they disagree. And it’s civil. And then they actually kind of agree, on lots of things. We think you will enjoy this interview. We found it highly entertaining and actually important. It’s all here on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and GIna Grad welcome you to the show.
If you don’t like Fran Lebowitz, we don’t want to hear it. What we do want to hear is the greatest New Yorker talking all things Manhattan during the pandemic with another great New Yorker, Julie Klausner. This is an explosion of Judaism not unlike if you wired explosives into Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dreidel. It’s everything great about documentaries, New York City and the art and soul of the spoken word. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you!
I don’t know if apologizing to an anonymous phone line cleanses the soul, but the process does seem to appeal to a wide swath of humanity. Today we are ringing up The Apology Line, a new podcast series from Wondry that will have you wondering about the benefits and costs of anonymity and the power of confession. We got clips with a side of kibbitz on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show. That was kind of rambling. I’m sorry. Forgive me.
If the existence of other people’s pandemic projects makes you feel icky inside, because you know you could write that book or upload that video, but you’re stuck – you really need to hear this. The American godmother of creativity, Julie Cameron, makes a podcast appearance and something she says will certainly help you across that bridge – and get you creating! We share our favorite podcasts of the week, served with a side of kibbitz. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad host Easy Listening!
Hilaria Baldwin’s podcast heavily pushes her Spanish identity. Meanwhile, what do you do when one of your kids claims to be Spanish, but you know you’re not and she’s not? Hilaria’s madre had to decide whether or not to throw her daughter under EL AUTOBUS. Speaking of moms, Hilaria’s mom podcast lead us to our new favorite celebrity step mom. We’ve got all the clips with a side of kibbitz here on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!
Who hasn’t told a little white lie? It’s often harmless and leaves us looking more mysterious to folks. But when this tiny fib blossoms into a full blown scandal, you have to make a choice - do you double down, or do you come clean? This week, we discuss the controversy over Hilaria Baldwin’s made up accent and her podcast, which is pretty good. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, serving up samples of our favorite shows of the week. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser welcome you to the show.
It’s been said that Neil Diamond is the Pope of the Jews. And if that is true, it follows that Ira Glass is the Pope of podcasters, the OG, the chairman of the sound board, and the Adam from which all of us have borrowed a rib of truth and earnestness. His show just turned 25, and to celebrate, he plays clips of himself at 25. What was he like? What were we like? It’s a look back at quarter century crises on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!
Is a podcast about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, produced by the Church, a case of the fox podcasting about the chicken coop? This week, we talk about a new 10-part series produced by The Catholic University of America, that covers long-standing sexual abuse scandals and how the church plans to move forward. You are listening to Easy listening, a podcast about podcasts, where every week, we bring you clips, thoughts, reflections and detours. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show.
Breaking up is hard to do. Just ask Neil Sedaka. But what about when a break up isn’t a pop song, but instead the conceit for a podcast that delves into real issues of interpersonal significance? On My Best Break Up, for example, Hannah Gadsby waxes about her bittersweet break, not from a lover, but from a bad habit, self-deprecation. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, where we serve up samples of our favorite shows of the week. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!
If you could borrow the warmest earth mother type, sweet bubbe, big sister bestie, rabbi and perfect buttered scone of a human being -- if this person could whisper in your ear for a day, you’d find eternal peace or so it seems. Sylvia Boorstein is one of dozens of enlightened guests that sit down with Krista Tippett for some hushed toned talks about the meaning of life. Today, we talk Tippet. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you!
The secret lives of tyrants can be downright fascinating, from their semi-kidnapped full-time sushi chefs, to their meth dealing, to their breeding of giant dog sized bunnies. One podcast shares behind the scenes looks at many of humanity’s very worst people. This week on Easy Listening - a podcast about podcasts - we introduce you to the series “Real Dictators” -- it’s real interesting. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!
So, I guess the fortune teller’s right. Should've seen just what was there and not some holy light. But you crawled beneath my veins and now. I don't care, I had no luck.I don't miss it all that much. There's just so many things. That I can touch, I'm torn, between which episode of my 90s playlist I like the most. But I’m not out of faith that you will love this podcast, too. Some Outkast, some TLC, some Natalie Umbruglia, and some light banter for our heavy times. This week on easy listening - a podcast about podcasts - we introduce you to My 90s Playlist on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
This week we introduce you to a podcast host so sensitive, so comforting, so empathetic -- he’s to “active listening” what Kyler Murray is to scrambling in the pocket. He’s a natural. And he changes the game. This guy is so tuned in, he makes Harry Styles seem like Dirty Harry. Do you feel lucky? Yes. Because in times like these, sometimes you just want to hear a show like Beautiful/Anonymous – with a host who actually seems to reset your nervous system. This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
Is products liability litigation sexy? If you read The Informant, or watched the film, you know that an investigation about the global price fixing of food additives can actually be quite riveting. So it is with this case about talcum powder. Today, we introduce you to the lawyer who took on Johnson & Johnson to help bring down the man, keep talc out of your panties and keep greed out of our personal care choices.
She’s sophisticated and crass. She’s glamorous and yet she mostly wears a hoodie and sneakers. She’s sharp and edgy. She’s dedicated to helping the underdog, and she once wore blackface on TV, a moment she says she’ll be working to undo for the rest of her life. She’s high brow and low brow -- she’s always been easy on the eyes and now, she’s in our ears. Sarah Silverman has a new podcast! This is Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show.
Podcasts getting laughs out of grisly crimes, that’s nothing new, but the Scam Goddess is getting giggles out of grifts, including the lady who scammed George Washington University into thinking she was African American. This week on Easy Listening - a podcast about podcasts - we give you a taste of Scam Goddess, the show that just this week joined Conan O’Brien and Team Coco. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to Easy Listening
There’s no business like show business. Everything about it is appealing, except the part where the barriers to entry are so high and wide you might find yourself in a Jakarta taxi with your heart in your throat and your passport in your bra. This week, we introduce you to our favorite new true crime pod, “Chameleon, Hollywood Con Queen.” Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad bring you this week’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts. Welcome to the show!
If it’s been a minute since you’ve been part of an intelligent conversation, don’t worry, Gina and I aren’t gonna have one -- but you know who will? Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings, and Freakonomics writer Steve Levitt. Two of the smartest guys in pop culture, are going to change the way you think about memory. We are Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad, and what is this you ask? This is a podcast about podcasts. We kibbitz. We play clips. What is START THE SHOW NOW?
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Have you ever thought of a joke so dark that if you ever shared it with someone else they might seriously reconsider all they know about you? Congratulations! You’re a genius. We will explain. And if this pandemic has you snacking while doomscrolling and binge watching, you know it’s bad, but once you hear of the science of snacking while multitasking, you may just put down that Skinny Pop. This is a podcast about podcasts for people who love podcasts with Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad. It’s Easy Listening.
“Sweep the leg,” or “Wax on, wax off,” are movie quotes as unmistakable as “Here’s looking at you kid”. The Karate Kid film, and the new series, Cobra Kai, really reminds us we’re not in Kansas anymore, because the bully is the hero and the 80s are whispering to us from the past. On today’s show, a podcast deep dives into the history of the Karate Kid, and another podcast reintroduces us to Daniel-San. It’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts with Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad. Welcome to the show.
Jimmy Kimmell, Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Kamala Harris - what do they have in common? They’ve all guested on a new podcast that doesn’t need time to find its footing. This podcast has us dying laughing. Three guys, great chemistry, and access to the best guests on the planet. SMARTLESS is this week’s choice on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, with Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad. Let’s do some talking about doing some listening.
It’s been 75 episodes. We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. We’ve tried to help solve cold cases. We’ve cheered for gymnasts and cursed MLM gurus. We’ve talked hoops and pro wrestling, self-help books, Internet trolls and the science of scat, the poop, not the music. With over 700,000 podcasts in the world, it’s our mission to find the ones that will keep you company during these f-ed up times. It’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts, with Gina Grad Teresa and Gina Grad.
Could a podcast kindly explain to us how we can welcome anxious feelings, debunk self-defeating beliefs, be fully present in the moment, use our creativity as a gift to the world AND become completely free of negative thoughts? This week we are with one with our favorite podcasts, a very special You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes and special guest guru, Byron Katie. It’s Easy Listening with Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser, a podcast about podcasts.
From the moment Kerry Strug stuck her historic vault, to the moment a superb gymnast was blackballed from the Olympics for blowing the whistle on creepy criminal Dr. Larry Nassar, USA gymnastics has some stories to tell, and ESPN’s 30 for 30 lands this one clean. The new podcast series Heavy Medals takes us inside Bela Karoly’s life, from Romania to the ranch, this week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts with Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad.
A sex worker went missing in 2010 on a call to a Long Island john. Suffolk County police went looking for her, and found the uncovered human remains of nine more sex workers, all murdered. But instead of a whodunit over laughs and cocktails, a new crime podcast is a who were they, and why were they? We are talking LISK this week -- Long Island Serial Killer -- on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts with Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser.
Doctors don’t agree. Americans don’t agree. Everyone is up in arms, sure that their view is the right one. It’s a confusing, confounding mess. We’re not talking about coronavirus, we’re talking about fat. Meat, fat and carbs are a battle-ground for diet experts on a podcast called Fitness Confidential. That’s our topic this week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts featuring clips and kibbitzing with Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad.
Don’t you wish you had a kindly uncle, with a Midwestern accent and a no nonsense attitude who happens to have 45 years of experience studying infectious diseases, and just tells you everything was going to be okay? Well, we can’t give you that, but we can give you a weekly coronavirus podcast from an epidemiologist who is one of the nation’s leading experts on virus transmission. This week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts with Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser.
Leah Remini has stories. Nobody has Scientology stories like Leah does. Nobody drops F bombs like Leah Remini, either. Girlfriend can curse. Leah Remini has a brand new podcast Scientology: Fair Game and we are breaking it down on this week’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts with Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser.
ULTRA FITNESS GURU RICH ROLL SITS DOWN WITH A LEADING EXPERT ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S SAFE, WHAT WE SHOULD AVOID, HOW TO BOOST IMMUNITY, AND THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL BY PLANE!
IT’S EASY LISTENING – A PODCAST ABOUT PODCASTS – WITH GINA GRAD AND TERESA STRASSER.
If your mom won’t walk you down the aisle because she disapproves of your lifestyle, there’s a stand-in mom who will. We also learn how kind kids are successful kids on WBUR’s series Kind World, which explores how doing a kindness, big or small, reverberates. We discuss Kind World this week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
Gina and Teresa feature a number one podcast about number two. POOP JUST GOT REAL. They highlight a podcast that explores not metaphorical poop, but actual feces, in the wild, what we can learn, why we should care, why it’s so endearing when an outdoorsy podcast host is so passionate about the predictive powers of poop. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser host this podcast about Podcasts.
America has a new obsession and it’s streaming on Disney Plus. If you want podcasts, about the film, of the musical, based on a book, welcome to this week’s show about the “Hamilton” film. We are taking a look at our favorite Hamilpods on this week’s episode. Terry Gross grills Lin-Manuel Miranda on “Fresh Air,” and on “The Hamilcast” Lin-Manuel and host Gillian Pensavalle go so far inside baseball, you won’t know what hit you. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser host this podcast about podcasts.
You might think you already know about the Golden State Killer, but a new podcast “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” gives you background on the background in a podcast that’s different than anything in the true crime genre. And if crime can be quaint in any way, a new series from the folks who brought you Dirty John is astonishingly … CLEAN.These podcasts are our focus for the week on Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
Former “Queer Eye” star Carson Kressley shares his binge watch list on “Homophilia” and Jameela Jamil gets real about “concern trolling” with author Roxane Gay on the “iWeigh” podcast. Hosts Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser break down this week’s best listens — using clips and conversation — on America’s most popular podcast about podcasts.
WBUR’s “Only a Game” gives voice to a rising USC sophomore and his gripping, now viral essay on sports and race. And “Heaven Bent,” a new podcast about religion, explores “carpet time” and speaking in tongues. Broadcasters Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser parse the best of this week in podcasts through clips and discussion.
Vanessa Williams lost her crown, but the details were lost on most of us. “You Must Remember This” and guest host Cassie Da Costa explore colorism in Hollywood through the story of the beauty queen and her tarnished crown. And across the world in Marrakech, a socialite stiffs one of the world’s most expensive hotels for the bill, leading to a splashy court case and a diversionary tale of Manhattan grift, told by Andrew Jenks and one of the victims herself on his show, “What Really Happened?” Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser explore the best of this week’s podcasts through clips and discussion on this podcast about podcasts. It’s like a book group, without all those musty books.
This week, a look at what really happened when Dave Chappelle quit his own show, on a podcast aptly titled, “What Really Happened.” Andrew Jenks hosts this phenomenal series, and Teresa Strasser discusses some of her favorite episodes. Meanwhile, in other comedy genius news, Gina Grad discusses her love for the work of Patton Oswalt, and how his comedy evolution is traced in the podcast “Good One,” her pick of this week. The hosts also discuss early episodes of Catfishing in their personal lives, and how some online mysteries may always remain cold cases.It’s a podcast about podcasts, told through clips and conversation.
Teresa Strasser filled in this week for Gina Grad on the world record-holding “Adam Carolla Show” podcast, as Adam did his first live show since quarantine. In OPP, Other People’s Podcasts, “What a Creep” explores creeps from Gary Glitter to Harvey Weinstein, and “My Year in Mensa” chronicles a comedian’s dark and frightening time as an outcast in a genius club. This podcast about podcasts explores the best of the week with audio clips and discussion, to help you find new favorite gems in a sea of new shows.
Links:
My Year in Mensa
Host: Jamie Loftus
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-year-in-mensa/id1492147103?i=1000461282224
What a Creep: Gary Glitter
http://whatacreeppodcast.libsyn.com/what-a-creep-gary-glitter-season-4-episode-9
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The guy who wrote “The Blind Side” and “Moneyball” brings us season two of his podcast, and “Against the Rules with Michael Lewis” was worth the wait. This season, he focuses on the importance of coaching in our culture, and how it can bolster every facet of modern life in our ultra competitive society. And when folks were competing for clicks, they hacked their way into celebrity clouds and posted nude photos. We know all this, but “The Darknet Diaries” presents the stories in new ways, both through the words of Jennifer Lawrence and backstories of the hackers. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser explore their favorite weekly podcasts using clips and conversation to point your ears in all the right directions.
LINKS:
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Season 2 Ep1: The Invisible Coach
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pushkin-industries/against-the-rules/e/69374926
Darknet Diaries
Ep.34 - For Your Eyes Only
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-34-for-your-eyes-only/id1296350485?i=1000432316542
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The daughter Steve Jobs first shunned, then awkwardly embraced, has no animosity toward the icon, but she does have a beautiful story about family shame and secrets, told on the podcast “Family Secrets” and parsed this episode by Gina Grad. Teresa Strasser comes to the podcast table with this week’s “The Ringer, NBA Show,” because there is no detail too obscure for her when it comes to “The Last Dance,” and when Jason Hehir shows up to spill the Gatorade, it’s on like MJ’s moustache. This week’s podcast about podcasts opens your ears to the best shows out there, with clips and conversations.
LINKS:
Family Secrets: Cold People
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cold-people/id1441824608?i=1000468205405
The Ringer: NBA Show JJ Redick chats Jason Hair – about MJ/Bulls docuseries “The Last Dance”
https://www.theringer.com/2020/5/11/21254202/the-challenges-of-making-the-last-dance-stories-players-tell-quarantine-comforts-with-jason-hehir
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This week, Gina Grad finally gets to discuss an important theory about HBO’s “The Sopranos” with a cast member. And from TV to classic movies, TCM has released its first podcast and “The Plot Thickens,” which explores the unbelievable life of director Peter Bogdanovich, who was in a relationship with Playboy centerfold Dorothy Stratten when she was murdered. It’s a thick plot, indeed, and one of Teresa Strasser’s favorite new podcasts. Both shows are broken down with clips and opinions on this week’s podcast about podcasts.
LINKS:
Talking Sopranos with Steve Schirippa and Michael Imperioli
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-5-college/id1500453500?i=1000472767852
The Plot Thickens, Season One, I’m Still Peter Bogdanavich, a Podcast from Turner Classic Movies:
https://theplotthickens.tcm.com/season-one/episode-guide/
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More pandemic content for your ears! This week, Gina Grad confesses to loving “The Confessional,” a deeply spiritual look at making amends, with guest including a famous former member of the Westboro Baptist Church. And Teresa Strasser’s love for David Simon finds a home with “The Plot Against America Podcast,” which breaks down Simon’s new HBO series, episode by episode, with co-host Peter Sagal of “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me” NPR fame. It’s a look at the best podcasts of the week on this podcast about podcasts.
LINKS:
The Plot Against America Podcast, Episode One:
https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdGhlLXBsb3QtYWdhaW5zdC1hbWVyaWNh&episode=NzViZmRhYjYtNjdhNC0xMWVhLWI1MzYtNzc0YzdiZjI5ZjUy&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwiAzPqB-YnpAhVYIDQIHU9hCfYQjrkEegQIAhAG&ep=6
The Confesional with Nadia Bolz-Weber
Megan Phelps-Roper, Former Member of Westboro Baptist Church
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/megan-phelps-roper-former-member-westboro-baptist-church/id1502171248?i=1000472151114
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One bright spot in quarantine: celebrities and comedians “making the time” to podcast! This week, Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser parse two new podcasts from funny duos, “Oh, Hello: the P’dcast” with John Mulaney and Nick Kroll is a surreal and hilarious treat for your ears. And “Bored AF” unites two comedians, friends for more than 20 years, in a socially distant union designed to entertain us with almost no virus talk, but lots of RHONY discussions. It’s a podcast about podcasts, with clips and conversation to help you update your *Favorites.
Oh, Hello: The P'dcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trailer/id1505873854?i=1000470236218
Bored AF
https://anchor.fm/stefanie-taylor8/episodes/RHOBH-Shade--Bad-Phone-Sex-ed0d65
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Tina Fey saves us from descending into quarantine madness on Back to School with Seth Rudetsky and Without Fail reminds us there are so many other "essential" people to thank right now.
LINKS:
Back to school with Seth Rudetsky - Episode 1 - Guest Tina Fey
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tina-fey/id1498674382?i=1000469021943
Every Little Thing
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gimlet/without-fail
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Brene Brown reminds us to calm the F#@k down when we go through an "FFT" (aka: a First F#@%ing time), we find out why it's so hard to be empathetic in these pandemic times, and Gina sings. A lot.
LINKS:
The Adam Carolla Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-carolla-show/id306390087?i=1000470613587
Unlocking us with Brene Brown
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bren%C3%A9-on-ffts/id1494350511?i=1000468945610
You Are Not So Smart - Covid 19
https://soundcloud.com/youarenotsosmart/177-covid-19
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In these troubled times, one leader has shown himself capable of capturing the attention of America. That man is a king. He’s the “Tiger King.” And his rule started long ago. Before it was on Netflix, it was a podcast that first uncovered his story from the litter box of life, and it’s the focus of this week’s podcast about podcasts, “Easy Listening with Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser.
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Joe Exotic: Tiger King
https://wondery.com/shows/joe-exotic/#
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As we all struggle with self-quarantine, Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser give you binge worthy podcast options in all the major podcast food groups: true crime, self-help, comedy, docu-series and of course, podcasts related to Covid-19. Get out your pencils, because after 50 episodes of reviewing and recommending top podcasts, our hosts have a few ideas. There’s bound to be something for everyone, from Richard Simmons (who invented self-quarantine) to unsolved murders, to meditating through crises, these show deliver distraction, information and comfort in troubling times.
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Self-quarantine is tough. If you need diversions, we think there are three ways to go – true crime, comedy, self-help - we’ll give you podcast recommendations in each genre. And If you want to know more about the coronavirus itself and can’t get enough coverage, we’ve got you covered on that front as well. We’ve listened to hundreds of hours of shows researching this show, and we’re rounding up some favorites for your social distancing pleasure.
LINKS:
Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truddi-chase-multiple-personalities/id1499860465?i=1000467294471
Rumble with Michael Moore: Emergency Podcast System: The Awful truth
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/michael-moore-4/rumble-with-michael-moore/e/68004709
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Nancy Grace is on an unwavering crusade for justice. And, she’s on this week’s show. In other cable news news, we feature a new series from CNN, “Coronavirus: Fact Vs. Fiction” which gives Dr. Sanjay Gupta a chance to address travel, masks, risk to children, and other questions we all have about the novel virus. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser break down their favorite podcasts of the week using clips, interviews and good old-fashioned kibbitzing.
LINKS:
Coronavirus: Fact Vs. Fiction With Dr. Sanjay Gupta
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/turner-podcast-network/coronavirus-fact-vs-fiction
Mask Confusion
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mask-confusion/id1501029683?i=1000467306821
Adam Carolla Show
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-carolla-show/id306390087?i=1000466820962
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G & T dig up an old school episode of This American Life (before it was even called This American Life) to examine a woman who celebrates the art of the "quit" by quitting absolutely everything in her life. Then, they check back in on Heavyweight to listen in on one of the most cringe-worthy breakups of all time.
LINKS:
This American Life
Quitting | December 29, 1995
(When it was still called YOUR RADIO PLAYHOUSE)
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/7/quitting
HEAVYWEIGHT: #5 Galit :
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gimlet/heavyweight/e/48041574?autoplay=true
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RuPaul talks about our daily fear and dread (hint, social media isn’t doing us any favors) with documentarian and rabble-rouser Michael Moore on his new podcast, “Rumble.” And if you thought you knew all about Oscar-winning comedian Robin Williams, a new podcast series called “Knowing: Robin Williams” reveals new details about his life and death. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser round up the best podcasts of the week with clips and yakkity-yakking.
LINKS:
Michael Moore’s Rumble with Guest RuPaul: Episode 36
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/michael-moore-4/rumble-with-michael-moore/e/67284646
Knowing: Robin Williams
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comet/id1482972205?i=1000455095296
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“How to With Charles Duhigg” makes a second appearance on the show, with an episode explaining how the artistry of con-men can be used by everyday people to negotiate or fundraise without any of that messy “criminal” stuff. And when it comes to crime, this week serves up one of the finest true crime series in recent memory, “Your Own Backyard,” which explores the disappearance of a beloved Cal Poly freshman while also introducing us to some truly compelling characters along the way. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser host the most popular podcast about podcasts, exploring the best in this week’s podcasts through clips and discussion.
LINKS:
How to with Charles Duhigg - How To Convince People To Give You Money
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-convince-people-to-give-you-money/id1469631127?i=1000465254991
Your Own Backyard: Episode 1: A Face on a Billboard
https://www.yourownbackyardpodcast.com/episodes/episode-01
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On You Are Not So Smart, a negotiating expert explains “how to talk to people about things,” a conversation with lessons for anyone who is human and must talk to people about things. And Sharon Salzberg, an expert on mindfulness and a much-loved teacher and writer explains how anger is really just “a forest fire that burns its own support” on Think Again. Broadcasters Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser discuss their favorite podcasts of the week on this podcast about podcasts.
LINKS:
Think Again with Sharon Salzberg
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/panoply/think-again-a-big-think-podcast/e/67014486
You Are Not So Smart
How to talk to People About Things
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/143-how-to-talk-to-people-about-things/id521594713?i=1000425928106
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What does porn do to young minds when they watch it before they've even had their first kiss? Lynette Carolla from For Crying Out Loud lets us in on the harrowing talk she had with her son about the pitfalls of online porn, while Terry Gross from Fresh Air schools us about what kids are REALLY watching on their smart devices. This ain't your 70's girly mag stash. Teresa and Gina Break it down on this week's Easy Listening.
LINKS:
For Crying Out Loud - Just Say Yes!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-say-yes/id354082588?i=1000463535455
Fresh Air - Boys and Sex
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/07/794182826/boys-sex-reveals-that-young-men-feel-cut-off-from-their-hearts
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A new podcast series tells the story of the West Texas oil boom through the lens of migrant sex workers, endangered roughneckers, and high school football players — “Boomtown” serves up “Friday Night Lights” and Sunday morning hangovers. Meanwhile, “The Dream” is back for a second glorious season, this time, pointing out “wellness” grifters selling us all manner of vitamins and moon dust. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser review, parse and discuss their favorite shows of the week on this podcast about podcasts.
LINKS:
Boomtown, Mojo Magic, Chapter 7
https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/boomtown-episode-7-mojo-magic-permian-football/
THE DREAM - SEASON 2 - The Wellness Industry
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dream/id1435743296?i=1000461718997
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“The Baron of Botox” tells the compelling story of a ground-breaking dermatologist to the stars who revolutionized faces, but also may have gone too far with his own. His depression was mysterious and complicated, but some theorize he was deeply hurt by a Netflix show poking fun at him. And “Chasing Cosby” explores the Bill Cosby case with chilling audio of America’s Dad as a predator. Hosts Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser explore the best in this week’s podcasts.
LINKS:
The Baron of Botox - Chapter 1:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/easter-sunday-chapter-1/id1493450409?i=1000462446106
Chasing Cosby - Episode 1
Hosted by LA Times reporter Nicki Weisensee Egan
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-dad-1/id1493558501?i=1000462457785
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On this podcast about podcasts, NPR helps parents with “the sex talk” and explains why the Dutch have really mastered sex ed on “Life Kit.” And “Horse” is podcast about basketball without any pesky talk about actual NBA games, but lots of talk about “costumes” and hoops-related pop culture. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser share clips and news about their favorite podcasts of the week.
Links:
Life Kit on NPR - Tips for talking to your kids about sex
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tips-for-talking-to-kids-about-sex/id1461493560?i=1000459826054
Horse
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1-my-dad-the-commissioner/id1411527800?i=1000416424483
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“Murder in Oregon” arrives on the true crime podcast landscape with a bang, though in this case, it’s more like a slice. And although Nigella Lawson doesn’t slice like a chef, what she lacks in knife skills, she makes up for in snob-free warmth, explaining why everyday cooks entice families to open in emotionally on “The Splendid Table.”
Links:
Murder In Oregon - Depravity
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-5-depravity/id1478138996?i=1000457411533
The Splendid Table - Hosted by Francis Lam
"Nigella Lawson Defends the Honor of Home Cooking"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-splendid-table/id86997870?i=1000458217046
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Could anything ever happen to Joe Francis that would make you feel sorry for him? Can a teen who moderated a hate speech-filled message board be redeemed? What if he made his mom take him to an alt-right rally? Gina and Teresa do some soul-searching to try answer to these questions on this week’s Easy Listening.
LINKS:
Swindled (The Producer)
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/swindled-2/swindled/e/59762507
Swindled: The Refugee
http://swindledpodcast.com/podcasts/bonus/bonus-the-refugee/
Next Question with Katie Couric
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-there-any-stopping-the-spread-of-hate-online/id1134154895?i=1000458737665
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In this season of Christmas cheer, Teresa and Gina tap into their Jewish roots to celebrate their beloved Hanukkah. Turns out it’s almost as simple as knowing the proper blessing for ice cream (thanks to Shalom Auslander on This American Life) and leaving the world a little nicer than you found it (Thanks to Krista Tippet on Speaking off faith). Happy Hanukkah, everybody.
Links:
The Moth: Evan Lunt, A Flame Through the Ages
https://player.themoth.org/#/?actionType=ADD_AND_PLAY&storyId=15269
Speaking of Faith with Krista Tippet - Hanukkah and a Rediscovery of Jewish Customs
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hanukkah-and-a-rediscovery-of-jewish-customs/id387558213?i=1000086034938
This American Life: Hoaxing Yourself, Oedipus Hex
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/155/hoaxing-yourself-2000
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Podcast host Josh Peck is “Curious” about our own co-host, Teresa Strasser. Gina Grad shares her favorite moment from that interview, and it involves a trash bag full of cake. And, Ronan Farrow’s new show, “The Catch and Kill Podcast” features new details of a story we think we know.
Links:
Curious with host Josh Peck, guest Teresa Strasser
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-83-teresa-strasser/id1378163166?i=1000459185158
The Catch and Kill Podcast With Ronan Farrow
Episode 1: The Spy:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pineapple-street-media/the-catch-and-kill-podcast/e/65551868
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Bill Murray shows up for a podcast interview a day early, and we wouldn’t want it any other way. On “3 Girls, 1 Keith,” Amy Schumer captures the quirky, comforting mug of goodness that is Bill Murray. And an episode of “Heavyweight” exposes some secrets about the life of Moby, and how a box set he borrowed decades ago is long overdue. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser parse the best podcasts for your ears this week.
Links:
3 Girls, 1 Keith: Some words with Bill Murray
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TXTMSspEg204kH6yFqGma?si=Wco3V9cCSFya1d9EULIq9g
Heavyweight: #2 Gregor
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight/brholm
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You’re about to find out what the Oscars, Three-Mile Island and the collapse of the American economy have to do with each other. Plus, when it comes to calming down your Japanese pitcher, sometimes it’s best to speak to him in Spanish. All this and your letters on this week’s Easy Listening!
Links:
La La Land - Galileo's Warning
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/la-la-land-galileos-warning/id1484511465?i=1000457519798
30 for 30: The Loophole
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fivethirtyeight/30-for-30-podcasts/e/57088475
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Two barrels, four bodies and one killer true crime series - and speaking of things isolated in the woods, we are checking back in with Dolly Parton and her Tennessee Mountain Home, and more specifically, how her music - especially 9 to 5 -- is often seen as political, except by Dolly herself. She doesn’t do politics, but she does do podcasts and so do we -- so thanks fellow podcast enthusiasts, for joining us on this week’s podcast about podcasts, Easy Listening.
Links:
Bear Brook - Update 2: Eric Rasmussen: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nhpr/bear-brook/e/58759009
Dolly Parton’s America
Episode 5 - Dollitics
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dolly-partons-america/id1481398762?i=1000456556370
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Grifters gonna grift, and con men gonna con and fraudsters are coming for the coins rattling around in your piggy bank of hope - but cheer up! Wait don’t -- you want it darker, Leonard Cohen asks? Turn out the flame - because there are also bad batches of heroine, and actually there’s the entire opioid problem which is a batch of travesty and one new show explores how it affects the grieving sister of a famous comedian and writer.
Links:
Bad Batch: Episode 1, The Cure to Everything
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wondery/bad-batch/e/64784131
Last Day - Harris Wittels
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-meet-stephanie-meet-harris-sarah-silverman-aziz-ansari/id1468896686?i=1000451154438
Last Day - Shame City
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5-shame-city-with-dr-robert-meyers-dr-nzinga-a-harrison/id1468896686?i=1000453703799
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If one of the agreements you have with the four agreements is that you agree to set that book ablaze, you have something in common with the hosts of By the Book — which is a podcast you’ve been meaning to listen to about books you’ve been meaning to read AND if you think you have the answers for the people in your life who are screw ups, and you’ve read enough self help books to codify those answers, you will LOVE “We love you (and so can you).
Links:
By The Book: The Four Agreements
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/by-the-book/the-four-agreements-P_KxpOQkCLw/
We Love You & So Can U
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kelli-other-peoples-success/id1474844851?i=1000452719067
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If you listen to as many podcasts as we do, you may think you know all there is to know about Jeffrey Epstein and his evil shenanigans, but there’s a happy, uplifting part of this story. And when the best improv actresses go on the best show about the worst office, does it make the best podcast?
LINKS:
Broken: Jeffrey Epstein
Julie K. Brown with host Adam Davidson
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e5-an-outsiders-way-in/id1478460758?i=1000454725415
Office Ladies
Jenna Fischer (Pam) and Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin) have a new podcast out where they’re going to go through every single episode of THE OFFICE starting with pilot.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pilot/id1480311435?i=1000453706634
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We know God answer’s the prayers of a little Jewish girl named Gina Grad, because finally, there is a Dolly Parton podcast and on the other end of the musical spectrum, The Monster Mash is haunting us this time of year, but what is it? And why is it?
Links:
Radiolab presents: Dolly Parton’s America
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab/id152249110?i=1000453664925
BIZarre albums with Tony Thaxton
“Monster Rap - Bobby “Boris” Pickett”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bizarre-singles-free-bonus-monster-rap-bobby-boris-pickett/id1471679636?i=1000453954716
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Keith Morrison’s voice equals podcast magic, because why wouldn’t it? And a podcast for people who listen to true crime podcasts and get ethical heebie jeebies.
LINKS:
The Thing About Pam
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/msnbc/the-thing-about-pam/e/64173005
Uncover: The ethical true crime podcast, how to make one, what not to do
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/canadian-broadcasting-corporation/uncover/e/63673710?autoplay=true
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An abandoned theme park and the last words of a dying young mother. But to cheer you up, serious depression! That’s right - comedian Gary Gulman is everywhere now, but he was in one place for a few weeks, the psych ward, and he’s opening up about electroshock therapy.
Links:
Julie
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-the-end/id1449737055?i=1000428451399)
The Memory Palace Podcast
Episode - Dreamland!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-welcome-and-dreamland/id299436963?i=1000447991114
The Memory Palace podcast
The Only One
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-143-the-only-one/id299436963?i=1000440944655
This American Life - Here's Lookin' At You, Kid
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/676/heres-looking-at-you-kid
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Swimming in cash, the fallacy of sunk costs, and why pyramid schemes benefit from your personal shame spiral. And meditations on meditating from a guy who had a panic attack on live TV and is now 10 percent happier - plus, meditations on breakfast cereal and the crunchy, sweet, two-scoops of random that is today’s podcast landscape.
LINKS:
The Dream
Ep 1 - Wanna swim in cash?
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dream/id1435743296?i=1000420324159
Episode 6 - how a dream becomes a nightmare
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dream/id1435743296?i=1000422315309
Dan Harris' Meditative Story
http://podcast.meditativestory.com/p/12
The Empty Bowl: A Meditative Podcast on Cereal
Episode 16: https://anchor.fm/bowl/episodes/Sixteen-e4nlhf
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A sex cult leader wants a photo of your labia - but is he just trying to make you accountable, or is he the world’s most inventive self-help perv? Are all men just primitive machines thirsting for angry, revenge sex? And can a lawyer for Albany’s least favorite son actually come across as only 72 percent douchy? All this on today’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasts.
LINKS:
Uncover, Nxvium -- Episode 2 - The Epiphany
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e2-the-epiphany/id1364665348?i=1000419135861
Ep 6: The Defense
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncover/id1364665348?i=1000420437449
Episode 7: The Reckoning (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/canadian-broadcasting-corporation/uncover/e/56420280)
Ep 8 bonus ep - The Fright Experiments
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncover/id1364665348?i=1000422023263
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Is the side-kick of an evil, sex-trafficking minors psycho-path just as bad as the sex-trafficing psychopath? How to be in a state of bliss when your HBO show gets cancelled and a multi-level marketing group so much worse than AMWAY, it involves you taking a selfie of your labia.
Links:
Broken: Jeffrey Epstein - Ep 1 - Their Day in Court
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e1-their-day-in-court/id1478460758?i=1000448717308
Broken: Jeffrey Epstein - Ep 2 - Lady Ghislane
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-jeffrey-epstein/id1478460758?i=1000449577133
Rich Roll -- Pete Holmes is a guest
https://player.fm/series/the-rich-roll-podcast/pete-holmes-comedy-sex-god
Uncover: Nxvium - S1 E5
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/canadian-broadcasting-corporation/uncover/e/56316235
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"Cold" continues to give Gina and Teresa chills as they wrap up their discussion on some of the oddest and most sinister sociopaths in recent history.
LINKS:
COLD: Ep: 3: Faith and Finances – Dave Cawley explores Josh’s pathological cheapness
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ksl-newsradio/cold/e/57443597
COLD: Episode 9: The Light of Seattle (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ksl-newsradio/cold/e/58086470)
COLD: Ep 8 - Wearing a Wire
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cold/id1441595858?i=1000426870933
COLD: Episode 12 --- Topaz Mountain
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ksl-newsradio/cold/e/58463589
COLD: Ep 15 - Fall of the House of Powell
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cold/id1441595858?i=1000430238735
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David Crosby storms out but Susan Powell probably didn’t and the COLD podcast introduces us to something called cartoon incest porn. All this and more, or less, if we don’t get to it, on today’s podcast about podcasts.
LINKS:
THR, Awards Chatter with Scott Feinberg: Remember My Name, David Crosby
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-crosby-david-crosby-remember-my-name/id1039032256?i=1000444895952
Cold
Episode 4 - Find Susan
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cold/id1441595858?i=1000425179797
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The hottest new true crime series called "Cold" has G & T hooked and the "Death, Sex and Money" podcast gets to the bottom of what makes sugar daddy websites so alluring. Plus Gina pulls back the curtain on an uncomfortable incident from the Adam Carolla Show.
Links:
COLD - Episode 2: Wake Up, Little Suzie
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ksl-newsradio/cold/e/57340145?autoplay=true
Death, Sex and Money
When daddy dates pay the bills - Negotiating
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-daddy-dates-pay-the-bills/id870688022?i=1000409136031
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A woman wants to believes she knows why her mom lost custody of her - but she really has no idea on "This American Life" and a comic at the top of his game would give it all up for one more day with his daughter on "The Moth."
LINKS:
This American Life - Here’s Looking at you, Kid (#676)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-american-life/id201671138?i=1000440404256
The Moth: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times - Anthony Griffith
https://player.themoth.org/#/?actionType=ADD_AND_PLAY&storyId=2166
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An unfunny pastor is paired with a funny Jewish comic in the hopes of punching up his sermon on "How To with Charles Duhigg" and comedian / actor Adam Ferrara tells the "Relentless" podcast how to succeed at ANYTHING by focusing on just 3 little things.
LINKS:
Relentless: Bouncing Back From Rejection With Actor and Comedian Adam Ferrara
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slate/the-relentless-its-time-to-look-at-success-differently
How To with Charles Duhigg - How To Be Funny
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When the news girl has news, we bring a very special episode of the show. Here, we present what is normally a Patreon episode. There’s some pod talk (Kim Goldman’s “Confronting OJ”), but then Gina spills some big news and juicy details ensue...
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Can you OD on OJ? Not today. Kim Goldman’s podcast delivers - from the plaintive wail dude and his shocking back story, to OJ’s new lawyer competing in the Olympics of telephone smarminess, to a nuanced look at a family’s grief.
Links:
Confronting: OJ Simpson - With Kim Goldman
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wondery/confronting-oj-simpson
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Gina’s boyfriend is pretty funny and motherhood can be dead serious. This week, on our podcast about podcasts, we are talking about some shows that are very close to home. One is actually, kind of, in Gina’s home.
Links:
Andy Harris, Everybody - Ep.4 - "Bless Your Heart"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-harris-everybody/id1458695317?i=1000443947750
http://www.andyharriseverybody.com/
Motherhood Sessions: Not Cut Out For Motherhood
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-cut-out-for-motherhood/id1457515962?i=1000435214441
Motherhood Sessions: Parenting Through Trauma
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gimlet/motherhood-sessions/e/60728785
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A binge-eating expert explains why diets don’t work, and the Post Secret guy shares about the ongoing catharsis of sending secrets through the postal system. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser review their favorite podcasts of the week, and kibbitz about how they relate to the shows they love.
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Links:
Food Psych: The Truth About Binge Eating
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/repost-149-truth-about-binge-eating-amy-pershing-anti/id700512884?i=1000441034243
TED Radio Hour: “Keeping Secrets”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keeping-secrets/id523121474?i=1000436543039
Tom Brady and the case for being a generalist on “The Good Life Podcast,” the one Buddhist mantra that could change everything, ‘Freakonomics” tells us how to change our minds, and why crying at work isn’t as bad as you think. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser explore their favorite podcasts of the week.
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Links:
Ram Dass Here and Now: with Sharon Salzburg episode 49
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSR5WHlKJBo
Freakonomics Radio: How to Change Your Mind
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?i=1000440113108
The Good Life Podcast: Roger vs. Tiger
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/good-life-project/e/62303032
This is Uncomfortable: Crying at Work
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crying-at-work/id1466681015?i=1000442222676
On the podcast about podcasts: “Gangster Capitalism” goes deep on the college admissions scandal, so hosts Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser go deep on this A+ new podcast series, sampling some of the show’s most compelling clips. As a bonus, they explore a podcast about a bizarre cat-fishing scheme, and a new pod exploring corporate failures, including the wildly popular theme park of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker.
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LINKS:
Spectacular Failures: A Christian Theme park plunges into scandal:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-christian-theme-park-plunges-into-scandal/id1466271396?i=1000441796363
Gangster Capitalism: Episode 3 – The Dominoes Fall
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cadence13/gangster-capitalism/e/61291696
Gangster Capitalism: Episode 5 – Where You Start is Where You Finish:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cadence13/gangster-capitalism/e/61827406
Gangster Capitalism: Episode 6 – Watershed Moment
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gangster-capitalism/e/61984129?autoplay=true
This is Actually Happening - Season 8 Episode 121 - What if your favorite celebrity has a crush on you?
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/121-what-if-your-favorite-celebrity-had-a-crush-on-you/id497227384?i=1000424647768
Amy Schumer’s dad may be her best podcast guest ever, National Geographic helps us understand why kids lie, a makeup guru creates an empire out of the nude look, and the 400-yard dash that will make you want to sprint, laugh, cry and cheer. Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser discuss the best podcasts of the week.
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Links:
How I Built This: Bobbi Brown
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/how-i-built-this/e/56285155?autoplay=true
The Moth: Ties That Bind
https://themoth.org/radio-hour/the-ties-that-bind
Overheard: Evolution of a Little Liar
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/overheard-at-national-geographic/id1466697207?i=1000441883207
3 girls, one Keith: Death and Memory
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IHbqCo86LzKnQVsSFxefQ?context=spotify%3Ashow%3A2UtdM2mvBQesTqGTyiKn8w&si=d7IIr1LLSNeIjxWbLkfAlA
The podcast about podcasts! Terry Gross gives rapper and flutist Lizzo the “Fresh Air” treatment. “Ear Hustle” returns to let us know Death Row is both better and worse than we think it is. Marc Maron and Dan Harmon explore apologies and hosts Gina and Teresa discuss “Very Bad Words,” the most intellectual effing look at swearing in the podcast world.
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Very bad Words
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/27-b-ch-is-back/id1097614316?i=1000406327181
Ear Hustle
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ear-hustle/id1240841298?i=1000412123407
WTF with Eve Ensler
https://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-1028-eve-ensler
Dan Harmon’s epic apology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyKA8ARBSkw
Fresh Air with Lizzo:
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/01/719013062/lizzo-proves-shes-ready-for-the-big-time-with-cuz-i-love-you
This week, Gina and Teresa delve into the world of psychotic psychiatrists with "The Shrink Next Door", they discuss why sit-com death beats sit-com divorce on "Mobituaries with Mo Rocca", they break down the data that proves you're most likely a good mom on "Freakonomics" and finally G & T choke back tears as they listen to what the Love Junkies refer to as a "throw up song" on "Broken Record."
LINKS:
Mobituaries with Mo Rocca: Sitcom Deaths and Disappearances
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sitcom-deaths-and-disappearances/id1449045549?i=1000428366117
The Shrink Next Door: Welcome To The Neighborhood
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/welcome-to-the-neighborhood-1/id1459899275?i=1000438957448
Broken Record with Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Rubin, Bruce Headley – Love Junkies
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-write-a-hit-song-the-love-junkies/id1311004083?i=1000435037170
Freakanomics Radio – episode 376. The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting
http://freakonomics.com/podcast/parenting/
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This week, how to influence an election, how to find Nirvana at SoulCycle, how to have a cathartic cry over a dead dog with the help of Mike Rowe, and the unintended consequences of free porn — this week’s podcast about podcasts.
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Links:
The Butterfly Effect, episode 5 – The Yes Ladder
http://thebutterflyeffect.audible.libsynpro.com/ep-5-the-yes-ladder
Tim Ferriss: Julie Rice, Co-Founder Of “Soul Cycle”
https://tim.blog/2019/05/30/julie-rice/
Planet Money: How to meddle in an election
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/915-how-to-meddle-in-an-election/id290783428?i=1000439260699
Mike Rowe - The Way I Heard It - Ep 16 - The Orphan Hero
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-way-i-heard-it-with-mike-rowe/id1087110764?i=1000368400280
On this week’s show, a porn star’s tweet leads to a mysterious death. Or does it? There’s a new true crime podcast in town from Jon Ronson (The Last Days of August), and Ira Glass (The American Life) is here to let us know about it. And, Queer Eye for the podcast guy! Jonathan Van Ness tackles cults, and who might be vulnerable to an especially delicious brunch at the Scientology Centre. Gina and Teresa celebrate some of the podcast world's best johns.
Links:
The Last Days of August
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-last-days-of-august/id1258779354
Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness: What Makes a Cult a Cult
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jonathan-van-ness/getting-curious-with-jonathan-van-ness/e/54056447
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This week, the “Missing Richard Simmons” host delves into some pretty bad policing, “The Art of Manliness" tells you why you should shut up while your kids are playing and finally, "Against the Rules" reveals why student loan companies want to get you off the phone as quickly as possible.
LINKS:
The Art of Manliness: Myths About Kids and Sports #456
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/456-myths-about-kids-and-sports/id332516054?i=1000423408142
This American Life: I’m on TV?? #675
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-american-life/id201671138?i=1000438820745
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: The Seven Minute Rule
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-seven-minute-rule/id1455379351?i=1000434501803
Running from cops: The one-celled amoeba
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1-the-one-celled-amoeba/id1459118695?i=1000436130094
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This week, Conan talks dog sperm, Patricia Arquette’s dad converts over a missed left turn, you went to rehab at 14 whether you knew it or not and another string of awkward “words from our sponsor.”
Links:
Sword And Scale – Mike Boudet
http://swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-114/
The Last Day – Missing Alissa
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ottavia-zappala/missing-alissa/e/52558008
To Live and Die in LA:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cadence13/to-live-and-die-in-la/e/60435376
Patricia Arquette on Fresh Air
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/npr-programs-fresh-air-podcast/e/60473109
How Did This Get Made - Conan
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-did-this-get-made/id409287913?i=1000424409671
Imagined Life
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-grown-up/id1439810326?i=1000432099618
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This week, Jane Fonda made be 81, but she’s still down for some acting lessons, as she explains on “WTF.” She also had a deeply flawed childhood, which you can learn about in great detail on “You Must Remember This.” If celebrities opening up about their inner conflicts gives your inner ears joy, this week we also feature Zachary Levi on “Inside of You,” — the actor is keen on a very unusual and enigmatic therapeutic tool that’s part personality test, part Zodiac. On“Going Through It,” a famous cookbook author explains why saying no is good, except when her boss said no to some fancy Parmesan cheese.
And speaking of cheesy, if you’ve ever felt too unattractive to join a club, “This is Love” reveals a tight-knit group of Italians who find love and acceptance in The Ugly Club, which might make you Ugly Cry.
Links:
Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum – guest Zachary Levi
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zachary-levi-returns/id1256754097?i=1000436131695
WTF w/ Marc Maron – Guest: Jane Fonda
http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1014-jane-fonda
You Must Remember This: Karina Longworth
Jean and Jane Part 1 – Seberg and Fonda
http://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2017/6/26/hollywood-royaltymiddle-american-martyr-jean-and-jane-episode-1
Going Through It - Samin Nosrat Interview
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/samin-nosrat-wanted-to-be-a-writer-not-a-chef/id1458893934?i=1000434954168
This Is Love - Episode 13: The Ugly Club
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-13-ugly-club/id1337100398?i=1000436965008
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Gina and Teresa find themselves at the strange intersection where “To Live and Die in LA” meets “Missing Richard Simmons.” Gina may miss him the most since she was actually his student and she shares the magic words he once told the class on election night. Esther Perel pulls one of those cool “Did a therapist really say that?” moves, and the measles are really, really bad. Plus, on this week's podcast about podcasts, a writer from “The Wire” tells his story on “The Moth,” which leads to a confession about Gina and professional wrestling.
Also, what does Howie Mandel have to say about the sexual prowess of the Jewess?
Links:
To Live and Die in LA: Episode 10 preview
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/to-live-and-die-in-la/e/60305185?autoplay=true
The Moth: Richard Price, “Hatpin Mary”
https://themoth.org/stories/hatpin-mary
Where should we begin? With Ester Perel
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/where-should-we-begin-with-esther-perel/id1237931798?mt=2&i=1000405627129
This Podcast Will Kill You - Ep 21: Measles
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-21-measles-the-worst-souvenir/id1299915173?i=1000431113747
Murder, incest, stardom, public failure, how to be rich while stiffing your greedy relatives, and Mike Rowe, delivering a dash of soothing, folksy storytelling about a famous person who we like just the way he is - right into your ears - all on this week’s show.
Links:
Root of Evil: The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/root-evil-true-story-hodel-family-black-dahlia/id1450277129?mt=2
Suze Orman: Women and Money: How Guilt Drives Us To Give Money When We Don’t Want To
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e1-how-guilt-drives-us-to-give-money-when-we-dont-want-to/id1439621652?i=1000422189731
Without Fail: How Anna Chlumsy Got a Second Act
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/without-fail/brhj7v/how-anna-chlumsky-got-a-second-act
Without Fail: Ira Glass, The Man Who Launched 1,000 Podcasts
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/without-fail/brhj37/ira-glass-the-man-who-launched-a
Mike Rowe: The Way I Heard It, He Had It All
http://thewayiheardit.rsvmedia.com/he-had-it-all
This week, one of the most painful moments from the Adam CarollaShow, the “Bitch Bag” is unearthed for your Easy Listening pleasure. Gina worries that her chin might be trying to kill her (and that your boobs might be trying to kill you) after listening to What’s the Tee with RuPaul. Both hosts take a ride on the Tim Ferriss Wheel for some talk about how magic mushrooms may be the new Xanax. And finally, Oprah and Eckhart Tolle teach us how to keep from getting our feelings hurt.
This week, Gina shares two classic parody songs from the Adam Carolla Show vault, both of which lead to some very personal and wildly uncomfortable revelations. Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle discuss why we should never talk about our illnesses, and Teresa’s pod crush, Pete Holmes, has to stop his own show because he gets so emotional. So much podcast about podcasts!
Links Pete Holmes' "You Made It Weird" with Matt Nathanson:
http://youmadeitweird.nerdistind.libsynpro.com/matt-nathanson
Oprah's Podcast W/ Eckhart Tolle
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-new-earth-ego-the-current-state-of-humanity-chapter-2/id1264843400?i=1000427600774&mt=2
In the premiere episode, Gina and Teresa help celebrate ten years of the Adam Carolla Show with a look back at one of David Alan Grier’s most classic appearances. SPOILER: DAG snores, Adam laughs uncontrollably, and Teresa cries. In other sleep related news; G & T discuss Roseanne’s strict new Ambien policy from “The Joe Rogan Experience” and it’s lights out for the “Sword and Scale” host, who had to leave the show, but not before delivering possibly the pod world’s most awkward live read. After discussing feuds, friendship and firings, they close out the show with a look at “Modern Love,” the show that brings the New York Times into your ears with national treasure Catherine O’Hara.
Show links: Roseanne and Joe Rogan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTAfy_nzJiw
Sword & Scale: Episode 114
http://swordandscale.com/sword-and-scale-episode-114/
Modern Love: Another Voice Had Come Between Us
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/style/modern-love-podcast-catherine-ohara.html
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