![]() The Trojan Horse Affair : This tale unpacks the British scandal over an alleged attempt by Islamist extremists to take over a Birmingham school and radicalize its students.The Moth : This podcast offers random folks the chance to tell deeply personal stories to a crowd of strangers and reinforces just how weird and wonderful humans are.Missing Richard Simmons : Ebullient fitness guru Richard Simmons used to be everywhere, and this podcast charts an investigative reporter’s attempts to find out why he disappeared.Run Bambi Run: The riveting story of ex-Milwaukee police officer and Playboy Club bunny Laurie Bembenek, who was convicted of murdering her husband’s ex, despite conflicting evidence, and subsequently escaped prison and fought to have her conviction overturned.Waveform: Laid-back chats about the latest gadgets and developments in the world of tech with Marques Brownlee (MKBHD).Click Here: With a focus on cybersecurity, this podcast unravels tales of hacking, misinformation, cyberterrorism, and more, with interviews and insight from experts in episodes that usually come in under half an hour.Reply All: The beautifully paced, always convivial, and sorely missed Reply All dragged us down internet rabbit holes to investigate long-forgotten songs, phone scammers, hacked Snapchat accounts, and Team Fortress 2 bots.Rabbit Hole: What is the internet doing to us? New York Times tech columnist Kevin Roose investigates things like the impact of algorithms on radicalization with a dreamy soundscape backdrop.The Lazarus Heist : This captivating investigation starts with the Sony hacks, digs into the involvement of North Korean hackers, and moves on to a billion-dollar cyber theft.WIRED’s Gadget Lab : Want to catch up on the week’s top tech news? Listen to our very own podcast hosted by senior writer Lauren Goode and senior editor Michael Calore.If you don’t want to listen to the whole episode (which I think would be a mistake, but you do you), the narrative convos happen at 17:17 and 53:10. James Hamblin for The AtlanticĪmazing how our perception of the world impacts our experience of the world. ![]() Most importantly, the immune system is also modulated by stress, which tends to be a by-product of a perceived lack of control or order. It is well documented that the immune system (and, so, autoimmune diseases) are modulated by our lifestyles-from how much we sleep and move to how well we eat and how much we drink. The beneficial effects of a compelling personal narrative that helps explain and give order to the world can be absolutely physiologically real. I also loved this quote below from the Atlantic article that was referenced in the episode: It was fun to hear that reiterated through the lens of dietary choices, of all things. I believe storytelling is the most powerful force in our lives, collectively and individually. Maintenance Phase is primarily about the junk science behind fad diets and the toxicity of the weight loss industry, but this episode had an unexpected through line about personal narrative, a topic that’s really interesting and important to me. ![]() (Sarah once said in a You’re Wrong About bonus episode that this was something that she loved about cohosting the show with Michael and I’ve never forgotten it.) Especially when it’s a man and a woman taking turns listening to each other. I’m not a big fan of the “aimless conversation between friends” genre of podcasting, but I love dropping in on structured conversations between two smart people who like and respect each other. The host who’s coming in cold on the topic serves as the audience proxy and there’s a clear conversational driver. Maintenance Phase uses the same format deployed in his first podcast ( You’re Wrong About cohosted with Sarah Marshall) where one of the hosts tells the other about a topic they researched. I am a superfan of Michael Hobbes, cohost of Maintenance Phase (with Aubrey Gorman).
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