Podcast Brunch Club

In this interview, Adela chats with Whitney Johnson, the host of the Disrupt Yourself podcast. The theme for the October PBC playlist was “Disruption” and we listened to an episode of Disrupt Yourself with Whitney Johnson titled “#100: Take the Right Kinds of Risks.”

Adela and Sara discuss the G series from Radiolab, which explored the concept of intelligence. They then diverge, as usual, to talk about other podcast recommendations.

This is a special bonus episode that features the first episode of the Inside Podcasting podcast. Skye Pillsbury, the editor of the Inside Podcasting newsletter, is now the host of their new podcast. We're featuring the entirety of their first episode, which is an interview with Ian Chillag, the host of Everything is Alive. 

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Secrets, which included episodes from TED Radio Hour, The Tip Off, Family Secrets, and Showcase from Radiotopia. The playlist was curated by Becca Bryers, who hosts a podcast called Multi Story.

An interview with the creator behind Secrets series that appeared on the Showcase from Radiotopia podcast, Mohamed El Abed. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to the first episode in the Secrets series that ran on Showcase as part of our podcast listening list on the theme of Secrets.

In this interview, Stevie (PBC chapter leader in Minneapolis) chats with the creator behind The Tip Off, Maeve McClenaghan. Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide listened to an episode of The Tip Off as part of our podcast listening list on the theme of Secrets. The episode, entitled “Ep. 18 All the President’s Club Men,” tells the story of Madison Marriage, a journalist for the Financial Times, who went undercover at an exclusive fundraising event to expose its sleazy underbelly. Here’s a quick hit list of the things they talked about: Podcast Brunch Club listening list on Secrets The Tip Off episode about the exposé of R Kelly The Tip Off episode, “Burnt,” which tells the story of a journalist who was following the lead on a terrorism story when everything fell apart. Maeve’s podcast picks: In the Dark, Season 2 (the story of Curtis Flowers, who was tried for the same crime six times) Criminal Off Menu (two comedians talking to people about their favorite meal) Get in touch with Maeve

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Breaking the News, which included episodes from Crazy/Genius, After the Fact, Recode Decode, and The NewsWorthy.

An interview with the founder of PostSecret, Frank Warren. PostSecret is a project that allows people to send in anonymous, decorated postcards with a secret on it. Frank was one of the featured TED Talks on an episode of the TED Radio Hour that PBC members listened to as part of the podcast listening list on Secrets.

This interview is hosted by Steve, the leader of our Minneapolis chapter. Steve talks to Dan LeDuc, the host of After the Fact from The Pew Charitable Trusts. We featured an episode of After the Fact entitled “Finding Facts” on the podcast listening list on Breaking the News. Some of the things they talked about: The Pew Charitable Trusts latest Trend journal feature on “The Future of Water” Dan’s favorite episode of After the Fact is “Scientists at Work: 'The Jane Goodall of Penguins'” After the Fact’s recent series on the The American Family includes four episodes: Waiting to Say ‘I Do’ Postponing Parenthood The Financial Crunch of Families The Not So Golden Years Another episode from After the Fact about the media: Looks Can Be Deceiving: Deepfakes How to connect with After the Fact and Dan: Website: http://www.pewtrusts.org/afterthefact Email: podcasts@pewtrusts.org Pew Trusts Twitter: @pewtrusts Dan’s twitter: @thedanleduc Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out h

Erica Mandy, the founder and host of the theNewsWorthy, chats with Jenna Spinelle, one of the co-leaders of our virtual PBC chapter. We featured an episode of The NewsWorthy on the podcast listening list on Breaking the News. Get involved in the podcast discussion! Find out how Podcast Brunch Club works. Join PBC: newsletter, in-person chapter, Facebook Group, twitter, subreddit Join Audible Feast: website, newsletter, Facebook, twitter Audio editing and production by Steven Zampanti of Conceptual Podcasting. Music included in this episode was "Rainbow" by Chad Crouch and “Paradise” by Misael Gauna. Organizational Partners include: Podbean – use the code “pbc” for one month free on podcast hosting The Venn - a weekly list of handpicked, unbiased political podcasts Critical Frequency – “a podcast network for everyone else” Podchaser – “the IMDb of podcasts” Audioboom – originals that are funny, inspiring, entertaining and thought-provoking Listen Notes – “the best podcast search engine” S

An exciting bonus episode! Live from the Beijing PBC chapter meeting, we get to be a fly on the wall during their discussion about the Understanding China podcast listening list.

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Understanding China, which included episodes from Sinica, Planet Money, and Intelligence Squared US. Then, as usual, they diverge from the assigned listening list to talk about other podcasts we’re listening to.

A discussion with Kaiser Kuo, the co-host of the Sinica podcast, about the episodes we featured on our Understanding China podcast playlist.

Adela chats with Cathy Erway, the host of the Why We Eat What We Eat podcast. We featured her episode “I Eat Everything Except…” on our podcast listening list on Food Trends.  

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Food Trends, which included episodes from The Food Chain, Why We Eat What We Eat, The Food Programme, Eating Matters, Savor. Then, as usual, they diverge from the assigned listening list to talk about podcast burnout.

Adela and Sara discuss the podcast playlist on Libraries, which included episodes from This American Life, The Public Libraries Podcast, Part-Time Genius, Shmanners, Down to Earth. Then, as usual, they diverge from the assigned listening list to talk about the drama that surrounds the Luminary launch.

Adela chats with Dani and Emily, two librarians who started the Podcast Brunch Club chapter at the Meridian Library District in Idaho. They curated the podcast listening list on Libraries. We hear a little about how Dani and Emily became librarians and we talk about the purpose of libraries and the future of libraries.

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Adela chats with Alie Ward, the host of the Ologies podcast. We featured the “Phonology with Nicole Holliday” episode of Ologies on our podcast listening list on Language.

Sara chats with Helen Zaltzman, the host of The Allusionist and Answer Me This podcasts. We featured an episode of The Allusionist called “Toki Pona” on our podcast playlist on Language.