Best Podcasts of the Week (August 23)

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Once again, we've combed the airwaves to find you the best of the best podcast episodes for the week. Whether you're looking for a new show or two to add to your podcast routine, or you're just looking for a few one-off stories, we've got you covered. 

Not Past It - The Enron Whistleblower

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FYTocWIODDPXA37rhj5gS?si=6n8TXCYqSqu7KMPzRX32wg&dl_branch=1

In this week's episode of Not Past It, a show all about vital moments throughout world history, host Simone Polanen explains the tangled and intricate public collapse of one of the biggest energy companies of the 90's: Enron, including one fateful meeting on August 22, 2001. 

So I Was Like - What Would Jimmy Buffet Do?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LIT5Z2jN7S5qjFiKP13uC?si=ksTu1YU0Q2Oh5atvxhFguA&dl_branch=1

So I Was Like is a quick weekly romp hosted by two college-aged girls who met on social media and moved to a new city together. In this episode of this charming and animated show, Alyssa and Becca get the chance to interview Makayla Culpepper, a recent TikTok phenomenon who went viral by posting a series of her outfits in her early days of sorority life-- before she was banned from the social video app, of course.

Blunt Blowin' Mama - JS Gets Candid on Yoga, Wellness and Weed

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IfRXG7GiOJrJDlI9lSJWI?si=dRfN14_zRJWGp3UqlYsHmw&dl_branch=1

Shonitria is a self-proclaimed "stoner mom". In her show Blunt Blowin' Mama, wellness, motherhood, mental health and weed are the main topics of conversation. In this episode, Shonitria sits down with Jessamyn Stanley, the cofounder of The Under Belly Yoga, to discuss the incorporation of weed and yoga into a cycle of wellness, as well as de-centering whiteness and thinness from the mindfulness movement. 

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay - Larry Wilmore Shares His Top 5 Black Sitcoms

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wn3Kj03IIBi1LsqX3JRik?si=7QDl1NAPQWuz8Fisn6QhPQ&dl_branch=1

Twice a week, Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay dissect the biggest topics in Black culture, politics, and sports. In this 100-minute chat, Van and Rachel hit on everything from Sha'Carri Richardson's last-place finish at the Prefontaine Classic to the new FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine and what that means for the US. Add in an interview with TV legend Larry Wilmore, and you're in for a great listen. 

This Land - Solomon's Sword

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7s3sCyGZo9ICdWTJHTVofk?si=Bv_asNk0RyOhFC_ut-iT1g&dl_branch=1

This Land is an award-winning documentary podcast about how the far right is using Native children to harm American Indian tribes and advance a dangerous agenda. This episode, Solomon's Sword, is all about a contentious lawsuit in which a white couple from Dallas tried desperately to adopt a young Navajo and Cherokee toddler. 

The Cut - Kat Chow Sees Ghosts

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uFpbD9AvYldmtWANqXuML?si=wonWfmcIThqBmqI8Q00bAg&dl_branch=1

Less like a podcast and more of an audio magazine, The Cut is a weekly examination of culture, style, politics, sex, and more. This week, host B.A. Parker seeks guidance in grief after a year of terrible hardship and loss by sitting down with Author and journalist Kat Chow to discuss her new memoir Seeing Ghosts. 

That's it for this week-- check back in with us next week for a new selection of some of our favorites. If you're looking for a few more recommendations, check out some of our picks of the newest shows here.