The Audio Browser

Podcast: The Divide (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: 1. ‘I’m Done With That Life’Pub date: 2025-10-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBeginning a new 12-part spy drama.SCOTLAND, 1964: Paul Wilder used to be a spy but he’s put that life behind him. Now, three years after he ‘retired’, he meets a woman with an offer he’s not allowed to refuse.Contains violence and some strong language.THE DIVIDE is a Definitely Human production. Visit www.DefinitelyHuman.co.uk for more information and full credits.Support Definitely Human productions and get access to extra content at www.patreon.com/definitelyhuman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Definitely Human, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford (LS 71 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Evel Knievel Faces the AbyssPub date: 2026-09-04Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEvel Knievel, the world-famous daredevil, is planning his greatest ever stunt. In 1974, he wants to leap over Snake River Canyon in Idaho. The chasm is almost a third of a mile wide, much bigger than any jump he's done before. To make it work, he'll need a custom-made rocket-powered "Skycycle," TV camera crews and - most importantly - a very positive attitude.  For a list of sources, see the show notes at timharford.com. Join our Cautionary Club to get episodes ad-free, hear bonus interviews and get an extra Cautionary Tale every month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pushkin Industries, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Plain English with Derek Thompson (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Why America Is Switching From Booze to WeedPub date: 2026-08-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTwo extraordinary trends are happening in the United States simultaneously. One is that alcohol consumption is declining precipitously. The share of Americans who drink has hit a record low since Gallup started tracking it in the 1930s. In 2004, fewer than 30 percent of Americans under 35 said moderate drinking was bad for your health; now it’s 66 percent. The second trend is that marijuana usage has skyrocketed. Per researchers, cannabis has overtaken alcohol and cigarettes as the nation’s most popular daily drug. And the impact of that shift has been profound. Today, Derek is joined by Jonathan Caulkins, a drug policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, and Beau Kilmer, the codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. They discuss what is gained and lost in the switch from booze to weed, the ripple effects of marijuana’s surge in popularity, and what the legalization of cannabis is doing to America. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PlainEnglishwithDerekThompson If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at [email protected] Host: Derek Thompson Guests: Jonathan Caulkins and Beau Kilmer Producer: Victoria Valencia Additional Production Support: Ben Glicksman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Ringer, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Imperfect Paradise (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Can this museum rebrand AI art?Pub date: 2026-07-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLos Angeles has a new museum: Dataland –- the world’s first museum completely devoted to AI-generated art. In a time of high anxiety around the impact of AI on jobs, the environment and human creativity, can Dataland change the conversation around human-AI collaboration? LAist All Things Considered Host Julia Paskin takes us inside Dataland.   Read Julia’s essay on Dataland at LAist.com. Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/paradise Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.Support LAist Today: https://laist.com/joinThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LAist Studios, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Ologies with Alie Ward (LS 81 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Noctohabitology (SLEEP PROCRASTINATION) with Vanessa “Nessy” HillPub date: 2026-08-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLate night scrolling. Couchlock. Habitual insomnia. You want to sleep —  so why won’t you turn off the light, dumplin’? We’ve got someone for that: sleep scientist, globally known PBS correspondent, host of the series Braincraft, and Noctohabitologist, Dr. Vanessa “Nessy” Hill. So let’s chat about what amount of sleep is “normal,” if farmers had two sleeps, electricity, blue blockers, “me time,” proof that Dolly Parton is an alien from an angel planet, the populations most prone to sleep procrastination, which of 93 scientifically-proven habit-changers are the easiest to implement, and how this expert and I have both personally battled the agony between wanting to rest but avoiding it.  Come. Gather. Get mad. Be healed. Visit Dr. Hill’s website and follow her on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Substack A donation went to Project Sleep More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Somnology (SLEEP), Chronobiology (CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS), Oneirology (DREAMS), Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD), Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD), Mnemonology (MEMORY), Ergopathology (BURNOUT), Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES), Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE), Dolorology (PAIN) 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Alie Ward, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford (LS 71 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Weight of Fame: A Hollywood TragedyPub date: 2026-08-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTalented and beautiful, Molly O'Day is a rising star in 1920s Hollywood. But when Molly's teenage body starts to change and she can no longer fit into the dress she wore when she was 16, the studio wants nothing to do with her. As the scripts dry up and the money runs out, Molly faces a difficult but painfully familiar choice.  For a list of sources, see the show notes at timharford.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pushkin Industries, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Very Bad Wizards (LS 65 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Episode 333: P-hacking the MindPub date: 2026-05-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDavid and Tamler do another tier ranking--this time on philosophical thought experiments, so as not to further alienate our chemistry-adjacent listeners. We hit most of the big ones: Pascal's wager, Pascal's mugging, Mary the color scientist, the Ring of Gyges, Jarvis Thomson's violinist, the experience machine, the utility monster, and a lot more. Can you guess our grade for the trolley dilemma? The Chinese Room (Searle) [wikipedia.org] Descartes' Evil Demon (Descartes) [wikipedia.org] The Experience Machine (Nozick) [wikipedia.org] Mary the Color Scientist (F. Jackson) [wikipedia.org] Pascal's Mugging (Yudkowsky/Bostrom) [wikipedia.org] Pascal's Wager (Pascal) [wikipedia.org] The Ring of Gyges (Plato) [wikipedia.org] The Shallow Pond (Singer) [wikipedia.org] The Ship of Theseus (Hobbes) [wikipedia.org] The Trolley Problem (Philippa Foot/J.J. Thomson) [wikipedia.org] The Utility Monster (Nozick) [wikipedia.org] The Veil of Ignorance (Rawls) [wikipedia.org] The Violinist (J.J. Thomson) [wikipedia.org] The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Dead Can't Sue (LS 42 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: William Buckley: How an escaped convict spent 30 years with an Indigenous groupPub date: 2026-07-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPerhaps you're familiar with the phrase "Buckley's chance!". Well, it's thought that it originates from William Buckley, a man who defied all odds to escape his fate as a convict. Buckley was a brickie from Northern England who ends up being adopted by the Wathaurong people in 1800s Victoria.  Leigh investigates the legend of Buckley’s survival, what the Wathaurong had to gain from him, and how things finally came to a head.  Psst - he also debunks a few famous convict myths we love to tell. SOURCES Reminiscences of James Buckley who lived for thirty years among the Wallawarro or Watourong tribes at Geelong Port Phillip, communicated by him to George Langhorne, 1837 (State Library of Victoria, Manuscripts Collection) Bonwick, James (1856). William Buckley: the wild white man, and his Port Phillip black friends, (Melbourne) Morgan, John (1856). The life and adventures of William Buckley: thirty-two years a wanderer amongst the Aborigines (Melbourne) Flannery, Tim (ed) (2017). The Life and Adventures of William Buckley (Melbourne: Text Publishing) Tipping, Marjorie (1988). Convicts Unbound (Melbourne: Viking O’Neill) McKinnon, Crystal and McLisky, Clare (2022). “Settler Colonial Emotions... in the William Buckley Story” in The Routledge History of Emotions  Tudehope, CM (1962). “William Buckley” in Victorian Historical Magazine,1962 Tipping, Marjorie (2006). William Buckley (1780–1856), Australian Dictionary of Biography Hosted by Alecia Simmonds and Leigh BoucherSupervising Producer: Hannah ReichDevelopment Producer: Beverley WangExecutive Producers: Clare Rawlinson and Eric GeorgeHead of ABC Audio on Demand: Jessica RadburnTheme: Martin PeraltaArtwork: Gabriel Virata-AlvesSound Engineering: Ross RichardsonThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ABC Australia, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Podlandia: A-O Rewatch with Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: The Dream is AlivePub date: 2026-07-16Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe dream of podcasting is alive in 2026. It's been 15 years since the cult classic comedy series Portlandia introduced the world to the 90's time capsule filled with wacky characters that outlined the unique neighborhoods that make up the city. Now Carrie and Fred are back, reliving all the weirdness. To begin, they're starting with all the events that led up to the launch of Portlandia, including Carrie's toast at Fred's wedding, which was secretly an audition for Lorne Michaels; Fred's days as a Sleater-Kinney fan boy; and the wildly inappropriate campaign video they made for John Kerry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: A View From A Bridge (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Fabricated Memories and Stories: David Byrne's View From A BridgePub date: 2026-07-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOn a bridge overlooking Central Park in New York, David Byrne reflects on the unreliable nature of memory and what the blurry lines that run through the stories we tell can reveal about ourselves. This episode was made by Joe Bloom, Jo Barratt, Joshua Whitelaw and Charlie Milner Follow A View From a Bridge on Instagram Follow A View From a Bridge on YouTube The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joe Bloom, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 100 Objects #10: NunchakuPub date: 2026-07-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn the early 1970s, Bruce Lee made nunchaku (nunchucks) cool — kids were building their own and buying them in record numbers. But the nunchucks craze coincided with something much bigger: the birth of a radical new Asian American identity. Roman Mars and historian Jeff Chang trace how nunchucks went from ancient weapon to symbol of resistance — not only uniting Asian Americans in the fight for their own rights, but connecting them to every other group pushing back from the margins. A History of the United States in 100 Objects is a production of 99% Invisible and BBC Studios. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Roman Mars, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Surgeon Of St Helena (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Bone ManPub date: 2026-06-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAfter the release of The Pitcairn Trials, Luke received emails about another British Overseas Territory - St Helena. They told a shocking story of medical negligence, criminality and social divide. Luke meets retired Met police officers Bernard and Sandra, to hear why they were summoned to this remote island in the South Atlantic at the height of Covid. It was all to investigate one man…an orthopaedic surgeon called Dr Sergio Villatoro Bran.To listen to new episodes early and ad free, subscribe now on Patreon at patreon/alwaystruecrime.comThe Surgeon of St Helena is an Always True Crime Production for Audio Always.This series contains graphic descriptions of medical trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Always True Crime, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Made in China (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: 1. Beginnings, PluralPub date: 2026-02-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAll Eva Brookes knows about the beginning of her story is that she was found by the side of the road in China when she was three days old. Thirteen months later she was adopted by a white British couple and travelled to her new home in Essex.Growing up in the UK, Eva felt British. But that’s not always how other people perceived her. For most of her life, she didn’t ask how that impacted her. She just tried to fit in - as a child, that felt safer than standing out.Now, she wants to understand - how has the experience of being a transracial adoptee, born in one culture, raised in another, shaped how she understands herself now?In this episode, Eva returns to her earliest memories in conversation with her adoptive family: parents Moira and Chris and sister Lara. Talking to psychotherapist Alison Roy, she reconsiders adoption not as a story she has already resolved, but as a trauma she is allowed to be curious about.Writer, producer and presenter: Eva Brookes Executive Producer: Peggy Sutton Sound Designer & Mix Engineer: Jeff Emtman Artwork: Ellie Walmsley Assistant Commissioner: Prabhjit Bains Commissioning Editor: Khaliq MeerMade in China is a Reduced Listening Production with BBC Sounds Audio Lab.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC Sounds, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Aboard Podcast (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Father Brendan McGuire: Bringing AI to ChurchPub date: 2026-07-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHow is Silicon Valley engaging with ethics and religion today—and how is the Catholic Church responding to AI? On this week’s episode, Paul and Rich welcome on Father Brendan McGuire, a former engineer and current Catholic priest who serves at St. Simon Parish in Los Altos, California, aka the heart of Silicon Valley. He discusses his long work speaking between the tech industry and the Church, as an advisor to Anthropic as well as an early commenter on Pope Leo’s recent encyclical on AI, “Magnifica Humanitas.” (Don’t worry, Paul asks the question on everyone’s lips: In what file format does a pope distribute early copies of an encyclical?)The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Aboard, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Irish History Podcast (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Ogham: The Mystery of Ireland’s Oldest WritingPub date: 2026-06-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOgham is Ireland’s oldest known writing system, dating back more than 1,500 years. If you have ever seen strange lines carved along the edge of an old stone, you may have been looking at ogham.But what did those marks mean? Who carved them? Were they gravestones, boundary markers, family claims to lands or something else entirely?In this episode, I speak with ogham expert Dr Nora White about how this ancient writing system worked, where it came from and what it reveals about early Ireland. These short inscriptions preserve some of the earliest evidence of the Irish language, along with names, ancestors, territories and hints of a society changing through migration, Christianity and contact with Britain and the wider world.Ogham may look simple, but it opens a window onto one of the most fascinating and mysterious periods in Irish history.Support the show www.patreon.com/irishpodcastDr Nora White is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University. Sheis currently leading a Research Ireland-funded project: Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone(EMISoS). She previously worked on the Ogham in 3D project at the Dublin Institute for AdvancedStudies and subsequently (2021-2025) on the joint Maynooth University and University of GlasgowOG(H)AM project (https://ogham.glasgow.ac.uk/).Digital corpus (in progress) of ogham in Ireland and Britain: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/listSound by Kate Dunlea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fin Dwyer, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Big Lives (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation, The Fugees and Her Enduring LegacyPub date: 2026-07-13Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLauryn Hill is a generational voice, a cultural lightning rod, and one of music’s biggest what-ifs. This time, we're joined by NPR’s Code Switch host B.A. Parker to unpack the meteoric rise of the Fugees frontwoman, Lauryn Hill, and the intense pressures that pushed one of hip-hop and R&B's brightest stars out of the spotlight. From Grammy-winning highs to the questions that still surround her, we explore why Lauryn Hill's influence continues to shape hip-hop, soul, and pop today. Listen and subscribe to Big Lives for more deep dives into the artists who defined a generation. Connect with the team!  Follow our hosts Kai Wright and Emmanuel Dzotsi Follow Pushkin on Instagram, LinkedIn or X  Follow BBC Podcasts on YouTube and Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pushkin Industries and BBC Studios, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Slightly Foxed (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: 58: The Other Mitford GirlPub date: 2026-07-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization The Mitfords continue to fascinate us, thanks to the witty novels, biographies and letters they wrote, their political involvement on both left and right, and their brush with world history. Rarely a year goes by without another Mitford documentary, film or television series, a volume of letters or a biography. In our latest podcast our emphasis moves from the girls to their mother – matriarch of one of the most outrageous, controversial, influential, glamorous and intriguing families of the twentieth century.Sydney Redesdale (née Bowles), known by her family as ‘Muv’, was never going to have a conventional life. Her mother died when she was 7, and from the age of 14 she ran her father’s house. She fell in love with David Mitford (later Lord Redesdale) as a teenager and they married in 1904. Of their seven children, Nancy, Pamela, Tom, Diana, Jessica, Unity and Debo, two became bestselling authors, one was imprisoned and two lost their lives as a result of the Second World War, and their political views ranged from fascism to communism.Sydney was the original Mitford girl, from whom much of her daughters’ legendary strong will, self-confidence and extremism was born. Nancy’s satires of aristocratic life between the wars, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, portray Sydney as Aunt Sadie, vague and rather disconnected, but in fact Sydney was a divisive character and her daughters squabbled about the nature of the ‘real Muv’ for even longer than they argued about their own political differences.Our guests on this podcast are two modern Mitfordians, Rachel Trethewey, biographer,  historian and author of Muv: The Story of the Mitford Girls’ Mother, and Frances Donnelly, broadcaster, writer and contributor to Slightly Foxed. Alongside discussion of Sydney and the difficulties of writing about someone with whom you disagree and find hard to like at times, the guests and our editors choose their favourite Mitford titles.Summer reading recommendations include R. C. Sheriff’s The Fortnight in September and Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader's Quarterly, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Show Me State Of Mind (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Episode 1: IllinoisPub date: 2026-07-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationRight in time for the US's 250th birthday, Dan embarks on a trip to see and explore some interesting and possibly dumb places around the country. On his maiden voyage, he sort of goes to Missouri, but ultimately ends up follows Angela Lampsbury's suggestion that he visit The Leaning Tower of Niles.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dan Friesen, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Rolling Stones Official Podcast - Speaking in Tongues (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Episode 1: AftermathPub date: 2026-06-25Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 2023, Hackney Diamonds marked an incredible comeback for The Rolling Stones.  It was their first record of original music in 18 years - and the first without their legendary drummer, Charlie Watts. Nobody saw it coming, but Hackney Diamonds topped the charts, won rave reviews, and spawned a tour that grossed over $230 million.  They could have bowed out then - but the people wanted more. Turns out, so did The Stones. Foreign Tongues is what came next. This is the story of a band at the beginning of a renaissance - a tale that takes in loss, lunch, and legacy.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Cup & Nuzzle, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Deviate (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: The geography of sports movies (with Chuck Klosterman and Michael Weinreb)Pub date: 2026-07-03Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization“"When I was in the third grade my teacher announced to our class that Ronald Reagan had been shot. When she asked if we had questions, I raised my hand and asked her if the Indiana - North Carolina basketball game was still going to happen that night.” – Chuck Klosterman In this episode of Deviate, Rolf, Chuck, and Michael hypothesize about where in Texas the town of "Dillon" is in the TV show Friday Night Lights (2:30); the role of sports and sports movies in how people perceive Indiana, and which sports fandoms are independent of geography (17:00); sports movies (and hypothetical sports movies) set in Michael's hometown of State College, PA, or Chuck's home-state of North Dakota, or Rolf's hometown of Wichita (27:00); working-class sports cities with bad reputations, and how geography determines the sports stories that are told there (40:00); the inherent placelessness of the NFL Scouting Combine and the Super Bowl, how sports are the last media events where the outcome is truly unknown, and what the best hypothetical scenario is for diehard fans watching a big game (50:00). Chuck Klosterman is a cultural critic known for analyzing pop culture, sports, and philosophy. He is the author of 13 books, including Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, The Nineties, and, most recently, Football. Michael Weinreb (@MichaelWeinreb) is the author of three sports books, including Bigger Than the Game and  Season of Saturdays. His Substack newsletter is called Throwbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture. Notable Links: Kansas Never Plays Itself (video essay) The Rewatchables (Ringer Network podcast) Friday Night Lights (TV show) Pflugerville, Texas (shooting Location of Friday Night Lights) Odessa, Texas (setting of the book Friday Night Lights) Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (book) Friday Night Lights (2004 film) Perfect Strangers (TV series) Jesse Plemons (actor in Friday Night Lights) Hoosiers (1986 movie) Bob Knight (Indiana basketball coach from 1971–2000) Season on the Brink, by John Feinstein (book) Gene Hackman (actor in Hoosiers) Woody Hayes (football coach) Rudy (1993 film) Subway Alumni (NYC Notre Dame fans) America's Team (nickname for the Dallas Cowboys) Middletown (PBS series about Muncie, Indiana basketball) Something for Joey (TV movie) Paterno (2018 HBO movie featuring Kiki Bush) Three-Man Weave (Chuck Klosterman article about ND basketball game) The Slaughter Rule (2002 American coming of age sports movie) Hoop Dreams (1994 basketball documentary) Downtown Owl (2023 movie) Wichita Monrovians (Negro Leagues baseball team) Vision Quest (1985 film) The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014 sports documentary) How Rolf Ruined the 1990s (Deviate grunge episode) Dawg Pound (Cleveland Browns fan section) Major League (1989 movie) Punk icon Ian MacKaye (Deviate episode) Massillon (football-crazed town in Ohio) St. Elmo Steak House (restaurant in Indianapolis) NFL Scouting Combine (event in Indianapolis) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don’t host a “comments” section, but we’re happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at [email protected] podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Rolf Potts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Smarty Pants (LS 43 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: To the Manor BornPub date: 2026-07-10Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe English country house has been on the brink of ruination since at least the start of World War I—or perhaps the first chug of the Industrial Revolution—or was it the end of serfdom …? Propping up this dying, decadent institution has been a favored pastime of preservationists, architecture buffs, and earls for about as long as the institution has been around. In his new book, Noble Ambitions, historian Adrian Tinniswood peels back the wallpaper to show how these ancestral piles survived both World War II and the sunset of the British Empire—and in some ways, are more relevant than they ever were. This episode originally aired in 2021.Go beyond the episode:Adrian Tinniswood’s Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the English Country House After World War IIFor the completionist, his previous book: The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939Revisit the famed 1974 Victoria & Albert exhibition “The Destruction of the Country House,” or go visit Agecroft Hall and Gardens in Richmond, Virginia, one of several country homes dismantled and reassembled on this side of the Atlantic. In England? Check out Sudbury Hall, which gets a shout out in the episodeThe first bestselling nonfiction book about the country house? Mark Girouard’s Life in the English Country HouseRead Sam Knight’s essay about the National Trust’s recent report on colonialism and slavery: “Britain’s Idyllic Country Houses Reveal a Darker History”If you haven’t yet, you simply must watch Downtown AbbeyTune in every other week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes/Apple • Amazon • Google • Acast • PandoraHave suggestions for projects you’d like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The American Scholar, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Legend (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: The Miles Davis Story: 1. Don't Call Me LegendPub date: 2026-05-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationClarke Peters explores the life and legacy of a visionary artist whose relentless pursuit of the "new" often scorched his own life and the lives of those around him. In September 1944, an 18-year-old Miles Davis arrives in New York with a trumpet in his hand and a secret mission. He may have first arrived in New York to take up a place at the prestigious Juilliard School, but in reality Miles was actually patrolling the smoke-filled jazz clubs of 52nd Street, chasing the high-speed sounds of his bebop heroes, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Across the series, Clarke charts Miles’s ever-evolving artform, starting with this first great transformation of a legend - when the young Miles chose to step into the unknown, seize control of his own creative destiny, and begin his journey as a leader.Narrator, acclaimed actor and longtime fan, Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme, Da 5 Bloods) reveals the restless genius and radical evolution of Miles Davis. Growing up in a New York household where his father’s jazz records were the permanent soundtrack, Clarke was captivated by Miles long before he fully appreciated the man behind the music. Across five episodes, Clarke traces a 50 year odyssey of constant reinvention - from a teenage outsider chasing the bebop revolution in 1944 to a global icon who redefined what it meant to be Black, to be cool, and to be an artist.Blending archival recordings and legendary tracks with fresh perspectives from a range of creators, the series reveals how Miles’ influence ripples far beyond the world of jazz. We discover how his "take no shit" attitude and aesthetic fearlessness impacted on the likes of Oscar-winning filmmakers, celebrated designers and music icons like Prince, Joni Mitchell, Sting and even bands like Radiohead, as well as generations of now also legendary jazz musicians that he championed early in their careers - John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Keith Jarrett and Marcus Miller, to name a few. The series also grapples with the darker side of Miles’ legacy, including the domestic abuse that left a trail of pain for those closest to him and the substance issues that took a deep toll on his health. It asks difficult questions about how to regard an artist capable of creating the most sublime aesthetic statements while engaging in brutal behaviour. Clarke Peters, whose own creative journey as an actor was sparked by Miles’s music, leads a searching investigation into a man who refused to be palatable, refused to be a "legend", and simply refused to stop moving forward.Miles Davis Interview: From Jazz Talking by Ben Sidran, 1986. The Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount, originally broadcast in 1989. 60 Minutes, CBS News. Originally broadcast in 1989Featured tracks (in order of appearance) “So What” – Miles Davis “Blue in Green” – Miles Davis (feat. John Coltrane & Bill Evans) “Bitches Brew” – Miles Davis "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" - MIles Davis “Agitation” – Miles Davis “Flamenco Sketches” – Miles Davis & Bill Evans “Ko Ko” – Charlie Parker “Salt Peanuts” – Dizzy Gillespie "Jivin with Jack the Bellboy" - Miles Davis "Move" - Miles Davis "Moon Dreams" - Miles Davis "Boplicity" - Miles Davis Presenter: Clarke Peters Series Producer: Clem Hitchcock Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar Editor: Kirsten Lass Production Manager: Emily Duffy Music Consultant: Guy Barker Additional Music: Guy Barker Archivist: Simon Rooks Script Consultant: Anne Harbin Technical Production and Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby Commissioning Editors for the BBC: Dan Clarke and Matthew Dodd A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC Radio 4, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: First America (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Merciless Indian Savages | Episode 1Pub date: 2026-06-04Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe’ve all been told the American Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. But that's not what the Declaration of Independence says. According to our founders, in their own words, what they were most upset about was Native Americans. How did we all miss that? Rebecca sits down with historian Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) to talk about how hunger for Indigenous land drove the Revolution. Welcome to First America, the true story of how the United States came to be, and how our current political moment was 250 years in the making. Resources: - Dig into more of Ned Blackhawk's scholarship hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pushkin Industries, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Spy Cities (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Spy Cities: LondonPub date: 2026-06-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe Spying Starts HereWhere the modern game was invented and professionalised.Our first visit to London focuses on the origins of the British intelligence agencies - MI5, MI6 and GCHQ - in the early 20th century. Mansfield Cumming - the original 'C' - and Vernon Kell take the helm at the Secret Service Bureau as spy mania mounts in the United Kingdom. We'll be back in London before too long!For further background on this and all episodes of Spy Cities please check out https://www.spycities.com/EpisodesWe’d love to hear your feedback. Please drop us a message - coded or not - to [email protected]’This has been a Chatterbox Audio Production https://chatterboxaudio.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chatterbox Audio, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Ologies with Alie Ward (LS 81 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Collapsology (SOCIETAL COLLAPSE, LOL!) with Joseph TainterPub date: 2026-07-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhat is your Roman Empire? It’s about to be this episode. What causes the big dogs to stumble and fall? Do societies collapse suddenly, or would one notice as it happens? What *is* a complex society – and is it better than a simple one? Depends on who you ask, and we went straight to the source: the legendary anthropologist, scholar, historian and author of “The Collapse of Complex Societies,” Dr. Joseph Tainter. New obsession awaits you in the fall of the Roman Empire, cities lost to the desert dust, diminishing returns, fiddling amid the flames, the worst beard in history, fossil fuels, fertilizer, bread, circus, hanging chads, and if you should go live on a small goat farm. Happy 250th birthday to the currently United States of America! Follow Dr. Tainter on Google Scholar Buy his book, The Collapse of Complex Societies A donation went to Utah State University's Ecology Center More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Classical Archeology (ANCIENT ROME), Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE), Futurology (THE FUTURE), Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION), Genealogy (FAMILY TREES), Agnotology (IGNORANCE), Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY), Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS), Space Archaeology (SPACE JUNK), Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD), Paternology (FATHERHOOD) 400+ Ologies episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Alie Ward, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Decoder Ring (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: We Are Monumentally Bad at StatuesPub date: 2026-07-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIt seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust?In this episode of Decoder Ring, host Willa Paskin talks to artist Atalanta Arden-Miller about what’s happened to one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world—why so many contemporary statues turn out off-center, off-kilter, and off-putting. The answer takes us from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to North Korea.This episode was written by Willa Paskin. It was produced by Max Freedman. It was edited by Josh Levin and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Our intern is Phoebe Mulder.Special thanks to the Works in Progress Podcast, where we first heard Atalanta talk about the dismal state of statuary today.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at [email protected] or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen.Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Slate Podcasts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Why Women Grow (LS 44 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Mary Keen on a lifetime of gardeningPub date: 2026-06-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMary Keen has worked in, documented and designed gardens all over the world for decades. But it’s the garden she’s made at home, during her ninth decade, that she writes most affectionately about. In her seventh book, Diary of a Keen Gardener, she reflects on both a life shaped by plants and her more recent years, when she has weathered grief, illness and aging. It’s an honest love letter to what makes a garden. And it’s here that we meet Mary, on a breezy spring day, to take a studied tour around her Gloucestershire garden.Diary of a Keen Gardener is available in hardback now, and you can follow Mary’s exploits on instagram: @keenkeengardener.This podcast is inspired by my book, Why Women Grow: Stories of Soil, Sisterhood and Survival, which is available in all good bookshops. We’ve also been photographing our guests and their gardens and you can see the beautiful images captured by India Hobson on my website and instagram account @⁠⁠alicevincentwrites⁠⁠. Thank you to our friends at ⁠⁠⁠Niwaki⁠⁠⁠. You can get 10% off your order with the code WHYWOMENGROW.If you’re new to the Why Women Grow podcast, do check out our previous episodes, including guests such as Sarah Raven and Ula Maria. And if you’ve enjoyed this episode, it would mean so much if you could rate and review the podcast on whichever platform you’re listening in on, or share it with someone you think may enjoy it.This episode was produced by Holly Fisher. The theme music is by Maria Chiara Argiro.  The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Alice Vincent, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Radiolab (LS 85 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: This is Your Brain on HormonesPub date: 2026-06-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAfter reading something that said her menstrual cycle changes her brain each month, Senior Correspondent Molly Webster goes on a reporting mission to see if that’s true, and, if so, how. This journey into sex hormones and the brain involves females and males, and exacting self-experimentation. It gets into PTSD, and ends with a new twist on self-care (hint: it’s biological). And, it starts to reveal a sneaky truth: that each one of us is at the mercy of a crashing sea of chemicals inside of us – those things we call hormones. Special thanks to Emily Jacobs, Laura Pritschet, Pavel Shapturenka, and Dr. Catherine Woolley.EPISODE CREDITS: Hosted by - Molly Webster Reported by - Molly Webster Produced by - Mona Madgavkar with help from - Molly Webster Fact-checking by - Diane A. Kelly EPISODE CITATIONS: Articles -  **The experiments we feature in this episode are called: 28andMe, 28andOC, and 28andHe, all of which took place at Emily Jacobs lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara.**  The 28 Project (https://zpr.io/CSx6MnwZjRvp), background from the Jacobs lab For more on how much variability there is between female and male animals, check out this “groundbreaking” study, referenced by Emily Jacobs in our episode Sex Bias in Neuroscience and Biomedical Research(https://zpr.io/ZRgKZzdNejUA),  by Beery AK, Zucker I., Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2011 Dr. Catherine Woolley has revolutionized the field of neuroscience and sex hormones, here’s more about her work … Sex Differences in the Brain Get Down to the Molecular Level Sex (https://zpr.io/UNCLE9J782N5), by Stephanie DeMarco, PhD, The Scientist.com Hormonal Effects on the Brain (https://zpr.io/DvNM9EkXdtGG), by Woolley, C.S. and Schwartzkroin, P.A. Epilepsia Data sets - 28andMe and 28andOC (https://zpr.io/hbXVNTVp2Q7j): 28andHe (https://zpr.io/sZXhfMbMwKb7) Audio -  In the episode, we mention Dr. Russ Poldrack and the Midnight Scan Club, as inspo for self-experimentation The Midnight Scan Club (https://zpr.io/CLBhNQSxK844), by Science Friday.   Signup for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing [email protected]. Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from WNYC Studios, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Tasteland (LS 26 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Everything is iPodPub date: 2026-06-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe convene three guests to discuss 25 years of the iPod, the consumer hardware End of History, and the possibility of a new consumer hardware Cambrian Explosion. Hosts Francis Zierer and Daisy Alioto are joined by: Molly Mary O'Brien is a freelance video editor and writer living in Los Angeles, California. She is the writer behind the blog “I enjoy Music,” and the host of a podcast about words about music called “And Introducing.” Liz Dorman is a technologist, design engineer, and world wanderer. She is a co-founder of Era, a company working to usher in a new era of computing with an intelligence layer for physical devices. Joy Howard is the Chief Marketing Officer at Back Market, a global marketplace for refurbished electronics. Previously, she’s held similar roles at Lyft, Sonos, Patagonia, Nike, and Coca Cola. Before she got he business degree, she was the vocalist in a shoegaze band, playing with acts like Cat Power and Modest Mouse in the 90s. Find a full, linked syllabus of all articles mentioned in this episode here. 00:00 The iPod's Legacy and Impact 03:04 Personal Experiences with the iPod 06:00 Nostalgia and Cultural Shifts 08:54 The Evolution of Music Consumption 12:05 The Aesthetics of the iPod 14:55 The Right to Repair Movement 17:57 The Future of Consumer Electronics 21:07 The Afterlife of the iPod 24:07 Generational Perspectives on Music Devices 26:55 The Role of Music in Youth Culture 30:06 The Future of Technology and Human InteractionThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tasteland, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Stories of Art (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: David Hockney TributePub date: 2026-06-17Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDavid Hockney, who died last week, was a giant of British art. In this special episode, Alastair and James pay tribute to the late, great artist.Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Goncalves De LimaArtworks in this episode include:David Hockney, We Two Boys Together Clinging, 1961David Hockney, The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020David Hockney, Mother, Bradford. 19 Feb 1979, 1979David Hockney, J-P Gonçalves de Lima, 11th, 12th, 13th July 2013, 2013David Hockney, The Big Hawthorn, 2008David Hockney, Winter Timber, 2009David Hockney, Beverly Hills Housewife, 1966-67David Hockney, A Bigger Splash, 1967David Hockney, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, 1970-71David Hockney, Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, 1968Piero della Francesca, The Baptism of Christ, c.1437-45David Hockney, My Parents, 1977David Hockney, My Parents and Myself, 1976David Hockney, Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986 (Second Version), 1986David Hockney, A Year in Normandie, 2020-2021David Hockney, Bigger Trees Near Warter, 2007David Hockney, Delphiniums on My Garden Table, July 2025, 2025For more great art content visit www.heni.com or visit the Heni Talks YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@HENITalksHosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James FoxAdditional Research: Catherine IngramProducer and Editor: Ben HardingExecutive Producer: Emma CahusacChapters00:00:00 News of Hockney's Death00:03:06 An Artist of Joy00:08:45 A National Treasure and Cultural Icon00:15:06 California and Double Portraits00:21:11 Yorkshire Landscapes00:27:06 How to LookThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from HENI Talks, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Where the River Took Us (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Flood, Part 1Pub date: 2026-05-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTexas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley remembers the night before the flood and everything that led up to the moment that changed his family forever.To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to:https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Texas Monthly, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: What to Carry, What to Burn (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Ep 1: The Friendly ArcticPub date: 2026-05-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAda Blackjack wants one thing: To make enough money to bring her son home from an orphanage. But good work is hard to find in 1920s Nome, Alaska, so when four strangers come to town, looking to hire someone for a secret yearlong expedition, Ada embarks on the trip—not knowing that she’ll be the only one of them to survive. Featuring guest Sarah Marshall of You’re Wrong About. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Blair Braverman, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Walking With Dante (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: The Seven Addresses To The Reader In PURGATORIOPub date: 2026-04-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDante, the poet, steps out of the story seven times in PURGATORIO to address his reader directly--sometimes to spur the reader on to action, sometimes to put a bridle on the reader's intentions or thoughts.If we trace these seven addresses, can we find a developmental pattern? Or uncover Dante's changing attitude toward his work? Or toward his reader? Can we see a growing frustration or even fear about what lies ahead in COMEDY?Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as we work our way through these seven call-outs to find ways to summarize the greater work and ingenuity of PURGATORIO.Here are the segments for this episode of WALKING WITH DANTE:[01:31] PURGATORIO, Canto VIII, Lines 19 - 21.[05:23] PURGATORIO, Canto IX, Lines 70 - 72.[08:00] PURGATORIO, Canto X, Lines 106 - 111.[11:55] PURGATORIO, Canto XVII, Lines 1 - 9.[15:39] PURGATORIO, Canto XXIX, Lines 97 - 105.[19:20] PURGATORIO, Canto XXXI, Lines 124 - 126.[22:22] PURGATORIO, Canto XXXIII, Lines 136 - 138.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mark Scarbrough, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Odd Lots (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Why Tomatoes Are the Most Expensive They've Been in Four DecadesPub date: 2026-06-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn April, the price of tomatoes was around $2.69 per pound — the highest seen in some four decades. And tomatoes aren't the only food getting more expensive. From cauliflower to lettuce, fresh produce is spiking all over the place. So what's driving the price spike? And what can tomatoes teach us teach about America's political economy including changes in trade and tariffs? Our guest today is Jacob Krempel, senior vice president of procurement and merchandising at the wholesale food distributor Baldor, and an expert in securing fresh produce. We talk to him about where America's tomato supply actually comes from, why consumers are paying more and more, how restaurants navigate price fluctuations, and the influx of novel new tomato varieties. Read more:The Recipe for a Power Restaurant Has ChangedThe Latest Snack Innovations Are Basically Just Creamsicles and Chex Mix Only Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking & World News subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at  bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots Subscribe to the Odd Lots NewsletterJoin the conversation: discord.gg/oddlotsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bloomberg, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: A Whole Other Country (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: A Very Long RoadPub date: 2025-10-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBack in ‘90s, in the mountains of Far West Texas, one man started his own nation. Reporter Zoe Kurland decides to find out what happens when the myths of the frontier crash violently into reality. Flavors of this episode: piney woods, donkey musk, frozen mice, alarms clocks, Prius engine covers. A Whole Other Country is produced and reported by Zoe Kurland and edited by Liza Yeager. Donate to Marfa Public Radio at https://www.marfapublicradio.org/The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Marfa Public Radio, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Stuff You Should Know (LS 89 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: SmilePub date: 2026-06-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThey say that smiling requires fewer muscles than frowning, so why not smile? That doesn’t seem to be true, or at least unproven, and there is lots more about smiling that will keep you glued to your earbuds in this fun episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Book Club (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: 17. Oscar Wilde's Downfall: The Picture of Dorian GrayPub date: 2026-06-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHow did the anxieties of late-Victorian Britain inspire Dorian Gray? Which real people lay behind the characters of Dorian Gray? What were the French Decadents, and how did they influence Wilde? Join Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett as they delve into the fascinating story behind the writing of The Picture of Dorian Gray, the world it was born of, and the novel itself. Email us: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@bookclubpodhq⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠@thebookclubpodhq⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠@bookclubpodhq⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@TheBookClubPodHQ⁠⁠ For analysis, book recommendations and more, sign up to our newsletter, Book Club Notes, introduced weekly by Tabby or Dominic.Sign up at: https://www.thebookclubhq.com/  Senior Producer: Nicole Maslen Assistant Producer: Alfie Norris Social Producer: Harry Balden Video Editor: Joe Pettit Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Goalhanger, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: World War II with Tom Hanks (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Darkness FallsPub date: 2026-06-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationUnder Adolf Hitler's leadership, anti-Semitic policies escalate from discrimination to widespread genocide. The state-sponsored persecution features mobile killing squads conducting mass shootings, and then purpose-built death camps, where millions of men, women and children are murdered by poison gas.This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance):Waitman Wade Beorn, assistant professor, Northumbria UniversityJadwiga Biskupska, associate professor, Sam Houston State UniversityAlexandra Richie, professor, Collegium CivitasDaniel Greene, adjunct professor, Northwestern UniversityJames Bulgin, Imperial War MuseumRebecca Erbelding, historian and authorSimon Sebag Montefiore, historian and authorRobert Citino, senior historian, National WWII MuseumThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Ethan Teaches You Music Podcast (LS 28 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Mama se mama sa mamacoosaPub date: 2026-06-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMusic in this episode:Michael Jackson - “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” (1982)Manu Dibango - “Soul Makossa” (1972)Manu Dibango - “Mouvement Ewondo” (1972)A Taste of Honey - “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (1978)Manu Dibango - “Electric Africa” (1985)Michael Jackson - “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ (home demo)” (1979)Fugees - “Cowboys” (1996)Will Smith - “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” (1997)Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz (feat. Chauncey Black) - “Startin’ Somethin’” (1998)Björk - “I Go Humble” (1998)Missy Elliott - “Intro/Go To The Floor” (2002)Rihanna - “Don’t Stop the Music” (2007)Charles Hamilton - “Brooklyn Girls” (2008)Geri Allen - “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” (2013)ReferencesMy MusicRadar column about this songNelson George - Thriller: The Musical Life Of Michael JacksonManu Dibango and Danielle Rouard - Three Kilos of Coffee: an AutobiographyGeorge Echu - “Multilingualism as a Resource: the Lexical Appropriation of Cameroon Indigenous Languages by English and French”Ben Zimmer - “Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa” Get full access to Ethan teaches you music at ethanhein.substack.com/subscribeThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ethan Hein, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Rejecting Joan JettPub date: 2026-03-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe're back! Welcome to Season 7 of The Rejection Podcast. Joan Jett carries two titles – the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll and the Godmother of Punk. She's also the first woman rocker to ever start her own record label. Jett is an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with a dozen albums to her name. But back when she enrolled in her first guitar lesson, the teen was told rock and roll was NOT for girls. And that was only the beginning. Jett faced sexism, violence and 23 label rejections. Hope you’ll join us.We don’t regret to inform you – you can now listen ad-free! Plus bonus episodes, chats with Sidney, Terry, Allison & more. Subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Apostrophe Podcast Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: CurrentlyEpisode: When Shiraz CallsPub date: 2026-05-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationA personal account of day-to-day life in Iran told through the calls of two Iranian sisters – one in the UK, the other in the Iranian city of Shiraz. Since the outbreak of war at the end of February, a near total internet blackout and a shutdown of international phone lines by the Iranian authorities has meant limited information has got out of the country. Despite the risks involved, the sisters have made recordings of their conversations which have been shared with the BBC. They discuss when the bombs land, the destruction of places they love and the realities of an economy that’s being brought to its knees. They struggle to sleep at night. Salaries don’t come through. It’s a roller coaster of emotions. But there are also moments of calm and comfort…a spot of dark humour and the scent of hyacinths.Actors: Leila played by Lisa Zahra Gita played by Zahra AhmadiPresenter: Caroline Hawley Producers: Adele Armstrong and Soroush Pakzad Sound design: Peregrine Andrews Editor: Clare FordhamThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC Radio 4, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Paper Trail (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: How to Lose a Car in 15 DaysPub date: 2026-05-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLocal reporters at The Connecticut Mirror heard story after story of drivers having their cars towed and then sold out from underneath them, sometimes in just 15 days. They teamed up with ProPublica to investigate why, how often this was happening and who was profiting from it. This episode traces the history of the 100-year-old law that made all of it legal and follows the reporters as they try to track down drivers’ cars and confront the bureaucrats allowing a flawed system to take advantage of vulnerable people.Reporters: Ginny Monk and Dave AltimariRead More: https://www.propublica.org/series/on-the-hook Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ProPublica, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: History Or Hoarding? With Annabel Crabb (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: The unfortunate incidentPub date: 2026-05-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEvery hoarder's nightmare… SMASHING an irreplaceable, precious antique. Annabel Crabb pieces together the tale of prospector Bernhardt Holtermann. Gold Rush mogul. Early photography enthusiast. He found Australia's largest reef gold nugget (153kg!) and produced the world's biggest wet plate glass negative. Then something very bad happened.This episode's speakers:Margot Riley - Curator Louise Anemaat — Executive Director, Library and Information Services and Dixson LibrarianThe photo for this episode is courtesy of State Library of NSW.Search for the Holtermann Collection in the SLNSW online catalogue.Presenter: Annabel CrabbResearcher: Julia O'SheaAudio Engineer: Harvey O'SullivanSupervising Producer: Rachael CusickExecutive Producers: Eric George and Carmel RooneyHead of Audio on Demand: Jessica RadburnTo hear the rest of the History Or Hoarding? podcast series, or for more of the best history podcasts covering Australian history, global history including war, politics, literature and some of the most interesting people, moments and turning points in history, go to ABC listen Australia's history tab or the ABC Australia channel or wherever you get your podcasts.To add the History Or Hoarding? podcast to your playlist, just tap 'favourite' or 'follow' on your app and you'll never miss an episode.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ABC Australia, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Today, Explained (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: How the right embraced psychedelicsPub date: 2026-05-18Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThe MAGA right is enthusiastically embracing a potent psychedelic called ibogaine. Its the new counter-counter-culture. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger with help from Danielle Hewitt, edited by Miranda Kennedy with help from Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. President Donald Trump signing an executive order to further medical research for certain psychedelic drugs, with Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., podcaster Joe Rogan, and W. Bryan Hubbard, CEO of Americans for Ibogaine looking on. Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vox, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Past Present Future (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Live Film Special: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen LewisPub date: 2026-05-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London: David talks to the writer and broadcaster Helen Lewis about George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). A film about the golden age of journalism and the grim years of McCarthyism, it tells the story of Ed Murrow’s attempt to take down scaremongering and conspiracy theories. Where is McCarthyism at work today? What’s happened to cancel culture? How was early TV like podcasting? And is George Clooney a hero for our times? You can find out everything you need to know about this podcast – who we are, what we do, plus merch, events and full lists of all episodes including PPF+ bonus episodes on our website https://www.ppfideas.com Next Time in Great Political Fictions: Brave New World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from David Runciman, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Mary Beard on the ClassicsPub date: 2026-05-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization“Fifth-century Athens still lingers even for us, and it’s a mythical golden age,” says Mary Beard on this week’s episode of The World in Time. “And we imagine that all we can do is count ourselves lucky to be the inheritors of the Greek Miracle, all of the things that the Greeks invented: democracy, philosophy, and theater, among much else. I struggled with that when I was at university because it was almost cliché to say that the fifth- and sixth-century Athenians invented democracy, which is simply not true. It doesn’t take much to say, ‘Look, democracy isn’t like the iPhone or the steam engine.’ It isn’t invented in that way. Democracy is a process and people have been experimenting with that process all over the world–not just in Western Europe–for thousands of years.”  This week on the podcast, Donovan Hohn speaks with Mary Beard, best-selling historian and professor emerita of classics at the University of Cambridge, about her new book, Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old. “What is the point of the ancient classics?” Beard asks in the book’s introduction. “Why should we bother about what people did two thousand years ago or more: what they made, wrote, and thought? What can it all mean to us now?” In the chapters that follow, and in this episode of The World in Time, she shares her best answers, drawing from her own lifelong, wonder-struck study of the ancient worldSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lapham’s Quarterly, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: Hit That Perfect Beat - The London Records Story (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Hit That Perfect Beat: The London Records Story | Episode 1 - A New EraPub date: 2026-05-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBefore the hits, before the headlines, there was chaos, instinct… and a gamble.Welcome to the birth of London Records: a label that didn’t just ride the wave of 1980s pop, but helped create it. In this opening episode, journalist Siân Pattenden throws us headfirst into a music industry that feels more like the Wild West: fast-moving, rule-breaking, and full of possibility.With founders Roger Ames and Tracy Bennett at the helm, London Records wasn’t interested in playing it safe. Instead, they built a culture driven by risk, rebellion, and raw creative energy. Through the voices of artists and insiders, we hear how early signings like Blancmange embodied a DIY, art-school ethos, proving that pop could be smart, strange, and fearless.Then came Bananarama: Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward; three friends squatting in London who would go on to define a generation. Their rise captures the spirit of the time: scrappy, stylish, and completely self-made.Behind the scenes, a young Pete Tong begins shaping the label’s future, while staffers recall an office buzzing with urgency, noise, and big personalities. Deals are struck fast. Records are rushed out. Hits are chased with instinct as much as strategy.But this isn’t just about success; it's about attitude. London Records becomes a family of outsiders: loud, ambitious, and unapologetically cool. As journalists like Miranda Sawyer explain, this was the moment pop exploded into everyday British life.And then, pop turns political. Enter Bronski Beat and the unmistakable voice of Jimmy Somerville. With ‘Smalltown Boy,’ the pop charts become a place of protest, identity, and emotional truth.From underground beginnings to cultural revolution, Episode 1 tells the story of how a maverick label and its cast of fearless artists helped usher in a brand new era of pop.Written and presented by Siân Pattenden. Produced by Robin Leeburn. A Podmasters production for London Records.Guests featured in this episode: Goldie, Richard Coles (The Communards), Siobhan Fahey (Shakespears Sister / Bananarama), Neil Arthur (Blancmange), Sara Dallin (Bananarama), Keren Woodward (Bananarama), Pete Tong, Sean Rowley, Colin Bell, Juliette Sensicle, John Niven, Hillary Shaw, Miranda Sawyer.Songs featured in this episode:  Goldie - Kemistry (Doc Scott mix)Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect BeatBlancmange - Living on the CeilingBananarama - Ai Ae MwanaFine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me CrazyCommunards - Don’t Leave Me This WayBananarama - Cruel SummerBronski Beat - I Feel LoveBronski Beat - Smalltown BoyFollow London Records for clips, more content and to send us your questions and thoughts:InstagramLondon RecordsTikTokFacebookWebsite ‘Hit That Perfect Beat - The London Records Story’ compilation is released on 2CD / Digital on June 12, 2026 and available to pre-order now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from London Records, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: SuperHuman (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: The “Steroid Olympics”Pub date: 2026-05-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhen the Enhanced Games got announced a lot of people thought it was a joke. An Olympic style event where the athletes can take any kind of performance enhancing drugs they want? Sounded like an idea that would never come to life – and yet in a few short weeks at the end of May, former Olympic athletes are set to compete for a million dollar prize at Resorts World Las Vegas. And we’ve been right there alongside the competitors as they prepare for this radical new sports event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 100 Objects #1: The Century SafePub date: 2026-05-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 1876, Americans filled an iron safe with objects meant to tell their story — to be opened a century later. Roman Mars and historian Jill Lepore trace its long wait, from Reconstruction to Watergate, and the surprising, unsettling contents that emerged in 1976. What do the objects we choose to preserve — or forget — reveal about how we author our own history? A History of the United States in 100 Objects is a production of 99% Invisible and BBC Studios. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Roman Mars, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: The Current (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The early "voice notes" that give us a window into the pastPub date: 2026-05-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPrinceton professor Thomas Levin has collected the world's only collection of 'voice letters' -- small records that could be recorded on-the-spot in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, and then sent through the mail to friends and loved ones. From passionate love notes, to messages home from soldiers, to tourist diaries from world travellers...these notes allowed many people to record their voices for the first time ever. Levin explains how he searches through online auctions and flea markets to uncover these ghostly voices from the past, and what we can learn from them.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CBC, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.