REALITY TV: February 2026 podcast playlist
Reality TV sells itself as unscripted, but it’s one of the most carefully engineered forms of media we have. This playlist digs into how reality TV shapes identity, politics, class, and fame—revealing what these shows say about us, not just the people on screen.
THE 1990s: January 2026 podcast playlist
As a new year begins, it’s a good moment to look back at a decade that quietly set the rules for the one we’re living in now. The 1990s reshaped pop culture, media, economics, and personal life in ways that still feel current—often unexamined, sometimes unresolved. This playlist revisits the ’90s not for nostalgia, but to understand how its ideas, habits, and blind spots carried forward into the present.
CLIMATE COSTS: December 2025 podcast playlist
This playlist digs into the real costs of a warming world—financial, structural, and human—and the systems struggling to keep up.
MULTILEVEL MARKETING: November 2025 podcast playlist
Multilevel marketing – or MLMs – are often presented as a chance for independence, empowerment, and entrepreneurship. But beneath the glossy surface of branding and motivational slogans lies a scheme where very few win. What draws people in, and what keeps people signing up with new direct marketing companies even when they’ve been burned before? […]
WATER: October 2025 podcast playlist
Water isn’t just about turning on the tap—it’s the hidden force shaping economies, politics, and daily survival. From shrinking rivers in the West to skyrocketing city water bills, from the global scramble for access to the surprising demands of AI, these episodes dig into how we use, value, and fight over the planet’s most essential resource. This playlist pulls together big ideas, tough questions, and eye-opening stories about who controls water, who pays for it, and what happens when there isn’t enough to go around.
WORKING: September 2025 podcast playlist
What can we learn from someone else’s job? Work takes up most of our waking hours, yet we rarely get to hear what other people’s jobs are really like. This podcast playlist explores work from the perspective of the people doing it. We hear from brain surgeons and New York City movers, garment workers and podcast hosts, switchboard telephone operators and press agents. Each story reveals the hidden complexities, surprises, and human moments that make every job unique.
FAMILY TRIPS with the Meyers Brothers (Deep Dive): August 2025
Time for some lighthearted summer fun as we do a deep dive into Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers. Hosts Seth Meyers (of SNL and Late Night) and his brother Josh Meyers (of MADtv and That ’70s Show) ask guests to relive childhood memories and unforgettable family trips. From silly stories to inspirational travel tales – the various guests each offer a unique perspective that will likely make you laugh, while sparking your own family trip memories. We look forward to the PBC conversations this will inspire – discussing the highlights of these episodes and sharing our own family trips.
REGRET: July 2025 podcast playlist
Delve into the complex and often painful experience of regret and hear from experts who study it. Each episode explores how regret shapes our lives, decisions, and relationships through deeply personal stories, expert insights, and reflective conversations. From poignant tales of missed opportunities to interviews with psychologists on the science behind regret, this collection invites listeners to reflect on their lives and the moments that haunt them.
NEURODIVERSITY: June 2025 podcast playlist
The Neurodiversity Playlist explores the diverse experiences within the neurodivergent community. Each episode features personal stories from individuals who identify as neurodivergent, providing listeners with an intimate look into their journeys, challenges, and successes. From navigating social dynamics to embracing unique perspectives, these candid conversations aim to foster understanding, empathy, and support for neurodiverse individuals. Whether you are neurodivergent or simply interested in learning more about how people think and perceive the world, this playlist offers valuable insights.
PAIN: May 2025 podcast playlist
What is pain, really? Is it just a signal from the body—or something far more complex? In this playlist, we explore pain not just as a physical experience, but as a cultural, psychological, and deeply human phenomenon. From the power of the mind to unlearn chronic pain, to the biases—gendered, racial, and institutional—that shape how pain is perceived and treated, these episodes invite us to reconsider everything we think we know about discomfort and healing.
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