MAKING CONNECTIONS: January 2025 podcast playlist
The world has changed in profound ways over the past few years, and so has the way we connect with one another. The pandemic reshaped our relationships—both personal and professional—and forced us to rethink how we communicate, collaborate, and build community. Now, as we emerge from this challenging period, we are faced with a new reality: how do we re-establish and strengthen the connections that were disrupted? This podcast playlist delves into the science and art of building meaningful relationships, from fostering trust to embracing vulnerability. Through powerful stories and actionable insights, the episodes will show how connecting with others goes beyond networking—it’s about creating genuine bonds that lead to growth, collaboration, and positive change. Together, let’s discover how we can turn this new chapter into an opportunity to build deeper, more meaningful connections that will last long into the future.
GATHERING: November 2023 podcast playlist
Gathering, whether in the form of social events, professional meetings, or communal activities, holds immense significance in our lives. The act of gathering can be pivotal in nurturing relationships, fostering progress, and building a sense of unity among individuals and communities. But, how we gather is important to consider. Creating a gathering with meaning is challenging, but important. These episodes explore how to create meaningful gatherings.
COMMUNITY: July 2022 podcast playlist
This podcasts playlist explores the idea of community and how to go about creating more community in your own life.
Friendship: January 2021 podcast playlist
Research shows that maintaining friendships is a key to happiness. People who are more connected report greater levels of life satisfaction. However, it seems that we prioritize romantic relationships while relegating platonic ones to the backseat. We’ve heard over and over again that loneliness is an epidemic, but making new friends as an adult can be challenging. This playlist explores the importance of friendships with a focus on practical tips and stories about specific types of friendships.
Happiness: March 2020 listening list
This listening list takes a look at happiness from what we can do as individuals to what governments can do, with a critical look at the industry that has popped up around the concept of happiness.
Quick Update Episode: Changes are coming
We’re making some changes and we need your feedback! What works, what doesn’t? Do you like the roundups or interviews more? Do you like the thematic playlist discussion or when we diverge and talk about the other things we’re listening to? We’re listening, so please let us know by filling out this survey!
The Evolution of Libraries: Podcast Listening List
Every April, the U.S. celebrates National Library Week. Podcast Brunch Club is steadily adding more library partners to is list of chapters. In honor of both of these things, we wanted to put together a listening list that pays tribute to libraries all over the world.
Love & Dating: A Community-Curated Podcast Listening List
A year ago, Podcast Brunch Club members worldwide met to discuss the Looking for Love podcast playlist. Well, it’s February again and while we’re not covering the topic of love for our regularly monthly theme, I thought it would be fun to do a community-curated podcast list on the theme of love and dating. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the PBC Facebook Group.
Anita Rao & Sandra Davidson, hosts of She and Her podcast [Episode 40]
Adela chats with Anita Rao and Sandra Davidson, the hosts of the She and Her podcast. We featured their episode “Disability is Her Beat” on our podcast playlist on Community Responses to Disability.
Roundup of Community Responses to Disability podcast playlist [Episode 39]
In this roundup episode, we chat about the podcast playlist on Community Responses to Disability. In the community input segment, the PBC community recommended other podcasts that either focus on disability or are created by someone who is disabled. Finally, we diverged from the theme of disabilities to talk about our new year podcast resolutions. […]
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